ETBU football opens Spring 2021 season with victory over Southwestern

MARSHALL, Tx (KMSS/KTAL) – The East Texas Baptist University Tigers allowed the University of Texas Dallas to begin Saturday’s contest on a 16-3 run before limiting the Comets to just five second quarter points, and outscoring the visitors by eight points in the second half on their way to a 59-48 victory Saturday afternoon inside Ornelas Gymnasium on the ETBU campus.

Both teams struggled offensively on Saturday, as the Tigers shot just 40-percent from the field while the Comets shot an abysmal 22-percent. In total, forty turnovers were committed, 16 of them by ETBU. The Comets were unable to take advantage, scoring just 8 points off those takeaways all afternoon. The Tigers held a plus-nine rebound advantage in the contest and didn’t allow UT-Dallas to shoot above 19 percent in a single quarter in the final three periods.

The Tigers were paced offensively by Mallory Stephens who scored a game-high 18 points. Kenidi White scored all nine of her points in the second half and gave credit to the Comets for their hot start.
“They came out and hit shots, were 60 percent, and then we kind of just buckled down defensively and mentally focused on defense.”

Despite his team’s slow start Head Coach Blake Arbogast had complete confidence in his team’s ability to come back.

“There’s going to be highs and lows and we are getting everyone’s best. Dallas is a great team so when they came out hitting shots I wasn’t too worried because they were contested. There weren’t a whole lot of breakdowns defensively. We just kind of stayed the course.

With the win, the Tigers improve to 18-0 which is the most of any NCAA women’s basketball team across the association’s three divisions. The team will return to the floor Thursday night on the road against Concordia-Texas at 5:30.

Woodlawn increases District lead with 68-57 win over Evangel

SHREVEPORT, La (KMSS/KTAL) – District 1-4A is one of the most competitive in the state of Louisiana with Woodlawn, and Evangel in a tight battle for league honors. On Saturday night, the final results for the District became a bit more clear as the Knights outlasted a strong effort by the Eagles in a 68-57 victory.

After a relatively low-scoring battle throughout the first three quarters, the two teams exploded offensively in the fourth, each scoring over 20 points. The Knights did a fantastic job of earning free-throw opportunities, drawing 12 fouls in the fourth quarter alone.

The majority of those foul shots (16 of 17 throughout the game) came courtesy of Delatrion Moton, who scored a game-high 28 points.
With the win, the Knights improve to 22-2 overall (3-0 in District). The team has had multiple games postponed which is the reason for their small amount. Evangel falls to 15-6 overall (6-2 in District). Woodlawn returns to the floor Tuesday at Northwood, Evangel will travel to Minden.

ETBU football opens Spring 2021 season with victory over Southwestern

GEORGETOWN, Texas – Overcoming a 10-point deficit after the first quarter, the East Texas Baptist University football team emerged victorious outscoring the Southwestern Pirates 28-7 on their way to a 28-17 win in their first game of the spring 2021 season. ETBU is now 1-0 on the season and in the American Southwest Conference East Division.

Despite being outgained in total offense (336-271), the Tigers were able to benefit with 160 yards passing from Aaron Brown in his first ever start at ETBU. Brown also completed 17-of-26 passes and two touchdowns. The Tigers also gained 111 yards rushing as Bailey Badeaux finished with 53 yards and one touchdown. Jalen Blanton led all receivers with four receptions for 46 yards while DeCarlos Frazier (three receptions for 36 yards) and Tariq Gray (three receptions for 21 yards) caught touchdown passes.

On defense, Justice Henson and Azaya Patrick recorded nine tackles each while Henson recorded a pick-six. Josh Reed had two tackles for loss while Zach Pike finished with eight tackles and also had an interception and forced a fumble.
The Pirates received the kickoff and drove down the field before the Tigers recorded an interception, which was then called back due to a pass interference penalty. On their second chance, the Pirates converted a field goal from 35 yards out for the 3-0 lead. ETBU’s first drive ended with a fumble recovered at the Pirate 45-yard line. Capitalizing on their field position, SU converted a 16-yard completion for a touchdown to take a 10-0 lead in the first quarter.

A critical pass interference call on the Pirates started the second quarter as ETBU went 10 plays for 68 yards to get on the board. It was a 21-yard completion from Brown to Frazier that put the Tigers in the end zone trailing 10-7. Facing a fourth-and-1 from ETBU’s 44-yard line, the Pirates gambled and went for it. KJ Kelley made the tackle to prevent a first down and gave the ball back to the Tigers. Once again, ETBU scored as Brown found Gray from 10 yards out to give ETBU a 14-10 lead. The Pirates would answer back with a touchdown on their next drive to take the lead, 17-14. But ETBU was undeterred as they answered with their third straight touchdown drive. This time, it was Badeaux, who rushed for 10 yards to put ETBU up 21-17. SU’s last drive of the half ended with a turnover on downs.

After a Tiger punt opened the third quarter, SU’s first drive ended when Pike intercepted a pass and returned to the Pirate 47. ETBU would then throw two interceptions on their next two drives. Fortunately, the Pirates failed to score as the first drive ended with a punt while the second one ended with a missed field goal attempt. ETBU took over at their own 30 and drove to the 28 yard-line before facing fourth-and-eight. They were unable to get the first down and turned the ball over. ETBU’s defense forced the Pirates to punt as the score stayed the same entering the fourth quarter. https://zenodo.org/communities/salakadomasi/
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The first three drives of the fourth quarter resulted in punts for both teams. SU had the ball on their own 20-yard-line and moved 12 yards. On third-and-five, Henson intercepted a pass and brought it back for 37 yards for a touchdown pushing the lead to 11, 28-17. Two SU drives later, the Pirates had the ball at ETBU’s six-yard line, but were able to score as ETBU’s defense had a goal line stand preventing the score. The Tigers took over and ran the clock to grab a win.

ETBU will return Marshall, Texas, for their home opener against Belhaven University next Saturday at 1:00 PM.