Foursome Post Wins in Football Week 3
9/22/2013 1:09:55 AM
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE FOOTBALL WEEK 3: September 21, 2013
Boxscores and Updated Statistics (9/22/13)
Summaries provided by ASC Sports Information Staffs
HARDIN-SIMMONS 66, TEXAS COLLEGE 34
TYLER, Texas — Hardin-Simmons' football team rolled up 573 yards of total offense and beat Texas College 66-34 on Saturday afternoon at Rose Stadium for its first win of the season.
Senior quarterback Josh Christian passed for 285 yards and four touchdowns and Tevin Mitchell ran for 201 yards and three touchdowns in the win, the first for Hardin-Simmons (1-2) in 2013.
Texas College (0-3) jumped on the board first when Charles Jones intercepted an inside pitch and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown just 3:57 into the game. HSU responded by scoring the next 38 points to take a 38-7 lead early in the third quarter. Mike Hursh put the Cowboys on the board with 7:37 to play in the first quarter with a 23-yard field goal. It was his first career field goal.
Colton Brewer then scored on a 31-yard pass from Christian with 2:53 to play in the first quarter to give the Cowboys their first lead of the season. Christian then found Jessie Ramos on the next series on a 15-yard touchdown pass, Christian ran for 6-yard touchdown and then hit Ramos on a 5-yard touchdown pass all in the second quarter.
Mitchell took over the first drive of the second half and ran six of seven plays on a 92-yard drive. He ran for all but 14 yards on the drive, including a 3-yard touchdown run to cap it.
TC quarterback Vincent McNeil found Aaron Washington on an 18-yard touchdown in the third quarter, then scored his second touchdown on a 4-yard run with 7:17 to play in the third quarter. Christian found Ramos from 40 yards out to make it 52-14 HSU with 3:37 to play in the third quarter.
McNeil scored on a 1-yard run and an 11-yard run to narrow the HSU lead to 52-27 with 10:22 to play. Mitchell then scored his third touchdown with 4:35 to play from four yards out. TC drove again for a touchdown, Phillip Callier scored on a 17-yard pass from McNeil with 1:31 to play. Ramos then took the ensuing kickoff 99 yards for his fourth touchdown of the day and the third kickoff return for a touchdown in his career. Jonathan Wilder led the HSU defense with 12 tackles and had an interception.
HSU is off next week, resuming the schedule Oct. 5 at Mississippi College to open ASC play.
HOWARD PAYNE 38, WAYLAND BAPTIST 34
BROWNWOOD, Texas - Howard Payne running back Zarron Dove scored the go-ahead touchdown with 13:47 to play in the game to give the Yellow Jackets a 38-34 victory over visiting Wayland Baptist University Saturday afternoon.
Dove caught a 78-yard pass from Richard Young with 13:47 left in the fourth quarter to put the Jackets (2-1) ahead 38-34. Dove received the pass just yards from the line of scrimmage, shook off an apparent tackle then steamed down the sideline for the 78-yard reception.
Wayland Baptist (0-3), who finished with 553 yards of total offense in the game, scored with 13:31 left in the first quarter on a 64-yard run. A two-point conversion made the score 8-0. The Jackets answered back on their next possession with a 1-yard TD pass from Young to Tristian Fuentes, his first of two TD receptions of the game. Joshua Martinez connected on a 23-yard field goal with 36 seconds remaining in the first quarter to make the score 10-8 Howard Payne.
HPU scored three times in the second quarter to open up a 31-8 lead with 1:41 left in the half. A Joshua Eppler 10-yard interception return for a TD made it 17-8 HPU. Then a Zachary Alvarado 1-yard TD run, made it 24-8 Jackets. A second Fuentes TD reception followed, this time 78-yards from Young with 1:41 left in the second quarter.
Wayland added another score on a 42-yard pass with 44 seconds remaining in the half, to trim the Howard Payne lead t0 31-14 at the half.
Wayland came out strong in the third scoring twice to pull within five, 31-26, then took a 34-31 lead on a 19-yard run plus two-point conversion with 14:41 remaining in the game. Young, who was 20-of-35 passing for 340 yards and two TDs, found Dove on the next HPU possession for the 78-yard TD and put the Jackets ahead for good 38-34 after the Martinez extra point with 13:47 left to play. Dove totaled 115 receiving yards on five catches to go with 56 rush yards.
Jordan Shaw led the HPU defense with 11 tackles followed by Joshua Eppler with 10 and Victor Gonzales with nine. The Jackets defense sacked Wayland seven times in the game and held them to 0-for-5 on fourth down attempts. Wayland Baptist's Roberson ran for 213 yards on 22 carries and three TDs. QB Braden Hudson completed 21-of-28 passes for 224 yards and one touchdown.
Howard Payne has an open week then returns to action October 5 in an HPU Homecoming matchup with conference opponent Louisiana College.
#4 MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR 35, #5 WESLEY 7
BELTON, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team opened the new on-campus Crusader Stadium in grand style, scoring on the opening possession and rolling to a 35-7 victory over fifth-ranked Wesley College Saturday. UMHB, ranked fourth in the country by D3football.com, improves to 3-0 on the season with the victory. The loss drops the Wolverines to 2-1 on the year.
The Cru (3-0) took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards in four plays before Zach Anderson raced 40 yards on a quarterback keeper to score the first points in stadium history and give UMHB a 7-0 lead just 1:17 into the game. Anderson added a 20-yard scoring run to cap an 80-yard drive with 4:23 left in the first quarter to push the lead to 14-0 and he hit Elijah Hudson with a 50-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the second quarter to give the Cru a 21-0 edge.
It would stay 21-0 into the half after two UMHB turnovers. The Cru defense forced a three-and-out on the opening possession of the second half and drove 48 yards before Hudson scored on a six-yard scamper. A turnover on downs set up a short field for UMHB and Hudson cashed it in for a one-yard scoring run to give the Cru a 35-0 lead with 9:54 left to play in the third.
The only Wesley (2-1) score came on Rick Jackson's three-yard run with 5:26 remaining in the game to cut it to 35-7 but that's as close as it would get as the Cru dominated.
The UMHB defense held the Wolverines to -31 rushing yards and 105 yards of total offense in the game. The Wolverines were just 1-14 on third down conversions. The Cru rolled up 461 yards of total offense to help offset three turnovers in posting its third straight win over Wesley. UMHB now leads the all-time series between the two teams 5-4.
Anderson was 16-24 passing for 238 yards and a touchdown and he added 61 rushing yards and two scores. Hudson ran for 61 yards and two TDs and had three receptions for 82 yards and another score. Marcus Wimby caught five passes for 78 yards and the Cru used 11 different rushers, 10 different receivers and two quarterbacks. Eric Allen led the UMHB defense with eight tackles and Teidrick Smith had 1.5 sacks and 2.0 tackles for loss for a defense that recorded four sacks.
Joe Callahan was just 9-28 passing for 136 yards for Wesley. Steve Koudossou caught four passes for 32 yards but was limited by injury for much of the game. No player ran for more than 17 yards for the Wolverines. Jared Morris led the Wesley defense with 11 tackles and Sosthene Kapepula had 10 tackles and two interceptions.
The game was played in front of 9,384 fans, the largest crowd to ever see a UMHB football game. The Cru will return to action with the American Southwest Conference opener next weekend. UMHB will host Sul Ross State (0-3) in a 6:00 p.m. kickoff to open league play for both teams.
EAST TEXAS BAPTIST 56, SOUTHWESTERN 10
GEORGETOWN, Texas --- East Texas Baptist piled-up a school record 683 offensive yards, including 508 passing yards, in a 56-10 road win at Southwestern University on Saturday.
Six different ETBU players combined to complete 28 of 34 passes for 508 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions. Josh Warbington threw for a game-high 276 yards (14-for-18) and three touchdowns while teammate Jake McClain completed 6-of-7 passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. Brooks Holder was a perfect 6-for-6 with 79 yards and two touchdowns. Jamaine Sherman (98 yards) and Tyler Bates (97 yards) each had five receptions with Warbington finding Bates twice and Sherman once for touchdown catches.
East Texas Baptist scored three times in the first quarter on touchdown receptions of 43, 7 and 4 yards to stake a 21-0 lead before Southwestern (0-3) got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter with a field goal. Toi Glover ran for a 1-yard score with 10:49 left in the half to help ETBU to a 28-7 lead at the break.
The Tigers broke loose again with three scores in the third quarter for a 49-10 advantage, then finished the night’s scoring with a 58-yard McClain-to-D. O’Connor touchdown with 8:14 left in the game.
Aaron Collins tallied 8 tackles and Bryan Chase 7 tackles, including 6 solo tackles each, to lead the ETBU defensive effort. The Tigers collected five quarterback sacks and nine tackles for loss.
East Texas Baptist hosts Willamette on Saturday (Sept. 28) for the first of two consecutive home games.
HUNTINGDON 37, LOUISIANA COLLEGE 27
MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- Huntingdon College backup quarterback Taylor Hughes found Taylor Beisterling for an 11-yard game-winning touchdown catch with 1:18 remaining to give the Hawks a 34-27 comeback win over visiting Louisiana College on Saturday afternoon.
Louisiana College (2-1) took over with 1:11 left in the game looking for a second straight comeback win, but four incomplete passes in four downs ended the Wildcats’ afternoon.
An 85-yard touchdown run by Ryan Montague gave Louisiana College a 27-20 lead 14:42 in the fourth quarter. Just over two minutes later, Huntingdon (2-0) tied the game, 27-27, on a six-yard Garrett Fletcher run. After HC recovered a Montague fumble at the Hawks’ 26-yard line, both teams twice traded punts before the Hawks took over at 5:07 for their game-winning drive. Montague, despite the fumble, had his best game of the 2013 season, running for 191 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns.
Huntingdon's ability to slow down LC's pass rush, which led the nation in sacks coming into the contest, was a key difference in the Hawks' ability to roll up 415 total yards on the day. The Wildcats finished with just one sack, which came from junior defensive tackle Preston Thibeaux.
Louisiana College will get a much needed bye week before opening their ASC schedule at Howard Payne on October 5.
TRINITY 33, SUL ROSS STATE 6
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – After allowing a field goal in the first half, Sul Ross State University surrendered 30 second-half points to fall 33-6 at Trinity University on Saturday.
Sul Ross State had taken the past four matchups between the two teams, including last year's 62-35 game in Alpine, Texas – the first time the two teams had met since 1981. With the victory, Trinity (2-1)
took a 10-9 lead in the series record.
Trinity’s Matthew Kennemer produced the only scoring play of the first half, connecting on a 28-yard field goal in the first quarter after SRSU (0-3) fumbled on its first play from scrimmage. Following halftime, the Tigers outscored the Lobos 16-6 in the third quarter, taking command of the game with a 19-6 lead. After the game's first touchdown midway through the third quarter, the Tigers’ defense came up with a blocked punt for a safety. After a 40-yard return on the ensuing kickoff, the Tigers scored on the next play from scrimmage from 35 yards out.
The Lobos got on the scoreboard with 2:27 left in the third quarter when Derrick Bernard found Cordrick Mobley for a 14-yard touchdown reception to cap a 6-play, 43-yard drive. Trinity added touchdowns on both offense and defense in the final quarter, finishing off the game's scoring.
Sul Ross outgained Trinity 346-328 in total offense, but was twice stopped inside its own 10-yard line. Bernard completed 22 of 46 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown, but was picked-off three times. Kyle Alexander (8) and Del Wilson (7) combined for 15 receptions to lead the Lobos’ offense.
Sul Ross State plays on the road for a fourth consecutive week, traveling to Mary Hardin-Baylor to open the ASC schedule on Saturday (Sept. 28).
-Courtesy Trinity Sports Information
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