(Hillsboro Free Press)

The Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes took some of the excitement out of the air at Tabor's groundbreaking party Saturday, defeating the Bluejays 63-34 on six passing touchdowns by Drew Dallas. Tabor scored five rushing touchdowns-Marc Amos had three-but the defense had few answers for the Coyotes offensive scheme. KW totaled 230 rushing yards and 235 passing, but behind the curtain of Wesleyan's big-play passes and nearly balanced yardage totals was a lopsidedness in favor of the run, which the Bluejays were unable to contain.

But the whole tone almost certainly would have been different if not for a bad break on the first series. Tabor forced a 3-and-out with a sack by Terence George on third-and-10, but the punt wobbled in the wind and fell on an unaware Bluejay at the Tabor 37. Vicente Arellano recovered for the Coyotes, who opened the scoring on a 34-yard hook-and-lateral to Jason Dolan two plays later.

Trailing 7-0, Tabor punted from midfield on its first possession, but the Bluejay defense bounced back. Teal Stutzman walloped Preston McCorkle to force a fumble at the Coyote 24. Joe Wuest jumped on the loose ball for Tabor, and the Bluejays scored on a six-inch quarterback sneak by Amos with 4:53 left in the first.

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