ARKADELPHIA, Ark.–
Bryan Allen rushed for 104 yards, moving into third place all-time in both the Arkansas Tech and GAC career rushing yardage charts, while
Carter Burcham threw for 325 yards and
KJ Reid notched 13 tackles, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team (2-3, 2-3 Great American Conference) could not overcome two late scores by the seventh-ranked Ouachita Baptist Tigers (5-0, 5-0), falling 24-7 in a tight contest at Cliff Harris Stadium.
NEXT UP
- Arkansas Tech plays host to the UAM Boll Weevils on Saturday, October 6 at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field. A 6 p.m. kickoff is scheduled.
SCORING PLAYS
- OBU 7, Tech 0 – 5:40 2ndquarter – Kris Oliver 1 yd run (Antley kick) 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:57.
- OBU 10, Tech 0 – 0:43 2ndquarter – Cole Antley 45 yd field goal – 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:04.
- OBU 10, Tech 7– 9:16 4thquarter – Tanner Gaines 2 yd rush (French kick) 4 plays, 90 yards, 1:30.
- OBU 17, Tech 7 – Brockton Brown 8 yd rush (Antley kick) 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:45.
- OBU 24, Tech 7 – Keandre Evans 100 yd interception return (Antley kick).
NOTABLES
- Allen's 104-yard afternoon gives him 3,144 career yards, moving him in front of Travis Horn (3,070 career yards from 1998-2001) for third in the Arkansas Tech career rushing charts and in front of Mark Johnson (3,123 yards from 2001-13 at Southern Arkansas) for third in the Great American Conference's career rushing charts.
- Allen was responsible for 104 of Tech's 107 yards on the ground.
- Burcham completed 22 of 47 passes for 325 yards.
- OBU racked up 241 yards on the ground, as Kris Oliver turned in a 110-yard afternoon and Brayden Brazeal racked up another 88.
- Reid turned in his fifth consecutive game with double-digit tackles. He posted double-digit tackles in four games his junior year.
- The Wonder Boys had 432 yards of total offense to Ouachita's 357.
- Tech converted on 6-of-17 third down attempts while OBU converted on 6 of 14.
- The Wonder Boys were poised to cut the deficit to single digits in the late stages of the fourth quarter, but an errant pass was intercepted in the end zone and returned 100 yards for a score to provide the Tigers with all the insurance they would need.
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