WICHITA, Kan. — The No. 4-ranked Friends University Falcons clinched their second consecutive KCAC divisional championship, this year winning the Bissell Division with a 66-7 throttling of the Sterling College Warriors in their regular season home finale today (Nov. 8) at Adair-Austin Stadium. 

Michael Lopez broke through Sterling College's defense with a 56-yard touchdown rush at the 11:38 mark of the first quarter to give Friends an early lead. Truitt Bosher successfully converted the extra point, extending the advantage to 7-0. Friends maintained defensive pressure, with Jairo Castillo sacking Jeremyah Raguin for a loss of eight yards as the quarter concluded with the Falcons still on top 7-0. 

Friends opened the floodgates in the second quarter, beginning with a powerful offensive drive capped by K'Vonte Baker's 6-yard touchdown rush. Lopez's 27-yard run further extended their lead after a string of successful runs from Nick Cordova and Kaden Rigsby. E'derian Sykes then broke through with a 61-yard touchdown rush following a fumble recovery by Wetu Kalomo. 

After not having a punt return for a touchdown all season, the Falcons got punt return scores on consecutive possessions to put a loud cap on the second quarter explosin. First, Lopez took it the distance for an 80-yard score before Walker Overman found the end zone on a 66-yard punt return to balloon the lead up to 42-0 at the half. 

Overman wasn't through and finished a dynamic offensive drive to begin the third quarter with a one-yard score following his 33-yard run that set up the scoring opportunity. Sterling attempted to respond, but the Friends defense held strong, forcing a turnover on downs at the 8-yard line. Later in the quarter, with just over two minutes remaining, Overman broke free for a 64-yard touchdown run to make it 56-7. 

Friends then got a 28-yard field goal from Bosher and Joey Millspaugh later capped an 80-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run with 1:56 remaining to put a bow on the victory. 

The Falcons ended the day with a season-high 598 rushing yards, while holding the Warriors to zero net rushing yards. 

Friends, now 10-0 on the season and 4-0 in the Bissell Division, will wrap up the regular season at the University of Saint Mary next Saturday (Nov. 15) at 1 pm in Leavenworth, Kan. 

Friends Top Performers

Michael Lopez  
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- 90 rushing yards on 3 attempts  
- 2 rushing touchdowns  
- 145 punt return yards with 1 touchdown  

Walker Overman  
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- 99 rushing yards on 4 attempts  
- 2 rushing touchdowns  
- 66-yard punt return touchdown  

K'Vonte Baker  
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- 60 rushing yards on 6 attempts  
- 1 rushing touchdown  

Truitt Bosher  
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- 1 field goal made from 28 yards  
- 9-for-9 on PAT kicks  

Elon Conley 
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- 71 rushing yards on 8 attempts

E'derian Sykes  
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- 65 rushing yards on 4 attempts  
- 1 rushing touchdown  

Cale Milleson
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- 5 tackles 
- 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss

Andrew Arnold  
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- 5 tackles, 1 tackle for loss 

Tyson Wallace
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- 5 tackles  

Jairo Castillo  
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- 1 sack

Sterling Top Performers  

Armando Juarez  
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- 10 receptions for 86 yards  
- 1 touchdown  

Jeremyah Raguin  
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- 17-for-27 passing for 132 yards  
- 1 touchdown  

Sean Watson  
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- 6 tackles  
- 1 interception  

Carlos Lujan  
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- 11 tackles  
- 1 forced fumble  

Ryan Morgan  
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- 9 tackles