FULL RESULTS

SAN ANTONIO, TX- Sul Ross State University's football team host Trinity in their non-conference game at the Trinity Football Stadium Saturday evening.

The Tigers grabbed an early 16-0 lead and went on to defeat the Lobos, 30-12.

Trinity took a 2-0 lead with 5:18 left in the first quarter when Lobo sophomore punter Stephen Slater's (Montalbo, TX/Cayuga HS) punt was blocked out of the end zone.  On the ensuing possession, the Tigers got the ball after a Sul Ross State free kick, and drove 46 yards in five plays to score on a 13 yard pass from Austin Grauer to Rhodes Legg with 3:22 remaining in the first quarter.

Grauer connected with Legg on a 25 yard scoring pass with 1:22 left in the first half to stake the Tigers to a 16-0 halftime advantage.

The Lobos got on the board when freshman quarterback Jordan Reyes (El Paso, TX/Hanks) connected with freshman wide receiver Byron Jones (League City, TX/Clear Springs HS) on a 43 yard scoring pass with 5:42 left in the third quarter. SRSU trailed, 16-6 after the extra point failed.

Grauer came back and hit Jeremy Simmons with a 16 yard scoring pass with 2:42 left in the third quarter, then connected with Cody Sandman from 13 yards out with 11:41 remaining to make it 30-6.

Reyes hit sophomore receiver Steven Savedra (El Paso, TX/Del Valle HS) with an 11 yard scoring pass with 6:15 remaining to make it 30-12 and complete the scoring.

Trinity had 25 first downs to 16 for Sul Ross State, and outgained the Lobos 399 yards to 343. Reyes completed 23 of 40 passes for 252 yards for the Lobos, while Jones caught nine passes for 136 yards. Sophomore running back Hasan Lipscomb (Houston, TX/Cypress Ridge HS) rushed 14 times for 53 yards.

Grauer completed 20 of 36 passes for 236 yards for Trinity. Simmons rushed 24 times for 106 yards, while Legg caught six passes for 75 yards.

Sophomore linebacker Fernie Gonzalez (El Paso, TX/Canutillo HS) led SRSU defensively with 12 tackles, four of them unassisted. He had one and a half tackles for six yards' worth of lost yardage, forced a fumble, and recovered one. Julian Turner led Trinity with 17 tackles, including seven unassisted stops, and two tackles for three yards' worth of lost yardage.

The Lobos fell to 0-2 with the defeat, while Trinity improved to 3-0 with the victory. SRSU will visit Wayland Baptist next Saturday.
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