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Football Celebration versus Georgetown
22
Georgetown GC 9-3
38
Winner Keiser KU 11-0
Georgetown GC
9-3
22
Final
38
Keiser KU
11-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
GC Georgetown 7 0 7 8 22
KU Keiser 7 17 7 7 38

Game Recap: No. 2 Football |

No. 1 Football Wins 22nd Straight; Advances to the NAIA FCS Semifinals

Game Information
Score: No. 1 Keiser Seahawks 38, No. 11 Georgetown (Ky.) (No. 10 seed) Tigers 22
Records: Keiser (11-0), Georgetown (Ky.) (9-3)
Location: Keiser Football Field (1,500) - West Palm Beach, Fla.
Time of Game:  2:56
Weather: Partly Cloudy, wind 16 mph, 74 degrees

The No. 1-ranked Keiser football team (11-0) won its national-leading 22nd straight game with a 38-22 win over No. 11 Georgetown (Ky.) (No. 10 seed) on Saturday to advance to the program's third straight NAIA Football Championship Series Semifinal.
 
The Seahawks used another balanced attack, posting 419 yards of total offense. Keiser's offense held the ball for nearly 40 minutes of the contest, beating the Tigers at their own game of "ball control".
 
Quarterback Shea Spencer, who was named the Most Outstanding Offensive Player of the Game for the second straight week, completed 23-of-31 passes for 239 yards and four touchdowns. The Vero Beach, Florida, native set the school record for touchdown passes in a season, registering his 25th at game's end. He completed touchdown passes to Refeno Vangates (2) and Maurico Porcha (2). Vangates ended the day with six catches for 53 yards and two scores while Porcha had 52 yards on six catches and two TDs.
 
Andrew Burnette led the Seahawks with 95 yards on 25 carries with one rushing touchdown. Spencer added 45 yards on eight carries followed by Jaden Miller, who has 40 yards on 15 carries.
 
Defensively, the Seahawks held the Tigers to 232 yards of total offense, including just 112 yards passing. It was the second-lowest total offensive yards allowed by the Keiser defense this season. Evan Jackson, the Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game, finished the game with seven tackles. Joining Jackson atop the tackles leaders was Hunter Hargrave, who also posted seven tackles.
 
With the win, Keiser improved to 12-4 all-time in NAIA postseason play.
 

First Quarter
Keiser 7, Georgetown (Ky.) 7
  • The Seahawks were forced punt of each of their first two possessions
  • On the fourth possession of the game (Georgetown's second), a strip sack by Byron May gave Keiser the ball at the Tiger's 17-yard line (3:31)
  • Keiser took advantage of the GC turnover, as Shea Spencer completed a five-yard touchdown pass to Refeno Vangates
  • Nico Cavanillas converted the extra-point attempt as Keiser led 7-0 (1:24)
  • It didn't take long for the Tigers to respond as Gehrig Slunaker found tight end Luke Olive for 69 yards and the score (00:00)

Second Quarter
Keiser 24, Georgetown (Ky.) 7
  • KU used a six-play, 43-yard drive to break the 7-7 tie following a 12-yard touchdown pass from Spencer to Maurico Porcha
  • With another successful extra-point attempt, the Seahawks led, 14-7, with 7:42 left in the half
  • After a Tiger's three-and-out, Keiser regained possession from their own 47-yard line (5:59)
  • Seven plays later, Spencer connected with Porcha for another 12-yard TD to extend Keiser's lead, 21-7 (1:54)
  • The touchdown pass set the school record for TD passes in a season - Spencer's 24th (23 - Eli Mathews in 2019 and 2020)
  • Keiser closed out the half with a 28-yard field goal by Cavanillas as time expired, 24-7

Third Quarter
Keiser 31, Georgetown (Ky.) 14
  • The Tigers opened the second half with a drive that lasted 5:16 second, going 75 yards on 11 plays
  • Darius Neal scored on a one-yard run to cut the Keiser lead to 10, 24-14 (9:37)
  • Not to be outdone, the Seahawks used a 15-yard, 75-play drive that ate up 8:07 which was capped off by an eight-yard Andrew Burnette touchdown run
  • The score gave Keiser a 31-14 lead (1:30)

Fourth Quarter
Keiser 38, Georgetown (Ky.) 22
  • The Seahawks added another touchdown with a 13-yard touchdown pass when Spencer found Vangates
  • Another made extra point by Cavanillas gave Keiser a 38-14 (7:47)
  • The Tigers scored the final points of the game with a Drew Baker rushing touchdown (4:02)
  

.Game Notes
  • Today's captains – Jude Guerrier, Hunter Hargrave, Tivon Sutton and Jaden Meizinger
  • The Seahawks wore navy jerseys with navy pants (3-0 this season when wearing this combo)
  • Weather at kickoff – Cloudy, wind 16 mph, 74 degrees
  • The coin toss was won by Georgetown, the Tigers deferred, and the Seahawks received
  • Keiser is now 6-0 this season when losing the coin toss
  • Freshman Evan Jackson led the way defensively with seven tackles
  • Jackson was named the Most Outstanding Defensive Player of the Game
  • Joining Jackson atop the tackles leaders was Hunter Hargrave, who also posted seven tackles
  • Shea Spencer threw for four touchdowns and totaled 239 passing yards
  • Spencer set the school record for TD passes in a season, ending the game with 24
  • He also set the school record for passing yards in a season, completing the game with 2,429 yards
  • Spencer was named the Quarterfinals Most Outstanding Offensive Player
  • The Seahawks extended their nation's longest winning streak to 22 games
  • With the win, Keiser improves to 4-1 in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals
  • Keiser will make their third straight appearance in the NAIA Semifinals, the Seahawks are 2-1 all-time
  • The win marks the Seahawks 18th straight win at home
  • With the win, Keiser improves to 33-4 all-time at home
  • Keiser improves to 11-0 as the No. 1 team in the nation
  • The win improves the Seahawks to 1-1 all-time versus Georgetown (Ky.)
  • Keiser remains one of two undefeated teams remaining in the NAIA (Grand View - 12-0)
  • The 38 points scored versus the No. 11-ranked Tigers, were tied for the sixth-most by a Seahawks team versus a ranked opponent
  • The Seahawks are now a perfect 49-0 when scoring 30-or-more points
  • With the win, the Seahawks are now 5-5 all-time versus teams from the state of Kentucky
  • The win also improves Keiser to 3-3 all-time versus teams from the Mid-South Conference in the NAIA Football Championship Series
  • The Seahawks have now one nine straight games in non-conference action
 
Up Next

The Seahawks will host the NAIA Football Championship Series Semifinals versus the No. 9-ranked Benedictine (Kan.) Ravens. Kick off from the Keiser Football Field is set for 1:00 PM.
 

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