West Texas A&M remained perfect on the year with a crossover
win over Central Oklahoma to improve to 10-0 overall for the first
time ever, 8-0 in the Lone Star Conference and 5-0 in the South
Division. The win clinched at least a share of the LSC title
for the Buffs and put them in the driver's seat for the LSC and
South Division crowns. WTAMU travels to Tarleton State for an
important game this week.
In the South Division, Abilene Christian topped
Texas A&M-Kingsville, Midwestern State won big over Eastern New
Mexico and Tarleton State defeated Angelo State.
Northeastern State and Southwestern Oklahoma
picked up wins in North Division action.
The regular season wraps up next week with six
divisional contests and one non-conference game. The North,
South and LSC titles will all be decided on Saturday.
LSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
LSC North Offensive
Daniel Nichols, Southeastern Oklahoma State, So., WR,
Cooper, Texas/Cooper HS
Nichols picked up his second 100-yard receiving game of the
season. He posted 120 yards and a touchdown on nine
catches. His touchdown in the fourth quarter pulled SOSU to
with three points late in the game. Nichols averaged 13.3
yards per catch. Nichols now has 52 catches on the year for
635 yards and four scores. He is averaging 5.78 catches per
game.
LSC North Defensive
Ruzell McCoy, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Jr., LB,
Frederick, Okla./Frederick
McCoy had his second straight double-figure tackle game delivering
11 stops in SWOSU's 24-18 victory over East Central. McCoy had a
six-yard sack of ECU quarterback Marcus Johnson in the game's final
seconds to allow time to expire on any hope of a Tiger rally. McCoy
leads SWOSU in tackles behind the line of scrimmage with 14.
LSC North Special Teams
Corey Lenahan, Southwestern Oklahoma State, Jr., P, La
Mirada, Calif./La Mirada
Lenahan averaged 43.0 yards on five punts and pinned the Tigers
twice inside the 20-yard line in SWOSU's 24-18 victory over ECU.
Lenahan is averaging just over 41 yards a punt this season, which
ranks second in the LSC.
LSC South Offensive
Daniel Polk, Midwestern State, Sr., Quarterback, Dallas,
Texas/South Oak Cliff HS
Polk needed less than three quarters to post 300 yards of total
offense as he quarterbacked the nation's No. 1 offensive attack to
its fourth game of at least 500 yards of total offense in a 63-7
drubbing of Eastern New Mexico. Polk completed 15-of-24 passes for
248 yards and three touchdowns including a pair strikes to DelJuan
Lee (12, 17) and another to Andy Tanner (38) for the first three
scores of the game. The 6-2, 202-pound Harlon Hill candidate added
52 rushing yards on seven attempts.
LSC South Defensive
Cody Stutts, Abilene Christian, Sr., MLB, Mesquite,
Texas/Mesquite HS
In his final appearance at Shotwell Stadium, Cody Stutts recorded
a game-high 11 tackles (five solo) and put two Kingsville drives to
an end, first with an interception and later with a fumble
recovery. Stutts also took Javelina points off the board in
the second quarter when he blocked a 45-yard field goal
attempt.
LSC South Special Teams
B.J. Mathis, Midwestern State, Jr., RS, Dallas,
Texas/Richardson Berkner HS
Mathis returned three punts for a total of 59 yards to become
MSU's all-time leader in single season punt return yards. The 6-1
junior from Dallas now has 446 yards on 29 returns for an average
of 15.4 yards. Mathis led the LSC and was fourth in NCAA Division
II through games of last week. He added 91 yards on seven rushes
and a touchdown in Saturday's 63-7 blowout of Eastern New
Mexico.