NOTES 
Sul Ross and Hardin-Simmons football teams will meet up for the 41st time in both schools' football history Saturday afternoon at Shelton Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m. KVLF AM 1240 will provide Saturday's broadcast.
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Quick Hits and Recap
- Southwestern University cruised to a 55-7 ASC victory over Sul Ross at Jackson Field Saturday evening.
- The Pirates put up 42 unanswered points in the first half.
- Sully's lone score came with 6:53 left in the fourth quarter as Fabian Baeza connected with Byron Jones for a 10-yard touchdown pass. Julio Azua added the extra point kick and it would mark the final time either team would light the board for the game.
- Ronin Williams led the defense with nine tackles and a break up.
- The Lobos drop to 0-5 on the season and 0-4 in ASC competition. Southwestern improves to 3-3 and 2-3.
Scouting the Cowboys (HSU Sports Info.)
- Hardin-Simmons' football team fell 26-0 to No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday evening at Crusader Stadium in Belton.
- It snapped a streak of 256 straight games with a touchdown.
- The Cru scored on the first two drives of the game. DeNerian Thomas capped off both drives with short touchdown runs.
- The Cowboy defense held strong and forced three turnovers, all three coming in the red zone. The game stayed 13-0 until midway through the third quarter when Jase Hammack scored on an 8-yard run. Thomas added his third touchdown of the game with 7:13 to play.
- HSU was held to 222 yards and playing without leading rusher Jaquan Hemphill the Cowboys only had 71 yards rushing.
- Chris Miller led the Cowboy defense with a career-best 16 tackles.
Series History
- Hardin-Simmons leads the all-time series with the Lobos, 37-3, dating back to 1928 when the Cowboys defeated Sul Ross, 27-7.
Last Meeting (Oct. 14, 2017)
- Sul Ross State University was unable to overcome an early deficit and fell to No. 5/8 Hardin-Simmons by a 35-10 count last year at Jackson Field.
- For the game, the Cowboys outpaced Sul Ross in total offensive yardage, 500-230. Hardin-Simmons posted 371 yards on the ground while the Lobos mustered 127.
- Hardin-Simmons was three for five in red zone conversions while Sully finished at one for two.
- The Cowboys were one for two in fourth down conversions.
- Individually, James Davis completed 11 of 23 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown.
- Jordan Batson netted 57 yards off of seven carries.
- Byron Jones led Lobo receivers with three receptions for 72 yards and a score.
- Defensively, Mike Quinonez recorded a team-high 13 tackles including 11 solo.
- Sarkeithian Thomas secured 12 stops with 10 solos.
- Thomas posted a sack for a loss of nine yards while Zack Roberson notched a pair of sacs for losses of 11. Sir Daniel Turner also recorded a sack for a loss of five yards.
- Derrick Winters recorded two breakups in the effort.
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
- UMHB 5-0, 4-0 ASC
- Hardin-Simmons 4-1, 3-1 ASC
- Texas Lutheran 4-1, 3-1 ASC
- ETBU 3-2, 3-1 ASC
- La. College 2-3, 2-2 ASC
- Southwestern 3-3, 2-3 ASC
- McMurry 2-4, 2-3 ASC
- Belhaven 1-4, 1-3 ASC
- Howard Payne 1-4, 1-3 ASC
- Sul Ross State 0-5, 0-4 ASC
Around the ASC (Oct. 13, 2018)
La. College @ McMurry, 1:00 p.m.
Sul Ross St. @ Hardin-Simmons, 1:00 p.m.
UMHB @ Howard Payne, 1:00 p.m.
ETBU @ Texas Lutheran, 1:00 p.m.
Belhaven @ Southwestern, 1:00 p.m.
Conference Rewind
No. 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor-26, No. 6 Hardin-Simmons-0
BELTON, TX- The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor football team throttled back the nation's top ranked offense as the Cru dominated Hardin-Simmons in a 26-0 victory over the Cowboys Saturday in Belton. UMHB improves to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in American Southwest Conference play with the victory. The Cru also takes over sole possession of first place in the ASC.
ETBU-54, Howard Payne-28
MARSHALL, TX- Taking possession of the football for only 17 minutes, the East Texas Baptist University football team unloaded for 676 total yards of total offense and 54 points as they won their third game of the year besting Howard Payne. ETBU never lost the lead in the 54-28 win over the Yellow Jackets on Tackle Cancer night as they move 3-2 overall and 3-1 in the American Southwest Conference. The 676 yards of total offense is the most that ETBU has gained this year topping 544 yards at Belhaven.
Texas Lutheran-41, La. College-36
PINEVILLE, LA.- Texas Lutheran's James Bellreturned an interception for a touchdown and then preserved a victory in the closing seconds with his second interception of the night as TLU defeated Louisiana College 41-36 Saturday evening.
McMurry-27, Belhaven-20
JACKSON, MS-The McMurry University football team rode the arm – and legs – of quarterback Kevin Hurley Jr. to a 27-20 road win at Belhaven University. Hurley had a part in all four of the War Hawks (2-4, 2-3 ASC) touchdowns versus the Blazers (1-4, 1-3 ASC). The win also kept McM perfect in the series with Belhaven, improving to 4-0 since the team's first met in 2015.
Southwestern-55, Sul Ross St.-7
ALPINE, TX- The Southwestern University Pirates football team scored 28 points in the first quarter and never looked back, defeating the Sul Ross State Lobos 55-7. Southwestern boasted a 30-12 advantage in first downs, consistently moving the ball down the field and torching the Lobos for over 300 yards of offense in the first half, taking a 42-0 lead into the break.
QUOTES FROM COACH JOHN PEARCE
Opening comments
From the opening kickoff to the final whistle it was not a good night for us. I told our team after the game that we're not a good football team at this juncture. We know that and the players know that. We are a young team but we allowed things the other night to get a away from us that we shouldn't have. When they returned the opening kickoff down to our five yard line, I knew we were in trouble. Right now we're trying to get back to the basics. We're trying to establish some productivity and Build on our younger players and then maximize our recruiting efforts in the offseason.
Thoughts on the opening kickoff
That was a big play for them. We didn't cover the tight end on second down and they scored.
On trying to establish momentum
We start moving the ball then Paul [Rodriguez] gets sacked then we turn the ball over which sets up another short-field situation for Southwestern and they punch it in. When it's a young team your having to work with, it's difficult to build steam and maintain it.
On team effort
I thought the second half was better just like it was the previous week against Louisiana College. I told them at halftime that the first half is over. Let's go out in the second half and play and just take it one play at t a time. The defense had a better showing in the second half. We went back to the basics which is what we're trying to do on both sides of the ball.
Thoughts on Paul Rodriguez
He had some easy throws and then we had some wide open receivers and he couldn't get the ball to them. It wasn't just Paul but our other quarterbacks as well. We ran a few trick plays and our receivers ran their routes and were wide open. We either over threw them or just were not able to connect.
On the blocked extra points
Fentrese Milligan came off the ball hard and got two blocks. We stress that all the time with our defensive front. He showed great effort through out the game but it really came through on those two extra point kicks.
On boosting freshmen morale
On Sunday I pulled all the freshmen and sophomores aside and really stressed to them that they are the future of this team. This is not easy or fun right now but my first season we ran into a similar situation. We're taking our bumps and bruises right now but the key is to improve and keep moving forward.
