RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Ty Reasnor passed for 220 yards and three scores, while rushing for another, while Seth Culp racked up 14 tackles as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team (1-0) knocked off No. 22 Southern Arkansas (0-1) 28-21 on Thursday night in the two teams' season opener at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field.  
 
SCORING PLAYS

• SAU 7, Tech 0 – 14:53 2^nd quarter – Darrion Ardoin 6 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Grems kick) – 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:17.
• Tech 7, SAU 7 – 13:12 2^nd quarter – Jakcob Dean 23 yd pass from Ty Reasnor (Perez kick) – 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:33.
• SAU 14, Tech 7 – 7:05 2^nd quarter – S. Perkins 5 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Grems kick) – 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:01.
• Tech 14, SAU 14 – 0:35 2^nd quarter – Justin Bailey 35 yd pass from Ty Reasnor (Perez kick) – 1 play, 35 yards, 0:07.
• SAU 21, Tech 14 – 14:55 4^th quarter – Jaidon Parrish 5 yd pass from Barrett Renner (Grems kick) – 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:33.
• Tech 21, SAU 21 – 9:46 4^th quarter – Drew Wade 59 yd pass from Ty Reasnor (Perez kick) – 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:01.
• Tech 28, SAU 21 – 2:54 4^th quarter – Ty Reasnor 10 yd run (Perez kick) – 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:57.

NOTABLES

• Brayden Stringer led both teams with 40 rushing yards.
• Dean was Tech's leading receiver with 63 yards on five catches. Dean, Tevin McKenzie (2) and J.V. Davis (2) were the only Wonder Boys with more than one catch.
• The Muleriders outgained Tech 403 to 337, but Tech took advantage of 15 Muleriders penalties that cost SAU 126 yards in the winning effort.
• Tech outrushed SAU 117 to 60.
• Reasnor completed 13 of 23 passes, averaging 8.8 yards per attempt and 16.9 yards per completion.
• The Wonder Boys converted on six of 16 red zone opportunities and were 1-1 in red zone scores.
• SAU held a 31:50 to 28:10 advantage in time of possession.
• Culp's 14 stops (eight solo, six assisted) led the Wonder Boys, while both Cua Rose (six solo, three assisted) and KJ Reid (five solo, four assisted) turned in nine stops apiece.
• Kristen Trammell and Cua' Rose both forced fumbles.
• After Reasnor's go-ahead score late in the fourth quarter, Rose followed with a pick on the following play from scrimmage to seal the win for the Wonder Boys.

QUOTABLES

• On his team's performance – "I think all this goes back to the way the guys worked when we came back in January, the way the guys worked. They worked in the offseason and summer getting to this point. The coaches prepared them extremely well to get ready to play, and I knew we'd get the best effort from them. I'm extremely proud of the way these guys played, fought back, overcame adversity and came back to win the football game."
• Looking forward – "We're 1-0, and the guys will have a chance to watch some film and get some rest, and we'll be ready to come back next week."

NEXT UP

• Arkansas Tech heads south to Arkadelphia for a matchup with Henderson State on Saturday, Sept. 9. Kickoff from Carpenter-Haygood Stadium is set for 6 p.m.