– Jimmies take No. 17 Dickinson State down to the wire

JAMESTOWN — The University of Jamestown football team gave No. 17 Dickinson State (N.D.) University all they could handle Saturday afternoon, falling 35-30 to the Blue Hawks at Charlotte & Gordon Hansen Stadium.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Dickinson State 35, Jamestown 30
LOCATION: Rollie Greeno Field at Charlotte & Gordon Hansen Stadium, Jamestown, N.D.
RECORDS: Jamestown 2-7 (2-5 NSAA), Dickinson State 7-1 (6-0 NSAA)

HOW IT HAPPENED

DSU opened the scoring in the first quarter on a 12-yard pass from Will Madler to Semaj Clark with 8:32 left.
Jamestown answered on the next drive as Johnny Grann found Nate Burke for a 9-yard touchdown pass, tying the game at 7-7. Grann completed all 4 pass attempts on the drive for 67 yards, including a 45-yard strike to Burke on the play prior to the touchdown.
On the first play of the second quarter, Braden Zuroff ran three yards for a touchdown to put DSU ahead 14-7.
The Blue Hawks extended their lead on a three-yard touchdown run by Darion Brown with 4:39 in the first half, making it 21-7.
Just as it looked like the Jimmies had lost some momentum, Grann engineered another scoring drive, connecting with Isaiah Roebuck for a 17-yard score to trail 21-14 going into halftime.
UJ received the second-half kickoff and went 60 yards in eight plays, with a 24-yard run by Zach Hammett tying the game at the 10:40 mark of the third quarter.
DSU responded with a 12-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Madler throwing a three-yard pass to Gage Gilbert, giving the Blue Hawks a 28-21 lead.
The next Jimmie drive resulted in Aanon Peterson‘s 22-yard field goal, cutting the DSU advantage to 28-24 with 13:32 left in the game.
Madler looked to have delivered the knockout punch for the Blue Hawks, finding the end zone after a 10-yard run with 7:21 to go put the Blue Hawks up by 11.
Jamestown took over with 1:53 to play at their own 21-yard line, and Grann threw a 44 yard pass to Erastus Antsino to get the Jimmies to the DSU 35.
Grann hit Roebuck for a 17-yard gain, then after two incompletions, found Roebuck for 18 yards and another touchdown. The 2-point conversion attempt failed, and DSU led 35-30 with 1:18 remaining.
An onside kick attempt went out of bounds, and the Blue Hawks ran out the clock for the win.
Roebuck set a new Jimmie record with 17 catches and finished with 166 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Burke grabbed six passes for 110 yards and a touchdown, and Antsino hauled in three passes for 56 yards.
Hammett carried 15 times for 73 yards with a touchdown.
Grann was 32-of-49 passing for 372 yards and three touchdowns. His 32 completions were a new career high.
Jed Rantz led the defense with 7 tackles, followed by Parker Chaffee with 6.