Saturday, November 22, 2008

TD Cowboys

HSU tied it up with a nice drive. Grisham with a 5-yard TD pass. 1:30 to play.

HSU Ball

Cowboys force a punt and take over at the 21 with 5:41 to play, trailing 35-28.

Cowboys Right Back For A Score

Long return by Robbins, long run by Carrillo and a 19-yard fade on 4-and-9 to Baker for a touchdown. 9:45 to play. Cowboys need a stop right here.

UMHB Take Two Score Lead

Two trick plays for touchdowns for UMHB to give them a 35-21 lead.

Headed to the Fourth 21-21

Stephens stopped two inches short on fourth down. UMHB ball 2-and-10 as we start the fourth quarter.

Punt Exchange II

Both teams exchange punts again and it is HSU ball at the Cru 46 with 2:51 to play in the third quarter.

Teams Exchange Punts

Both teams forced punts on the first drive. HSU takes the ball at 9:15 to go in the third quarter.

Halftime

30 minutes down and nothing has been decided. The game turned into a defensive battle the last six minutes of the second quarter. HSU has 272 yards of offense at the half with Feaster going 14-for-19 for 166 yards and two scores.

We get the ball first. Settle in it should be a good one.

Cowboys Hold

HSU holds UMHB and forces a punt HSU ball at their own 16 4:03 to go in the half.

Feaster Scrambles For a Touchdown

Feaster avoids a rush and scrambles 15 yards for a touchdown. Shootout in Belton. 6:09 to play in the first half.

21-14 UMHB

Saenz option touchdown run.

14-14 2nd Period

Carrillo with a highlight reel 30-yard one-handed touchdown catch. Both teams are moving the ball at will.

UMHB's returned a kickoff for a touchdown and the second TD came after a roughing the punter penalty.

Stay tuned UMHB driving at the 3.

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Championship Week

Can you believe the fall sports are winding down? It always amazes how fast the time flies when you get into postseason play.

I think all three teams playing in the championships this weekend are legitimate contenders for the title. The women’s soccer team is looking for its sixth straight title and will host the tournament at the HSU Soccer Complex on Friday through Sunday. If you get a chance come out and support the Cowgirls. They play at 11 a.m. on Saturday and if they win the championship will be on Sunday at 1 p.m.

The men play at UT-Tyler in what is shaping up to be a competitive tournament. The top five seeds were separated by just four points in the final standings. The Cowboys play at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The game can be heard on the Internet via the UT-Tyler tournament site.

The Cowgirl volleyball team will head to Seguin for the league tournament. HSU opens the tournament with a noon game on Friday against UT-Tyler. If they win they will play UT-Dallas at 5 p.m. Friday and the finals are slated for 2 p.m. Saturday. The championship game can be seen live by an audio stream. The Cowgirls came in eighth in the regional rankings this week.

All three tournaments will have livestats for all of the games and you can access those by clicking here.

The football team looks to continue its late season roll with the regular-season finale against McMurry at Shelton Stadium. The Cowboys look to be in good shape for a Pool C slot into the NCAA playoffs. HSU was ranked fourth in the region this week. Game time is set for 2 p.m. at Shelton Stadium.

I got a chance to watch the men and women’s basketball teams at their scrimmages this week and both looked very good. They both have a lot of experience returning and both have brought in a talented class. Believe it or not the Cowboys open the season on Nov. 15 at UT-Arlington. That game is set for 8 p.m.

I encourage all of you to come out to the games this weekend and if you can’t be there follow the games on our web site. The new site has been averaging about 1,300 unique visitors per day, so we hope you keep www.hsuathletics.com as your main source for Hardin-Simmons athletic news. The site has been a great investment in promoting HSU athletics.