Score: No. 9 Keiser 49, St. Thomas 10
Records: No. 9 Keiser (3-0), St. Thomas (0-2)
Location: Monsignor Pace HS, Miami Gardens, Fla. 
Time of Game: 12:00 PM
Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy

The No. 9 Keiser football team passed their first road test of the 2020 season Saturday afternoon, taming the Bobcats of St. Thomas, 49-10, in their Mid-South Conference Sun Division opener.


No. 9 Keiser 7, St. Thomas 0

• St. Thomas elected to receive after winning the opening toss and quickly moved the ball deep into Keiser territory.
• On second and eight from the Keiser 27-yard line, Kalani Ilimaleota looked for the end zone, but threw into triple coverage, allowing Sage Chen-Young to come away with his first interception of the season at the one-yard line.
• The offense capitalized off the turnover, marching 99 yards on nine plays in 4:11.
• Marques Burgess capped off the drive, which was helped by a St. Thomas offside penalty, with a 20-yard touchdown run. Logan Robinson connected on the extra point, putting Keiser up 7-0.

No. 9 Keiser 28, St. Thomas 0

• After receiving a St. Thomas punt to open the second quarter, the Seahawks offense found the end zone after a 3:18 drive that covered 50 yards in seven plays.
• Eli Mathews connected with Jerson Jacques, who made a great diving catch in the back of the end zone, for a 22-yard score to make it 14-0 Keiser.
• After the KU defense forced the third STU punt of the game, explosive plays led to another touchdown.
• Antwione Sims broke loose for a 41-yard touchdown run, which finished off a six play 88-yard drive in only 2:24. On the touchdown drive, Sims totaled 75 yards on the ground.
• A sack by Logan Wakefield put STU behind the chains early on the ensuing drive and the Bobcats failed to recover leading to another punt.
• Nine plays later, the Seahawks offense struck again as Mathews found Traionn Jones across the middle from four yards out with 30 seconds remaining in the half to lead 28-0.
• A 21-yard reception by Jones highlighted the nine play, 64 yard drive that took 2:37 off the clock.

No. 9 Keiser 35, St. Thomas 3

• The Seahawks opened the second half of play with the ball and needed just over two minutes of play to increase their advantage.
• A 39-yard run by Burgess on second and 13 put KU at the STU 19-yard line. Four plays later, Burgess finished off the six play 55-yard scoring drive with a five-yard touchdown run.
• Michael Robinson setup the drive inside STU territory once again thanks to a 33-yard punt return after the KU defense came away with yet another stop.
• The offense managed just one play before weather came into play and put a halt to the contest.
• Following a three-hour delay, the Bobcats were finally able to breakthrough on the scoreboard with a 24-yard field goal by Billy McConnell, trailing 35-3.

No. 9 Keiser 49, St. Thomas 10

• Keiser answered the Bobcats score with a three-yard touchdown run by Sims to cap off an eight play 42 yard drive to open the fourth quarter.
• The Seahawks added one final touchdown on the day as Logan Good connected with Carlos Silencieux for an 11-yard touchdown with 10:45 remaining in the fourth. The scoring drive covered 21 yards in four plays across a 2:38 span.
• The Bobcats put the final points of the contest on the board with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Thomas to John Israel-Cooper, making the final score 49-10 in favor of Keiser.

Keiser remains on the road next Saturday as they will return to Miami Gardens, Fla. for a divisional matchup against the Lions of Florida Memorial. The contest marks the second meeting of the season between the two squads as Keiser recorded a 62-0 win in the 2020 opener against the Lions. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. at Traz Powell Stadium.


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• With the win, Keiser is now 2-0 all-time against the Bobcats
• Keiser passed their first road test of the season, but face two more consecutive road contests
• Through three games, Keiser has outscored their opponents 163-17
• The Seahawks have now won five straight road contests
• Mathews has now thrown a touchdown pass in 14 consecutive games
• The junior also surpassed 4,000 career passing yards in the win on Saturday
• Running back, Burgess, collected his 20th career rushing touchdown on Saturday
• The junior also surpassed 2,000 all-purpose yards for his career
• Defensively, Keiser was led by Jake Collins with nine tackles
• Logan Wakefield came away with his first sack of the season and led the team with two tackles for loss
• Sims paced the ground game for Keiser with his first 100-yard rushing performance of his Seahawk career, finishing with 136 and two touchdowns
• Burgess tacked on 102 yards of his own on the ground
• Mathews completed 12-of-15 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns, and also added 44 yards with his legs
• Jacques led the Keiser receiving corp with 45 yards on three catches and a score
• Overall, Keiser outgained St. Thomas 513-244