JAMESTOWN, N.D. - Defending Dakota Athletic Conference champion Black Hills State earned a hard fought 19-16 win over Jamestown College on Saturday to knock the Jimmies from atop the DAC standings.
The Yellow Jackets scored nine unanswered points in the final 15 minutes to win their fourth game in a row.
Trailing 16-10, BHSU quarterback Drew Hodgs, a freshman from Douglas, Wyo., hit Ryan Fagerstrom on a 10-yard scoring pass, capping a 13-play, 81-yard drive.
The game remained tied, as Micha Neilsen missed the point after kick.
Neilsen would redeem himself when he drilled the game-winner from 21 yards out with 2:12 left in the game.
The Jimmies opened the scoring when Gary Thomas picked off a Hodgs pass and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown 2-1/2 minutes into the game.
Black Hills would answer on its next possession as Hodgs and Cory Wheeler connected on a 43-yard scoring play.
Jamestown owned a 9-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Black Hills scored the only points of the second quarter when Neilsen made a 22-yard field goal, as the Jackets led 10-9 at the intermission.
In the third quater, Jamestown then mounted its longest drive of the game as the Jimmies went 69 yards for a score as Josh Kittell hit Marcus McCrary on an 8-yard TD pass.
Both teams rushed for 108 yards as Tanner Ehrlich cracked the century mark for Black Hills with 109 yards on 24 carries.
Hodgs went 14-of-19 for 183 yards while Kittell threw for 216 yards.
Forrest Sainsbury and Andy Seamann each had intereceptions for Black Hills. Wacey Coleman from Rozet, Wyo., sacked Kittell three times and Seamann added two as the Jackets tallied six in the contest.
Sean Sweet recorded nine tackles and Tyler Tetrault, playing with pins in his hand, had five stops for the Jackets.
BSUU (5-3 and 4-1 DAC) is now tied with Jamestown (7-1 and 4-1) a game behind DAC leader Minot State (5-3 and 5-0) a 47-26 winner over Valley City State.
The Yellow Jackets will host Mayville State at Lyle Hare Stadium at 1 p.m. in their final regular season game on Saturday.
