Blue Rolls to Victory in Spring Game
4/13/2024 9:05:00 PM | Football
Owls wrap up 2024 spring practice
Houston: Quinton Jackson scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the Blue (offense) to a 48-23 win over the Gray (defense) in the annual Blue-Gray game that wrapped up spring drills for the Owls.
Details: Jackson opened the scoring with a four-yard run and added the second score of the game when he combined with Shawqi Itraish for a 17-yard scoring connection. AJ Padgett connected with fullback Colin Giffen on a seven-yard score and then concluded the night's scoring on a 35-yard pass to Braylen Walker. E.J. Warner found Kobie Campbell in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown and Christian Francisco darted in from 14-yards out. Enock Gota (25 yards) and Tim Horn (51 yards) added field goals to the Blue total.
Stats Leaders:
Passing: AJ Padgett 11/20, 117 yards 2 TD; E.J. Warner 18/28 105 1; Shawqi Itraish 4/4, 44, 1.
Rushing: Quinton Jackson 6/49, 1 TD; Christian Francisco 7/46 1; Drayden Dickmann 2/15; Dean Connors 6/15; Michael Amico 4/9; Ryan Guillo 1/9.
Receiving: Braylen Walker 2/78 1; Kobie Campbell 5/46 1; Drayden Dickmann 2/23; Quinton Jackson 3/21; Matt Sykes 4/19; Boden Groen 1/17; Ethan Powell 1/14; Ryan Guillo 1/9; Christian Francisco 2/9; JoVoni Johnson-McCray 2/7; Dean Connors 3/7; Colin Giffen 1/7; Elijah Mojarro 1/5; Coleman Bennett 1/5.
Up Next: With the conclusion of spring drills, the Owls will turn their focus to the conclusion of the spring semester and a short break before returning to campus for summer school and conditioning. They will open training camp for the 2024 season the first week of August to begin preparations for the season opener against Sam Houston at Rice Stadium on August 31.
Details: Jackson opened the scoring with a four-yard run and added the second score of the game when he combined with Shawqi Itraish for a 17-yard scoring connection. AJ Padgett connected with fullback Colin Giffen on a seven-yard score and then concluded the night's scoring on a 35-yard pass to Braylen Walker. E.J. Warner found Kobie Campbell in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown and Christian Francisco darted in from 14-yards out. Enock Gota (25 yards) and Tim Horn (51 yards) added field goals to the Blue total.
Stats Leaders:
Passing: AJ Padgett 11/20, 117 yards 2 TD; E.J. Warner 18/28 105 1; Shawqi Itraish 4/4, 44, 1.
Rushing: Quinton Jackson 6/49, 1 TD; Christian Francisco 7/46 1; Drayden Dickmann 2/15; Dean Connors 6/15; Michael Amico 4/9; Ryan Guillo 1/9.
Receiving: Braylen Walker 2/78 1; Kobie Campbell 5/46 1; Drayden Dickmann 2/23; Quinton Jackson 3/21; Matt Sykes 4/19; Boden Groen 1/17; Ethan Powell 1/14; Ryan Guillo 1/9; Christian Francisco 2/9; JoVoni Johnson-McCray 2/7; Dean Connors 3/7; Colin Giffen 1/7; Elijah Mojarro 1/5; Coleman Bennett 1/5.
Up Next: With the conclusion of spring drills, the Owls will turn their focus to the conclusion of the spring semester and a short break before returning to campus for summer school and conditioning. They will open training camp for the 2024 season the first week of August to begin preparations for the season opener against Sam Houston at Rice Stadium on August 31.
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