Nov 02, 2025

🏈 Domena, Lomax-Spivey bright spots in Football's loss to No. 4 Friends

Posted Nov 02, 2025 2:19 PM

WICHITA - D'Heaven Domena and Rhadarious Lomax-Spivey each had monstrous games, but Kansas Wesleyan couldn't keep pace with Friends' flexbone offense.

The fourth-ranked Falcons rushed for 341 yards and six touchdowns enroute to a 63-6 Kansas Conference and Gene Bissell Division victory Saturday afternoon at Equity Bank Park.

KWU fell to 6-3 overall, 2-1 in the Bissell Division while Friends improved to 9-0 and 3-0.

Domena, a senior running back, finished the game with 191 yards rushing on 41 carries one week after he rushed for 259 yards on 40 carries against Sterling at JRI Hospitality Stadium.

Lomax-Spivey, a senior wide receiver, caught six passes for 109 yards - the longest a 35 yarder from backup quarterback Caden Middleton in the fourth quarter.

The Coyotes, though, committed four turnovers - three interceptions and a fumble - and had a bad snap on a punt that gave the Falcons a first down at the 1-yard line and led to their third touchdown in the first quarter.

KWU quarterback Henry Austad completed 13 of 25 passes for 105 yards and three interceptions. He also had 20 yards rushing on five carries. Middleton was 4 of 7 passing for 74 yards and accounted for the Coyotes' touchdown on a five-yard pass to Mason Ross with 1:47 left in the game. It capped an 11-play, 77-yard drive.

Friends, which leads the NAIA in rushing yards, rushing attempts, yards rushing per carry and scoring, finished with 452 total yards on 53 offensive plays. KWU had 374 yards on 81 plays.

Falcons senior quarterback K'Vonte Baker had 118 yards rushing on 11 attempts and completed both of his passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns. Three running backs had at least 44 yards rushing and a touchdown each.

Linebacker Jamison Price led the KWU defense with nine tackles, linebacker Gavin Skerik had seven and safety Rob Rezex six, two for losses.

Friends led 21-0 after one quarter and 42-0 at halftime scoring on six of eight possessions. The Falcons added two touchdowns in the third quarter, one on an 80-yard interception return by Kasey Lehman that made it 56-0.