2017 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 1 SCHEDULE GAME 2: SEPT. 9, 2017 • 6 P.M. AUG. 31, 2017 • W, 28-20 HENDERSON STATE (1-0) VS. at #15 Harding Searcy, Ark. ARKANSAS T ECH (1-0) First Security Stadium • 3100 SEPT. 9, 2017 • 6 p.m. CARPENTER-HAYGOOD STADIUM/RUGGLES FIELD • 9600 ARKANSAS TECH Arkadelphia, Ark. CHS/Ruggles Field • 9600 REDDIES TAKE ON ARKANSAS TECH IN HOME OPENER After a thrilling season-opening win against 15th-ranked Harding last week, SEPT. 16, 2017 • 6 p.m. Henderson State will battle another in-state foe as Arkansas Tech comes to NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA town for the Reddies’ home opener on Saturday with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. Arkadelphia, Ark. Arkansas Tech also took down a nationally-ranked opponent in the season CHS/Ruggles Field • 9600 opener as the Wonder Boys beat preseason GAC favorite and 22nd-ranked Southern Arkansas 28-21. SEPT. 23, 2017 • 6 p.m. The game will mark the beginning of the 50th season at Carpenter-Haygood at Southwestern Oklahoma Stadium/Ruggles Field with Henderson’s first game being played on Sep- Weatherford, Okla. Fast Lane Field • 5000 tember 21, 1968 with the Reddies beating Mississippi College 17-0. SEPT. 30, 2017 • 2 P.M. REDDIE REPORT SOUTHERN NAZARENE Andrew Black had a solid opening game against the Bisons completing Arkadelphia, Ark. (Hall of Honor) 18-of-30 passes for 246 yards and two touchdowns. The junior from Tyler, CHS/Ruggles Field • 9600 Texas also totaled 28 yards rushing including a 1-yard plunge for a touch- Oct. 7, 2017 • 1 p.m. down. at Oklahoma Baptist Black has 2455 career passing yards and has completed 188-of-302 passes Shawnee, Okla. for 62 percent including 17 touchdown tosses. Hurt Field • 2900 Ben Johnson was Black’s favorite target in the opener as Johnson hauled in seven passes for 80 yards, all in the first half. Johnson increased his Oct. 14, 2017 • 2 p.m. career total to 545 yards to go along with four career touchdowns. at Southeastern Oklahoma A trio of freshmen handled the duties at running back as Cecil Langston Durant, Okla. totaled 30 yards on six attempts, Blake Faulk carried the ball 9 times for 23 Paul Laird Field • 5500 yards, and Cobra Jones providing the longest run from scrimmage going 22 OCT. 21, 2017 • 2 p.m. yards on his first collegiate attempt. EAST CENTRAL Langston redshirted last season after being named the 2015 Arkansas Class Arkadelphia, Ark. (Homecoming) 3A Offensive Player of the Year at Rivercrest High School. The native of CHS/Ruggles Field • 9600 Luxora, Ark. set the state record for yards rushing in a single season with 3,211 along yards with 40 touchdowns as a senior. A Landers Award Final- OCT. 28, 2017 • 2 p.m. ist, Langston led the Colts to the Class 3A State Championship game. He SOUTHERN ARKANSAS finished his prep career with 6,255 yards and 75 touchdowns. Arkadelphia, Ark. (Senior Day) Faulk was an all-state performer at Prairie Grove High School where he CHS/Ruggles Field • 9600 rushed for 2150 yards and scored 40 touchdowns his senior year in leading Nov. 4, 2017 • 3 p.m. the Tigers to a state runner-up finish. at Arkansas-Monticllo Jones was an all-district selection at LaPorte High School where he carried Monticello, Ark. the ball 137 times for 883 yards and 11 touchdowns his senior campaign. Cotton Boll Stadium • 4500 Henderson’s defense limited Harding to 347 yards of offense with Malik Brown and Cameron Sonnier leading the charge with 11 tackles each. NOV. 11, 2017 • 1 P.M. Defensive back Sheldon Watson had five tackles, a forced fumble and two at Ouachita Baptist interceptions including the game-saving pick with 21 seconds left in the Arkadelphia, Ark. game. The junior from Palestine, Texas has seven career interceptions dur- Cliff Harris Stadium • 6000 ing his three years at Henderson. 2017 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 2 ARKANSAS TECH PREVIEW ATU FACTS Arkansas Tech took advantage of three turnovers and benefitted from 15 Southern Arkansas penalties to upend the Muleriders last week. On the offensive side of the football, Ty Reasnor returns under center for the Wonder Boys. The senior suffered a season-ending injury in ATU’s trip to Southern Arkansas last season. Last week against SAU, the Cashion, Okla. native completed 13-of-23 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns. Reasnor also rushed for the game-winning score as he broke free for a 10- yard jaunt with just 2:54 to play in the game. ATU returns an offense that features one of the top rushing units in Division II. Bryan Allen, Justin Bailey, and Brayden Stringer paced a rushing Raymond Monica attack that racked up 215.4 yards per game last season. Head Coach Allen ended with a team-high 584 rushing yards (73.0 ypg), last season, while Stringer was a 2016 All-GAC Honorable Mention selection after carry- • QUICK FACTS • ing the ball 91 times for 474 yards. Bailey totaled 422 rushing yards while LOCATION: ..................................... Russellville, Ark. also catching six passes for 228 yards in 2016. FOUNDED: ........................................................ 1909 ENROLLMENT: ............................................... 11,894 Jackob Dean led the receiving corps last week against SAU with five recep- ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: ......................... Steve Mullins tions for 63 yards. The Reddies will also have to keep an eye on Alabama COLORS: ....................................... Green and Gold A&M transfer Tevin McKenzie who racked up 50 receptions for 539 yards STADIUM: ............... Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field and a touchdown in his last season with the Bulldogs. Defensively, the Wonder Boys return three key players in Cua’ Rose, along • COACHING STAFF • with linebackers Seth Culp and KJ Reid. HEAD COACH: ............................. Raymond Monica Rose has established himself as one of the most fearsome secondary de- ALMA MATER:..................... North Alabama (1990) RECORD AT ATU : ................................ 24-22 (Fifth) fenders in the GAC. A Second-Team All-GAC selection, the junior from CAREER RECORD : .............................. 69-56 (12th) McGehee, Ark. was third on team with 65 tackles. Rose totaled 9 tackles ASSISTANT COACHES: ........................................... last week against SAU while forcing a fumble along with a pair of pass Kurt Corbin ............... Co-Defensive Coordinator breakups and an interception with 2:36 left in the game. Raleigh Jackson ....... Co-Defensive Coordinator Brent Dearmon ............... Offensive Coordinator Culp totaled 95 tackles a year ago including collecting 10 or more tackles in Jared Haas ................................ Wide Receivers five games. The senior from Temple, Texas led ATU last week with 14 stops. Chris Franklin .......................... Defensive Backs Reid collected 39 tackles including 21 solo stops in 2016. The junior from Georgeio Milam ............................ Offensive Line Texarkana, Ark. recorded nine tackles in the season opener. Jason Boyles ........................................ Safeties Justin Brown ..................... Tight Ends/Fullbacks Richard Hutchings .............. Graduate Assistant 2017 GAC STANDINGS Brandon Keaton .................. Graduate Assistant GAC RECORD OVERALL RECORD • TEAM INFORMATION • TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. Stk. 2016 Record ....................................................... 6-5 Harding 11 0 1.000 13 1 .929 L1 GAC Record: ...........................................6-5 (t-6th) Southern Arkansas 9 2 .818 9 3 .750 L1 LETTERMEN RETURNING: .................................... 38 Henderson State 8 3 .727 8 3 .727 L1 LETTERMAN LOST: .............................................. 23 Ouachita Baptist 7 4 .636 7 4 .636 W3 STARTERS RETURNING: ..................................... 14 Southeastern Okla. 7 4 .636 7 4 .636 W2 STARTERS LOST: .................................................. 8 Arkansas Tech 6 5 .545 6 5 .545 L1 • 2017 SCHEDULE • Southwestern Okla. 5 6 .455 5 6 .455 W1 A31 Southern Arkansas W, 28-21 Arkansas-Monticello 4 7 .364 4 7 .364 L2 S9 at Henderson State 6 p.m. Northwestern Okla. 4 7 .364 4 7 .364 L3 S16 Oklahoma Baptist 6 p.m. Oklahoma Baptist 2 9 .182 2 9 .182 L7 S23 at Southern Nazarene 1 p.m. Southern Nazarene 2 9 .182 2 9 .182 W1 East Central 1 10 .091 1 10 .091 L8 S30 Ouachita Baptist 6 p.m. O7 at Arkansas-Monticello 3 p.m. THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE O14 at Southwestern Oklahoma 2 p.m. Northwestern Oklahoma at Ouachita Baptist 6 p.m. O21 Northwestern Oklahoma 2 p.m. Southeastern Oklahoma at Southern Nazarene 6 p.m. O28 at East Central 4 p.m. Southern Arkansas at Arkansas Tech 7 p.m. N4 Southeastern Oklahoma 2 p.m. SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE N11 Harding 2 p.m. East Central at Oklahoma Baptist Noon Southwestern Oklahoma at Arkansas-Monticello 6 p.m. 2017 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 3 LAST YEAR vs. ARKANSAS TECH HSU QUICK FACTS Evan Lassiter threw for 311 yards and the defense recorded eight tackles for GENERAL INFORMATION loss as No. 7 Henderson State beat Arkansas Tech 27-20. LOCATION: ........................................... Arkadelphia, Ark. Lassiter, in his first start as the Reddie quarterback, completed 26-of-37 FOUNDED: ............................................................... 1890 passes and a pair of touchdowns. ENROLLMENT: .......................................................... 3,634 NICKNAME: ......................................................... Reddies Henderson scored on the opening drive as Lassiter hooked up with Al Lasker SCHOOL COLORS:...................................... Red and Gray for a 5-yard score to finish a 10-play, 6-yard drive. AFFILIATION: