VALLEY CITY, N.D.— The University of Jamestown football team took on Valley City State (N.D.) University in the Paint Bucket Game on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Vikings 38-7 at Shelly Ellig Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Valley City State 38, Jamestown 7
LOCATION: Shelly Ellig Field, Valley City, N.D.
RECORDS:  Jamestown 0-6 (0-4 NSAA), Valley City State 2-4 (1-3 NSAA)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Vikings led 7-0 after one and added a second touchdown with 37 seconds left in the half to take a 14-0 lead into the break.
• Jamestown took over on their own 33 yard line following a missed field goal with 6:30 remaining in the third quarter. On 2nd and 6, Johnny Grann connected with Erastus Antsino on a 42-yard pass play that got the Jimmies down to the VCSU 21-yard line. Five plays later, Zach Hammett ran 5 yards for the touchdown that made the score 14-7.
• VCSU took the ensuing kickoff 96 yards for a score, immediately countering the UJ touchdown to retake a 14-point lead.
• A fumble by the Jimmies on the kickoff was recovered by the Vikings at the Jimmie 20-yard line and the drive resulted in a field goal making it a 24-7 score.
• Two more rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter extended the VCSU lead to 38-7.
• Jamestown finished with 212 yards of total offense, 132 of them coming on the ground. Hammett ran 17 times for 85 yards and a score. Grann completed 8 of 14 passes for 80 yards, 42 of them coming on the reception by Antsino. Colton Schumacher and Ethan Hoffman both caught a pair of passes.
• Ezra Belingheri led the defense with 7 total tackles, followed by Kyle Williams and Jed Rantz with 6.

UP NEXT

• Jamestown hosts Dakota State (S.D.) on Saturday, October 19. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. from Charlotte & Gordon Hansen Stadium.