Nov. 12, 2016 • 1 Pm Henderson State (8-2) Vs. Ouachita Baptist
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2016 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 1 SCHEDULE GAME 11: NOV. 12, 2016 • 1 P.M. SEPT. 1, 2016 • W, 13-11 HENDERSON STATE (8-2) VS. SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA Arkadelphia, Ark. OUACHITA BAPTIST (6-4) CHS/Ruggles Field • 5013 SEPT. 10, 2016 • W, 34-7 CARPENTER-HAYGOOD STADIUM/RUGGLES FIELD • 9600 at East Central Ada, Okla. Norris Field • 3140 REDDIES, TIGERS CLASH IN 90th BATTLE OF THE RAVINE Henderson State will host the 90th version of most unique rivalry in college SEPT. 17, 2016 • W, 62-23 football as the Reddies welcome Ouachita Baptist to Carpenter-Haygood NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA Stadium/Ruggles Field for the Battle of the Ravine. This year’s game fea- Arkadelphia, Ark. tures a Henderson team that has the best record among all college football CHS/Ruggles Field • 5138 playing institutions in Arkansas since 2010 at 62-16 (.795) against the only team in the state to record nine straight winning seasons in Ouachita. SEPT. 24, 2016 • W, 45-17 at Southwestern Oklahoma Weatherford, Okla. REDDIE REPORT Fast Lane Field • 2663 The Reddies recorded their eighth win of the season last week with a 40-7 victory over Southern Nazarene. Henderson is the only institution among all OCT. 1, 2016 • W, 27-20 Arkansas football playing institutions to record at least eight wins in each of at Arkansas Tech the last five seasons. Russellville, Ark. Andrew Black completed his first 15 passes last week and finished the Thone Stadium • 6758 game 22-for-24 for 253 yards against the Storm. For the year, Black has OCT. 8, 2016 • L, 35-3 completed 131-of-202 passes for a completion rate of 64.9 percent. The HARDING sophomore from Tyler, Texas has 1810 yards passing for the season which Arkadelphia, Ark. ranks eighth in HSU history. CHS/Ruggles Field • 6026 Evan Lassiter has also been effective for the Reddies having completed 86- of-134 passes for 1108 yards. Lassiter has a 64.2 completion percentage OCT. 15, 2016 • W, 45-17 having thrown seven touchdowns with just one interception. ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO Jeremy Wilson leads the Henderson ground game having carried the ball Arkadelphia, Ark. 92 times for 572 yards. The product from Tyler, Texas is the top scoring CHS/Ruggles Field • 3210 freshman in the GAC having scored 10 rushing touchdowns. Jaquan Cole OCT. 22, 2015 • L, 50-24 follows with 490 yards on 89 attempts while scoring five touchdowns. vs. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS Courtney Whitehead is Henderson’s top receiver with 47 catches for 667 El Dorado, Ark. yards. Whitehead is averaging 14.2 yards per reception. Memorial Stadium • 5011 Al Lasker has 405 yards on 21 receptions and a team-best six touch- downs, while Austin Bennett has compiled 340 yards on 25 grabs. OCT. 29, 2016 • W, 67-21 Defensively the Reddies allowed just 13 yards in the first three quarters last OKLAHOMA BAPTIST week against SNU. The Storm recorded just two first downs through three Arkadelphia, Ark. quarters and did not cross midfield until the fourth quarter. CHS/Ruggles Field • 5500 Henderson has allowed 335.6 yards per game which ranks third in the GAC NOV. 5, 2016 • 1 P.M. while ranking second in scoring defense allowing 20.8 points per contest. Cameron Sonnier leads the Reddies with 79 tackles including a league- at Southern Nazarene Bethany, Okla. best 13.0 tackles for lost yardage. Josh Davis follows with 72 stops, while SNU Field • 2500 Sam Johnson leads the league with 6.0 sacks for the year. NOV. 12, 2016 • 1 P.M. GAME DAY FORECAST • NOV. 12 OUACHITA BAPTIST TEMPERATURE: 70 High 43 Low Arkadelphia, Ark. PRECIPITATION: 10% HUMIDITY: 69% SKIES: Sunny WIND: NNW at 6 CHS/Ruggles Field • 9600 SUNRISE: 6:42 a.m. SUNSET: 5:09 p.m. 2016 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 2 OUACHITA BAPTIST PREVIEW OBU FACTS Ouachita Baptist enters Saturday’s contest with a 6-4 record following a 51- 28 win over Oklahoma Baptist. The Tigers average 440.5 yards of offense per game including 267.4 yards on the ground per contest which ranks second in the GAC. OBU also aver- ages 36.5 points per ame which ranks second in the league. OBU has been plagued with injuries as the Tigers have been without the services of running back Kris Oliver and quarterback Austin Warford. Be- fore being injured, Oliver was averaging 95.1 yards rushing per game while Warford was averaging 206 yards passing and 97.6 yards rushing. Lucas Reed has taken over for Warford and has completed 56-of-106 passes Todd Knight for 698 yards leading the Tigers to wins over Southern Arkansas, Southern Head Coach Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist. Shun’cee Thomas has taken over the role as lead running back for the • QUICK FACTS • Tigers. Thomas has carried the ball 73 times for 582 yards while scoring 6 LOCATION: ................................... Arkadelphia, Ark. touchdowns. Last week Thomas rushed for 211 yards and scored a pair of FOUNDED: ........................................................ 1886 ENROLLMENT: ................................................. 1,600 touchdowns against Oklahoma Baptist to earn GAC Player of the Week ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: .......................... David Sharp honors along with Henderson’s Andrew Black. COLORS: ....................................... Purple and Gold Allie Freeman leads the Tiger receivers having totaled 479 yards on 31 STADIUM: .................................. Cliff Harris Stadium receptions while scoring six touchdowns. Drew Harris is also a threat having 310 yards on 20 catches. • COACHING STAFF • Elijah Jones is one of the top defenders in the GAC having 96 tackles HEAD COACH: ...................................... Todd Knight ALMA MATER:.................... Ouchita Baptist (1986) including 8 tackles for lost yardage. RECORD AT OBU : ............................... 90-72 (18th) Luke Holt also has eight tackles for lost yardage and has 64 total stops for CAREER RECORD : ....................... 118-123-2 (24th) the year. ASSISTANT COACHES: ........................................... If the game comes down to a field goal, Ouachita, like Henderson, has one Paige Anders ................. Defensive Coordinator Jay Derby ....................... Offensive Coordinator of the best kickers in the league in Cole Antley. Rickey Rogers ........................... Wide Receivers The sophomore from Atlanta, Ga. leads the GAC in kick scoring with 95 Roy Thompson Jr. ........................... Linebackers points having made 17-of-21 field goals and 44-of-45 extra points. Antley Sam Dunnam .............................. Defensive Line provided the game-winner in overtime against Southern Arkansas and has a Brett Shockley ............................. Offensive Line Kane Bryen ................................ Running Backs long of 49 yards. Ryan Tibbets ............................... Special Teams Eric Hart ................ Defensive Special Assistant GAC STANDINGS • TEAM INFORMATION • GAC RECORD OVERALL RECORD 2015 Record ....................................................... 7-4 TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. Stk. GAC Record: .......................................... 7-4 (t-3rd) Harding 10 0 1.000 10 0 1.000 W10 LETTERMEN RETURNING: .................................... 38 Henderson State 8 2 .800 8 2 .800 W2 LETTERMAN LOST: .............................................. 23 Southern Arkansas 8 2 .800 8 2 .800 W3 STARTERS RETURNING: ..................................... 17 Arkansas Tech 6 4 .600 6 4 .600 W2 STARTERS LOST: .................................................. 5 Ouachita Baptist 6 4 .600 6 4 .600 W2 Southeastern Okla. 6 4 .600 6 4 .600 W1 • 2016 SCHEDULE • Northwestern Okla. 4 6 .400 4 6 .400 L2 S1 East Central W, 42-28 Arkansas-Monticello 4 6 .400 4 6 .400 L1 S10 at Southeastern Oklahoma L, 45-38 Southwestern Okla. 4 6 .400 4 6 .400 L2 S17 Southwestern Oklahoma W, 48-28 Oklahoma Baptist 2 8 .200 2 8 .200 L6 S24 at Northwestern Oklahoma W, 42-34 East Central 1 9 .100 1 9 .100 L7 Southern Nazarene 1 9 .100 1 9 .100 L4 O1 at Harding L, 24-20 O8 Arkansas Tech L, 49-17 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE O15 Southern Arkansas W, 40-37 (ot) Ouachita Baptist at Henderson State 1 p.m. O22 at Arkansas-Monticello L, 34-26 Southern Nazarene at Oklahoma Baptist 1 p.m. O29 Southern Nazarene W, 41-14 Southeastern Oklahoma at East Central 2 p.m. N5 at Oklahoma Baptist W, 51-28 Arkansas Tech at Harding 2 p.m. N12 at Henderson State 1 p.m. Southern Arkansas at Arkansas-Monticello 3 p.m. Northwestern Oklahoma at Southwestern Oklahoma 5:30 p.m. 2016 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 3 LAST YEAR vs. OUACHITA BAPTIST AFCA TOP 25 POLL Henderson’s defensive unit played a stellar second half as the Reddies Rk School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. claimed the 89th Battle of the Ravine in beating Ouachita Baptist 21-17. 1. NW Missouri St. (30) 10-0 750 1 HSU’s defense limited the Tigers to just 237 yards of offense as the Reddies 2. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 10-0 712 2 snapped OBU’s 10-game home conference win streak. 3. Shepherd (W.Va. 9-0 690 3 4. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 10-0 661 4 Henderson would strike first on its first possession as the Reddies drove 84 5. Harding (Ark.) 10-0 613 5 yards on 13 plays as Ryan McDonald recorded his 22nd career touchdown 6. California (Pa.) 9-0 600 6 with a 1-yard plunge. 7. North Alabama 7-1 576 7 The Reddies would convert on a pair of third down conversions on the drive 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 8-1 530 8 9. Emporia St. (Kan.) 9-1 496 9 as Dallas Hardison hit Jaquan Cole for a 10-yard gain and then later found 10. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 10-0 480 10 Joseph Snapp in the flats for 17 yards. 11. Indiana (Pa.) 8-1 447 11 OBU then put together a drive of its own as Austin Warford would score on 12. Midwestern St. 8-1 417 12 a 7-yard jaunt to cap off a 12-play, 74-yard drive. 13. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 9-1 374 13 14.