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2-minute drill Area schedule Friday, Oct. 4 High school football Diboll at Tatum, 7:30 p.m.; Huntington at Madisonville, 7:30 p.m.; Center at Corrigan-Camden, 7:30 p.m. If you would like to have your schedule included in this list, email it to jhavard@lufkindailynews.com. Results of games may be called in to 631-2608 or emailed to jhavard@lufkindailynews.com.
Today’s TV schedule
Pro soccer English Premier League: Tottenham vs. Chelsea, NBC Sports, 6:40 a.m. English Premier League: Aston Villa vs. Manchester City, NBC Sports, 8:55 a.m. English Premier League: Swansea vs. Arsenal, NBC, 11:30 a.m. College football South Carolina at Central Florida, ABC, 11 a.m. Oklahoma State at West Virginia, ESPN, 11 a.m. Northern Illinois at Purdue, ESPN2, 11 a.m. Virginia at Pittsburgh, FSN, 11:30 a.m. Oklahoma at Notre Dame, NBC, 2:30 p.m. Florida State at Boston College, ABC or ESPN, 2:30 p.m. LSU at Georgia, CBS, 2:30 p.m. Iowa at Minnesota, ABC or ESPN, 2:30 p.m. Houston at Texas (San Antonio), FSN, 3 p.m. Mississippi at Alabama, ESPN, 5:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Arkansas, ESPN2, 6 p.m. Arizona at Washington, Fox, 6 p.m. Brown at Harvard, NBC Sports, 6:30 p.m. Wisconsin at Ohio State, ABC, 7 p.m. Stanford vs. Washington State, ESPN, 9 p.m. Southern California at Arizona State, ESPN2, 9:30 p.m. Pro baseball Cleveland at Minnesota, Fox, 11:30 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Houston, Comcast Sports Houston, 6 p.m. Auto racing Nationwide Series OneMain Financial 200, ESPN, 2:30 p.m. Pro baseball L.A. Angels at Texas, FSN, 7 p.m.
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Lufkin Panthers defenders D.J. Williams (91) and D’Angelo Hightower (14) converge on A&M Consolidated quarterback Kobe Miller for a sack in the first quarter of their teams’ game Friday night on John Outlaw Memorial Field at Abe Martin Stadium.
A&M Consolidated hangs on to nip Lufkin in thriller By JOSH HAVARD The Lufkin News After trailing by 14 points with less than two minutes remaining, a miraculous comeback left the Lufkin Panthers with the decision of forcing overtime with an extra point or going for the twopoint conversion and the win. Lufkin head coach Todd Quick elected to go for the win. Unfortunately, on a night when the Panthers’ offense was nearly unstoppable, one of Lufkin’s best playmakers was stopped one yard short. Keke Coutee took the ball on a jet sweep and sprinted toward the goal line before the Tigers stopped his dive just one yard short of the goal line, preserving a memorable 42-41 A&M Consolidated win at John Outlaw Memorial Field at Abe Martin Stadium Friday night. “I wanted to give the kids an opportunity to win the ballgame right there,” Quick said. “So we gave it to one of our best players and went for the win. Our offense was really on a roll there, and we just got stopped a little short.” The late stop finished Lufkin’s hopes of a remarkable comeback. With 2:36 left in the game, A&M Consolidated’s Brandon Jackson scored on a 36-yard run to seemingly put the game away, making it 42-28. But Coutee hauled in a nice 55-yard catch from Trey Cumbie to set up a Jamal Jeffery 6-yard touchdown on a screen pass that cut the deficit to 42-35. Lufkin’s Jesus Cisneros then executed a perfect onside kick with Terry Mark diving to get the loose ball and give Lufkin life with 1:40 left in the game. The Panthers took advantage five plays later as Steven Sowell scored on a 7-yard run to make it
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Lufkin Panthers Terry Mark (10) and Zac Thompson (9) eye an onside kick late in the Pack’s game against the A&M Consolidated Tigers on Friday night on John Outlaw Memorial Field at Abe Martin Stadium in Lufkin. Mark came up with the ball and the Panthers scored to make it 42-41, but Lufkin came up short on a two-point attempt to win the game. 42-41. After a Lufkin timeout, the Panthers elected to go for the win. But Coutee was stopped just short of the goal line, and a final onside kick was recovered by A&M Consolidated, giving the Tigers the win. “Our kids are hurting right now and we understand that,” Quick said. “But what we have to understand is right now we’re a lot closer to being a good team than we have been all year. They worked their butts off and at some point things will start going our way.” The game was a track meet for most of the night as the teams combined for 83 points and 1,046 yards of total offense. Kobe Miller threw for 324 yards and two touchdowns on 23-of-31 passing. Derrick Dick hauled in eight passes for 116 yards and Kerry Thomas had seven receptions for 105 yards and a score.
Jackson had 142 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries as the Tigers finished with 499 yards of offense. Lufkin’s offense finished with 547 yards. Cumbie threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns on 24of-37 passing. Coutee had 104 yards on nine receptions and Jeffery caught eight passes for 69 yards and a touchdown and added 62 yards and a touchdown on four carries. Sowell had another big night with 139 yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries. “The offense got in the zone there for a little while,” Quick said. It was a rough start for the Panthers as they fell into a 14-0 hole just eight minutes into the game. On A&M Consolidated’s first drive of the game, Daniel Zivney took a short pass from Miller and ran in for a 22-yard touchdown,
giving the Tigers a 7-0 midway through the first quarter. Lufkin went three and out on its second drive before Miller hit Thomas on a perfect fade pass for a 17-yard score, extending that margin to 14-0 with 3:54 remaining in the first quarter. Lufkin drove to the A&M Consolidated 2 on the following drive before a fumble on fourth down killed that drive. The Tigers were unable to capitalize as they missed a field goal attempt that would have given them a threescore lead. The Panthers’ offense finally got going on the next drive as Cumbie hit a wide open Jeffery for a 27-yard score, narrowing the gap to 14-7. After another defensive stop, Cumbie hit Mark for a 56-yard pass, and three plays later, Sowell scored on a 1-yard run, making the game even at 14-14. A&M Consolidated took a lead
just before the break as Miller was hit while making a throw. But the deflected ball went to Thomas, who went 52 yards to eventually set up a Jackson 7-yard run, giving the Tigers a 2114 lead at the half. In the first half, the teams accounted for nearly 600 yards with the Tigers gaining 293 yards and Lufkin gaining 281. Miller threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns on 17-of-21 passing and Thomas had 98 yards and a touchdown on six receptions. Cumbie threw for 154 yards and a touchdown on 13-of-20 passing and Sowell ran for 82 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. In the second half, A&M Consolidated moved the lead back to 14 points Miller scored on a 13yard run, making it 28-14 after the first drive of the third quarter. But Lufkin was able to erase a 14-point deficit for the second time, using a formation in which Jeffery lined up in the backfield, providing an extra threat. Jeffery scored on an 18-yard run to narrow the gap to 28-21. On the drive, he had 48 yards on three carries. Lufkin’s defense came up with a stop on the next drive as Deandre Hooper came up with an interception. The Panthers then drove 84 yards on 12 plays with Sowell scoring on a 14-yard run to tie it at 28-28. A&M Consolidated responded with a Jackson 2-yard touchdown that made it 35-28. Jackson added his third touchdown of the game on a 36-yarder that appeared to put the game away before the late rally. Lufkin (1-4) has the week off before traveling to face The Woodlands at 2 p.m. Oct. 12. Josh Havard’s email address is jhavard@lufkindailynews.com.
diboll football
Madisonville rolls to 41-12 win over Diboll By CODY L. HAVARD Sports correspondent DIBOLL — Antwoine Curtis ran for 122 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries and Jaylen Smith threw for 127 yards and four scores as the Madisonville Mustangs rolled to a 41-12 win over the Diboll Lumberjacks here Friday night. Madisonville’s defense held a struggling Diboll offense to 188 total yards on the night. Diboll freshman Dez Shelley ran for 75 yards and a touchdown on just
nine carries and quarterback Kevin Hurley threw for 91 yards and a touchdown on 9-of-22 passing as the Lumberjacks fell to 0-5. The game was a defensive affair early as Madisonville got on the board midway through the first quarter on a Grant Smith 12-yard reception from Jaylen Smith. Grant Smith would finish the night with four receptions for 90 yards and three touchdowns. The game stayed at 7-0 until 25 seconds remained in the second quarter when Jay-
len Smith got his second touchdown pass of the night, this one an 18-yarder to Rikelian Wiley that made it 14-0 at the break. The Mustangs expanded that margin to 21-0 early in the third quarter on a Curtis 16-yard touchdown run. Diboll’s offense showed signs of life four minutes later on a 37-yard pass from Hurley-to-Raive Sheppard that cut the margin to 21-6 after a bobbled snap on the extrapoint try. But Madisonville took control of the game after that as Jaylen Smith hit Grant
Smith for a 34-yard touchdown and Donald Roundtree scored on a 13-yard run to up the lead to 34-6. The ’Jacks got their second touchdown of the game on a 3-yard Shelby run to cut the deficit to 34-12. Madisonville finally put a cap to the scoring as Grant Smith scored on a 34yard touchdown reception from Jaylen Smtih to make the final 41-12. Diboll will be back in action on Friday night as it travels to Tatum for its final non-district tuneup.
District 14-5A Football Team Overall District Oak Ridge.................................5-0...................1-0 A&M Consolidated....................3-1...................1-0 The Woodlands.........................3-2...................1-0 College Park..............................3-1...................0-0 Conroe......................................3-2...................0-1 Bryan........................................2-3...................0-1 Lufkin........................................1-4...................0-1 Sept. 27 A&M Consolidated 42, Lufkin 41 Oak Ridge 36, Bryan 33 The Woodlands 56, Conroe 2 College Park, bye District 20-3A Football Team Overall District Carthage...................................4-1...................0-0 Jasper.......................................2-1...................0-0 Huntington................................1-3...................0-0 Diboll........................................0-5...................0-0 Center.......................................0-5...................0-0 Sept. 27 Whitehouse 63, Carthage 39 Tatum 17, Center 0 Madisonville 41, Diboll 12 Troup 41, Huntington 14 Jasper, bye
Inside the game From wire reports
Beltin’ with Brandon How former Hudson High School standout Brandon Belt did for the San Francisco Giants on Friday against the San Diego Padres: 5 at belt bats, 1 hit, 1 home run, 2 runs batted in. The Giants play the Padres at 3:05 p.m. today.
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Benefit golf tourney tees off this afternoon The Evan Bradford Memorial Golf Tournament, benefiting the March of Dimes, will be held today at Crown Colony Country Club. The four-man scramble has a cost of $400 per team or $100 per individual. Entry includes a T-shirt, green fees, dinner and awards. There will be a 1 p.m. shotgun start. For information, call Tamara Lewis at 639-4557.
Rangers beat Angels to stay in playoff hunt ARLINGTON — Alex Rios had a tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers finally gained some ground in the AL wild-card race with a 5-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night. For the first time during their five-game winning streak the Rangers moved closer in the wild-card standings. Wild-card leader Tampa Bay lost at Toronto, allowing the Rangers to move within a game of the Rays and Cleveland, which beat Minnesota. With two games left in the regular season, the Rangers still have a chance to go to the postseason for the fourth year in a row.
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lumberjack football
SFA seeking momentum heading into Southland play By KEVIN GORE a three-game winning streak and The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel momentum for the Southland Conference race when they host NACOGDOCHES — An im- Prairie View A&M at 6 tonight at pact victory claimed, the Stephen Homer Bryce Stadium. F. Austin Lumberjacks face the Both teams are 2-2. challenge of putting that game For SFA, tonight’s game is a behind them and avoiding a let- chance to build off the Montana down against a Southwestern State game, a victory that saw Athletic Conference opponent the Lumberjacks trailing 38-31 in tonight. the fourth quarter before explodComing off a 52-38 decision ing for 21 points in the final nine over highly regarded Montana minutes of the game. State, the Lumberjacks look for Is that the real SFA?
Or is the one we saw against Weber State and Texas Tech the real one? The Lumberjacks will search for consistency in all phases of their game. After tonight’s contest, SFA is idle next week before opening Southland Conference competition against Southeasern Louisiana Oct. 12 in Hammond, La. SFA head coach J.C. Harper said Prairie View A&M will present his team with a number of
groveton football
Groveton grinds out 58-6 win By MARY LANKFORD Sports correspondent GROVETON — Jamie Jacobs ran for 124 yards and a touchdown and the Indians grinded out 395 rushing yards as the Groveton Indians pounded Cross Roads 58-6 on Friday night. While the Indians’ offense was dominating on their side, the defense, which was led by Chance Mosser, held Cross Roads to a total of 137 yards, including 29 yards on 33 carries. Groveton got off to a fast start as Brandon Kemper scored on a 34-yard run to make it 7-0. Kemper then found Brantley Conner for a 24yard touchdown that made it 14-0. That score was set up by an Alex Jones interception. Cross Roads got its only score of the game when Blake McCracken scored on an 11-yard pass from Aaron Arden to narrow the margin to 14-6. How-
ever, Kelvin James picked up a fumble on the extrapoint try and ran it back for two points to make it 16-6. Groveton got one more score in the first quarter when Kemper scored on a 28-yard run to make it 22-6. The Indians got back on the board with 7:10 left in the half as Jamie Jacobs scored on a 57-yard run. Groveton made it 36-6 at the break on a 64-yard run by James. Groveton continued to dominate after the break as Kemper scored on a 2-yard run and Colton Parten scored from 13 yards out to make it 50-6. The Indians got one final score as Jonathan Eleby scored on a 2-yard run and Kemper hit Conner with a two-point conversion to make it 58-6. That drive was set up by Jones’ second interception of the night. Groveton (3-2) plays at New Waverly on Friday.
huntington football
Lynch, Troup trample Huntington By JACOB ADAWAY Sports correspondent HUNTINGTON — Troup’s Blake Lynch was a one-man wrecking crew as he ran for 97 yards and two scores and threw for 106 yards and three scores as the Tigers raced out to a 35-0 lead and coasted to a 41-14 win over the Huntington Red Devils here Friday night. Huntington’s Jermichael Brown did his part for the Red Devils as he ran for 110 yards on 16 carries and also caught a 72yard touchdown pass in the losing effort. Huntington’s defense kept the team in the game in the early go-
ing before Troup broke through for 28 unanswered points in the second quarter. Troup got on the board as Brandon Hearon hauled in a 20yard touchdown pass from Lynch to put Troup on top 7-0. The Tigers quickly added to that lead on a 13-yard Lynch run that made it 14-0. Less than 1:30 later, Lynch scored from 25 yards out as they continued to pour it on at 21-0. Troup got one more touchdown before the break as Lynch found Brant Palmer for a 5-yard touchdown, making the score 28-0. That lead grew to 35-0 midway through the third quarter when Lynch hit Hitachi Lydia with a 51-
yard score. A minute later, Jeremiah Robertson hit Brown with a 72-yard scoring strike to put Huntington on the board and trim the margin to 35-6. Troup finished off its scoring with 7:10 remaining as Hearon hit Anfernee Ross for a 15-yard score to make it 41-6. The Red Devils added one final score before the final gun as Robertson scored on a 2-yard run then hit Clay Boston for the two-point conversion to make the final 41-14. Huntington returns to action on Friday night as it travels to face Madisonville in the final nondistrict game at 7:30.
Atlanta 1, Philadelphia 0 St. Louis 7, Chicago Cubs 0 Washington 8, Arizona 4 L.A. Dodgers 11, Colorado 0 San Francisco 7, San Diego 3 Saturday’s Games Pittsburgh (Morton 7-4) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 14-11), 12:05 p.m. San Diego (Stults 10-13) at San Francisco (Petit 4-0), 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee (J.Nelson 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Harang 0-1), 3:10 p.m. Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 14-8) at Miami (Eovaldi 4-6), 6:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Undecided) at Atlanta (Minor 13-8), 6:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 8-17) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 9-5), 6:15 p.m. Washington (Haren 9-14) at Arizona (McCarthy 5-10), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Nicasio 8-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 15-3), 8:10 p.m.
Totals 33 3 6 3 Totals 31 2 5 2 New York 000 300 000—3 Houston 000 000 200—2 E—M.Dominguez (16). LOB—New York 4, Houston 7. 2B—A.Soriano (8), D.Adams (5), J.Murphy (1), Wallace (14). SB—Villar (18). CS—Elmore (6). IP H R ER BB SO New York Warren W,3-2 5 2 0 0 1 4 D.Phelps H,1 12⁄3 1 2 2 2 1 1⁄3 2 0 0 1 0 Chamberlain H,5 Claiborne H,4 1 0 0 0 1 1 D.Robertson S,3-5 1 0 0 0 0 1 Houston Oberholtzer L,4-5 51⁄3 5 3 2 1 4 Zeid 12⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 K.Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 1 Fields 1 1 0 0 0 2 Umpires—Home, Kerwin Danley; First, Vic Carapazza; Second, Bill Miller; Third, Gary Cederstrom. T—3:04. A—29,486 (42,060).
scoreboard Pro baseball
Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct GB x-Boston 97 63 .606 — Tampa Bay 90 70 .563 7 Baltimore 83 77 .519 14 New York 83 77 .519 14 Toronto 73 87 .456 24 Central Division W L Pct GB x-Detroit 93 67 .581 — Cleveland 90 70 .563 3 Kansas City 85 75 .531 8 Minnesota 66 94 .413 27 Chicago 62 98 .388 31 West Division W L Pct GB x-Oakland 95 65 .594 — Texas 89 71 .556 6 Los Angeles 78 82 .488 17 Seattle 70 90 .438 25 Houston 51 109 .319 44 x-clinched division Friday’s Games Boston 12, Baltimore 3 Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 3 Miami 3, Detroit 2 Texas 5, L.A. Angels 3 Cleveland 12, Minnesota 6 Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 1 N.Y. Yankees 3, Houston 2 Oakland 8, Seattle 2 Saturday’s Games L.A. Angels (Richards 7-7) at Texas (D.Holland 10-9), 11:05 a.m. Cleveland (Kazmir 9-9) at Minnesota (De Vries 0-1), 12:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 9-7) at Toronto (Happ 4-7), 12:07 p.m. Oakland (J.Parker 12-7) at Seattle (Maurer 4-8), 3:10 p.m. Boston (Lester 15-8) at Baltimore (W.Chen 7-7), 6:05 p.m. Detroit (Ani.Sanchez 14-8) at Miami (Eovaldi 4-6), 6:10 p.m. Kansas City (Ventura 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Er. Johnson 2-2), 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 10-11) at Houston (Clemens 4-6), 6:10 p.m. National League East Division W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 95 65 .594 — Washington 85 75 .531 10 New York 73 87 .456 22 Philadelphia 72 88 .450 23 Miami 60 100 .375 35 Central Division W L Pct GB x-St. Louis 95 65 .594 — y-Pittsburgh 92 68 .575 3 y-Cincinnati 90 70 .563 5 Milwaukee 73 87 .456 22 Chicago 66 94 .413 29 West Division W L Pct GB x-Los Angeles 92 68 .575 — Arizona 80 80 .500 12 San Diego 75 85 .469 17 San Francisco 75 85 .469 17 Colorado 72 88 .450 20 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division Friday’s Games Miami 3, Detroit 2 Milwaukee 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 1
Rangers box Rangers 5, Angels 3 Los Angeles Texas ab r h bi ab r h bi Aybar ss 4 0 1 0 Kinsler 2b 2 2 0 0 Calhon rf 3 1 2 1 Andrus ss 4 1 2 0 Trout dh 2 0 0 0 Rios rf 3 2 1 2 JHmltn cf 4 0 1 2 ABeltre 3b 3 0 0 0 HKndrc 2b 4 0 1 0 Przyns c 3 0 1 2 Trumo 1b 3 0 0 0 JeBakr dh 2 0 0 0 Conger c 4 0 1 0 Profar ph-dh 1 0 0 0 Cowgill lf 3 0 0 0 Morlnd 1b 3 0 1 0 Shuck ph 1 0 0 0 Gentry lf 4 0 1 0 AnRmn 3b 3 2 2 0 LMartn cf 4 0 1 0 Totals 31 3 8 3 Totals 29 5 7 4 Los Angeles 001 020 000—3 Texas 102 000 20x—5 E—J.Gutierrez (2). DP—Los Angeles 1, Texas 3. LOB—Los Angeles 5, Texas 9. SB—Rios 2 (42), L.Martin (35). CS— Calhoun (2), Rios (7). S—Andrus. SF—Calhoun. IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles C.Wilson 6 4 3 3 4 6 J.Gutierrez L,1-5 2⁄3 1 2 2 1 1 Boshers 0 1 0 0 0 0 Cor.Rasmus 1 1 0 0 0 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Brasier Texas Ogando 51⁄3 8 3 3 3 4 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 Frasor Cotts W,7-3 1 0 0 0 0 2 Scheppers H,25 1 0 0 0 0 2 Nathan S,42-45 1 0 0 0 0 0 Boshers pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. HBP—by C.Wilson (A.Beltre, Pierzynski). WP—C.Wilson 3. Umpires—Home, Mike DiMuro; First, Scott Barry; Second, Alfonso Marquez; Third, Ted Barrett. T—3:31. A—37,355 (48,114).
Astros box Yankees 3, Astros 2 New York Houston ab r h bi ab r h bi Grndrs cf 4 0 0 0 Villar ss 4 0 1 0 Nunez 3b 4 0 0 0 Altuve 2b 3 0 0 0 Cano dh 4 1 1 0 MDmn 3b 3 0 0 0 ASorin lf 3 1 1 0 Krauss dh 2 0 0 0 MrRynl 1b 4 1 2 1 Elmore pr-dh 0 0 0 0 DAdms 2b 4 0 1 2 Carter 1b-lf 3 1 0 0 ZAlmnt rf 4 0 0 0 Crowe lf-cf 4 0 0 0 Ryan ss 3 0 0 0 Hoes rf 4 1 2 0 JMrphy c 3 0 1 0 Corprn c 4 0 0 0 BBarns cf 2 0 1 0 Wallac ph-1b 2 0 1 2
High school football A&M Consolidated 42, Lufkin 41 Score by quarters Lufkin 0 14 14 13— 41 A&M Consolidated 14 7 7 14— 42 Scoring summary First quarter AMC — Daniel Zivney 22 pass from Kobe Miller (Daniel Zivney kick), 5:58. AMC — Kerry Thomas 17 pass from Miller (Ryan Anderson kick), 3:54. Second quarter Lufkin — Jamal Jeffery 27 pass from Trey Cumbie (Timmy Martinez kick), 6:45. Lufkin — Steven Sowell 1 run (Martinez kick), 2:18. AMC — Brandon Jackson 7 run (Zivney kick), 1:30. Third quarter AMC — Miller 13 run (Daniel Zivney kick), 9:05. Lufkin — Jeffery 18 run (Martinez kick), 7:04. Lufkin — Steven Sowell 14 run (Martinez kick), 1:02. Fourth quarter AMC — Jackson 2 run (Anderson kick), 8:24. AMC — Jackson 36 run (Anderson kick), 2:36. Lufkin — Jeffery 6 pass from Trey Cumbie (Timmy Martinez kick), 1:43. Lufkin — Sowell 7 run (Cumbie pass failed), 0:38. Team statistics Lufkin AMC First downs 28 28 Rushes 39-257 34-175 Passing yards 290 324 Passes, Comp, Att, Int 24-38-0 23-32-1 Punts 5-29.4 2-43 Fumbles 1-0 1-1 Penalties 10-82 7-70 Individual statistics Rushing — A&M Consolidated: Brandon Jackson 20-142; Daniel Zivney 2-19; Derrick Dick 2-13; 40 1-10; Kobe Miller 9-(-9). Lufkin: Steven Sowell 24-139; Jamal Jeffery 4-62; Trey Cumbie 11-56. Passing — A&M Consolidated: Miller 23-31-1-324; Dick 0-1-0-0. Lufkin: Cumbie 24-37-0-290; Sowell 0-1-0-0. Receiving — A&M Consolidated: Dick 8-116; Kerry Thomas 7-105; Jackson 4-44; Zivney 2-33; Rodney Jernigan 1-18; Corey Dukes 1-8. Lufkin: Keke Coutee 9-104; Jeffery 8-69; Terry Mark 5-91; Sowell 1-14; Robert Howard 1-12.
challenges, foremost a group of athletic players. “You put the film on, and man, it jumps out at you, all of the great athletes who are very fast and execute very well on offense,” the coach said. “The defense flies to the football. It’s a very challenging game for us at home (tonight).” The win over Montana State was the third game in four outings that SFA’s offense surpassed 500 yards in total offense. One big
difference between that game and the previous three was SFA’s defense excelling on third down. SFA held Montana State to 2-of-14 conversions on third down. The defense also forced four turnovers, all interceptions. Prairie View A&M’s offense hasn’t been anything close to electric, but the Panthers have had their moments of success moving the football. The Panthers lost a scoring duel lo Southern 62-59, a week af-
ter scoring just 3 points in a 28-3 loss to Texas State. Prairie View A&M’s wins are against Texas Southern and Alabama A&M. Running back Courtney Brown rushed for 116 yards in leading the Panthers to that win, although Alabama A&M had 501 yards in offense. Prairie View A&M scored all 28 of its points in the second half, 21 in the third quarter. Kevin Gore’s email address is kgore@dailysentinel.com.
corrigan-camden football
Corrigan rolls past Crockett By KEVIN ALEXANDER Sports correspondent CORRIGAN — A stout defense and a lethal running game propelled the Corrigan-Camden Bulldogs to a decisive 54-17 victory over the Crockett Bulldogs before a homecoming crowd Friday night. Corrigan benefited from strong outings by Addison Kirkland, with four scores, and Keegan Mitchell, who had a huge night, racking up 207 yards rushing, a touchdown and a 72-yard interception return for a score. Crockett struck first on a 25-yard field goal in the first quarter by Antonio Arcivar. But Corrigan-Camden reeled off the next four scores starting with a 33-yard touchdown pass from Hayden Armstrong to LaKendrick Moore. The kick from Armstrong was good to give Corrigan the 7-3 lead. Kirkland then ran for a pair of scores followed by failed extra points to put Corrigan-Camden up 19-3 in the second quarter. The first of those runs was set up by an 80-yard run from Mitchell. Then padding that lead was Mitchell himself, with a 28-yard-run followed by a Malyk Johnson run for the 2-point conversion to bring the score
to 27-3. Crockett narrowed the gap on a 16-yard Case Robinson touchdown pass followed by an Arcivar kick to close the deficit to 27-10. But that was as close as Crockett would get, as Corrigan capitalized on a 3-yard run by Carlos Inguanzo followed by a failed PAT and a big 72-yard interception return from Mitchell followed by a Johnson run for the 2-point conversion to put the nail in the coffin before the end of the half with Corrigan up 41-10. Kirkland rounded out the scoring for Corrigan on touchdown runs of eight and nine yards in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. Crockett closed out the scoring on a 40-yard touchdown run to bring the final score to 54-17. Notables for Corrigan were Mitchell with 12 carries for 207 yards, including runs of 80 and 42 yards, Johnson, with six carries for 69 yards, Inguanzo, with six carries for 52 yards and Kirkland with eight carries for 41 yards. Armstrong threw a pair of passes for 75 yards with Moore catching the 35-yard touchdown pass and Dylan Parker bringing down a 42-yard catch. Chamar Wiley-Harris rushed the ball 18 times for 83 yards for Crockett on the night. Corrigan-Camden (4-0) hosts Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday.