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Leary's 4th-quarter TD pass helps push West Florida past Southeast Missouri State 20-17

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 27). Leary's 4th-quarter TD pass helps push West Florida past Southeast Missouri State 20-17. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/leary-s-4th-quarter-td-pass-helps-push-west-florida-past-southeast-missouri-state-20-17/article_cd43964d-7abe-5652-ac4e-0ce9e5abcc0d.html

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Donovan Leary's fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Jake Robinette helped West Florida secure a narrow 20-17 victory over Southeast Missouri State in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on Saturday night. The Argonauts took the lead late in the third quarter when Jamari Dickens returned a fumble for a five-yard touchdown, and they held off the Redhawks despite Ragland's late scoring drive. Leary completed 16 of 36 passes for 155 yards with one interception, while Ragland threw for 162 yards but was intercepted three times.
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In a closely contested game in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on Saturday night, West Florida's Donovan Leary threw the decisive touchdown pass to Jake Robinette with 14 minutes remaining, securing a 20-17 victory over Southeast Missouri State. Prior to this play, Jamari Dickens forced and recovered a fumble late in the third quarter, scoring for West Florida to take a 13-10 lead. Southeast Missouri State's Braylen Ragland tried to respond with an efficient drive ending in a touchdown pass but couldn't close out the game as his team turned over possession twice at the end of regulation. West Florida improved their record to 3-1, while Southeast Missouri State fell to 2-3.

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Topics

Argonauts CAPE GIRARDEAU Mo. Southeast Missouri State West Florida

Subjects

Argonauts ORG · 3× Southeast Missouri State GPE · 3× West Florida ORG · 3× Leary PERSON · 2× Ragland PERSON · 2× Braylen Ragland PERSON · 1× CAPE GIRARDEAU GPE · 1× Donovan Leary PERSON · 1× Jamari Dickens PERSON · 1× Mo. GPE · 1×

Narrative

Jamari Dickens forced a fumble when he sacked Braylen Ragland, and he returned the ball five yards into the end zone to give the Argonauts a 13-10 lead late in the third quarter.
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Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

Donovan Leary threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass for West Florida and the Argonauts held off Southeast Missouri State for a 20-17 victory on Saturday night. asserted
Argonauts → throw → night
Jamari Dickens forced a fumble when he sacked Braylen Ragland, and he returned the ball five yards into the end zone to give the Argonauts a 13-10 lead late in the third quarter. asserted
he → force → quarter
Leary’s 20-yard touchdown pass to Jake Robinette stretched the lead to 20-10 with 14:52 to play. asserted
pass → stretch → 14:52
Ragland answered with a 14-play, 75-yard drive, capped with a 2-yard touchdown toss to Jobe Bryant that ended the scoring with 8:32 remaining. asserted
that → answer → 8:32
But the Redhawks’ last two drives ended with a fumble and interception. asserted
drives → end → fumble
Leary completed 16 of 36 passes for 155 yards and threw one interception West Florida (3-1). asserted
Leary → complete → interception
Reid Grek made field goals from 32 and 46 yards for the Argonauts. asserted
Grek → make → Argonauts
Ragland was 14-of-25 passing for 162 yards with one touchdown pass and three interceptions Southeast Missouri State (2-3). asserted
Ragland → pass → pass
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