NORTH NEWTON, Kan. — Bethel lost to Evangel 60-0 on Saturday. Bethel was held scoreless across all four quarters and finished with six first downs, 85 passing yards and minus-7 rushing yards. Evangel totaled 535 yards, including 383 on the ground, while Bethel threw two interceptions and lost one fumble.
Evangel scored 21 first-quarter points while the Threshers were held scoreless, with Noah Bryant rushing for touchdowns of 49, 4 and 16 yards. Bethel's four possessions ended in three punts and one interception, while Bryant totaled 126 rushing yards in the quarter.
In the second quarter, Evangel controlled the game statistically, outgaining Bethel 192-18 with 136 rushing yards while the Threshers had three punts and two turnovers on six possessions. Evangel turned the production into a 23-0 scoring edge in the quarter, adding Cody Voysey's 20-yard field goal, touchdown runs of 21 yards by Noah Bryant and 60 yards by Matt Allen, and an 8-yard Luke Milligan-to-Broc Lyle touchdown pass.
In the third quarter, Evangel scored 16 points, finishing an eight-play, 59-yard drive with Sam Clark's 1-yard touchdown run and a three-play, 18-yard drive with Kyle Cummings' 9-yard score, with an Evangel safety in between. Bethel's defense also turned Evangel over on downs at the Bethel 3 after an 11-play, 38-yard drive, but the Threshers' three completed offensive drives went for minus-35, 2 and minus-8 yards.
The fourth quarter was scoreless, with Bethel stopping Evangel on downs when
Stephen Waldon and
Andrew Stotler helped drop Kyle Cummings for a 5-yard loss on fourth-and-2 at the Bethel 19. Bethel's longest offensive gain came on
Jayden Guthrie's 45-yard completion to
Tony Wilkins, but Evangel finished the game with a 60-0 win.
Jersey Chubb recorded a team-high 14 tackles.
Joshua Santos added 13 tackles for Bethel.
Michael Parker intercepted a pass, returned it seven yards and added a tackle. Wilkins finished with 45 receiving yards on one catch and added a tackle.
The Bethel football team hosts Ottawa on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. in North Newton, Kan.
