ALPINE, Texas - Tyler DeShields found Isaiah Villarreal in the end zone from 10 yards out with four seconds to play to give the Lobos a 12-10 win over Texas Lutheran.

The play came on 4th and 2 from the TLU 10-yard line with the Lobos trailing 10-6.

"I'm very proud of our players and coaches today," said head football coach John Pearce. "They competed for four quarters and found a way to finish the game. We had to make several changes in the program this week. The players accepted that challenge and they went out and played their hearts out. It's a great day to be a Lobo!"

The game remained scoreless through the first quarter but saw two forced fumbles and recoveries from the Lobo defense to keep TLU's option offense in check.

Jaden Brown put the Lobos on the board on the first play of the second quarter with a 35-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead. That score also went to halftime.

TLU's opening drive of the third quarter was abruptly ended at the Sul Ross 22-yard line when the Lobos caused and recovered their third fumble of the game.

The Lobos then went on a 17-play, 69-yard drive that started in the third quarter and setup Brown with a 25-yard field goal for a 6-0 lead with 14:41 left in the fourth.

TLU responded with an 11-play, 70-yard answer that was capped by a 23-yard touchdown run for a 7-6 lead.

The Bulldogs padded the lead on their next drive but could only muster a 30-yard field goal for a 10-6 lead with 5:10 remaining.


THE DRIVE FOR THE WIN

DeShields then led the Lobos on drive that started with a 28-yard reception to Kameron Gonzalez to put the ball on their own 41-yard line. The Lobos were then faced with a 4th and 2 on their own 49 with 3:12 left and converted on a seven-yard rush from DeShields. On 3rd and 10 at the TLU 44, DeShields rushed for 14 yards for a first down to the Bulldog 30. DeShields was cool under pressure and hit Vicente Luevano for 14 yards on a 4th and 12 to put the Lobos on the TLU 18-yard line. Luevano proved pivotal again with an eight-yard reception on 3rd and 10 to make it 4th and 2 at the Bulldog 10. DeShields then dropped back and found Isaiah Villarreal in the end zone with four seconds left for a 12-10 lead that also went final.

DeShields finished throwing 25-of-40 for 222 yards, and a long of 28.

Devon Mendoza led the Lobos on the ground with 79 yards on 17 carries and a long of 19.

Luevano led the team in receptions and yards with 7 for 60. Gonzalez was close behind with 58 yards and Villarreal had 44 to go with his touchdown. They both had five receptions.

Defensively, the Lobos finished with four sacks for a loss of 11 yards. Hunter Bunch led the game with a sack and a half. Quincy Blair, Dalton Bills and Dayln Dunbar each added a half sack.

Eduardo Garcia led the game with 10 total tackles and added one for loss. As a team, the Lobos had 6 tackles for loss and 16 total yards for loss.

The Lobos win their first of the year and move to 1-2 on the season and in ASC play. TLU falls to 1-3 and 1-2.

Next up for the Lobos is a Saturday, October 2 road game against Howard Payne in Brownwood.