2011 GAME RECAPS
Northwestern State Demons
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Oct. 1 2012 • Turpin Stadium • Natchitoches, LA • 10,532
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Oct. 8 2012 • Provost Umphrey Stadium • Beaumont,TX • 15,367
Demoms fall 20-18 to Cowboys
Second-quarter spark jolts Demons by Cardinals
turn touchdown with 14 minutes remaining on Oct. 1, and a pair of failed two-point conversion tries by Northwestern State, made the difference in the visiting Cowboys’ 20-18 Southland Conference football victory over the Demons. Narcisse batted the ball into the air just past the line of scrimmage, caught it and dashed down the left side to score with 14:07 left, moving McNeese ahead 20-12 after Josh Lewis’ conversion kick. The Demons responded quickly, on a 5-yard run by Sidney Riley with 11:42 remaining, but their second two-point attempt of the game failed. The game ended with the Demons unable to convert a 47-yard Hail Mary pass on the final play, with the ball bounding upward in the end zone but falling to the turf. McNeese (3-1 overall, 2-0 in the Southland Conference, ranked No. 15 in the FCS Coaches’ Top 25 and 18th in the Sports Network FCS Top 25) beat Northwestern (2-3, 1-1) for the seventh straight year. The Demons missed a first-half two-point try on a pass by kicker John Shaughnessy that was tipped away by a diving McNeese safety, Malcom Bronson. Northwestern led 9-6 at that point 9:03 before halftime, and added a 22-yard Shaughnessy field goal to go ahead 12-6 with 6:52 left after an interception by defensive tackle Anthony Gilbert at the Cowboys 9.
for a short period in a 37-17 Southland Conference football on Oct. 8. Northwestern kicked into gear with a 20-point second quarter, scoring three touchdowns in the final 10 minutes before halftime. The Demons had 200 yards in the second period alone and a 27-7 halftime advantage. That burst contained the greatest jolts in an elegantly efficient 290-yard, three touchdowns, and 26 of 34 with no interceptions passing performance by Brad Henderson, and effectively carried NSU to a 2-1 league record and a 3-3 overall worksheet heading into this Saturday night’s homecoming game against Southeastern Louisiana in Turpin Stadium. Lamar, which rallied past SLU 4838 on the road a week earlier, dipped to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference. The start of the game was delayed for 90 minutes due to the power outage and the stall continued in a first quarter with 120 combined yards, 71 by the visiting Demons. But NSU rode Henderson’s arm and an explosive running game into a commanding lead, then held off a second-half comeback bid by the Cardinals, clinching the outcome with a wonderfully-run 54-yard screen pass and run by sophomore tailback D.J. Palmer into a blitzing Lamar defense on third-and-10 with 3:20 remaining. Sidney Riley had two of the Demons’ four first-half TDs, on runs of 1 and 5 yards bookending two Henderson scoring passes, 5 yards to Trevor Goodie and 19 to Phillip Harvey. NSU got its last two tallies in the final four minutes of the opening half.
the surge of electricity that blew the transformers near Lamar’s Pro McNeese State junior linebacker Joe Narcisse’s 18-yard interception re- vostLike Umphrey Stadium earlier in the day, Northwestern State sizzled decisively
Game Captains: Sherard Sorrells, Mike Adams, John Shaughnessy Scout Team Players of the Week: Taylor Williams, Russell Owens, Chase Collins Big Stick: Cashas Pollard
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Rushing: NSU - Brad Henderson 12-55; Sidney Riley 11-35; Rumeall Morris 8-28; D.J. Palmer 6-9; Paul 1st 06:47 NWLA - Shaughnessy, Jo 26 yd field goal, 11-68 5:14, 0 - 3 Harris 2-4; TEAM 1- -1. MCN - An 03:43 MCN - Lewis, Josh 20 yd field goal, 7-65 2:58, 3 - 3 dre Anderson 13-37. 2nd 14:09 MCN - Lewis, Josh 22 yd field goal, 7-18 2:07, 6 - 3 Passing: NSU - Brad Henderson 09:03 NWLA - Hollier, Louis 4 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, Jo 16-31-3, 185, td; Team 0-1. MCN pass failed), 11-82 5:02, 6 - 9 Cody Stroud 19-32-2, 217, td. 06:52 NWLA - Shaughnessy, Jo 22 yd field goal, 4-5 1:54, 6 - 12 Receiving: NSU - Justin Aldredge 00:16 MCN - Carey, Darius 8 yd pass from Stroud, Cody (Lewis, Josh kick), 6-84; Louis Hollier 3-18, td; Phillip 8-55 1:48, 13 - 12 Harvey 2-42; Trevor Goodie 2-25; 4th 14:07 MCN - Narcisse, Joe 18 yd interception return (Lewis, Josh kick), 20 - Kyle Howard 1-9; Sidney Riley 1-5; 12 Brant Legendre 1-2. MCN - Darius 11:42 NWLA - Riley, Sidney 5 yd run (Henderson, Brad pass failed), 5-51 Carey 5-52, td. 2:18, 20 - 18 Offensive Line Grades: Blayne Kickoff time: 6:00 • End of Game: 8:43 • Total elapsed time: 2:43 • Cole 86%, 73 snaps, 4 KO; Sherrard Attendance: 10,532 Sorrells 80%, 50 snaps, 7 KO; Destry Hesskew 72%, 73 snaps, 3 KO; YARDSTICK McNeese NSU Larry Calcote 68%, 73 snaps, 4 KO; First Downs 13 16 Tchissakid Player 67%, 23 snaps; Rushing 29-78 40-130 John McLendon 65%, 73 snaps. Passing Yards 217 185 Defense: Derek Rose 8 hits, TFL; C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 19-32-2 16-32-3 Ricky Issac 8 hits, sack, TFL, 2 QBH; Total Offense Yard 295 315 Jamaal White 7 hits; Brahard Booker Total offense plays 61 72 7 hits, 0.5 TFL; Cashas Pollard 6 hits, Average Gain Per Play 4.8 4.4 0.5 TFL; Yaser Elqutub 6 hits, TFL, Fumbles: Number-Lost 1-0 3-1 QBH; Lesley Deamer 6 hits; Temeni Penalties: Number-Yards 4-50 8-63 Brewster 5 hits, Int.; Wade Williams Punts-Yards-Avg. 6-174-29.0 4-154-38.5 5 hits, sack, TFL, PBU, 2 QBH; BryPunt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1- -1-0 1- -2-0 an Ross 4 hits; Mike Adams 4 hits, Average Per Return -1.0 -2.0 0.5 TFL, 2 QBH; Bert White 4 hits; Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-91-0 4-62-0 Rico Albert 4 hits; Cortez Paige 3 Average Per Return 18.2 15.5 hits, 2 PBU; Lamont Simmons 3 hits; Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-34-1 2-0-0 Quinn Anthony 3 hits, QBH; Reggie Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Toomer 2 hits; Phil LeBlanc 2 hits; Possession Time 28:51 31:09 Anthony Gilbert 2 hits, 0.5 TFL, Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 8 of 17 Int.; Patrick Black 1 hit. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 4-4
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Game Captains: Kyle Howard, Cortez Paige, Brashard Booker Players of the Game: Offense - Brad Henderson; Defense - Cashas Pollard; ST - Jeremy Lane, Nic Russo Scout Team Players of the Week: Paxton Cook, Christian Ellis, Rob Fabrizio Big Stick: Lesley Deamer, Jamaal White
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Rushing: NSU - Sidney Riley 18-55, 2 td; Rumeall Morris 3-52; Brad Henderson 9-31; D.J. Palmer 8-20; Keenan 1st 09:25 NWLA Riley, Sidney 1 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick), 9-51, 4:00, Gibson 2-1; Justin Aldredge 2-0; TEAM 7-0 3--6. LU - Octavious Logan 5-53. 00:00 LU Jackson, Marcus 8 yd pass from Bevil, Andre (Stout, Justin Passing: NSU - Brad Henderson kick), 8-60, 4:12, 7-7 26-34, 290, 3 tds; Rumeall Morris 2nd 09:47 NWLA Goodie, Trevor 5 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, 0-1. LU - Andre Bevil 22-43, 360, 3 John kick blockd) Int, 2 td. 11-61 yards, 5:06,13-7 Receiving: NSU - D.J. Palmer 5-78, 03:49 NWLA Harvey, Phillip 19 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick), 7 -66 yards, 2:46, 20-7 td; Phillip Harvey 4-68, td; T.C. Henry 00:58 NWLA Riley, Sidney 5 yd run (Shaughnessy, John kick), 7-76, 1:26, 3-31; Louis Hollier 3-14; Trevor Good 27-7 ie 3-11, td; Rumeall Morris 2-31; Jus3rd 12:40 LU Stout, Justin 26 yd field goal, 7-67 yards, 2:14, 27-10 tin Aldredge 2-17; Clifton Brown 2-10; 4th 05:33 NWLA Shaughnessy, John 45 yd field goal, 8-19 yards, 4:12, 30-10 Tucker Nims 1-17; Sidney Riley 1-13. 04:25 LU Hayes, J.J. 40 yd pass from Bevil, Andre (Stout, Justin kick), LU - J.J. Hayes 10-212, td. 6-75, 1:06, 30-17 Offensive Line Grades: Zach Case 03:20 NWLA Palmer, D.J. 54 yd pass from Henderson, Brad (Shaughnessy, John kick), 3-54, 1:02, 91%, 29 snaps, 2 KO; Blayne Cole 37-17 Kickoff time: 7:20 • End of Game: 10:18 • Total elapsed time: 2:58 • Attendance: 15,367 89%, 83 snaps, 5 KO; Destry Hesskew 87%, 68 snaps, 5 KO; Larry Calcote 84%, 83 snaps, 9 KO; John McLendon YARDSTICK NSU Lamar 81%, 62 snaps, 3 KO; Sherard Sorrells First Downs 24 20 80%, 83 snaps, 1 KO; Caleb Stanfield Rushing 45-153 20-100 67%, 7 snaps. Passing Yards 290 360 Defense: Brashard Booker 10 hits; C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 26-35-0 22-43-3 Jamaal White 8 hits, FF, QBH; Yaser Total Offense Yard 443 460 Elqutub 7 hits, 3 QBH; Derek Rose 7 Total offense plays 80 63 hits, TFL, PBU, 3 QBH; Cashas PolAverage Gain Per Play 5.5 7.3 lard 6 hits, Int., 2 PBU; Anthony Gilbert 5 hits, QBH; Temeni Brewster Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-2 1-1 3 hits, PBU; Jeremy Lane 3 hits, FR, Penalties: Number-Yards 7-95 8-63 PBU; Lamont Simmons 3 hits, Int., 2 Punts-Yards-Avg. 4-165-41.2 4-193-48.2 QBH; Quinn Anthony 3 hits, QBH; Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-14-0 0-0-0 Bert White 2 hits; Patrick Black 2 hits, Average Per Return 14.0 0.0 QBH; Lesley Deamer 2 hits, QBH; Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 3-77-0 6-126-0 Denzell Hawkins 2 hits, PBU, QBH; Average Per Return 25.7 21.0 Ragan Robichaux 1 hit; Ricky Issac 1 Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 3-30-0 0-0-0 hit, QBH; Tyler Roussel 1 hit; Wade Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 1-12-0 1-1-0 Williams 1 hit; Damon Medcafe 1 hit; Possession Time 34:39 25:21 Bryan Ross 1 hit; Cortez Paige, Int., Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 5 of 12 PBU; Reggie Toomer, QBH.
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