Box Score WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Kristian Thompson scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to give Arkansas Tech its first lead of the game, while Eric Perez nailed a 38-yard field goal to provide critical insurance points as the Wonder Boys football team (6-4) downed Southwestern Oklahoma (4-6) 24-20 on Saturday at ASAP Energy Field.
 
SCORING PLAYS

• SWOSU 7, Tech 0 – 8:10 1^st quarter - Derrick Styles 6 yd pass from Marc Evans (Peterson kick) – 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:52
• Tech 7, SWOSU 7 – 10:19 2^nd quarter – Justin Bailey 68 yd pass from Jabyes Cross (Perez kick) – 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:41
• SWOSU 14, Tech 7 – 0:54 2^nd quarter – JR Omigie 23 yd pass from Marc Evans (Peterson kick) – 8 plays, 71 yards, 0:50
• Tech 14, SWOSU 14 – 8:03 3^rd quarter – Kristian Thompson 1 yd run (Perez kick) – 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:33
• SWOSU 20, Tech 14 – 5:45 3^rd quarter – Karltrell Henderson 1 yd run (Peterson kick blocked) – 4 plays, 11 yards, 2:07
• Tech 21, SWOSU 20 – 7:46 4^th quarter – Kristian Thompson 3 yd run (Perez kick) – 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:29
• Tech 24, SWOSU 20 – 1:13 4^th quarter – Eric Perez 38 yd field goal – 8 plays, 17 yards, 3:43

NOTABLES

• SWOSU outgained the Wonder Boys 414 to 378.
• The Bulldogs carried a 20-14 lead into the fourth quarter.
• Tech's first lead came at the 7:46 mark of the fourth quarter.
• A critical blocked extra point by Lovis Hall on SWOSU's last touchdown forced the Bulldogs to go for a touchdown in the closing seconds of the game.
• Kristian Thompson led Tech with 70 rushing yards and two scores.
• Jabyes Cross completed 7-of-10 passes for 134 yards and a score.
• Jandt Weary and D'Vonta Derricott led Tech with eight tackles.
• After Tech's fourth-quarter field goal, SWOSU drove inside the Tech 5-yard line, having a drive prolonged by a pass interference penalty.
• SWOSU had six plays from inside the Wonder Boys' 20-yard line in the final seconds, but the Wonder Boys forced incompletions on each play.
• With the win, Tech clinched a winning season for the second consecutive season.
• The win snapped a three-game SWOSU win streak in the all-time series.

NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech closes its 2016 season on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Harding. Kickoff from First Security Stadium in Searcy, Arkansas is set for 2 p.m.