The Coffeyville Red Ravens dropped another home matchup in a one-possession game Saturday afternoon, falling to the Garden City Broncbusters 19-14.
The second Kansas Jayhawk Conference matchup for the Red Ravens started on a good note, as the defense forced a three-and-out on Garden City’s first possession.
Coffeyville then took a 7-0 lead on a 16-yard touchdown pass to Cam Hunter. Afterward, the Broncbusters reached the Red Ravens’ red zone twice but could only come away with field goals, making it a 7-6 game midway through the second quarter.
Garden City added a touchdown late in the second quarter to take a 13-7 lead into halftime, and the Red Ravens’ offense stalled as the Broncbusters scored 19 unanswered points to take a 19-7 advantage into the final frame.
After starting quarterback Marco Rodriquez left with an injury during a fourth-quarter drive, John Nicholas entered the game and found Jayden Howard for a 30-yard touchdown reception on fourth down, cutting the deficit to five.
The Red Ravens got the ball back with under two minutes remaining and no timeouts, but a fumble ended their final possession as Garden City secured the Homecoming victory.
The Red Ravens fall to 1-4 on the season and 1-1 in conference play. Coffeyville will travel to Iowa next week to take on Ellsworth, with pregame coverage beginning at 10:30 a.m. and kickoff set for 11 on US 98.
