| ASU defeats Memphis, 26-23, in last second thriller |
[Oct. 14th, 2006|09:48 pm] |
ASU defeats Memphis, 26-23, in last second thriller
October 14, 2006
By Gina Bowman
ASU Sports Information
MEMPHIS, TN — With the clock reading :00, Arkansas State receiver Patrick Higgins jumped high in the end zone among a throng of Memphis defenders to catch a 53-yard pass from quarterback Corey Leonard to lead the Indians to a come-from-behind 26-23 victory over the University of Memphis Saturday in the Liberty Bowl.
“I am more than flipping out,” said an elated Head Coach Steve Roberts. “I am flat worn out. I am proud of our football team. This is just a great testament to the character of these young men, continuing to play with six seconds left. It would have been easy to go out there and run four plays, run three plays, and take it to the house. But, they kept competing and doing what we needed to do to put ourselves in position to throw that pass.
“I can’t say enough about Patrick Higgins. He’s been in a big time slump the last few weeks. He couldn’t catch anything. I told Patrick last week after our ball game on Saturday night to keep his head up. Good things are going to happen to you if you keep working hard. We’re going to need you to make a big play pretty soon, and he did that today.”
Higgins had two catches on the day for 79 yards. Running back Cedric Wilkerson, subbing for an injured Reggie Arnold, surprised the Memphis defense by picking up 116 yards on 23 carries, 74 of which were in the second quarter. Leonard finished the day completing 12 of 23 passes for 219 yards and two interceptions.
After leading the entire first half, 17-6, things looked grim for ASU late in the game after Memphis had erased the lead to 23-20 in favor of the Tigers when UM receiver Ryan Scott threw a 37-yard touchdown strike to Joseph Doss on the flea flicker. A few plays later, ASU’s fate appeared to be sealed when Leonard was intercepted by UM’s Heath Grant with just over four minutes left in the game.
A pass interference penalty against the Indians set up Memphis’ first score, a 28-yard field goal by Matt Reagan with 10:38 left in the first quarter. ASU struck back at 5:38 with a 16-yard run by freshman receiver Brandon Thompkins. Josh Arauco connected on the point after to give ASU the 7-3 lead.
Higgins added another TD early in the second period at 13:31 on a 26-yard pass from Leonard. Arauco had a couple of field goals of 33 and 27 yards.
The third quarter belonged to the Tigers when Duke Calhoun scored on a 49-yard pass play from quarterback Martin Hankins and a 28-yard field goal by Reagan to cut ASU’s lead to 17-16. Following the Scott-to-Doss play, Leonard threw the football up for grabs resulting in the winning catch. There was a short delay as officials reviewed the play, but the result was the same.
“It felt like 20 hours,” said Roberts. “I was scared to death. I was ready to go pull some wires somewhere and not let them review. But, they did make the right call.” |
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| Week 7 NE Arkansas high school football scores |
[Oct. 14th, 2006|09:43 pm] |
Week 7 NE Arkansas high school football scores
AAAAAA East
Jacksonville 41, Searcy 15
Mountain Home 39, Marion 34
Sylvan Hills 26, Forrest City 6
West Memphis 7, Jonesboro 0
AAAAA East
Blytheville 41, Beebe 14
Nettleton 41, Greene County Tech 35
Paragould 31, North Pulaski 7
Wynne 21, Batesville 14
2AAAA
Heber Springs 50, Bald Knob 12
Lonoke 13, Mountain View 0 forfeit
Marianna Lee 50, Batesville Southside 7
Stuttgart 33, Newport 12
3AAAA
Gosnell 36, Rivercrest 35
Highland 38, Valley View 0
Osceola 41, Trumann 21
Pocahontas 49, Jonesboro Westside 8
2AAA
Harding Academy 47, Salem 6
Marshall 52, Cave City 16
Mayflower 34, Perryville 0
Yellville-Summit 43, Rose Bud 7
3AAA
Barton 50, Piggott 28
Corning 14, Hoxie 7
East Poinsett County 73, Hughes 72 OT
Harrisburg 34, Brinkley 6
3AA
Cross County 34, Augusta 0
Marked Tree 61, Rector 6
Walnut Ridge 39, McCrory 12
6AA
Des Arc 51, Carlisle 50
Earle 68, Clarendon 34
Hazen 42, Palestine-Wheatley 0 |
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| Gosnell rallies, beats Colts 36-35 |
[Oct. 14th, 2006|09:38 pm] |
Gosnell rallies, beats Colts 36-35
October 13, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
GOSNELL - The Gosnell Pirates were playing catch-up football all night long, but they caught up when it mattered, beating the Rivercrest Colts 36-35 Friday night in 3AAAA conference play.
Gosnell (6-1, 3-1) trailed 35-28 late in the first quarter. With 2:05 left to play Jevon Smith ran in a 19-yard touchdown for the Pirates, making the score 35-34. Gosnell was attempting two-point conversions all night because their place kicker, Hunter Hughes, was out of the lineup with a broken arm. The first two-point try failed, but was called back on a pass interference penalty. On the second try, Gosnell took the lead and the game on the feet of Tyler George.
Rivercrest (1-6, 1-3) still had one more try to reclaim the lead, but George intercepted a pass at the Gosnell 25-yard line to ice the game.
Gosnell scored first and made the score 6-0 on a 1-yard run from Clint McHan with 43 seconds left in the opening quarter.
Rivercrest answered early in the second quarter and took the lead when Josh Fleming passed 9 yards to Malcolm Smith. Fleming kicked the extra point to make it 7-6.
Gosnell went back ahead 12-7 on a 4-yard run from George with 6:45 left in the half.
The lead went back to the Colts with 2:30 remaining in the half, 13-12, when Fleming passed 14 yards to Marlon Tramble.
Rivercrest extended the lead, 20-12, with 3 seconds left before intermission. A flea-flicker resulted in a 42-yard pass from Tramble to Danton Jackson. Fleming made the extra point.
The Colts extended their lead with 4:58 left in the third quarter. Jackson scored on a 70-yard sprint and Fleming kicked the score to 27-12.
Gosnell cut the lead to 27-20 on a 1-yard quarterback keeper from Chance Vaughn. George got the two-pointer with 3:55 remaining in the third.
Another trick play saw Rivercrest score on a 30-yard pass from Travis Talley to Smith. The PAT was busted and Tramble, the holder, found Kenneth Burton in the end zone for two points, making it 35-20.
Gosnell got back to within a touchdown when Jevon Smith ran in from 46 yards out. George got two more points to make it 35-28 with 7:10 left to play.
Jevon Smith led all rushers with 206 yards on 19 carries for Gosnell. George notched 109 yards on 21 carries. |
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| Leonard's late TD lifts ASU over Louisiana-Monroe, 10-6 |
[Oct. 7th, 2006|11:49 pm] |
Leonard's late TD lifts ASU over Louisiana-Monroe, 10-6
October 7, 2006
By Van Provence
ASU Sports Information
JONESBORO - Quarterback Corey Leonard's 10-yard touchdown run with 2:07 remaining lifted the Arkansas State Indians to a 10-6 victory over the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks in a Sun Belt Conference battle Saturday night at Indian Stadium
Leonard's touchdown helped the Indians overcome five turnovers in Warhawk territory, and kept ASU unbeaten in Sun Belt play at 2-0. Arkansas State improved to 3-2 overall, and stretched its Indian Stadium win streak to seven games with the win. With the loss, ULM dropped to 1-4 overall, 0-2 in league play.
ASU's game-winning drive began at the Indian 38 with 5:20 remaining. Leonard hooked up with tailback Cedric Wilkerson on the second play of the drive for a first down at the Warhawk 38, then hit wideout Gary Vincent for another first down on third-and-nine at the ULM 21 with just under four minutes remaining. Tailback Reggie Arnold picked up another first down on a run to the Warhawk 11 with 2:55 remaining, and two plays later, Leonard did the honors on a draw play from nine yards out. Arauco was good on the point-after for the 10-6 ASU lead.
ULM took over at its 20 with 1:58 to play and drove as far as the ASU 29, but the Indian defense forced four straight incomplete passes to preserve the win. ASU's Khayyam Burns broke up a pass from Lancaster to LaGregory Wade in the end zone on fourth down to end the drive.
“First off, I just want to point out that this is a team game,” said ASU Head Coach Steve Roberts. “Offenses don't win it. Defenses don't win it. The Indians won this football game tonight. I'm very, very proud of the effort of our football team and the way that we stepped up and the way that we made the plays that we had to make to win this game.”
For the second straight game, the ASU defense forced a turnover on the opponent's initial possession, putting the ball in the hands of the Indian offense when linebacker Josh Williams intercepted OULM quarterback Kinsmon Lancaster at the Warhawk 48. Williams returned the pickoff nine yards to set up the Indian offense at the ULM 39, but two plays later, Indian quarterback Travis Hewitt was intercepted by cornerback Greg James to kill the drive.
Arkansas State put points on the board on its next possession when placekicker Josh Arauco knocked through a 24-yard field goal to give the Indians a 3-0 lead with 5:20 remaining in the opening quarter. Louisiana-Monroe answered the field goal with a 13-play, 61-yard drive that ended when Warhawk running back Calvin Dawson scored on an eight-yard run on the first play of the second quarter, but the extra point was no good, leaving the Warhawks with a 6-3 lead.
ASU drove to the ULM 23 midway through the second quarter, and with time running down in the half, the Indians reached the Warhawk 32, but turnovers killed both drives, and the two teams went to the locker room with Louisiana-Monroe clinging to a 6-3 lead. ASU turned the ball over again midway through the third quarter when Hewitt fumbled at the ULM 37, but the Indian defense held the Warhawks without a first down on the ensuing possession, then forced a turnover on the next Warhawk drive when cornerback Darren Toney picked off a Lancaster pass at midfield. ASU drove to the ULM seven but again the drive ended in frustration when Leonard was intercepted in the end zone by ULM's on third-and-goal from the ULM seven with 8:24 remaining.
The Indian defense allowed just 11 yards on the ensuing Warhawk possession, and the Indians responded with the game-winning drive.
“There's a lot of things on our football team that we need to improve upon, but I was proud of our effort and proud that we got a win,” said Roberts. “Anytime you get a conference win it's huge for your football team.”
Leonard led the Indians in rushing with 48 yards on seven carries, and completed 13-of-26 passes for 130 yards, with no touchdowns and two interceptions. Arnold added 48 yards on 10 carries and Wilkerson tallied 10 carries for 42 yards. Hewitt completed 6-of-10 passes on the night for 70 yards and one interception.
Linebackers Devrett Wade and Koby McKinnon led the ASU defense with 11 tackles each, while Toney and Williams each added seven tackles and an interception. |
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| Knighton throws three TD passes to send Harding past West Georgia |
[Oct. 7th, 2006|11:42 pm] |
Knighton throws three TD passes to send Harding past West Georgia
October 7, 2006
By Scott Goode
Harding SID
CARROLLTON, GA – Harding University junior quarterback David Knighton completed 20-of-24 passes and threw three touchdowns to lead the Bisons to a 34-16 road victory over West Georgia in Gulf South Conference action.
Harding (4-2, 3-1 GSC) won its third straight conference game and its fifth in its last six meetings with West Georgia. The Wolves (0-5, 0-3) lost their fifth straight and scored in double figures for only the second time this season.
The Bison defense came up big for the second straight week, forcing four turnovers. Harding has 10 take-aways in the last two games without a turnover of its own. West Georgia entered the game as the GSC’s leader in turnover margin. The Bisons have 38 points off turnovers in the last two contests.
Knighton threw his first touchdown pass from three yards out to Heath Adams less than four minutes into the game. The Bisons had taken over at the West Georgia 30 following a fumble.
West Georgia came back to take a 10-7 lead midway through the second quarter. Freshman kicker Casey Hale booted a 30-yard field goal and senior fullback Brian Davis scored on a 1-yard carry.
It looked as if the Wolves would take that lead into the halftime break after Harding’s Kenneth Wakwe blocked a field goal and Robert Towns returned the recovery to the UWG 48 with only 10 seconds remaining in the half. On the final play, Knighton avoided several Wolf defenders and launched a 48-yard touchdown pass into waiting arms of Devin Link in the back of the end zone.
Harding came out with an up-tempo offense in the second half and scored 20 points before West Georgia threw its first touchdown pass of the season on the last play of the game. The Bisons had the ball for more than 19 minutes in the second half.
Knighton connected with Jonathan Paulson on a 2-yard touchdown pass with 8:21 left in the third quarter. The junior has 16 touchdown passes through six games, only six short of the Harding single-season record. Ben Davis added a 37-yard field goal later in the third and a 34-yarder at the 4:52 mark of the fourth quarter to give Harding a 27-10 lead.
The Bisons’ final score came on a 17-yard run by redshirt tailback Teddy Luke with 1:41 remaining. Harding’s 34 points were the most against West Georgia since Presbyterian scored 48 points in UWG’s 2005 season opener.
Knighton’s 83.3 completion percentage broke the Harding single game record of 76.0 percent, previously set by Freddie Langston against Texas A&M-Commerce in 2001. His 20 completions went for 198 yards.
Link had seven receptions for the Bisons for 97 yards and the key touchdown of the game.
West Georgia’s defense entered the game ranked third in the GSC, but it was the Harding defense that continually made big plays Saturday. The Bisons limited the Wolf offense to 251 yards and allowed only 10 completions. Junior Sevohn Greer led Harding with seven tackles, including a sack.
Harding will be off for 12 days before its next game. The Bisons will host Southern Arkansas on Oct. 19 in the GSC-TV game of the week. The Muleriders lost 41-7 to Valdosta State on Saturday. |
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| Week 6 NE Arkansas high school football scores |
[Oct. 7th, 2006|07:42 am] |
Week 6 NE Arkansas high school football scores
AAAAAA East
Jacksonville 16, Sylvan Hills 12
Jonesboro 24, Mountain Home 21
Marion 17, Forrest City 0
West Memphis 41, Searcy 3
AAAAA East
Batesville 49, North Pulaski 14
Blytheville 19, Greene County Tech 14
Nettleton 57, Paragould 28
Wynne 49, Beebe 7
2AAAA
Lonoke 55, Batesville Southside 0
Marianna Lee 18, Heber Springs 16
Newport 46, Mountain View 0
Stuttgart 67, Bald Knob 12
3AAAA
Highland 35, Jonesboro Westside 0
Osceola 16, Gosnell 8
Pocahontas 41, Valley View 15
Trumann 42, Rivercrest 27
2AAA
Harding Academy 40, Marshall 14
Mayflower 54, Cave City 12
Salem 46, Rose Bud 34
Yellville-Summit 43, Perryville 20
3AAA
Barton 48, Hughes 6
Corning 17, Brinkley 6
Harrisburg 52, Piggott 16
Hoxie 42, East Poinsett County 12
3AA
Cross County 39, Walnut Ridge 22
Marked Tree 44, Augusta 13
McCrory 27, Rector 0
Turrell 36, Hoxie JV 8
6AA
Carlisle 38, Hazen 0
Clarendon 39, Palestine-Wheatley 18
Earle 44, Des Arc 21 |
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| Blytheville comes from behind to beat GCT, 19-14 |
[Oct. 7th, 2006|07:41 am] |
Blytheville comes from behind to beat GCT, 19-14
October 6, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
PARAGOULD - The Blytheville Chickasaws scored on a 6-yard pass from Gabriel Osagie To O.J. Cullins with 13 seconds left to play to go ahead of the Greene County Tech Eagles 19-14 in AAAAA East action Friday night.
GCT (3-3, 1-2) made it 6-0 on a 6-yard run from Jordan Hailey with 3:15 left in the opening quarter.
Blytheville (4-2, 1-2) answered with 7:27 left in the half when Melvin Brooks sprinted 78 yards for a touchdown. Darnell Humphrey made the extra point to put the Chickasaws ahead 7-6.
In the third quarter, Jeffery Blake hauled in an interception for the Eagles at the GCT 41 yard-line. 7 plays later, Blake scored on a 12-yard quarterback keeper with 3:04 left in the third quarter. Blake added two more points to make the score 14-7.
Blytheville capitalized on a turnover early in the fourth quarter. Osagie recovered an Eagle fumble at the Chickasaw 45. 10 plays later, Brooks scored his second touchdown, a 3-yard run, with 7:52 left to play. Blytheville opted to try and take the lead on a two-point try, but came up short, and the score remained 14-13.
The Chickasaw defense made it possible for Blytheville to have the opportunity to win the game. The Chicks held the Eagles on 4th and 8 from the Blytheville 37 yard-line with 2:07 left in the game.
Osagie put Blytheville in position to win the game three plays later with a 43-yard pass from Osagie to Fred Jackson that put the Chickasaws on the GCT 7 yard-line.
"They are a great football team," said Blytheville Coach Doug Quinn of the Eagles. "To come in here and get a come from behind win against a team this good is a real confidence boost for our team."
Brooks finished the game with 109 yards on 16 carries for the Chickasaws. Blake led all rushers with 132 yards on 28 carries for GCT. |
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| Rockets thump Hoxie JV squad, 36-8 |
[Oct. 7th, 2006|07:38 am] |
Rockets thump Hoxie JV squad, 36-8
October 2, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
HOXIE - Derris Hopkins had a hand in every Turrell Rocket touchdown at Crider Field in Hoxie Monday night. Hopkins threw for three scores and ran for the other two as the Rockets upended the Mustangs' JV squad, 36-8.
Turrell (3-0) opened the Derris Hopkins Show on a 52-yard run with 5:54 left in the opening quarter, making the score 6-0.
Hopkins' first touchdown pass came with 4:12 left in the half. Travis Selvy caught a 62-yarder and Teverice Williams added two points to make it 14-0.
Bruce Delaney caught the next one, a 12-yard touchdown pass with 52 ticks left in the half. Williams scored two more, making the halftime score 22-0.
Hopkins broke another long touchdown run, this time for 40 yards, with 3:10 remaining in the third quarter. The score stayed 28-0 after the two-point try failed.
Selvy caught Hopkins last touchdown pass for 43 yards. Travis Postell's two-point conversion turned on the mercy clock with :45 left in the third.
Hoxie (1-1) averted the shutout late in the fourth quarter with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Clay Hart to Josh Cypret. Hart passed to Dakota Richardson for another two points to set the final score.
"Our seniors played a great game," said Turrell head coach Albert Coleman. "I'm really proud of the way they played."
"I'm disappointed that we didn't play varsity this year," continued Coleman. "Marked Tree and Cross County are right there for first and second in our conference (3AA), but after that the last two playoff spots are up for grabs. I feel like we would have gotten one of them."
Hopkins finished with 163 yards rushing on 12 carries and 138 yards passing. |
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| Week 5 NE Arkansas high school football scores |
[Sep. 30th, 2006|01:21 am] |
Week 5 NE Arkansas high school football scores
AAAAAA East
Forrest City 28, Searcy 21
Jonesboro 22, Jacksonville 7
Mountain Home 27, Sylvan Hills 12
West Memphis 28, Marion 25
AAAAA East
Batesville 42, Paragould 14
Beebe 33, North Pulaski 23
Nettleton 45, Blytheville 28
Wynne 42, Greene County Tech 7
2AAAA
Lonoke 61, Bald Knob 22
Marianna Lee 52, Mountain View 0
Newport 47, Batesville Southside 0
Stuttgart 35, Heber Springs 7
3AAAA
Gosnell 65, Valley View 36
Highland 27, Osceola 20
Pocahontas 27, Rivercrest 14
Trumann 46, Jonesboro Westside 12
2AAA
Harding Academy 28, Mayflower 25
Marshall 54, Rose Bud 12
Perryville 44, Cave City 12
Yellville-Summit 35, Salem 0
3AAA
Barton 52, Hoxie 12
Brinkley 58, East Poinsett County 22
Corning 18, Piggott 14
Harrisburg 35, Hughes 14
3AA
Augusta 40, McCrory 0
Marked Tree 13, Cross County 0
Walnut Ridge 31, Rector 8
Turrell 12, Rivercrest JV 0
6AA
Carlisle 49, Palestine-Wheatley 16
Des Arc 45, Clarendon 32
Earle 39, Hazen 24 |
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| Big Batesville third quarter buries Rams |
[Sep. 30th, 2006|01:19 am] |
Big Batesville third quarter buries Rams
September 29, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
PARAGOULD - Ronnie Hughes scored two of his three touchdowns in the third quarter as the Batesville Pioneers upended the Paragould Rams, 42-14.
Batesville (4-1, 2-0 AAAAA East) scored first on Ronnie's first touchdown with 4:38 left in the opening quarter. Ronnie ran in from 3 yards out to make the score 6-0.
Paragould (0-5, 0-2) Took a 7-6 lead to the locker room at halftime when Kelsey Reely scored on a 2-yard run with 4:41 left in the half, and Randy Davis kicked the extra point.
Then came the big third quarter for the Pioneers. Ronnie Hughes scored on runs of 9 and 14 yards. He added two-point conversions on both touchdowns.
The runs sandwiched a 46-yard touchdown pass from Cody Aycock to Adam Murphree. The score was 28-7 after the three Batesville's touchdowns with 5:28 left in the third quarter.
Jeremy Boyett completed a 29 point third quarter for the Pioneers when he intercepted his third Ram pass and ran it in 33 yards for a touchdown. Nick Reynolds kicked the score to 35-7 with 2:14 remaining in the third quarter.
Tim Hughes turned on the mercy clock early in the fourth quarter with a 5-yard touchdown run. Reynolds made it 42-7.
Paragould got on the scoreboard one more time with 7:02 left in game. Tyler Arnold passed 40 yards to Hadyn Mosley, and Davis kicked the extra point to set the final score.
Ronnie Hughes finished with 163 yards on 15 carries. Reely led the Rams with 115 yards on 20 carries. |
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| ASU drops road game at Southern Methodist |
[Sep. 23rd, 2006|10:49 pm] |
ASU drops road game at Southern Methodist
September 23, 2006
By Jerry Scott
ASU Sports Information Director
DALLAS, TX - The Arkansas State football team (1-2) could not pick up a win in its first road game of the season, falling 55-9 to the SMU Mustangs (2-2) Saturday night at Gerald J. Ford Stadium. Mustang quarterback Justin Willis connected with tight end Ryan Kennedy on three first-half touchdown passes as SMU built a 38-6 halftime lead.
Willis and Kennedy put the Mustangs on the board early when they connected on a six-yard touchdown pass with 13:30 remaining in the opening quarter.
ASU answered on its second possession with a 69-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Corey Leonard to Patrick Higgins. Following the 84-yard drive, the extra point was blocked, and the Indians trailed 7-6 with 8:49 to play in the first quarter.
Willis stretched the Mustang lead to eight with 1:44 remaining in the opening frame when he completed a four-yard touchdown pass to Emanuel Sanders and wideout Zach Sledge provided the Mustangs' third touchdown pass of the night when he took a pitch from Willis, then found wide receiver Bobby Chase alone behind the Indians defense for a 74-yard score with 14:20 remaining in the second quarter.
ASU threw an interception on its next possession and SMU was set up at the Indians' 27 after a 26-yard return. Willis threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Kennedy to make the score 28-6 with 12:15 left in the first half.
Willis and Kennedy hooked up again just over three minutes later on a 10-yard scoring play that left ASU facing a 35-6 deficit, and Thomas Morstead capped the first half with a 50-yard field goal as time expired, sending ASU to the locker room trailing 38-6.
ASU tailback Reggie Arnold churned out 49 yards on the Indians initial possession of the second half, helping the Indians drive to the Mustang 36, but an ASU fumble was recovered by SMU's Joe Sturdivant at the ASU 40. The turnover led to a 27-yard field goal from Morstead that extended the Mustang lead to 41-6 with 10:12 remaining in the third quarter.
ASU took advantage of a 30-yard completion from Hewitt to Higgins on the Indians' second possession of the third quarter, setting up a first-and-goal at the Mustang seven, but the drive stalled at the SMU three and the Indians settled for a 20-yard field goal by Josh Arauco that cut the Mustang lead to 41-9 with 3:57 remaining in the period. ASU added two more touchdowns in the fourth quarter to set the final at 55-9.
Arnold led the ASU rushing attack with 89 yards on 16 carries, while Leonard completed 6-of-14 passes for 110 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions, and Hewitt completed 7-of-14 passes for 83 yards with one interception.
Darren Toney returned four kickoffs for 101 yards for the Indians, and Marcus Brown led the ASU defense with five tackles. |
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| Wess' 200 yards gives Harding win over Boll Weevils |
[Sep. 23rd, 2006|10:45 pm] |
Wess' 200 yards gives Harding win over Boll Weevils
September 23, 2006
By Scott Goode
Harding SID
SEARCY – Harding University senior tailback Kyle Wess rushed for a career-high 200 yards and reserve tailback Ardell Briggs rushed for two touchdowns as the Bisons defeated Arkansas-Monticello 29-21, Saturday in Gulf South Conference action at First Security Stadium.
Harding (2-2, 1-1) entered the game with the fourth-ranked passing offense in NCAA II, but found holes early and often with its running attack. The Bisons raced to 324 rushing yards on 51 attempts and passed for only 67 yards.
Arkansas-Monticello (1-3, 1-1) managed only 65 rushing yards but received two touchdown passes from quarterback Elijah McDonald. The sophomore entered the game with only two touchdown passes in the Boll Weevils’ first three games.
The Bisons found the endzone first when Briggs scored on a 16-yard run to give Harding a 7-0 lead with 3:31 remaining in the first quarter. Harding moved ahead 13-0 early in the second quarter when quarterback David Knighton broke away for a 42-yard touchdown run, his longest career rush second rushing score of the season. Senior kicker Ben Davis hit the upright with his extra point attempt and Harding led 13-0.
UAM finally reached the scoreboard with four seconds remaining in the first half when quarterback Chris Humes passed to Elijah McDonald for a 5-yard touchdown. The three-play, 18-yard drive came after a 39-yard interception return by junior linebacker Michael Fox.
Harding scored a safety in the third quarter when UAM snapped the ball over the punter’s head out of the endzone to give the Bisons a 15-7 lead with 8:20 left in the period.
Harding defensive back Robert Towns intercepted a pass from Humes late in the third quarter, his first of the season. It was Towns’ 11th career interception, tying him with head coach Randy Tribble on the all-time list.
Early in the fourth quarter, UAM drove inside Harding’s 10-yard line but failed to score and surrendered possession on downs. Harding’s defensive stop marks the first time the Bisons have stopped a team from scoring a touchdown inside the red zone in 2006.
Knighton connected with wide receiver Jonathan Paulson for a 5-yard touchdown. It was Knighton’s 10th touchdown pass of the season, and Paulson’s second touchdown reception in the last two games. UAM answered minutes later when Matt Fryfogle scored on a 1-yard run to cut Harding’s lead to 22-14 with 8:16 left in the game.
On the ensuing UAM kickoff, Harding’s Patrick Nicks returned the ball 94 yards to the 6-yard line. Nicks’ kickoff return was the second longest in school history and the longest in First Security Stadium history. The longest was 96 yards by Bill Watts against Arkansas Tech in 1969. The Bisons scored three plays later on a touchdown run by Briggs, giving Harding a 29-14 lead.
McDonald’s second touchdown pass of the game, a 46-yarder to Jamie Dunn closed the Harding lead to eight points, but UAM’s last possession faltered as time ran out.
Wess became the eighth Harding rusher with 200 yards in a game. The last time a Bison reached the 200-yard marker was in 2001 when Robert Lolohea accumulated 209 yards against West Alabama .
Harding senior nose guard Justin Currie led the Bison defense with seven tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
The Bisons take play their second straight home game next Saturday against West Alabama . Kickoff is at 6 p.m. |
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| Week 4 NE Arkansas high school football scores |
[Sep. 22nd, 2006|11:42 pm] |
Week 4 NE Arkansas high school football scores
AAAAAA East
Forrest City 21, Jonesboro 14
Jacksonville 22, Mountain Home 12
Marion 35, Searcy 21
West Memphis 51, Sylvan Hills 21
AAAAA East
Batesville 42, Nettleton 7
Beebe 48, Paragould 42
Greene County Tech 28, North Pulaski 0
Wynne 27, Blytheville 0
2AAAA
Bald Knob 35, Mountain View 0
Heber Springs 20, Lonoke 14
Marianna Lee 44, Newport 41
Stuttgart 56, Batesville Southside 0
3AAAA
Gosnell 56, Jonesboro Westside 0
Pocahontas 34, Osceola 18
Rivercrest 35, Highland 15
Trumann 44, Valley View 41
2AAA
Harding Academy at Cave City PPD
Mayflower 47, Rose Bud 6
Perryville 22, Salem 0
Yellville-Summit 35, Marshall 0
3AAA
Barton 48, Brinkley 22
Corning 33, Hughes 12
Harrisburg 28, Hoxie 21
Piggott 41, East Poinsett County 6
3AA & 6AA
Carlisle 42, Augusta 26
Chaffee, MO 25, Rector 3
Cross County 53, Palestine-Wheatley 0
Des Arc 55, Decatur 21
Hazen 28, McCrory 22
Marked Tree 46, Clarendon 6 |
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| Burnett's big night helps Hornets hold on |
[Sep. 22nd, 2006|11:35 pm] |
Burnett's big night helps Hornets hold on
September 22, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
HOXIE - The Harrisburg Hornets staved off a rally from the Hoxie Mustangs and held on to win 28-21 at Crider Field Friday night in a game delayed 20 minutes by tornado warnings.
Harrisburg (2-2, 1-0 3AAA) led 22-13 at halftime and 28-13 in the third quarter as quarterback Nick Burnett, who ran for 104 yards on 27 carries, scored on runs of 18 and 1 yards and threw a 31-yard touchdown pass.
Harrisburg's Nick Burnett (25) fights for a handfull of his 104 yards against Hoxie's Jeff Johnson (49) and Cody West (18). The Hornets beat the Mustangs, 28-21. Photo courtesy Robert Warden, Warden Enterprize 09-22-06
Hoxie (2-1-1, 0-1) made it close when Houston Hancock threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Johnson with 6:57 left to play, then threw the two-point conversion to Cody West.
Hoxie's Jeff Johnson (49) is surrounded by a swarm of Hornets. Harrisburg beat the Mustangs, 28-21. Photo courtesy Robert Warden, Warden Enterprize 09-22-06
Harrisburg scored first on Burnett's 18-yard run with 1:25 remaining in the first quarter, but Burnett, also the Hornets' place-kicker, missed the extra point attempt.
Hoxie answered on the ensuing kickoff when Adam Madden ran it back 75 yards for a touchdown, and Tyler Thompson's extra point gave the Mustangs a 7-6 lead.
Hoxie's Adam Madden (3) is pursued by Harrisburg's Brandon Versie (45), Jody Moulder (56) and Jacob McIllwain (12). The Hornets held on to win the game, 28-21. Photo courtesy Robert Warden, Warden Enterprize 09-22-06
The Hornets took the lead away for good midway through the second quarter when Brandon Versie scored on a 50-yard run, and Burnett's two-point conversion run made it 14-7.
Hoxie got back to within a point, 14-13 on a 1-yard quarterback sneak from Hancock with 1:05 left in the first half.
Harrisburg got one more score before intermission, the 31-yard pass from Burnett to Jake Beasley with two seconds left. Burnett hit Beasley again with a conversion pass that made it 22-13.
Burnett scored on a 1-yard plunge late in the third to extend the lead to 28-13.
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| Week 3 NE Arkansas high school football scores |
[Sep. 16th, 2006|02:46 am] |
Week 3 NE Arkansas high school football scores
AAAAAA East
Cabot 23, Searcy 16
Jacksonville 35, Lake Hamilton 21
Marion 36, LR Mills 12
North Little Rock 28, Sylvan Hills 7
Osceola 28, Jonesboro 14
Van Buren 35, Mountain Home 7
West Memphis 28, Helena-West Helena 8
Wynne 41, Forrest City 14
AAAAA East
Batesville 31, Newport 26
Blytheville 41, Cape Giradeau, MO 21
Gosnell 51, Nettleton 45
Lonoke 35, North Pulaski 16
Pocahontas 26, Greene County Tech 13
Trumann 38, Paragould 26
Vilonia 31, Beebe 7
Wynne 41, Forrest City 14
2AAAA
Batesville 31, Newport 26
Heber Springs 39, Yellville-Summit 21
Highland 40, Bald Knob 6
Lonoke 35, North Pulaski 16
Marianna Lee 20, Star City 12
Mountain View 26, Cave City 6
Salem 32, Batesville Southside 24
Stuttgart 49, Mayflower 12
3AAAA
Des Arc 46, Valley View 34
Gosnell 51, Nettleton 45
Hamburg 28, Rivercrest 20
Highland 40, Bald Knob 6
Hoxie 38, Jonesboro Westside 0
Osceola 28, Jonesboro 14
Pocahontas 26, Greene County Tech 13
Trumann 38, Paragould 26
2AAA
Bigelow 49, Rose Bud 24
Harding Academy 42, Arkansas Baptist 12
Heber Springs 39, Yellville-Summit 21
Hector 35, Marshall 20
Mountain View 26, Cave City 6
Perryville 38, Dover 21
Salem 32, Batesville Southside 24
Stuttgart 49, Mayflower 12
3AAA
Barton 36, Marvell 0
Cross County 28, Corning 14
Dumas 42, Brinkley 12
Earle 47, Hughes 12
Harrisburg 14, Marked Tree 6
Hoxie 38, Jonesboro Westside 0
Piggott 38, Rector 0
Walnut Ridge 50, East Poinsett County 42
3AA
Carlisle 55, McCrory 14
Cross County 28, Corning 14
Harrisburg 14, Marked Tree 6
Hazen 20, Augusta 18
Piggott 38, Rector 0
Walnut Ridge 50, East Poinsett County 42
6AA
Carlisle 55, McCrory 14
Des Arc 46, Valley View 34
Earle 47, Hughes 12
Hazen 20, Augusta 18
LR Epsicopal 26, Clarendon 21 |
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| Pioneers hold off late Newport rally, 31-26 |
[Sep. 16th, 2006|02:37 am] |
Pioneers hold off late Newport rally, 31-26
September 15, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
The Newport Greyhounds scored 19 fourth quarter points, but it wasn't enough as the Batesville Pioneers win the "White River Bowl," 31-26.
Batesville (2-1) scored first on a 15-yard touchdown run from Tim Hughes with 7:53 left in the opening quarter. Nick Reynolds made the score 7-0 with his extra point.
Reynolds made it 10-0 on a 22-yard field goal with 4:26 left in the half.
Newport (0-3) got on the scoreboard with 3:17 left before intermission. Nico Cox hurled a halfback pass 52 yards to Quarmaine Dean for a touchdown. Derrick Watkins made it a three point difference with his extra point.
Batesville surged in the third quarter. Ronnie Hughes scored with 7:23 left in the period and added a two-point conversion to make the score 18-7.
Pioneer quarterback Cody Aycock ran in a 17-yard quarterback keeper with 1:10 left in the third and Reynolds' PAT made it 25-7.
Batesville's last touchdown came early in the fourth quarter when Ronnie Hughes made it 31-7 on a 5-yard touchdown run.
Newport refused to lie down. The Greyhounds rattled off 19 unanswered points.
Cox ran in the next two touchdowns from 27 and 59 yards away respectively. With 6:47 left in the game, Batesville's lead had been cut, 31-20.
L.T. Tolerson scored the final Greyhound touchdown with 1:13 left in the game to set what would be the final score.
An onside kick attempt failed and the Pioneers ran out the clock to end the game.
Cox led all rushers with 221 yards on 17 carries. |
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| First half scoring flurry lifts UNA over Harding, 41-14 |
[Sep. 14th, 2006|11:18 pm] |
First half scoring flurry lifts UNA over Harding, 41-14
September 14, 2006
By Scott Goode
Harding SID
FLORENCE, AL – Third-ranked North Alabama scored touchdowns on five of its first six possessions and downed Harding 41-14 on Thursday at Braly Municipal Stadium. The game was the Gulf South Conference opener for both teams and was the first of nine games in the GSC-TV Game of the Week package.
North Alabama (2-0, 1-0) completely controlled the action in the first half, collecting 364 of their 504 total yards and 19 of their 26 first downs before the break. Harding (1-2, 0-1) dropped its second consecutive game and returns to First Security Field on Saturday, Sept. 23, to take on Arkansas-Monticello at 6 p.m.
The Lions scored the game’s first 34 points before the Bisons got on the scoreboard. UNA starting quarterback A.J. Milwee passed for one touchdown and rushed for another in the first quarter. He left the game with an injury, but reserve signal caller Dusty Goodwin threw touchdown passes on each of his first two drives. Jason Messing caught UNA’s final touchdown pass of the first half on a reverse pass from Lion All-America wide receiver Anthony Merritt.
Harding’s scoring drive began on its on 21-yard line with four minutes remaining before the break. The Bisons picked up five of their nine first-half first downs on the drive as Kurt Adams made his first career reception for 14 yards and quarterback David Knighton rushed for 22 yards to the UNA 11. On the next play, Knighton completed his eighth touchdown pass of the season to tight end Jonathan Paulson, who made his first scoring reception.
Harding came into the game with the GSC’s leading rusher (Wess), passer (Knighton), and receiver (Link) but could not muster a sustained offensive attack against North Alabama defense, especially in the first half.
Senior running back Kyle Wess rushed 15 times for 50 yards. Knighton completed 13-of-31 passes for 167 yards, but suffered numerous drops by his receivers. Junior wide out Devin Link had only three catches for 10 yards. Knighton set career highs with 15 carries and 47 rushing yards.
Both of Harding’s drives in the third quarter ended deep in North Alabama territory. The Lions stopped the Bisons on the 1-yard line on the first series and at the 13-yard line on the next possession.
The Bisons finally broke through again early in the fourth quarter, as Knighton hit senior wide receiver Darrick Ware on a slant route on 4th-and-2 at the UNA 43. Ware caught the pass and beat his defender for a 43-yard score, his first touchdown of the season and third of his career.
Harding’s defense stiffened after the break, forcing three UNA punts and limiting the Lions to only 140 yards. UNA reached the end zone for the only time in the second half with 2:25 remaining in the game. Goodwin threw his third touchdown pass of the game, a two-yard toss to Marcus Lewis.
Merritt had 98 yards on four kick returns, but had only two receptions for 12 yards.
The Bisons finished the game with 20 first downs and 288 total yards.
For the Harding defense, Sevohn Greer, Justin Currie, and Robert Towns each had seven tackles. |
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| ASU Falls to Oklahoma State, 35-7 |
[Sep. 9th, 2006|11:00 pm] |
ASU Falls to Oklahoma State, 35-7
September 9, 2006
By Gina Bowman
ASU Sports Information
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas State’s hopes of beating Oklahoma State in “The Rock Classic” were dashed Saturday night when OSU defeated the Indians, 35-7, in War Memorial Stadium.
“They deserve a lot of credit,” said ASU Head Coach Steve Roberts. “They had a great game plan. They’ve got a good football team, very fast and very physical. They brought a lot of pressure throughout the ball game in every aspect of the game. They did a heck of a job in special teams, creating field position and negative situations for our football team. They’re a whole lot better team than they were at this time last year. My hat’s off to them, they did a heck of a job.”
ASU (1-1), playing before 23,816 fans (a record crowd for an ASU football game in the War Memorial Stadium) grabbed the early lead in the first quarter on a 51-yard interception return by free safety Khayyam Burns. Burns stepped in front of the Cowboy receiver and snagged quarterback Bobby Reid’s pass and raced the distance for the score. Kicker Josh Arauco was good on the PAT to put ASU up, 7-0.
Following ASU’s lone score, it was all Oklahoma State the rest of the night. The Cowboys scored twice in the second quarter on a 13-yard run by Reid at 11:03 and a seven-yard run by Mike Hamilton at 3:03 and twice in the third period when fullback Jeremiah Burton caught a four-yard pass from Reid out of the backfield and a two-yard run by Julius Crosslin at 7:13.
Cowboy tight end Brandon Pettigrew caught a six-yard pass from Reid with 3:57 left in the game for the final score. Kicker Jason Ricks connected on all five extra points to seal the win.
“We had some momentum early in the ball game but we were unable to capitalize on it,” continued Roberts. “The pick by Khayyam and then Koby comes back and gets a pick. That gave us an opportunity when they sort of had the momentum. Then we got it right back. We were really unable to make anything at that time.”
OSU’s Hamilton led all rushers with 73 yards on 17 carries and one TD. ASU backs Chris James and Reggie Arnold each finished the night with 51 yards. James’ total came in seven trips while Arnold carried 18. Oklahoma State out rushed the Indians, 171-110.
Roberts continued to use his two quarterback system with Travis Hewitt completing four passes in 13 attempts for 47 yards and one interception. Redshirt freshman Corey Leonard was three-of-six for 31 yards. OSU’s defense didn’t help matters as they sacked the Indian signal callers a total of five times.
”What we were unable to do offensively was because of their defense,” said Roberts. “They have a heck of a defense. They’ve got some guys that can really run and make things happen. Again, we would have some positive plays and then they’d create a negative play. It was just something that we couldn’t get out of.
“They would back us into a hole or into a long-yardage situation and it was very difficult to convert. Again, we made mistakes, but you can’t take anything away from the job they did defensively.”
Reid also encountered some problems when he was intercepted three times by Tyrell Johnson, Koby McKinnon and Burns. Linebacker Josh Williams led all defenders with 10 stops.
Arkansas State will take next weekend off before returning to play Sept. 23 at Southern Methodist. |
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| Miscues doom Bisons in 30-27 loss to Missouri Southern |
[Sep. 9th, 2006|10:45 pm] |
Miscues doom Bisons in 30-27 loss to Missouri Southern
September 9, 2006
By Scott Goode
Harding SID
SEARCY - Harding's defense limited Missouri Southern to only 210 total yards, but the Bisons' turnovers and special teams mistakes allowed the Lions to defeat Harding 30-27 on Saturday at First Security Stadium.
The loss dropped Harding to 1-1 on the season and snapped a streak of eight straight wins in non-conference games. Missouri Southern improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2002, a year before the Bisons and Lions series started.
Harding took an early lead when senior Kyle Wess took a screen pass 73 yards for a touchdown with less than seven minutes into the game.
Then for the second straight week, Harding had its first punt of the game blocked. MSSU's Josh Walker picked up the loose ball at the 18-yard line and returned it to tie the game at 7-7.
Missouri Southern added a touchdown on a two-yard Freddie Colbert run and David Knighton scored from a yard out as the teams went to the locker room tied at 14-14.
Harding again took the lead early in the second half on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Knighton to Wess. Bison senior kicker Ben Davis missed the extra point, his first miss after 42 consecutive conversions.
MSSU then took the lead for good when Adam Hinspeter scored from seven yards out to culminate a five-play, 29-yard drive. The Lions had great field position after Colin Bado's 31-yard punt return.
A miscommunication on Harding's next possession led to a Missouri Southern safety. Knighton was not ready for the snap that sailed back to the Harding 1-yard line, where the Bisons recovered the fumble. Instead of risking another blocked punt, Harding chose to step out of the end zone for a safety that gave Missouri Southern a 23-20 lead.
It looked as if the Lions sealed the game with a six-yard Freddie Colbert touchdown run with 7:30 left. The score came eight plays after a Knighton interception.
Harding only need four plays, however, to move the contest back to a one-possession game as Knighton connected with junior Devin Link on a 47-yard scoring pass with 5:33 left to make it 30-27. It was Knighton's third touchdown pass of the night and his seventh in the season's first two games. The junior was 17-of-24 for 265 yards in the game.
Harding's defense forced a punt on MSSU's next possession to give the Bisons a chance to tie. HU converted a 4th-and-15, with Knighton hooking up with Julian Firman for 22 yards. Following a sack, Lion Rudy Mascaro picked off a Knighton pass over the middle to give the Lions the win.
The Bison defense limited the Lions to only 30 yards on 25 rushes and sacked Hinspeter twice. For the second straight game, junior defensive back Sevohn Greer led the Bisons with 8 tackles, including 2.5 for losses.
Hinspeter completed 16-of-23 for 180 yards. Bado was his favorite target, catching seven passes for 99 yards.
Harding returns to action Thursday when they take on nationally ranked North Alabama in the GSC-TV Game of the Week. The contest will be shown live in Searcy on Harding's TV-16. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. |
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| Week 2 NE Arkansas high school football scores |
[Sep. 8th, 2006|11:36 pm] |
Week 2 NE Arkansas high school football scores
AAAAAA East
Batesville 28, Searcy 8
Cabot 20, Sylvan Hills 13
Harrison 13, Mountain Home 7
Helena-West Helena 28, Forrest City 27
Jacksonville 37, North Pulaski 18
Jonesboro 14, Wynne 7
Rogers 42, Marion 14
West Memphis 42, Osceola 20
AAAAA East
Batesville 28, Searcy 8
Beebe 21, Lonoke 20
Blytheville 42, Poplar Bluff, MO 24
Greene County Tech 29, Rivercrest 20
Jacksonville 37, North Pulaski 18
Jonesboro 14, Wynne 7
Nettleton 42, Trumann 24
Pocahontas 28, Paragould 6
2AAAA
Bald Knob 14, Brinkley 13
Batesville Southside 43, Cave City 22
Beebe 21, Lonoke 20
Gosnell 68, Newport 39
Heber Springs 16, DeWitt 8
Hoxie 34, Mountain View 0
Stuttgart 21, Pulaski Robinson 6
3AAAA
Greene County Tech 29, Rivercrest 20
Gosnell 68, Newport 39
Highland 18, Harrisburg 13
Nettleton 42, Trumann 24
Pocahontas 28, Paragould 6
Salem 33, Jonesboro Westside 13
Valley View 41, Rector 8
West Memphis 42, Osceola 20
2AAA
Batesville Southside 43, Cave City 22
Green Forest 10, Yellville-Summit 6
Harding Academy 41, McCrory 0
Marshall 41, Johnson County Westside 0
Mayflower 28, Greenbrier 13
Perryville 20, Ola 0
Rose Bud 18, Pottsville 16
Salem 33, Jonesboro Westside 13
3AAA
Bald Knob 14, Brinkley 13
Clarendon 40, Barton 36
Corning 35, East Prairie, MO 13
Cross County 49, East Poinsett County 0
Highland 18, Harrisburg 13
Hoxie 34, Mountain View 0
Piggott 42, Walnut Ridge 39
3AA
Cross County 49, East Poinsett County 0
Marked Tree 47, Palestine-Wheatley 0
Harding Academy 41, McCrory 0
LR Christian 42, Augusta 0
Piggott 42, Walnut Ridge 39
Turrell 14, Rivercrest JV 13
Valley View 41, Rector 8
6AA
Carlisle 32, LR Episcopal 6
Clarendon 40, Barton 36
Bearden 28, Des Arc 27
Earle 44, Marvell 6
Hazen 38, England 8
Marked Tree 47, Palestine-Wheatley 0 |
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| Greene County Tech holds off Rivercrest, 29-20 |
[Sep. 8th, 2006|11:33 pm] |
Greene County Tech holds off Rivercrest, 29-20
September 8, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
WILSON - Greene County Tech quarterback Jeffery Blake rushed for 209 yards on 23 carries and scored all four of the Eagles' touchdowns in a 29-20 win over the Rivercrest Colts here Friday night.
Blake's first touchdown for GCT (2-0) came with 3:07 remaining in the first quarter. Tyler Williams kicked the extra point to make it 7-0.
Rivercrest (0-2) tied the game on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Josh Fleming to Marlon Tramble with 5:02 left in the half. John Walker kicked the PAT.
Blake gave GCT the lead for good with 18 seconds left before intermission. He ran in from 3 yards out and Williams kicked the score to 14-7.
The Eagles scored again with 3:59 left in the third. Blake sprinted in from 20 yards away to make it 21-7.
Fleming found Tramble again, this time for a 30-yard touchdown, with 1:11 remaining in the third quarter. A missed extra point left the score 21-13.
Blake's final touchdown was an 18-yard run with 8:08 left to play. The extra point was no good and the score was 27-13.
Rivercrest threatened to come from behind. Fleming passed 50 yards to Danton Jackson to pull the Colts to within 7 points, 27-20.
The Eagles, with the game seemingly in hand, fumbled the ball away to the Colts at the Rivercrest 9-yard line with just over three minutes to play. On the next play, however, Jackson was dropped in the end-zone for an Eagle safety, setting the final score.
Fleming threw for 259 yards and all three of Rivercrest's touchdowns. |
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| ASU defeats Army 14-6 in season opener |
[Sep. 2nd, 2006|10:31 pm] |
ASU defeats Army 14-6 in season opener
September 2, 2006
By Gina Bowman
ASU Sports Information
JONESBORO — Reggie Arnold rushed for 140 yards and scored a 17-yard touchdown in his first-ever collegiate football game to lead Arkansas State (1-0) past Army (0-1), 14-6, Saturday night in Indian Stadium.
Army got on the scoreboard first courtesy of a 26-yard field goal by Austin Miller in the first quarter with 8:19 showing on the clock. Arnold, a 5-9, 217-pound redshirt freshman, found his way into the end zone with 3:52 left in the second quarter for the score. Kicker Josh Arauco’s extra point put the Indians on top, 7-3.
“Reginald Arnold stepped up big with 140 yards rushing on 25 carries for a 5.6-yard average,” said ASU Head Coach Steve Roberts. “That’s just a heck of an effort for a freshman. I was very, very pleased with him. He held onto the football. He probably got a little tired. He broke some tackles and ran the football very hard.”
Despite a few mistakes, ASU appeared to dominate the game with tough defense and a solid offensive performance behind the efforts of the Indians’ two quarterbacks, Travis Hewitt and Corey Leonard. The 6-1, 210-pound Hewitt started the ball game and Leonard, a 6-1 196-pound redshirt freshman came in on the Indians’ third possession.
“I thought both of our quarterbacks played very well for their first start,” continued Roberts. “It was the first opportunity to get out on the field and have any significant action and action that was as pressure-packed as what it was tonight. I thought they really did a good job.”
ASU’s other score came on a 10-yard run by Hewitt at the 11:54 mark in the third quarter. Miller added another field goal late in the fourth quarter to end the scoring.
ASU rolled up 319 yards of total offense including 222 yards on the ground and 97 yards through the air. Army finished the game with 164 yards of offense. Hewitt and Leonard combined to connect on 11 of 16 passes. Chris Miller led all Indian receivers with four catches for 21 yards. Army quarterback David Pevoto completed 12 of 23 for 95 yards and two interceptions and the Black Knights’ ground game was led by Wesley McMahand with 13 carries for 35 yards.
Defensively, the Tribe was paced by safety Tyrell Johnson with nine total stops, followed by tackle Jamarrow James and linebacker Josh Williams, with seven each. Williams played his first game since the 2004 season. Free safety Jordan Murray led the Black Knights with 12.
Following the win, ASU students and fans stormed the playing field and easily tore down the goal posts on both ends. The incident was the first time in the stadium’s 31-year history.
Arkansas State will travel to Little Rock next weekend to face Oklahoma State in War Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is 6:05 p.m. |
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| Week 1 NE Arkansas high school football scores |
[Sep. 1st, 2006|11:28 pm] |
Week 1 NE Arkansas high school football scores
AAAAAA East
Cabot 35, Jacksonville 19
Jonesboro 48, Nettleton 34
LR Central 21, West Memphis 0
Marion 14, Wynne 13
Pulaski Academy 57, Forrest City 47
Stuttgart 31, Mountain Home 10
Sylvan Hills 36, LR Catholic 34
Vilonia 33, Searcy 16
AAAAA East
Beebe 28, Greenbrier 14
Blytheville 33, Osceola 26
Dumas 21, North Pulaski 6
Fayetteville 43, Batesville 0
Greene County Tech 27, Paragould 8
Jonesboro 48, Nettleton 34
Marion 14, Wynne 13
2AAAA
Bald Knob 18, DeWitt 13
Batesville Southside 21, Jonesboro Westside 15
Heber Springs 29, Clinton 7
Helena-West Helena 40, Marianna Lee 12
Hot Springs 20, Lonoke 13
Marshall 33, Mountain View 0
Pocahontas 46, Newport 21
Stuttgart 31, Mountain Home 10
3AAAA
Batesville Southside 21, Jonesboro Westside 15
Blytheville 33, Osceola 26
Gosnell 46, Earle 26
Highland 20, Willow Springs, MO 18
Pocahontas 46, Newport 21
Star City 33, Rivercrest 27
Trumann 35, Hughes 8
Valley View 41, McCrory 7
2AAA
Cave City 18, Johnson County Westside 12
Bigelow 46, Perryville 0
Harding Academy 13, LR Christian 6
Marshall 33, Mountain View 0
Mayflower 41, Arkansas Baptist 21
Rose Bud 44, Pulaski Oak Grove JV 18
Thayer, MO 39, Salem 0
Yellville-Summit 23, Berryville 6
3AAA
Barton 42, Palestine-Wheatley 0
Brinkley 35, Clarendon 13
Corning 48, Rector 7
Cross County 28, Harrisburg 21
Marked Tree 40, East Poinsett County 0
Piggott 35, Portgageville, MO 7
Trumann 35, Hughes 8
Walnut Ridge 42, Hoxie 42
3AA
Corning 48, Rector 7
Cross County 28, Harrisburg 21
Des Arc 47, Augusta 0
Marked Tree 40, East Poinsett County 0
Valley View 41, McCrory 7
Walnut Ridge 42, Hoxie 42
6AA
Barton 42, Palestine-Wheatley 0
Brinkley 35, Clarendon 13
Carlisle 21, England 15
Des Arc 47, Augusta 0
Gosnell 46, Earle 26
Hazen 34, Gillett 0 |
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| Tiger fumble returns bury Blue Devils |
[Sep. 1st, 2006|10:27 pm] |
Tiger fumble returns bury Blue Devils
September 1, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
WEST MEMPHIS - Kenneth Woods and Ronald Tucker each returned a fumble for a touchdown as the Little Rock Central Tigers defeated West Memphis 21-0 at Hamilton-Schultz Field Friday night.
Woods scooped up the first fumble, a backward pass, and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown with 1:37 left in the opening quarter. Rob James kicked the first of three extra points to give the Tigers a 7-0 lead.
Tucker's 64-yard fumble return came with 11:05 left in the half.
Central (1-0) got its only offensive touchdown with 4:41 left in the third quarter. William Bennett ran in from 6 yards out to set the final score.
Central gained 182 total yards, all on the ground. Charles Clay led the way with 82 yards on 20 carries.
West Memphis (0-1) outgained the Tigers with 246 yards of total offense; 70 by air and 176 by foot. Dominique Hamelin led the ground game with 74 yards on 18 carries. |
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| Harding downs Southwest Baptist, 42-30 |
[Aug. 31st, 2006|11:21 pm] |
Harding downs Southwest Baptist, 42-30
August 31, 2006
By Scott Goode
Harding SID
BOLIVAR, MO – It took one quarter, but once the Harding University offense got untracked, it rolled over Southwest Baptist on Thursday at Plaster Stadium.
The Bisons set a school record for total yardage and won their fifth straight season opener 42-30 over the Bearcats. It was the third straight season that Harding opened the campaign with a victory over Southwest Baptist.
Harding gobbled up 632 total yards, shattering the old record of 572 against Ouachita Baptist in 1996. The offense worked so well, even the Bisons’ center Jared Wilson scored a touchdown.
The Bisons had a punt blocked and threw an interception in the first quarter that led to a 13-0 lead for the Bearcats.
As soon as the teams switched ends for the second quarter, Harding’s offense was nearly impossible to stop. Bison starting quarterback David Knighton completed 20-of-31 passes for 416 yards and tied the school record with four touchdown passes. Two of the touchdown passes came sandwiched around an Ardell Briggs six-yard touchdown run in the Bisons’ 21-point second quarter.
Senior tailback Kyle Wess caught the first touchdown pass on a 29-yard screen play. Sophomore Julian Firman later scored his first touchdown on a 34-yard completion.
Harding’s other top offensive threat in the first half was junior wide receiver Devin Link who had 128 of his 177 receiving yards before the break.
The Bisons led 21-13 at the break. The offensive onslaught continued in the third quarter when Knighton hit Heath Adams for a 13-yard score to give Harding a
28-13 lead. Wess then took over out of the Bison backfield. The senior rushed for a career-high 180 yards on 17 carries. He had 157 of his yards in the second half.
Southwest Baptist (0-1) scored 10 straight points within a four minute stretch of the third quarter to cut the lead to 28-23 at the end of the period.
Harding’s first drive of the fourth resulted in an odd touchdown. Knighton hit Link on a screen pass. Link fumbled at the 3-yard line and Wilson , Harding’s center, recovered the ball in the end zone to give the Bisons a 35-23 advantage. SBU answered with a score, but Wess put the game away with a 61-yard touchdown run with 6:53 left in the game.
The game marked the first time in Harding history that the Bisons had a 300-yard passer, a 100-yard rusher, and a 100-yard receiver in the same game.
Knighton’s 416 passing yards ranked second in single-game history, trailing only Luke Cullins’ 502 yards against Central Oklahoma in 1999. Wess’ 180 rushing yards were the most by a Bison since Robert Lolohea compiled 209 vs. West Alabama in 2001. Link’s 177 receiving yards were tied for fifth all-time by a Bison.
Harding will look for its second straight win Saturday, Sept. 9, in its home opener against Missouri Southern. |
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| Harding Academy wins thriller |
[Aug. 31st, 2006|11:17 pm] |
Harding Academy wins thriller
August 31, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
SEARCY - Interceptions, fumbles and defensive stands kept the Harding Academy Wildcats and the Little Rock Christian Warriors from scoring any points at all in the first three quarters of their brawl Thursday afternoon in the Hooten's Kickoff Classic at Harding University. The fourth quarter made the difference in the game with the Wildcats outscoring the Warriors in the final period 13-6.
The Warriors scored first after Jacob Gulitz blocked a Wildcat punt and gave LR Christian the ball on the Harding Academy 40-yard line. Five plays later, Warrior quarterback Griffin Kuhn ran in from 4 yards out with 7:49 left in the game. The extra point hold was mishandled and the score remained 6-0.
Chris Pack gets the tackle for the Wildcats as Harding Academy beats Little Rock Christian 13-6. Photo courtesy Wally Jarratt, SearcySports.com 08-31-06
Harding Academy's first touchdown came on an 8 play, 68 yard drive that was highlighted by a 48-yard pass from Luke Tribble to Chris Pack. The pass put the Wildcats on the Warrior 1-yard line. Two plays later, lineman James Kee went in at the fullback position and barreled in for a touchdown. Tribble kicked the extra point to give the lead to Harding Academy, 7-6 with 2:20 left on the clock.
LR Christian's ensuing drive was short-lived when Kee recovered a Warrior fumble with 1:29 left to play. Four plays later, on fourth and seven from the Warrior 25-yard line, Tribble found Slade Hickmon alone in the end-zone for the final touchdown with 1:08 remaining.
Harding Academy (1-0) held the Warriors on fourth down all four times they tried to convert, while LR Christian (0-1) held the Wildcats on fourth down three out of four times. The only time that Harding Academy converted on fourth down was the touchdown that iced the game.
The Wildcats won the turnover battle as well. LR Christian threw four interceptions and lost two fumbles. Harding Academy threw three interceptions and lost no fumbles.
Tribble completed 16 of 37 passes for 189 yards. His favorite receiver was Pack who caught 8 for 125 yards.
Michael Dyer led all rushers in the game tallying 78 yards on 13 carries for LR Christian.
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| Des Arc rips Augusta, 47-0 |
[Aug. 31st, 2006|11:07 pm] |
Des Arc rips Augusta, 47-0
August 31, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
SEARCY - The Des Arc Eagles scored 6 first half touchdowns and rolled to a 47-0 victory over the Augusta Red Devils in the Hooten's Kickoff Classic at Harding University Thursday night.
Des Arc's Seth Hambrick (45) dodges Augusta's Tedrick Conway (25) in The Eagles' 47-0 victory. Photo courtesy Wally Jarratt, SearcySports.com 08-31-06
Ronnie Roland scored the first two Eagle touchdowns on runs of 9 and 2 yards respectively. Brandon Alexander, who was 5 of 6 kicking extra points, missed his only PAT on Roland's second TD, making the score 13-0.
Ron Metcalf, Des Arc's wide receiver, scored on a reverse from 19 yards away with 42 seconds left in the opening quarter. The two-point conversion attempt failed, leaving the score at 19-0.
Jason Dahl scored on a 1-yard quarterback keeper for Des Arc's next touchdown with 9:40 left in the half.
Eli Cohen ran in the next two touchdowns on runs of 13 and 19 yards, with his last making the score 40-0 with 1:46 left in the half.
Des Arc's final touchdown came with 5:52 left in the third quarter when Ronald Dunlap ran in a 67-yard touchdown.
Augusta'a Demarcus Spears led all rushers in the game with 85 yards on 23 carries. Des Arc's leading rusher was Dunlap with 67 yards on his only carry.
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| Jonesboro outlasts Nettleton, 48-34 |
[Aug. 29th, 2006|10:51 pm] |
Jonesboro outlasts Nettleton, 48-34
August 29, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
JONESBORO - Jonesboro quarterback Delta Cleary put on a clinic at Arkansas State University Tuesday night. Cleary passed for three touchdowns and ran for two more as the Jonesboro Hurricane defeated the Nettleton Raiders 48-34.
Cleary connected with Nick Mason on passes of 44 and 29 yards in the first quarter to give Jonesboro (1-0) a 14-0 lead. Carter Callahan performed the extra point duties.
Nettleton (0-1) answered in the second quarter. Quarterback Nic Schaaf scored on an 8-yard run with 5:50 left in the half, and Derek Lawson scored on a 22-yard run with 2:17 left to tie the score. Matt Johnson's foot made sure the score was tied.
Cleary answered immediately. On the next play from scrimmage, he ran 55 yards for a touchdown to give the lead back to the Hurricane, 21-14.
The Raiders, undiscouraged, tied the game up with one second left on the clock before intermission. Lawson dove over from a yard away to make the score 21-21.
Nettleton took its only lead of the game when Jessie Murphy returned the second half kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown. Johnson kicked the score to 28-21.
Jonesboro scored three unanswered touchdowns to seal return the lead to the Hurricane for good. Cleary connected to Mason one more time for 69 yards with 11:23 left in the third quarter. Then, Cleary scored on a 16 yard run with 7:24 remaining in the period. With 1:18 left in the same quarter, David Terrell ran in a 13-yard touchdown, making the score 41-28.
Nettleton battled back, pulling to within a touchdown when Schaaf passed 20 yards to Caleb Gragg with 8:42 left in the game.
Terrell iced the game and set the final score for the Hurricane when he scored a 7-yard touchdown with 3:56 left to play.
Cleary completed 6 of 8 passes for 221 yards and rushed for 89 yards on 7 carries. Terrell led the Hurricane ground attack with 153 yards on 23 carries. Mason hauled in 3 catches for 142 yards.
Lawson led all rushers with 193 yards on 29 carries. |
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| Piggott wins big over Cave City in scrimmage |
[Aug. 24th, 2006|10:48 pm] |
Piggott wins big over Cave City in scrimmage
August 24, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
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Bruce Guthrie
103.7 The Buzz
PIGGOTT - Michael Ely scored two touchdowns on runs of 11 yards and 1 yard as the Piggott Mohawks rolled to a 33-6 win over the Cave City Cavemen in preseason scrimmage action Thursday night.
Ely scored both his touchdowns in the first quarter. His 11-yard score came with 10:26 left in the quarter, and his 1-yard plunge happened with 7:42 showing on the clock. Brian Seal kicked the extra point on the second touchdown, making the score 13-0.
The Mohawks scored once more before the end of the opening stanza. Justin Howell ran in from 4 yards away with 2:41 left in the first quarter. Seals' PAT made it 20-0.
Piggott scored once more before halftime when T.J. Harris rambled 22 yards for a touchdown with 3:18 left in the second quarter. Seal kicked the score to 27-0.
The Mohawks final touchdown came early in the third quarter when Jim Threat scored on a 9-yard touchdown run.
Cave City's only touchdown came on the last play of the game. Brandon Milligan completed a 41-yard touchdown pass to Justin Meskimen as time expired on the game clock.
Mohawk assistant coach Shawn Hearn said the coaching staff was very pleased with the performance of their players.
"We played hard and learned alot," Hearn said.
Hearn gleamed over his new boss David Hendrix.
"He gets these kids' attention," Hearn said. "He gets on them hard, but he praises them as well."
Hearn has been on the Mohawk staff for the last five years and has worked for three head coaches and feels Hendrix, a Rector alum, will make a huge impact on Piggott football.
"We feel like that tonight will be the start," Hearn said, "of instilling a little Mohawk pride back into this school and into this community."
Piggott opens its season at home next Friday night against Portgageville, MO. Cave City will play its first offical game as a varsity program the same night at the University of Central Arkansas against Johnson County Westside. |
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| Westside notches scrimmage win over Rector |
[Aug. 21st, 2006|12:45 pm] |
Westside notches scrimmage win over Rector
August 21, 2006
By David Grim
NEARsports.com
JONESBORO - The Jonesboro Westside Warriors hope that Monday night was an indication of things to come for the 2006 season. The Warriors posted a 28-7 win over the Rector Cougars in a preseason scrimmage here Monday night.
Warrior quarterback Jacob Sharp completed 6 of 8 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed for two more touchdowns in the win.
Sharp's first touchdown pass came with 10:42 left in the opening quarter. He connected with Jonathon Edwards for 50 yards. Edwards kicked all of Westside's extra points in the game, making the score 7-0.
Edwards recovered a Rector fumble on the Cougars' first play from scrimmage to set up Westside's next score. Two plays later, Sharp sprinted in from 32 yards away, making the score 14-0.
Sharp ran in his second touchdown with 2:37 left in the half on a 2-yard quarterback sneak.
After holding the Cougars to a quick three-and-out, Westside scored its final touchdown with 1:19 left in the half. Sharp connected with Edwards again, this time for 56 yards, to make the score 28-0.
Rector scored its only touchdown early in the fourth quarter on a 14-yard run by Daniel Hester. Hester also kicked the PAT to set the final score.
"We saw some good things on both offense and defense," said Westside Head Coach Bryan Harris. "Our defense probably played as good as they have since I have been here. Except for the one drive where they (Rector) scored, our defense controlled the game."
"On offense I thought we ran the ball hard," continued Harris. "Our receivers got open and made some good catches. Even our second unit ran the ball hard. Our O-line did a good job of creating space for our backs to run. I was very pleased with our effort."
Westside opens its season on the road next Friday against the Batesville Southside Southerners who are playing their first year of varsity football. Rector begins its season the same night, travelling to face the rival Corning Bobcats. |
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