Hardin-Simmons Wins Third Straight, Improves to 3-1
10/5/2014 8:42:59 AM
Hardin-Simmons 42, Trinity (Texas) 17 - Box Score
ABILENE, Texas - Hardin-Simmons rolled up a season high 42 points and ran away from Trinity (Texas) University 42-17 Saturday afternoon in non-conference football action at Shelton Stadium.
HSU started off strong and never looked back. The Cowboy defense forced a quick Trinity punt and junior slot back Jessie Ramos took the lid off the defense on the first play from scrimmage for HSU. Ramos ran right by his defender and sophomore quarterback Weston Garner threw a perfect pass for a 48-yard touchdown and the Cowboys were off and running.
The Cowboy defense forced another quick Trinity punt and the Cowboys scored again as Garner hit Ramos and HSU led 14-0 with 7:26 to play in the first half.
Garner made it 21-0 on the first play of the second quarter when he hit senior running back Kerry Sloan on a seven-yard swing pass. Trinity answered with a 16-yard Jeremy Simmons touchdown run and the Cowboys scored on the next drive when Garner connected on his fourth touchdown pass of the half this time to sophomore wide receiver Phillip Fuentes from 10 yards out with 5:14 to play in the half.
Trinity added a field goal before half to make it 28-10 at intermission. Sloan scored on touchdown runs of two and 20 yards in the second half and Trinity added a 10-yard touchdown pass from Robert Broyles to Sam Harford.
The Cowboys won their third straight game to improve to 3-1 on the year and the Tigers fell to 1-4. HSU will have an open date next week before hosting Sul Ross State Oct. 18 at 1:30 p.m. for the American Southwest Conference opener and it also marks homecoming on the HSU campus.
No. 20 Texas Lutheran 54, Howard Payne 27 - Box Score
BROWNWOOD, Texas – Nationally ranked Texas Lutheran used 373 rushing yards and 664 yards of total offense to defeat Howard Payne 54-27 Saturday afternoon at Gordon Wood Stadium.
Texas Lutheran's Barrolle rushed for 288 yards on 23 carries and two touchdowns to lead the Bulldog offense.
TLU jumped out to a 20-0 lead with three minutes remaining in the first quarter on touchdown runs of one, three and 58 yards.
Howard Payne sophomore quarterback Richard Young would then find junior wide receiver Colby Mica on a 27-yard touchdown strike with 1:33 remaining in the first quarter. The drive took just four plays over 75 yards. Mica finished with a game-high 118 yards receiving on five catches and two touchdowns.
TLU then extended their lead (26-6) with consecutive field goals from Brandenburg of 35 and 42 yards.
Mica then grabbed his second touchdown reception of the day, this time a 29-yard pass from Young. (26-13).
Back-to-back touchdown passes and a 90-yard run for a score pushed the TLU lead to 47-13 with 7:45 left in the third quarter.
With 4:26 left in the third, junior running back Zarron Dove would run it in from seven yards out. The 11-play, 81-yard drive took 3:14 off the clock (47-20)
At the start of the fourth, Young would throw his third interception of the day this time it went back 95 yards for a touchdown (54-20)
Freshman quarterback Caisson Montieth would give the Jackets one more score with 4:40 left in the game on a 15-yard run capping a seven-play, 36-yard drive (54-27).
Young finished the game 24-for-48 passing for 342 yards two touchdowns and three interceptions. Senior wide receiver Kevin Domingue added six catches for 79 yards for the Jackets and Dove had 35 yards on nine carries. The Jackets were held to their lowest rushing totals this season with just 96 yards on 31 carries.
Defensively for the Jackets, junior defensive backs Xavier McFalls had 11 tackles with seven solo and Gage Smith followed with nine tackles.
Howard Payne is now 3-2 overall and Texas Lutheran stands at 5-0 on the year. The Yellow Jackets will have an open date next weekend and will be back in action on October 18th at East Texas Baptist University starting at 6:00 pm.
No. 4 Wesley College 56, Louisiana College 21 - Box Score
DOVER, Del. - Coming into the 2014 season, Louisiana College knew they were facing a daunting schedule, and with Saturday's 56-21 loss to Wesley College in Dover, Delaware, that schedule has so far gotten the better of them.
The Wildcats, now 2-3 on the season, were simply outclassed by the No. 4 team in NCAA Division III, and that is not something that has happened very often in the recent years of Dennis Dunn's nine-year run at LC.
Wesley College quarterback Joe Callahan threw for three touchdowns in the game's first 16 minutes, as the Wolverines jumped out to a 28-0 lead and never really saw themselves threatened after that. Wesley's victory came on its homecoming before a crowd of 2,511 fans on a picture-perfect fall day in Dover.
Callahan's five touchdowns on 26-of-41 for 362 yards passing were coupled with his 60 yards rushing and one touchdown. The LC defense was torched for 561 yards, including 199 yards on the ground.
Senior wide receiver Kyle Galyon was among the few bright spots the Wildcats as he finished with 10 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Easton Melancon was a respectable 33-of-59 for 389 yards and three scores, but he also threw two interceptions. Junior wide receiver Ladarius Gardner also had a big game with 151 yards on nine catches and two touchdowns. But, the LC passing game was also forced to carry the full load as the rushing game was held to just 28 yards on 28 carries.
Dunn had challenged his team to start fast in the game, and the Wildcats appeared set to do that after taking the opening kickoff 11 plays and 59 yards to the Wesley 21. But, a big illegal blocking penalty stalled the drive, and LC was forced to punt.
With the ensuing drive starting at their own 20-yard line, the Wolverines would go 80 yards on 13 pays, capped by Callahan hitting Beau James with a pass from two yards out to make the score 7-0, Wesley, with 5:21 left in the first quarter.
For the rest of the quarter, the Wildcat offense stalled – running just eight plays. Meanwhile, Callahan engineered two more scoring drives. The first was capped by running back Jamar Baynard's four-yard score, and the second was capped by Callahan's 27-yard pass to Bryce Shade to put Wesley up 21-0 after the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Wildcats did a better job of controlling the football and compiling yards, they just couldn't get the points to show for it. When Melancon was sacked by Wesley's Aamir Petrose with 5:01 left in the first half, Melancon fumbled, and the ball was recovered by the Wolverines' Dan Laguerre. Callahan made the Wildcats pay for that mistake when he hit tight end Kyle George with a pass over the middle, and the big tight end rumbled 50 yards for his team's fourth score of the day to make it 28-0.
LC showed it wouldn't quit, however, when on their next possession the Wildcats broke onto the scoreboard in big-play fashion. Melancon found Gardner streaking up the left side of the field and then hit the receiver in stride. Gardner did the rest, taking the ball 77 yards for the Wildcats' first score of the game to cut Wesley's lead to 28-7 with 3:15 left in the half.
Aided by a huge pass interference call against the Wildcats on the ensuing drive, Callahan drove the Wolverines 80 yards on 11 plays for a final first-half score. Callahan capped that drive, himself, with a two-yard run to give Wesley a 35-7 lead at the break. LC never would recover.
The Wildcats fell behind 42-7 in the third quarter when Callahan hit running back Jamar Baynard for a 68-yard pass play. LC responded with Melancon hitting Gardner from five yards out to make the score 42-14 heading to the fourth.
The Wolverines added two more scores early in the fourth quarter – including Callahan's final touchdown throw of the day, five yards to Xavier Allen. The Wildcats ended the scoring when Melancon hit Galyon from 23 yards out to make the score 56-21.
The Wildcats will enjoy a bye week next weekend and will head to Belton, Texas on Oct. 18 to face the No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders.
Oklahoma Panhandle State 56, Sul Ross State 0 - Box Score
GOODWELL, Okla. -Sul Ross State University's football team battled host Oklahoma Panhandle State in their non-conference game at Carl Wooten Field Saturday.
The Aggies jumped out to an early lead, and went on to defeat the Lobos, 56-0.
OPSU scored twice in the first quarter, taking the opening kickoff and driving to score on Chris McClendon's two yard touchdown run, then driving 50 yards in five plays after a Lobo punt to score on an 18-yard pass from Caleb Holbrook to Rod Moore.
McClendon capped a 99-yard drive by scoring the first of the Aggies' three second quarter touchdowns on an 11-yard run. Holbrook then connected with Jamal White on a 30-yard scoring pass, and OPSU then blocked a punt late in the first half and scored to make it 34-0 at halftime.
The Aggies used three big plays to extend their lead in the second half, getting scores on Holbrook's 63 yard pass to Spencer Grijalva, a 79-yard run by McClendon and an 85-yard run by Moore.
The Lobos dropped to 1-4 with the defeat, while OPSU improved to 3-2 with the victory. Sul Ross State will return to action when they host No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor next Saturday. The Aggies will visit Southwestern next Saturday.