Farkley Throws Six Touchdowns as Cincinnati Routs Jacksonville
Riley Kade — JRSports One
Wyatt Farkley threw six touchdown passes as Cincinnati routed Jacksonville 49-12. Cincinnati led after every quarter and never trailed, and its 37-point lead at 2:15 of the fourth quarter was the largest of the game.
The turning point came at 12:33 of the first quarter, when Enmanuel Gantez ran 3 yards for a touchdown that gave Cincinnati a 7-0 lead and the first lead of the game. Jacksonville never caught up.
Farkley hit Austin Dinnfield for a 3-yard touchdown at 3:16, and Cincinnati led 14-0 after one quarter. Carson Tartwood's 10-yard touchdown catch at 10:32 made it 21-0 before Angus Waurke's 59-yard field goal at 7:28 cut the margin to 21-3. Farkley found Gantez for a 2-yard touchdown at 1:00, and Waurke's 48-yard field goal at 0:23 made the halftime score 28-6.
Hao Yun caught a 6-yard touchdown pass at 4:04 of the third quarter to make it 35-6. Waurke's 26-yard field goal at 0:07 left Jacksonville down 35-9 after three quarters. Enmanuel Forez intercepted a Farkley pass at 1:55, the only turnover Cincinnati committed, but the Cluckers' lead was not affected.
Yun caught a 5-yard touchdown pass at 11:51 of the fourth quarter to make it 42-9. Waurke kicked a 41-yard field goal at 6:50 to cut it to 42-12. Farkley connected with Tartwood on a 21-yard touchdown at 2:19 to finish the scoring at 49-12.
Farkley completed 31 of 35 passes for 356 yards, six touchdowns and one interception. Yun caught 11 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and Tartwood caught nine for 96 yards and two scores. Gantez carried 22 times for 102 yards and a touchdown.
Tama Weat completed 10 of 25 passes for 133 yards for Jacksonville, with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Reed Nird led the Jacksonville defense with 13 tackles, and Ford Jait had 10. Forez added five tackles and the interception.
Cincinnati outgained Jacksonville 473 yards to 180 and converted 10 of 11 third-down attempts. Jacksonville converted none of nine third downs.
Jacksonville also lost Parker Shenson, a right end, to an ankle injury, and he did not return.
Cincinnati's 21 unanswered points were the longest scoring run of the game, and Jacksonville's last points came on Waurke's 41-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.
