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FB Story at Ouachita
21
Harding HU 4-1 , 4-1
26
Winner Ouachita Baptist OUA 4-1 , 4-1
Harding HU
4-1 , 4-1
21
Final
26
Ouachita Baptist OUA
4-1 , 4-1
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
HU Harding 7 7 0 7 21
OUA Ouachita Baptist 3 7 7 9 26

Game Recap: Football | | by Scott Goode (10/3/15)

12th-Ranked Harding Football Falls Late to Ouachita

Postgame Interview with Ronnie Huckeba



ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Ouachita took advantage of a late Harding turnover and scored the game-winning touchdown with 1:40 left to defeat the 12th-ranked Bisons 26-21. It was Harding's first loss of the season and first in its last nine Great American Conference games.

Records
Harding fell to 4-1 overall and in conference. Ouachita improved to 4-1 overall and in conference. Harding continues to lead the series 30-23-4.

Scoring Plays
Ouachita 3, Harding 0 – 11:03, 1st Quarter – Cole Antley 32-yard field goal. 10 plays, 34 yards, 3:48 (Key play: Ke'Vontae Pope with a 48-yard return on the opening kickoff).
Harding 7, Ouachita 3 – 4:09, 1st Quarter – Park Parish 1-yard run. 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:46 (Key plays: Eric Kelly with runs of 17 and 10 yards).
Harding 14, Ouachita 3 – 13:45, 2nd Quarter – Eric Simmons 10-yard run. 5 plays, 99 yards, 2:14 (Key play: Eric Kelly with a 51-yard run on the first play of the drive).
Harding 14, Ouachita 10 – 5:05, 2nd Quarter – Brandon Marks 2-yard run. 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:11 (Key play: 19-yard pass from Austin Warford on 3rd-and-8 at the HU 31).
Ouachita 17, Harding 14 – 3:26, 3rd Quarter – Austin Warford 1-yard run. 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:25 (Key play: Austin Warford 22-yard run on 3rd-and-10 at the HU 23).
Harding 21, Ouachita 17 – 12:16, 4th Quarter – Michael Latu 28-yard run. 12 plays, 83 yards, 6:06 (Key play: Michael Latu 15-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter).
Ouachita 24, Harding 21 – 1:40, 4th Quarter – Jonathan Powell 7-yard pass from Austin Warford. 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:44 (Key play: 15-yard pass from Austin Warford to Ke'Vontae Pope and a Harding personal foul that took the ball down to the HU 8).
Ouachita 26, Harding 21 – 1:17, 4th Quarter – Team safety (Park Parish sacked in the end zone by Barkley Legens).

Key Team Stats
Harding rushed for 368 yards on 55 carries. It was Harding's third straight game with more than 300 rushing yards.

Ouachita converted eight of its 12 third downs and scored on four of its six trips to the red zone. Harding converted five of 10 third downs and scored on two of its three red-zone trips. The Bisons did not run a play from the red zone in the second half.

Key Individual Stats
Harding junior Eric Kelly rushed four times for a career-high 114 yards. Kelly had runs of 10, 17, 51 and 36 yards, and also had a 35-yard reception.

Harding linebacker Daylan Skidmore had a team-high 13 tackles and now has 36 tackles in three games against Ouachita.

Harding junior Michael Latu rushed for 90 yards on 14 carries, his second straight game with 90 or more yards.

Ouachita quarterback Austin Warford led the Tigers with 91 rushing yards on 17 carries. He also completed 12 of 17 passes for 153 yards and the game-winning touchdown.

Up next
Harding returns home to face Henderson State on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m.



 

by Jeff Montgomery

Posted by Harding Sports on Saturday, October 3, 2015
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