Football Dons Open New Season In Front Of Enthusiastic Fans

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Fall sports got off to an exciting start Friday, Aug. 28, as the Doniphan Dons hosted the Kelly Hawks to kick off the season. Kelly won the game 34-14 but the Dons battled hard to the end scoring touchdowns on their final two possessions of the game. The Dons are set to travel to Kennett on Friday, Sept. 4, to open SEMO Central Conference play. Special thanks to Steve Inman for the outstanding photo coverage of the games.

Senior Trey Mills leads the Dons on to the Brumitt Family Stadium turf at Griffin Field. (Steve Inman)
Alonzo Rios takes the opening kickoff for the Dons as Ben Ruhl prepares to block.
Alex Harris takes the snap at quarterback for the Dons.
Trey Mills tries to break free from the Kelly defense near the goal-line.
Alex Harris looks for a receiver as tackle Jarvis Raymond protects his quarterback.
Coach Jason Lance talks it over with his Dons offense.
Trey Mills awaits a pass from Alex Harris.
Alonzo Rios and the Dons kickoff team heads down the field.
Team medic Jimmy Taylor gets Trey Mills ready to go back on the field after a receiving a bloody lip.
One of the big defensive plays of the night came in the third quarter when a ball tipped by Trey Mills was caught in the end zone by defensive back Ben Ruhl for an interception.
Tristan Leroux cools down during a timeout.
Wyatt Kelly (36) gets low to bring down Kelly running back Evan Urhahn as Tristan Leroux (32) pursues.
The action on the field stayed intense for a full four quarters.
Alex Harris puts pressure on Kelly quarterback Bryce Morgan.
While the rain stayed away, it was a muggy night for the players. Linebacker Wyatt Kelly heads back to work after a water break.
Nolan Czerwonka leads the blocking for Trey Mills.
Kelly's Bryce Phelps reaches the end zone on one of his two punt returns for touchdowns in the first quarter.
Head coach Jeremy Stout huddles with his squad for a post-game talk.