The Coffeyville Community College Red Ravens jumped out to a 14-0 lead against No. 1 Iowa Western Saturday morning, but the Reivers rallied to force overtime before winning 27-24 on a 34-yard field goal from Ryan Bendezu.

 

Coffeyville opened the scoring on a 23-yard touchdown pass from John Nicholas to Tyler Jackson on fourth-and-2, then extended the lead early in the second quarter when Nicholas found Jayden Howard for a 28-yard touchdown. Iowa Western answered with 10 straight points before halftime, cutting the Ravens’ lead to 14-10.

 

The teams traded scores throughout the second half, with Nicholas connecting with Diesel Solari for a 29-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 24. Both offenses stalled over the final 9:41, sending the game to overtime.

 

Nicholas was intercepted on Coffeyville’s third play of overtime, giving Iowa Western a chance to win. After the Reivers appeared to fumble on third down, Coffeyville safety Hezekiah Jones scooped up the loose ball and returned it for what appeared to be a game-winning touchdown, but the play was reviewed and ruled a dead ball after quarterback Maealiuaki Smith gave himself up, setting up Bendezu’s game-winning field goal.

 

The loss drops Coffeyville to 0-2 on the season, with the Red Ravens set to travel to Independence next Saturday for a 5 p.m. kickoff. Pregame coverage begins at 4:30 on US 98.