The Vandals fell behind early to Gillespie and never caught up, as they lost to the Miners, 28 to 6, in the season opener. The Vandals trailed 21-0 at halftime before they were able to score in the 3rd quarter. But, the Vandals couldn’t muster any more second half offense to fall to 0-1 on the season. The Vandals will be at Carlinville next Friday night.