LCU handles Arkansas Baptist, 42-14

PINEVILLE – The Louisiana Christian College Wildcats returned house on Saturday after back-to-back away video games to face the Buffaloes of Arkansas Baptist Faculty. The Wildcats led from whistle to whistle and defeated the Buffaloes 42-14.

The primary scoring try by the Wildcats got here on a 39-yard discipline objective try by junior kicker Hunter Martensson with 6:22 left within the first quarter, however the ABC particular groups broke into the backfield and blocked the try and get the ball again at their very own 32-yard line.

Two performs later, the LCU protection pressured the primary turnover of the night when junior defensive again Bennie Clark III recovered an ABC fumble on the Buffalo 25-yard line to present the Wildcat offense nice discipline place to start out their subsequent offensive drive.

The Wildcats solely wanted three performs following the turnover to get into the endzone when sophomore operating again Daylon Charles broke away from eight-yards out to place LCU on the board first. The purpose-after-touchdown try by freshman kicker Levi Hilborn was profitable and LCU took a 7-0 lead, a lead they’d preserve for the rest of the primary quarter.

After going four-and-out following a sack by LCU’s sophomore defensive finish Logan Brimmer on third down, Arkansas Baptist would punt the ball away to the Wildcats.

The punt by ABC’s Fischer Ohrt could be muffed by the Wildcats and Arkansas Baptist recovered on the Wildcat 31-yard line. The Buffaloes wouldn’t have the chance to capitalize on the good discipline place as a result of on the second play of the drive, senior defensive finish Micah Latin strip-sacked ABC quarterback Marlon Patterson Jr. and the Wildcats recovered the fumble at their very own 21-yard line.

In contrast to their opponents, LCU used the chance nicely and after an eight-play drive resulted in a one-yard landing run by senior operating again Devin Briscoe. LCU took a 14-point lead following the Hilborn PAT.

After exchanging punts for a few drives every, the lads in orange and blue recovered one other Buffalo fumble after one other strip-sack by the Wildcat protection, this one being pressured by senior defensive deal with DeMarco Collins and the restoration being made by junior defensive finish Detavius Eldredge.

The Wildcats solely wanted one play to get again into the endzone following the Buffalo fumble with Charles breaking into the open discipline and operating away with a 48-yard landing run to increase the Wildcat result in 21-0 late within the second quarter.

Down by three touchdowns, the Buffaloes had been down however not out. The Martensson kickoff following the Wildcat landing was returned 92-yards for a Buffalo landing by Atavian Ray to place ABC on the board for the primary time. A move on the two-point conversion by Chris Bradford minimize the LCU result in 21-8 with two minutes left till halftime.

Throughout halftime, Louisiana Christian College honored the 2012 Wildcats soccer crew on the tenth anniversary of their look within the NCAA Division III playoffs. A lot of former Wildcat soccer gamers from the 2012 squad had been in attendance together with former head coach Dennis Dunn.

Additionally honored was former Wildcat offensive deal with Jeremy Vujnovich. The Belle Chasse native was a member of the 2012 playoff crew and was an All-American deal with for the Wildcats earlier than spending seven seasons within the NFL with the Inexperienced Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, and Arizona Cardinals. Vujnovich is the primary LCU soccer participant to make an energetic roster and begin a recreation within the NFL.

The next drive for Louisiana Christian appeared lifeless within the water when a discipline objective try by Martensson from the Buffalo 19-yard line missed extensive left, however a roughing the kicker penalty towards Arkansas Baptist gave the Wildcats the ball again with a primary and ten from the Buffalo seven-yard line.

The very subsequent play noticed Daylon Charles rating his third landing of the primary half on a seven-yard run. The Hilborn PAT gave LCU a 28-8 lead that they maintained heading into halftime.

After a blocked punt by the Wildcat protection, LCU took over deep inside Buffalo territory with eleven minutes left within the third quarter. The LCU offense drove right down to the Buffalo one-yard line and junior quarterback Sal Palermo III stored the ball on a QB sneak to get into the endzone for a landing to present LCU a 35-8 lead following the Hilborn PAT.

Arkansas Baptist was solely in a position to run three performs on the next drive earlier than a Bradford move was intercepted by sophomore defensive again Jahiem Mitchell on the fourth play to present LCU the ball on the Buffalo 34-yard line.

Six performs later, Louisiana Christian scored what could be their closing landing of the evening on a 17-yard landing run by senior operating again Rob McKnight to take a 42-8 lead late within the third quarter.

The Buffaloes scored one closing time on a 33-yard landing run by Atavian Ray with 13:24 left within the recreation, however the Wildcats maintained to the ultimate whistle to get the 42-14 victory.

The Wildcat offense was prolific on the afternoon, placing up 413 complete yards of offense with six touchdowns scored. Quarterback Sal Palermo III was 6/14 passing for 70 yards, including 8 carries for 28 yards and a landing on the bottom.

Daylon Charles led the Wildcat dashing recreation with 162 yards and three touchdowns on 19 rushes on the night with Palermo, Devin Briscoe, and Rob McKnight all including landing runs of their very own.

Defensively, the Wildcats pressured 4 turnovers and sacked Buffalo quarterbacks thrice. Sophomore defensive again Tyren Younger led all LCU tacklers with eight complete tackles for the day.

Subsequent week, the Wildcats (2-4, 1-3 SAC) shall be again at house once more to host the Pioneers of Wayland Baptist College (2-4, 2-3) for a Sooner Athletic Convention matchup.