Dalton James had his third 100-plus rushing game of the year, while Alan Glanville recorded his third double-digit tackle game this year but the Lions fell 31-0 at home to Central Oklahoma today inside Fred G. Hughes Stadium at the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex.
Southern (1-8, 1-8 MIAA) was led by James' day with 109 yards on 30 carries and a long of 12 yards. Sean Kelly went 7-of-16 for 53 yards and rushed nine times for 26 yards. Shemar Coleman had seven carries for 18 yards, while Adrian Aviles caught two passes for 15 yards.
Riley Hathorn had nine punts for 381 yards and an average of 42.3, including a long of 54 yards and two inside the 20-yard line.
Defensively, Glanville led the way with ten tackles on the day. Mark Mudd had six stops, all solo, with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Korenzo Credit had five solo tackles with a tackle for a loss, an interception and two pass break ups. Trevor Plafcan had a sack, while Richard Jordan Jr. had six tackles.
UCO (6-3, 6-3 MIAA) got a 19-of-29 day from quarterback Will Collins as he threw for 227 yards and a touchdown. Justin Curry and Clay McKenzie had a rushing touchdown each.
The Lions won the toss and took the ball to start the game. Southern moved the ball at ease across the 50-yard line and into UCO territory, eventually getting to the 31-yard line. Kelly started the drive with a 12-yard pass to Avilles, and a run from James for 11 yards put the ball at the UCO 43-yard line, before a 12-yard rush from Kelly pushed the ball to the 31. But a pass from Kelly was tipped at the line and picked off by the Bronchos' Colton Lindsey, stalling the Lions' drive.
The Bronchos led 3-0 after one and 10-0 at the half. The Southern defense held strong in the first half, including a big stop on downs when the Bronchos had driven inside the Lions' 40-yard line. One more stop for the defense occurred when Credit picked off a pass from Collins at the Lions' 15-yard line right before halftime.
UCO led 24-0 after three quarters. Midway through the fourth, the Lions were forced to punt, but excellent coverage on the return led to Mudd forcing a fumble and diving on the ball to give the Lions back the ball. The drive stalled, however, on a fumble that was returned 70 yard for a score to see the Bronchos go up 31-0. That proved to be the final score.
The Lions had 167 yards on the ground and 209 yards overall. Southern led the time of possession battle 32:55 to 27:05.
Southern will be back in action next week when the Lions travel to Emporia State for a 2 pm kickoff from Welch Stadium.
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