WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Bo Reeves hauled in a 20-yard touchdown pass from
Cedric Case to lead the Central Missouri Mules football team to a thrilling 40-37 victory over the Missouri Western Griffons in double overtime on Senior Day Saturday, Nov. 5, at Walton Stadium/Kennedy Field.
The Mules (4-6, 4-6 MIAA) are scheduled to travel to Edmond, Okla., to wrap up their 2022 season at Central Oklahoma Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m.
Reeves, a redshirt freshman tight end from Rossville, Kan., caught both touchdown passes for Central Missouri in overtime. He snaggled a 24-yard TD pass from Case on third-and-nine in the first OT frame before his game-winning catch the second overtime.
Case went 22-for-32 for 254 yards with three touchdowns and added 10 yards rushing and a rushing TD while Reeves added a career-high 102 receiving yards with two touchdowns and
Xavier Jackson compiled 59 yards rushing on nine carries, pacing UCM offensively in the victory.
Diondre Glover had a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown and tallied three pass breakups, and
Weston King and
Azaiah Bello each had 10 tackles, leading the Mule defense.
Missouri Western (4-6, 4-6 MIAA) outgained Central Missouri in the game, 475-398, including a 266-144 advantage in rushing yardage, but UCM had the edge through the air, posting a 254-209 advantage in passing yardage.
Griffon quarterback Reagan Jones went 18-of-31 with an interception for 209 yards with one touchdown while Jared Scott rushed for a game-high 131 yards on 23 carries, leading Missouri Western.
 The game marked the first double overtime contest for UCM since 2016. Â
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