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Winner Southeastern Okla. SE 7-2 , 7-2
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Henderson St. HSU 7-2 , 7-2
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Southeastern Okla. SE
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Final
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Henderson St. HSU
7-2 , 7-2
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SE Southeastern Okla. 7 7 14 7 35
HSU Henderson St. 14 6 0 7 27

Game Recap: Football |

Reddies Fall to Southeastern, 35-27

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State built a 14-point lead in the first quarter but could not hold off Southeastern Oklahoma State in a 35-27 loss Saturday at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium at GeoSurfaces Field.

The Reddies (7-2) opened the game with two touchdowns in the first quarter. Austin Ledbetter connected with Bo Simpson for a 19-yard touchdown pass to cap the opening drive, and DeAndra Burns Jr. added a 43-yard rushing touchdown after a blocked Southeastern field goal to give Henderson State a 14-0 lead.

Southeastern answered with a 40-yard touchdown pass from Luke Hohenberger to Colton Simpson late in the first quarter. Henderson State extended its lead with two Ryan McDonnell field goals, from 28 and 45 yards, to take a 20-7 advantage.

Southeastern cut into the lead with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Kameron Lockhart, making it 20-14 at halftime.

The Savage Storm took control in the third quarter. Levay Duncan scored on a 3-yard run to give Southeastern its first lead at 21-20. After an interception of Ledbetter, Southeastern added another touchdown on a 26-yard pass from Hohenberger to Colby Short, pushing the lead to 28-20.

Duncan scored on another 3-yard run in the fourth quarter to extend Southeastern's advantage to 35-20. Ledbetter connected with Maddox Davis for a 27-yard touchdown pass with 6:50 remaining, cutting the deficit to eight points, but the Reddies could not complete the comeback.

Ledbetter completed 27 of 39 passes for 375 yards and two scores. Davis anchored the receiving corps with seven catches for 115 yards and a touchdown, while Burns Jr. added four receptions for 89 yards and 43 rushing yards.

Henderson State accumulated 476 total offensive yards—highlighted by 428 yards through the air—and picked up 26 first downs. Defensively, Hammond II paced the Reddies with 12 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss, while Schirato chipped in five tackles and a sack.

The Reddies made a final push late in the fourth quarter, driving to the Savage Storm's 19-yard line. However, Southeastern's defense held firm, forcing an incomplete pass on third down before sealing the win with a fourth-down sack.
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