Arkansas Tech University Athletics

WONDER BOYS CLOSE 2019 SEASON SATURDAY

11.15.19

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football program will honor 11 seniors playing their final home games this Saturday on the turf of Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field as the Wonder Boys (3-7, 3-7 Great American Conference) play host to No. 14 Harding (9-1, 9-1). Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. 

FOLLOW IT LIVE

• The game will be broadcast live on 102.3-FM (KCJC) in Russellville. Live audio, video, and statistics will be available at www.arkansastechsports.com. 

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

• Carson Ayers, Andrew Carter, Tyler Dunlop, Deeandra Ervin, Manny Harris, Chris Kale, Kaleb McMillion, Mason Minnix, Sawyer Shields, Drew Turner, and Solomon Walker will all be honored prior to the game as a part of Senior Day festivities. 
• After a slow start to the 2019 season, the Wonder Boys have won three of four andare in a position to play spoiler to a Harding squad that has postseason hopes. 
• Three teams are in the running for the postseason in the GAC this season - Harding, Ouachita, and Henderson State. Ouachita (10-0) and Henderson (9-1) face one another in Saturday's Battle of the Ravine, another contest that will shape the postseason picture. Harding's lone loss of the season came to Ouachita, a 16-14 contest that was decided on the final play of the game. All three teams are ranked in the top ten of Super Region Three, with Ouachita Baptist checking in at No. 3, Harding at No. 4, and Henderson State at No. 7. 
• One bright spot for the Wonder Boys this season has been the play of kicker Jesus Zizumbo. The sophomore is 16-of-20 this season on field goal attempts this year and set a new single-season record with three field goals last week at East Central, eclipsing the previous mark of 15, set by Paul Peletz during the 1999 season. With 18 career field goals, Zizumbo now ranks seventh in school history and is just one behind Randy Velazquez, who kicked 19 field goals for the Wonder Boys in the 2013 and 2014 seasons. 
• Drew Wade had a monster game for the Wonder Boys against ECU, hauling in seven passes for 111 yards and a score while also returning a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown.