Box Score SEARCY, Ark. –
D'Vonta Derricott and
Bruce Livingston reached double figures in tackles, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team (6-5, 6-5 Great American Conference) was unable to solve the high-octane rushing attack or the nation's top-ranked defense in a 42-7 loss to No. 5 Harding (11-0, 11-0 GAC) in Tech's season finale on Saturday.
SCORING PLAYS
- Harding 7, Tech 0 – 3:19 1st quarter – Park Parish 28 yd run (Parsley kick) – 1 play, 28 yards, 0:09
- Harding 14, Tech 0 – 6:06 2nd quarter – Park Parish 1 yd run (Parsley kick) – 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:35
- Harding 21, Tech 0 – 3:21 2nd quarter – Park Parish 64 yd run (Parsley kick) – 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:39
- Harding 28, Tech 0 – 0:19 2nd quarter – Daylon Markham 45 yd interception return (Parsley kick)
- Harding 35, Tech 0 – 13:46 4th quarter – Michael Latu 15 yd run (Parsley kick) – 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:24
- Harding 42, Tech 0 – 7:53 4th quarter – Brandon Gates 6 yd run (Parsley kick) – 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:18
- Harding 42, Tech 7 – 0:27 4th quarter – Bruce Livingston 4 yd fumble return (Perez kick)
NOTABLES
- Derricott's 11 tackles led all players. Livingston added 10 to go with his touchdown.
- The Wonder Boys finished the season in sole possession of sixth place in the Great American Conference after being picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll.
- The Wonder Boys concluded the season with a 4-1 home record.
- Tech's defense forced six Harding fumbles, recovering four.
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