Box Score    The Yellow Jacket football team dropped a 46-17 decision at ninth-ranked, league leading Shepherd Saturday.
   Sophomore quarterback Matt Kinnick threw for 229 yards but the Rams (6-0) held WVSU  (4-3) to 28 yards on the ground for the day.
   Shepherd got off to a fast start by returning the opening kickoff 66 yards to the WVSU 32. Seven plays later they had taken a 7-0 lead.
    The Rams added to that with a safety on a Jacket punt attempt moments later.
     WVSU fought back though with Kinnick hitting Kelvit Barrett on an 18-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter.
     Shepherd added two more touchdowns while the Yellow Jackets added three points as the first half expired on a 43-yard field goal by Anthony Herrera to make the score 23-10.
       Dionta Brown finished off a 10-play, 60-yard drive with a 13-yard touchdown run to pull WVSU to within 23-17 with 11:25 to go in the third period.
       But the Rams responded with a 10-play drive of their own, this one for 75-yards, to move ahead 29-17.
      A Yellow Jacket fumble on their ensuing possession led to a quick Shepherd score moving the lead to 36-17 after three quarters,
     Shepherd added a touchdown and field goal in the fourth to account for the final tally.