Parker Navarro leads Ohio past Jacksonville State in Cure Bowl

Parker Navarro accounted for four total touchdowns, all in the first half, and Ohio held on to beat Jacksonville State 30-27 in the Cure Bowl on Friday in Orlando, Fla.Navarro racked up 365 yards — 255 passing, 110 rushing — and Anthony Tyus III finished with 103 rushing yards and a touchdown catch as Ohio (11-3) clinched its first 11-win season in program history.Jacksonville State (9-5) entered the game with the second-best rushing offense in FBS at 267.3 yards per game. The Bobcats held the Gamecocks to 48 rushing yards on 33 carries.Tyler Huff completed 20 of 32 passes for 349 yards with a touchdown and an interception to guide the Gamecocks’ comeback efforts.Down 30-14 early in the fourth quarter, Jacksonville State managed a 3-yard touchdown run by Tre Stewart with 9:52 left. The Gamecocks attempted a two-point conversion to make it an eight-point game, but Ohio’s Adonis Williams Jr. blew up the handoff in the backfield.Ohio drove to the opponent’s 15-yard line, but Ky’won McCray batted a pass high in the air and tracked down the interception. The Gamecocks then rolled down the field, converting two fourth downs before Stewart punched it in again from the 1.However, the Bobcats ran out the final 3:35. Tyus converted a key third-and-9 with a catch-and-run for 13 yards.On Ohio’s third possession, Navarro kept the ball on an option, faked a throw on the run and scrambled in from the 17-yard line to open the scoring. Navarro’s 29-yard rush up the middle on the next drive helped set up his second touchdown, an 8-yard run.

Blogs

Advertise with us with SWEET DEALS!

Advertise with us with SWEET DEALS!

Sweet Deals are radio advertising at its best. It’s a cash-free marketing campaign for your business that grows your customer base. It’s not about the offer – it’s about branding. We limit your liability by selling a fixed, fair number of deals. If you would like more information on our Sweet Deals program, fill out…

Local Resources

These are some very trying times on our hands, and here at The Score, we are trying to give you as many local resources and information that we can to assist you. If you, or someone you know, has lost their job and needs more information regarding unemployment information you can click HERE or HERE for…

The Score’s Online Career Fair

The Score’s Online Career Fair

THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE HIRING Click on the logo of the company below, and it will take you to that website. Eugene School District 4J Elwood Staffing Farwest Steel Lane Community College Northwest College Professional Credit Nova Healthcare Express Employment Northwest Community Credit Union Oregon Department of Transportation