MARSHALL, Texas — Pouring on the offense and making a strong defensive stand, East Texas Baptist University put up over 700 yards of offense to earn its first American Southwest Conference win, 62-28 over Schreiner University on Saturday at Ornelas Stadium. ETBU opened the scoring in the first quarter with 20 unanswered points across three drives, moving from a 7-7 score to a 27-7 lead. The offense finished with 397 passing yards and six passing touchdowns, adding 308 rushing yards and three scores on the ground.
Jack Crawford completed 20 of 24 passes for 345 yards and five touchdowns and added 35 rushing yards.
Paul Woodard rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries and added a 19-yard touchdown reception.
Dakarion Judge caught four passes for 64 yards and two touchdowns, and
EJ Stovall,
Carson French, and
Christopher Moore each scored on a receiving touchdown. Ayson McCray rushed for 75 yards on six carries, and
Jaylen Spriggs added one rushing touchdown.
Defensively,
Rayvon Sauls led the defense with 14 tackles, one sack, and three tackles for loss.
Jalen Wilridge gave 10 tackles and one pass breakup. Adding sacks were
LaDavian Red,
Robert Bankston III and
Chance Bloodsaw (1/2), and
Jamaal Jackson, Jr. Beres Owens snagged an interception at the line of scrimmage, and
Montrevian Cushionberry had four breakups.
ETBU scored touchdowns on all four of its first-quarter possessions, with Crawford throwing three touchdown passes and Woodard breaking a 57-yard scoring run. After Schreiner tied the game at 7-7, Crawford found Judge for a 24-yard touchdown, and Woodard's run capped a two-play, 78-yard drive later in the quarter.
Rayvon Sauls' 10-yard sack helped keep Schreiner off the board on a missed 47-yard field-goal attempt, and the Tigers finished the quarter ahead 27-7.
That first-quarter stretch included a two-play, 46-second scoring drive highlighted by Woodard's 57-yard touchdown run. ETBU added another short-field response before halftime, stopping Schreiner on fourth down at the ETBU 37 and following with a 41-second touchdown drive. The defense also kept Schreiner out of the end zone on two red-zone trips and stopped fourth-down attempts at the ETB7, ETB37 and ETB26.
ETBU closed the second quarter by stopping Schreiner on fourth down at the ETBU 37, then moving 63 yards in 41 seconds for
Jack Crawford's 29-yard touchdown pass to Judge with 22 seconds left. Earlier in the quarter,
Brandon Kennedy's 64-yard kickoff return set up Crawford's 19-yard touchdown pass to Woodard, and Bankston III helped end a Schreiner red-zone trip with a fourth-down tackle for loss. The Tigers scored 14 points in the quarter and finished it ahead 41-14.
Schreiner opened the third quarter with a 15-play drive going 84 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 20, 41-21/ ETBU responded to Schreiner's touchdown drive with a seven-play, 75-yard possession capped by Woodard's 19-yard rushing touchdown and
Pedro Cavazos' extra point to make it 48-21 with 4:54 left in the third quarter. The defense followed with a stop at the ETBU 26, with Wilridge breaking up a third-down pass and Jackson Jr. hurrying a fourth-down incompletion. The Tigers finished the quarter ahead 48-21.
ETBU opened the fourth quarter by stopping Schreiner on downs, then Spriggs hit French for a 41-yard touchdown, and
Mitchell White's PAT made it 55-21. The defense created another short field when Jackson Jr. sacked Major Luna, and
Christian Felder recovered the fumble at the Schreiner 7; Spriggs scored on the next play to push the margin to 62-21. Schreiner answered with a touchdown, but the Tigers used a 55-yard closing drive and two kneel-downs to finish 62-28 and move to 1-0 in the ASC.
ETBU travels to Abilene, Texas, to face No. 7 Hardin-Simmons on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. in Shelton Stadium.
QUARTER BREAKDOWN
First Quarter
- ETBU scored touchdowns on all four first-quarter possessions and led 27-7 at the end of the quarter.
- Crawford went 10-for-12 for 162 yards and three touchdowns, connecting with Christopher Moore, Judge and Eric Stovall for scores.
- The Tigers added 135 rushing yards, highlighted by Paul Woodard's 57-yard touchdown on a two-play, 46-second drive.
- The defense produced a red-zone stop when Rayvon Sauls' 10-yard sack helped force a missed 47-yard field-goal attempt.
Second Quarter
- ETBU outscored Schreiner 14-7 in the quarter and held a 41-14 lead after Pedro Cavazos' extra point with 22 seconds left.
- The passing game produced 144 yards and two touchdowns on 7-of-8 completions, with Crawford finding Paul Woodard for 19 yards and Judge for 29 yards.
- The Tigers' defense forced an interception, broke up five passes and stopped two fourth-down tries, including a red-zone stand at the ETBU 7.
Third Quarter
- ETBU and Schreiner each scored seven points in the quarter, with the Tigers taking a 48-21 lead into the fourth quarter.
- Paul Woodard accounted for ETBU's scoring drive, rushing for 52 yards in the quarter and finishing a 75-yard possession with a 19-yard touchdown run.
- The Tigers' defense recorded two sacks for 18 yards and stopped Schreiner on fourth-and-8 at the ETB26 late in the quarter.
- Schreiner controlled 9:31 of possession and produced 113 passing yards in the quarter, but ETBU limited the visitors to one touchdown.
Fourth Quarter
- ETBU outscored Schreiner 14-7 in the fourth quarter to close out a 62-28 win.
- Spriggs completed a 41-yard touchdown pass to French early in the quarter, then added a 7-yard rushing touchdown after a fumble recovery.
- The Tigers ran for 87 yards in the quarter and held Schreiner to minus-4 rushing yards, while controlling possession for 10:35.
ETBU Top Performers
Jack Crawford
- 20 completions on 24 attempts
- 345 passing yards
- 5 passing touchdowns
Paul Woodard
- 156 rushing yards on 15 carries
- 2 rushing touchdowns
- 1 receiving touchdown
EJ Stovall
- 3 receptions
- 82 receiving yards
- 1 receiving touchdown
Dakarion Judge
- 4 receptions
- 64 receiving yards
- 2 receiving touchdowns
Rayvon Sauls
- 14 tackles
- 1 sack
