The Lancers are off and running in 2025 after they sprinted past Kimball 64-12 last Friday. It’s the widest margin of victory for either squad in this 16-year rivalry.

Fay dashed any hope of a comeback for the visiting Jaguars with three touchdowns in the second quarter and five in all. East Union scored 29 unanswered points out the gate, but Kimball got back in the game with two quick strikes.

The Lancers countered with two scores in a span of 19 seconds. Kirk Simoni hit Fay for a 21-yard touchdown pass, and Fay struck again as time expired with a 30-yard scamper. Gunnar Fay set up that final play with an interception.

“I think it’s just a testament of how hard we were working all summer, in the weight room and on the field,” Jackson Fay said. “I think we all just bought in for that game, and it showed what we can do when we play together.”

Fay made the most of his 12 touches scoring twice on runs, twice on passes and once more on a punt return. He finished with 74 yards on five receptions and added five carries for 44 yards. His scoring binge ended with a 65-yard punt return to paydirt early in the fourth quarter.

“I told my coach that if they kick it to me, I’m taking it to the house right here,” Fay said.

Fay wasn’t the only Lancer who put on a show. He acknowledged the running back tandem of Brayden Camara (21 carries, 154 yards, three TDs) and Nikko Hisatomi (eight carries, 62 yards), fellow receiver J.P. Abrew (three receptions, 64 yards, TD) and quarterbacks Kirk Simoni (7-of-12, 124 yards, two TDs) and Peyton Heath (2-of-2, 45 yards, TD).

“We’re a very versatile team,” he said. “We have a lot of weapons out there.”

East Union will look to build on its stellar week zero showing this week at Freedom of Oakley.