by Reagan Bumbus & Haylei Halliburton, student journalists
MURRAY, Kentucky — It was called the “Battle of the Border” as the Austin Peay Governors vanquished their rivals, the Murray State Racers, on the Racers’ home field, 27-7.
The Governors started the first quarter with a touchdown by Kyran Moore giving the Govs an early 7-0 lead. Logan Birchfield kicked for a 45-yard field goal which made the score 10-0.
The Govs continued to dominate the first half as JaVaughn Craig passed to Kentel Williams for a 14-yard TD. Birchfield’s extra point brought the score to 17-0. In the second quarter, Birchfield made a 22-yard field goal which extended the Governors’ lead to 20-0.
The crowd was very entertained during halftime. The Murray State dancers performed to the song “Thunder” by Imagine Dragons. The band performed two different renditions. The songs were “Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé, and “Sway” by Dean Martin.
The Racers finally scored in the third quarter with a touchdown on a 7-yard pass from Corey Newble to D.J. Penick. Gabriel Vicente kicked the extra point for the Racers and made the score 20-7.
In the fourth quarter, the Governors’ JaVaughn Craig scored the last touchdown of the game. The final score was 27-7.
Austin Peay dominated in yardage as well as on the scoreboard, with 392 total yards, compared to just 88 total yards for Murray State.
Murray State’s record is now 1-3 and Austin Peay’s record is 2-2.
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Reagan Bumbus and Haylei Halliburton are students at Stewart County High School. If you are a student interested in joining our journalist intern program, please let us know by emailing [email protected]
