tyler kavan scores on 4th down - 7-6 mustangs at third quarter - ryan kasdorf airs it out to jason vanderkooi - are you kidding me?! the one handed grab - take another look - vanderkooi had 100 yards receiving. next play - kasdorf - to michael whitehead - the toe tap - morningside takes a 14-6 lead. later in the quarter - mustangs up 21-16 - but here goes tanner trosin - the juke - back across the field - 27 yard touchdown - southern oregon leads 23-21. 4th quarter - kavan - his third touchdown of the day - morningside goes back on top, 27-23. now with a minute and a half left - 4th down for southern oregon - quarterback draw - gutsy playcall - raiders re-take the lead 30-27. morningside gets a chance - lining up a 41-yard field goal blocked - and morningside falls a game short of the national title game in heartbreak fashion, 30-27. "they are a great team," said quarterback ryan kasdorf. "they're returning champions, give all the credit in the world to them. but we killed ourselves today. they made plays when they had to, and we didn't offensively. that's why we came up short in the end." "t