Box Score
Henderson State scored 17 straight second-half points to pull away from East Central and beat the Tigers 44-27, Saturday in Ada, Okla.

"Any win on the road is a good win," said Scott Maxfield who coached his 100th game at Henderson. "Our offense sputtered and we didn't play well, but we won and that is the main thing."

Playing their third road game in four weeks, the No. 7-ranked Reddies took an early 10-0 lead with the help of a 22-yard field goal by Houston Ray on Henderson's first possession, followed by a 52-yard run by Rodney Bryson with 6:39 left in the opening quarter.

ECU, 2-2 on the year, tied the score at 10-10 early in the second quarter on a 40-yard field goal by David Massuere followed by 2-yard plunge by Spencer Bond following a Kevin Rodgers interception.

The Reddies quickly regained the lead on their next possession as Rodgers connected with Darius Davis for a 15-yard strike with 6:35 remaining in the half. The touchdown toss was Rodgers' 101st which set the Arkansas collegiate record previously held by Nathan Brown of Central Arkansas.

After the Reddie defense forced a three-and-out, Henderson struck again as Ryan McDonald scored on a one-yard plunge to make the score 24-10 with 1:48 left in the half.

The drive was kept alive on a key third-and-long when Joseph Snapp made a big 12-yard reception.

ECU quarterback Spenser Bond quickly moved the Tigers down to the Reddie 15 on the next drive. The drive was capped off by a 38-yard field goal by Massuere as time expired to cut the HSU lead to 24-13 at the break.

Henderson State, 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the Great American Conference, got another field goal by Ray, this time from 39 yards out to push the lead back to 14 points.

The Reddies struggled to move the ball on their next possession and Christian Latoof was forced to punt from deep in Henderson territory. ECU's Brooks Holder blocked the punt and the Tigers recovered the ball on the Henderson 8-yard line.

The Tigers scored two plays later on a 6-yard pass from Bond to David Moore to make the score 27-20 with 6:08 left in the third quarter.
Henderson responded quickly as Cole rushed four times for 28 yards during the drive, finishing with an 11-yard touchdown run. The key play of the drive was another fantastic catch by Snapp for a 32-yard gain.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Reddies got a huge break as Latoof's 42-yard punt was mishandled by Qumain Black and Henderson's Jonathan Edouard recovered at the ECU 22.

The Reddies could not move the ball and had to settle for a 40-yard field goal by Ray, his third of the game. Henderson led 37-20 with 12:56 left in the game.

Henderson's final score came on the Reddies' next possession as Rodgers hooked up with Davis for a 61-yard score with 10:50 to play.

The touchdown reception by Davis was his 37th of his career, setting an Arkansas collegiate record previously held by Nik Lewis of Southern Arkansas.

"Our defense played well in the second half which helped us pull away," said Maxfield. "We made too many mistakes on special teams. We have a lot of things to work on."

The Reddie offense finished with 465 yards on 87 plays, with East Central totaling 321 yards on 77 plays.

Rodgers went over the 300-yard passing mark for the 22nd second time in his career completing 30 of 45 passes for 309 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Snapp ended the night with 10 catches for 119 yards to lead the Reddie receiving corps. It was Snapp's second consecutive 100-plus yard game.

"Joseph made some big plays for us and has been all year," said Maxfield. "He is an outstanding player he just keeps getting better."

Davis finished with 83 yards on seven catches, with Dustin Holland also having a solid game with seven receptions for 54 yards.

Cole led the Reddie ground game with 84 yards on 17 carries, while Bryson totaled 66 yards on 6 attempts.

Lawson Schulz led the Reddie defense with eight total tackles including a pair of stops for lost yardage.

Josh Davis and Blake Lopez followed with six tackles each.

The Reddies return home next Saturday to play host to Northwestern Oklahoma State with kickoff set for 3 p.m. at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium. The game will be the annual Reddie Hall of Honor game with the banquet beginning at 11 a.m. The nine inductees will be introduced prior to kickoff.