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It's Homecoming week and the Sul Ross State University Lobos (1-3, 0-1 ASC) return to the home turf Saturday to host Hal Mumme and the Belhaven University Blazers (1-3) in a 6:00 p.m. kickoff at Jackson Field.
The game will not count as an ASC event. The Blazers are in their second year of provisional membership in the ASC and are not eligible for conference championship competition.
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QUICK HITS AND RECAP
- A second half rally late in the third quarter propelled No. 10/12 Hardin-Simmons University (4-0, 1-0 ASC) to a 53-29 conference opening victory over visiting Sul Ross last weekend.
- As a team the Lobos outperformed Hardin-Simmons in rushing yards, 280-134 but the Cowboys pulled up the slack with 394 yards through the air with 187 aerial yards for Sul Ross.
- Junior quarterback James Davis (Houston/South) ran the ball 14 times netting 183 yards with two scores. Davis completed 17 of 31 passes for 187 and two strikes but was picked off three times.
- Wesley Moss (San Antonio/Brennan) led Lobo receivers with five catches for 56 yards and a touchdown.
- Jacob Castaneda (El Paso/Franklin) paced the defense with 11 tackles while Damian Espinoza (Katy/John Paul) recorded a forced fumble.
- Zack Roberson (Houston/Cypress Ridge) had a sack while Terrence Willie (Jacksonville, FL/Mandarin) and Ennis Harmon (Beaumont/Ozen) posted a breakup each.
SCOUTING THE BLAZERS (from BU sports info.)
- Belhaven dropped a hard-fought game to No. 17 East Texas Baptist, 60-47, in the inaugural game inside the brand-new Belhaven Bowl Stadium Saturday afternoon.
- ETBU tallied 592 total yards of offense - 385 in the air and 205 on the ground - while Belhaven finished with a season-high 506 yards.
- Both teams did a good job of taking advantage of their scoring opportunities, with the Blazers going 5-6 on red zone opportunities and the Tigers going 6-7.
- Hunter McCeachern finished the game with 466 passing yards and five touchdowns on 38 completions in 65 attempts.
- Jaquay Daniels led the receiving corps with nine catches for 110 yards.
- LaMiquell Roberts added 102 yards on seven receptions while Nate Williams recorded four catches for 81 yards.
- Thirteen different Blazers tallied at least one reception.
- Isaac Nelson paced the Belhaven defense with a season-high 11 tackles while Alvin McCaskey added six tackles. Maurice Stewart, Quentron Gallow and Alvin Vaughn recorded five tackles each.
- The Blazers sport one of the top rated pass offenses in the ASC. As a team Belhaven has completed 137 of 253 passes for 1698 yards and 13 touchdowns.
- Belhaven has lost three straight games to No. 2 Whitewater, No. 19 Huntingdon and No. 17 East Texas Baptist.
- The Blazers lone win came in a season opening 28-25 victory over cross town rival Millsaps on September 1.
- Hal Mumme is in his third year as head football coach at Belhaven.
- In year one for the Blazers, Mumme's high-octane offense set team game records for several passing and total offensive categories. The Air Raid offense also set season records for pass attempts, total plays, total yards and fewest punts.
- During the 2015 season, Mumme's offense continued to set records right from the gate in his second year at the helm. Freshman Clayton Webb set new marks in completions (47), attempts (62) and yards (525), all against rival Millsaps in Belhaven's first football game in its NCAA Division III era.
- Prior to Belhaven Mumme served as head football coach at McMurry.
- Mumme has also served at head coach at three NCAA Division I schools, Kentucky, New Mexico State, Southeastern Louisiana and also at Division II Valdosta State.
SERIES HISTORY
The Lobos and the Blazers will meet up for only the second time Saturday. Belhaven leads the all-time series, 1-0.
FIRST AND LAST MEETING (November 7, 2015)
- Belhaven knocked off Sul Ross by a 12-6 count last season at H.T. Newell Field in the first meeting of both teams.
- The Lobo offense sputtered on several chances inside the Blazer red zone finishing at 1-7 inside the Belhaven 20 yard line.
- As a whole Sul Ross outpaced Belhaven in total offensive yards 372-314.
- Mumme's Air Raid attack accounted for 265 yards through the air which bested the Lobo passing attack by a 99 yard margin.
- Davis nailed down 12 of 29 pass attempts for 166 yards and suffered three interceptions in the process. Davis was also sacked four times on the afternoon.
- Davis led the Lobos in running yards netting 110 yards off of 20 carries.
SRSU TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- As a team the Lobos have pounded out 1513 yards of total offense compared to opponents' 1689.
- For the season Sul Ross has accumulated 110 points with opponents posting 137.
- To date Sul Ross has outrushed the opposition by a 710-622 yard margin.
- In the passing department the Lobos have tallied 803 yards following 75 completions out of 129 attempts with six touchdowns.
- The Lobos are 5-10 inside the red zone while the opposition holds a 17-21 margin inside the Sul Ross 20.
- Through four games Davis has netted 350 yards off of 51 carries and averages 88 yards per game to lead the team.
- Davis has completed 74 of 127 passes for 794 yards and six touchdowns.
- Byron Jones (League City/Clear Springs) is Davis' top target with 18 receptions for 226 yards and one touchdown.
- Roberson leads the defense with 33 tackles and three sacks.
- Job Mason (Thorndale/THS) has 23 stops after four games to lead the secondary. Mason also has a pair of forced fumbles.
ASC RECAP (Week 5)
No. 3 / 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor 66, McMurry 3
BELTON, Texas – Mary Hardin-Baylor exploded for 42 second half points to help overcome a sluggish first half as the Cru rolled to a 66-3 victory over McMurry Saturday afternoon in Belton.
No. 17 / 18 East Texas Baptist 60, Belhaven 47
JACKSON, Miss. – Battling through a tight second half East Texas Baptist pulled through a close second half over Belhaven. The win puts ETBU at 4-0, which continues to be the best start in program history.
Louisiana College 35, Howard Payne 7
PINEVILLE, La. – Louisiana College picked up its first conference victory of the season on Saturday as they took down the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (35-7) led the LC defense. The Wildcats improve to 3-1 overall on the season and 1-0 in ASC play with the victory.
QUOTES FROM COACH JOHN PEARCE
On the third quarter shift in momentum at HSU: It was a physical game throughout all four quarters. We had several calls that didn't go our direction in the second half. But without or without those penalties we still didn't tackle well enough late in the game to beat the 10
th-ranked team in the country. We had some missed communication in the secondary that cost us as well as some missed opportunities offensively.
On Davis and the running game: James had a heck of a game with those two big touchdown runs. He's really starting to understand and grasp the kind of offense that coach (Zac) Connors has implemented. He made some great passes and we had some missed balls but our receivers weren't running the correct routes. But he knew where he was supposed to hit the target.
Thoughts on the offensive line: They're hanging in there. We have a couple of starting freshmen on the front so they're going to go through some ups and downs. But they're holding up and I think what we're doing offensively, just mixing the ball up, running inside and outside and quick passes, helps those guys on our line.
On handling the emotion of a late-game loss: It was an emotional game from start to finish. We came out Sunday and held a helmet practice but the spirit of the team is good. Our guys are wanting to get better. We're still making some mistakes in terms of technique but we're trying the to make this thing go in the right direction.
Thoughts on the defense: Again, we're still making mistakes with our tackling. We had live practices during our bye week so we're trying to shore up those mistakes but those corrections need to translate over to game day. Things like basic technique, running our feet on tackles and not trying to use NFL-style tackling where players try to take opponents' ankles out. It just boils down to sticking, wrapping up and finishing the play.
Thoughts and keys on facing Belhaven: I'm expecting a shootout. They threw the ball over 60 times against ETBU. They have a big transfer quarterback who stays in the pocket and knows where to throw the ball so they're capable of making big plays. When you throw the ball that many times something good is going to happen. Offensively we need to control the clock and not overtax the defense which hurt us at their place last season. Defensively we need to keep the ball in front of us. There's going to be opportunities for interceptions and we need to capitalize when we have those opportunities. We need to continue to put pressure on the quarterback. It's going to be challenging because they have such wide splits up front and their timing routes are very fast.
