After flying high against Kiefer last Friday, Jones came back down to earth. The Jones Longhorns took a 36-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bethany Bronchos on Friday. The loss was the Longhorns' first of the season.
Acyn Hansen and Coda Harris certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Hansen threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes, while Harris gained 90 total yards and two touchdowns. 82 of those passing yards were hauled in by Carlos Hardeman.
Even if they lost, Jones' defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Luke Debusk and Hubert Rideaux who racked up all four sacks between them.
Bethany's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jackson Payne led the charge by throwing for 277 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. That's the most rushing yards Payne has posted since back in August of 2023. Wyatt Geissler was another key player, picking up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Jones' defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Bethany, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Jones will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Perry at 6:55 p.m. on September 27th. As for Bethany, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Chickasha at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. Bethany has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 120 points over their last three matches.
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