October 30, 2016

college Football scoreboard

NM State

10

W. Va.

20

Texas Tech

27

Michigan

Texas A&M

52

Okla. State

37

TCU

24

Michigan St. 23

32

Louisville

32

H. Baptist

24

UCF

24

Washington

31

Florida

24

Nebraska

17

Central Ark.

45

N’Western

20

Virginia

25

Lamar

17

Houston

31

Utah

24

Georgia

10

Wisconsin

23

SLU

10

Ohio State

24

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MLB: World Series: Indians at Cubs, FOX, 7 p.m.

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Lumberjacks convincing in win over Cards SFA closes 3-game slide with victory

to Trae Hart, De’Quann Ruffin and Tamrick Pace.

He added touchdown runs of four, six and 17 yards.

Conque opened the scoring for SFA with a 4-yard run to put the Lumberjacks into the lead at 7-3 in the opening quarter.

He added a 6-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter to help his team to a 14-3 halftime edge.

After Conque’s third rushing score — a 17-yard run in the third quarter — SFA started to put the game away

Senior quarterback Zach Conque accounted for six touchdowns in leading the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks to a 42-19 win over Incarnate Word in San Antonio Saturday night.

SFA ended a three-game losing streak with the win over the Cardinals, who fell to 1-7 with the setback.

Conque completed 18 of 35 passes for 229 yards and threw touchdown passes

with Conque’s 32-yard scoring throw to Ruffin.

He later added a 53-yarder to Hart and a 40-yarder to Pace.

SFA rushed for 321 yards, with Conque (67 yards) and running backs Joshawa West (117 yards) and Loren Easly (86 yards) all having big performances in helping the Lumberjack offense to 564 yards offense.

Incarnate Word was limited to 321 yards offense, just 99 rushing.

Hart caught six passes for 86 yards while Pace finished with five for

75 yards.

SFA (4-4, 2-3 in Southland) returns home to play Central Arkansas at 2:30 p.m. Saturday for the Lumberjacks’ homecoming contest.

Central Arkansas 45, SLU 10 — Hayden Hildebrand accounted for four touchdowns, and the Central Arkansas defense allowed just 161 total yards in its 45-10 win over Southeastern Louisiana on Saturday night.

Hildebrand completed 21 of 27 passes for 207 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score.

Hildebrand’s 4-yard TD run early in the second capped a 12-play, 69-yard drive and made it 7-0.

After Southeastern Louisiana went three-and-out, Matt Cummins made a 47-yard field goal with 9:54 left in the half and, 58 seconds later, Tyler Williams’ pick-six made it 17-0.

The Lions (4-4, 2-2 Southland Conference) answered with an 11-play, 61-yard drive but had to settle for a 31-yard field goal by Jonathon Tatum.

Central Arkansas has won six in a row.

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Texas outlasts Baylor, 35-34

Longhorns kick late FG to trip Bears

AUSTIN (AP) — Trent Domingue kicked a 39-yard field goal with 46 seconds remaining and Texas upset No. 8 Baylor 35-34 on Saturday to hand the Bears their first loss.

For the second straight season, coach Charlie Strong and the Longhorns (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) beat Baylor (6-1, 3-1). This time Texas also dealt a blow to the Big 12’s hopes of putting a team in the College Football Playoff.

Both of the conference’s remaining unbeaten teams lost Saturday, with No. 10 West Virginia going down at Oklahoma State.

D’Onta Foreman rushed for a career best 250 yards and two touchdowns for the Longhorns, who scored with 7:03 left on 7-yard pass from Shane Buechele to Andrew Beck to make it 34-32. The Bears stuffed Tyrone Swoopes trying to run for a 2-point conversion.

Seth Russell had 364 yards passing and running and accounted for three touchdowns for Baylor.

Foreman rushed for 100 yards in the first quarter, reaching the 100-yard mark for the ninth straight game. He scored twice in the half, on runs of 37 and 9 yards, and Texas held a 23-21 lead at the break.

TAKEAWAYS Baylor: The Bears played a weak nonconference schedule and have faced only one team with a winning record so far.

Getting into the playoff is going to be very tough even if they win out, but they have two games left against ranked teams (at No. 10 West Virginia and No. 16 Oklahoma).

Texas: Was this a much-needed breakthrough for Texas? The Longhorns avoided falling to 3-5 for the third straight season under Strong. He is now 15-18,

including 11-12 in the Big 12, during his three seasons.

UP NEXT Baylor: The Bears play host to TCU on Saturday.

Texas: The Longhorns are at Texas Tech on Saturday.

Baylor starting cornerback Grayland Arnold was injured while making a tackle on a kickoff in the first quarter at Texas on Saturday and was taken off the field on a cart.

Medical personnel attended to Arnold for several minutes on the field. As the cart was leaving the field, Arnold gave a thumbs-up signal to fans.

A Baylor spokesman said he did not immediately have any information about the injury.

SMU 35, Tulane 31 — Braeden West rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 1:16 remaining to complete a 10-point fourthquarter comeback, and SMU held on to beat Tulane 35-31 on Saturday night.

After Sherman Badie scored to give the Green Wave a 31-21 lead with 10:37 left to play, West capped a 10-play drive with a 1-yard score to cut the deficit to 31-24.

SMU (4-4, 2-2 American) forced a turnover on downs, and after converting a third-and-25 on the drive, West plunged in for his second score, also from a yard out.

Tulane (3-5, 0-4) converted two fourth downs on its ensuing possession, but Darrion Millines intercepted Glen Cuiellette’s pass as time expired.

The Mustangs led 21-10 at halftime, but two 24-yard TD passes from Cuiellette to Terren Encalada put the Green Wave in front 24-21 before Badie’s 9-yard run.

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Texas wide receiver Armanti Foreman (3) makes a 40-yard catch over Baylor cornerback Grayland Arnold (4) during the first half Saturday.

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Louisiana Tech captures blowout victory over Rice, 61-16 RUSTON, La. (AP) — Ryan Higgins threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, Trent Taylor become Louisiana Tech’s career leader in receptions, and the Bulldogs beat Rice 61-16 on Saturday night to become bowl eligible.

Boston Scott rushed for 132 yards

and three scores, and Higgins completed 18 of 25 passes for 292 yards and added 106 yards rushing — including a 71-yard TD run that gave Louisiana Tech (5-4, 4-1 Conference USA) a 28-0 lead late in the first quarter. Taylor had seven catches for 131 yards and moved past Troy Edwards — the 13th pick in

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the 1999 NFL Draft — into first on the school’s career receptions list with 284.

The Bulldogs had a season-high 735 total yards including four plays of 70 yards or longer: Higgins’ 71-yard run, a 71-yard reception by Taylor, an 89-yard catch and run by DeJuawn Oliver and a 70-yard TD run by Boston.

After Oliver’s touchdown, Jonathan Barnes’ PAT kick was blocked and Rice’s Darik Dillard returned it 98 yards to make it 54-2.

Oregon 54, Arizona State 35 — Justin Herbert threw for 489 yards and four touchdowns, and Oregon snapped

a five-game losing streak with a 54-35 victory on Saturday over Arizona State.

Pharaoh Brown caught seven passes for a career-best 129 yards and two touchdowns as the Ducks (3-5, 1-4 Pac-12) finally got a conference win and appeared to snap out of their prolonged funk.

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Former SFA star Walkup lands with Windy City

By KEVIN GORE kgore@dailysentinel.com Although he won’t be on NBA’s big stage, Thomas Walkup’s goal of playing among the world’s best basketball players is still alive.

Cut by the Chicago Bulls recently after the team’s training camp, the former Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack star will play with Chicago’s D-League team — the Windy City Bulls — in the upcoming season.

Windy City will comprise of a 10-man roster of players who serve as a developmental team to the Chicago Bulls.

Walkup, a two-time Southland Conference Player of the Year who helped the Lumberjacks advance to three straight NCAA Tournaments, originally signed a free agent contract with the Golden State Warriors.

He left the Warriors to sign a contract to go through training camp with the Bulls with an agreement that he would be on the D-League team should he not make the Chicago’s 15-man roster.

“An unbelievable experience to go through something like that,” said Walkup, who visited SFA’s basketball office last week. “I was playing with players who I have always dreamed about.

“I was pretty special to be around the coaches and the veterans and get that kind of teaching and coaching. It was very good for me.”

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Former Lumberjack Thomas Walkup takes the ball to the goal against West Virginia in the NCAA Tournament.

Walkup (6-4, 205) said there is no timetable on him making it to an NBA roster.

“You never know,” he said. “You have to create your own path. It’s not going to be the same as the guy next to you.”

Walkup said he has learned a lot since he finished his career at SFA and embarked on a professional basketball career.

“My biggest strength is I’m coachable — I listen,” he said. “That’s a skill that

gets overlooked by some. My basketball IQ is good.

“I need to work on my shot and continue to sharpen my skills.”

The Windy City Bulls are coached by Nate Loenser, a former video coordinator with the Chicago Bulls.

The team is based in Hoffman Estates, Ill. and will play their home games this season at the Sears Centre, approximately 25 miles from Chicago.

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Oklahoma State turns back W. Va. STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Mike Gundy’s 100th career win at Oklahoma State was one of his best.

Mason Rudolph threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to help the Cowboys upset No. 10 West Virginia 3720 on Saturday.

“It’s special for all of us,” Gundy said of the milestone.

“For me to not say that 100 wins is not special to me is not fair. That means that we’re doing well here and we’re having success.”

It was Gundy’s sixth win over a top-10 team since 2008.

The Cowboys are now in position to contend for the Big 12 title.

“They’ve kind of created a monster here, and the only way to feed it is to win big games like we did today,” he said. “And that’s just the way it’s going to be from this point on.”

Rudolph completed 26 of 36 passes for 273 yards. James Washington had six catches for 117 yards, Chris Lacy caught two touchdown passes and Jalen McCleskey matched a career high with 11 receptions for the Cowboys (6-2, 4-1 Big 12).

“It feels great,” Lacy said.

“We knew we had a big game coming, and this was a game to go out and make a statement.

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Texas Tech upsets Horned Frogs FORT WORTH — Clayton Hatfield kicked a 37-yard field goal in the second overtime, and Texas Tech beat TCU 27-24 in a surprisingly low-scoring game on Saturday.

Patrick Mahomes scrambled 15 yards for a touchdown in the first overtime before TCU tied the game on Desmon White’s incredible 25-yard TD catch from backup quarterback Foster Sawyer.

White caught the pass despite having a defender on his hip, and secured the ball against his helmet to complete the score. The play stood after officials did a replay review of the catch.

The Horned Frogs (4-4, 2-3 Big 12) had the ball to start the second overtime. But Brandon Hatfield — not related to the Texas Tech kicker — shanked a 40-yard field goal attempt, his third miss of the game.

Ohio State 24, Northwestern 20 — Curtis Samuel ran for a 3-yard touchdown with 9:43 left to give Ohio State a lead and J.T. Barrett converted two key third downs on a game-sealing drive to give the sixth-ranked Buckeyes a 24-20 victory Saturday against Northwestern.

After being upset by Penn State last week, the Buckeyes’ offense struggled against another multi-touchdown underdog. The Buckeyes (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) punted on five straight drives in one stretch, but responded to Northwestern tying it at 17 with a touchdown drive, capped by Samuel.

Northwestern (4-4, 3-2 Big Ten) then got to the Ohio State 3, but settled for a 33-yard Jack Mitchell field goal to close to 2420 with 3:31 left. The Buckeyes mounted a final clock-eating drive. Barrett hit Noah Brown for 16 yards on third-and-8 and then took off on a 35-yard run to convert a third-and-10 to put the Buckeyes in the clear.

Washington 31, Utah 24 — Dante Pettis returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown with 3:25 left and No. 4 Washington held .

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West Virginia’s Skyler Howard passed for 212 yards, but he threw two interceptions and lost a fumble for the Mountaineers (6-1, 3-1).

“We just didn’t play as good as we have the last couple of weeks,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said. “Maybe we’re not as good as we thought we were.”

Virginia: The West Mountaineers hadn’t played too tough of a schedule, so it was difficult to tell how good they were.

West Virginia, which entered the game 10th in the nation in yards per game with 510 yards per game, finished with 421.

“Honestly, they were doing what we thought they were going to do,” said West Virginia receiver Daikiel Shorts Jr., who had 8 catches for 82 yards. “We had stuff that was there. They did exactly what we thought they were going to do, we just didn’t execute.”

Oklahoma State: The Cowboys are known for their explosive offense, but their defense led the way in this one.

Three times, the Cowboys forced turnovers and gained possession inside the West Virginia 15-yard line, leading directly to 17 points.

off No. 17 Utah 31-24 on Saturday to remain undefeated.

After Utah tied it at 24 with 9:07 left, Mahomes Washington (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) pinned the Utes on their own 1 on quarterback Jake Browning’s pooch punt. The Utes (7-2, 4-2) went three-and-out and punted to Pettis, who ran parallel toward the far sideline, broke a tackle and outran everyone else.

Browning threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Myles Gaskin ran for 151 and a touchdown.

Florida 24, Georgia 10 — Jordan Scarlett scored for the sixth consecutive game, Antonio Callaway had the first rushing touchdown of his career and No. 14 Florida used a dominant defensive effort to beat Georgia 24-10 on Saturday.

Playing just their second game in four weeks, the Gators won their third straight in the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.” It was Florida’s 21st victory against the Bulldogs in the last 27 years.

Coach Jim McElwain should raise a glass to his defense after the latest one.

The Gators (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) pressured freshman quarterback Jacob Eason early and often and stuffed Nick Chubb on just about every carry. The unit stopped two fourth-down plays

on Georgia’s final two drives.

Louisville 32, Virginia 25 — Lamar Jackson floated a 29yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Smith with 13 seconds remaining and No. 5 Louisville survived a frenetic finish to beat Virginia 32-25 on Saturday.

Jackson’s fourth touchdown pass kept the Cardinals (7-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) in the College Football Playoff picture, and couldn’t have hurt the Heisman Trophy frontrunner’s candidacy.

Virginia (2-6, 1-3) had scored with 1:57 remaining and used a 2-point conversion to take a 2524 lead.

Jackson did not have one of his best days, getting sacked five times and turning the ball over twice, but on the final drive he was flawless: Jackson ran for 18 yards, hit Cole Hikutini in traffic for 5 yards on fourthand-3 and ran twice more for 16 yards before hitting Smith in the end zone with a perfectly placed pass over tight coverage

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Michigan 32, Michigan State 23 — Amara Darboh caught eight passes for a careerhigh 165 yards, and De’Veon Smith ran for two touchdowns to lift No. 2 Michigan to a 32-23 win over rival Michigan State on Saturday.

The Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) scored every time they had the ball in the first half, beating the Spartans (2-6, 0-5) for only the second time in the last nine meetings. Michigan avenged last year’s loss to Michigan State, in which the Spartans scored the winning touchdown

on the final play when the Wolverines botched a punt.

Penn State 62, Purdue 24 — Saquon Barkley ran for 207 yards and two touchdowns, Trace McSorley threw three scoring passes, and No. 24 Penn State used a 24-point third quarter as the centerpiece of its 62-24 victory against Purdue on Saturday.

The Nittany Lions (6-2, 4-1 in the Big Ten) converted an interception, a fumbled punt and a failed onside kick into thirdquarter touchdowns on their way to a fourth consecutive victory. They snapped a sevengame road losing streak dating to 2014.

Houston 31, UCF 24 — Greg Ward Jr. ran for two touchdowns and passed for another in the second half as Houston rallied from a 21-point third-quarter deficit to beat Central Florida 31-24 on Saturday.

K-State 31, Iowa State 26 — Kansas State quarterback Jesse Ertz celebrated his return to Iowa with one of the most complete games of his young career.

Ertz rushed for a career-high 106 yards on just nine carries, and Kansas State held off host Iowa State 31-26 on Saturday for its third win in four games.

Ertz, a sophomore who broke the Iowa prep record for career touchdowns at tiny Mediapolis High, added 151 yards passing with a TD for the Wildcats (5-3, 3-2 Big 12). Iowa State pulled to within 17-10 early in the third quarter, but K-State answered with two scoring drives.

ON TV » ■■ Auto racing: NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, Goody’s Fast Relief 500,

NBCSN, noon; Formula One, Mexican Grand Prix, NBC, 2 p.m.

■■ College basketball: Clarion at Kentucky, SEC, 6 p.m.

■■ Pro baseball: World Series, Game 5, Cleveland at Chicago Cubs, FOX,

7 p.m.

■■ Pro basketball: Washington at Memphis, NBA, 7 p.m.

■■ Pro football: Washington vs. Cincinnati, FOX, 8:30 a.m.; regional

game, CBS, noonl regional game, FOX, noon; regional game, CBS, 3 p.m.; Green Bay at Atlanta, FOX, 3:25 p.m.; Philly at Dallas, NBC, 7:20 p.m.

■■ Poker: World Series of Poker, Main Event (final table), at Las Vegas, ESPN, 7:30 p.m.; ESPN2, 10 p.m.

■■ Soccer: Premier League, West Ham at Everton, NBCSN, 8:30 a.m.; Bundesliga, Hertha Berlin at Hoffenheim, FS2, 9:20 a.m.; Premier League, Chelsea at Southampton, NBC, 11 a.m.; Bundesliga, Hamburg at Koln, FS1, 11:30 p.m.; MLS playoffs, Conference semifinal, Leg 1, N.Y. Red Bulls at Montreal, ESPN, 2 p.m.; MLS playoffs, Conference semifinal, Leg 1, Colorado at Los Angeles, ESPN, 4 p.m.; MLS playoffs, Conference semifinal, Leg 1, New York City FC at Toronto FC, FS1, 6 p.m.; MLS playoffs, Conference semifinal, Leg 1, FC Dallas at Seattle, FS1, 8:30 p.m.

■■ Tennis: BNP Paribas WTA Finals, championship, ESPN2, 6:30 a.m.

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Joshua 1:9 As a general gives command over his infantry, so the Lord passes this declaration unto us, His people. There is a misconception these days that Christians are but a small voice in this nation and we are perceived as soft, weak and limited in power. Society further concludes we are afraid of this world, our enemy the devil, and all that lies before us in its evil form.

But I bring to you good tidings of great joy! We are servants and countrymen to the one true God; the Creator and Redeemer for all who willingly receive and follow.

Hear my cry before you. God’s people are not called to be sheep that roll over on their backs and let the wolves of hell devour them, but we must recognize who we are in Jesus’ name! We are not only citizens of the greatest country in the world, but we are spiritual warriors of the greatest kingdom; we are God’s people!

We are not a holy brigade raging war against other people, but we are in a battle of flesh against spirit. Our strength, in Jesus’ name, is beyond measure or limit, and our courage comes from submission to the Father who has set before us the Way, Truth, and Life. To fear God is to know His presence; this is a spiritual fear. The fear that brings torment upon the lives of God’s people has no place in our Lord’s kingdom, and His command says stop being afraid and know My presence, as My people.

Lastly, when we accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we spiritually enlisted in a battle that arose the day God turned all mankind over to the nature of flesh. With your allegiance in Christ, you’re armed for warfare and the Holy Spirit will guide you according to God’s will and purpose.

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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer

Members of the Central Heights girls volleyball team celebrate winning the program’s third straight district championship.

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Central Heights girls continue success, prepare for postseason

By KEVIN GORE kgore@dailysentinel.com With a long and storied history of being around the net and all in includes — spikes, sets, practices and ponytails — Brittany Castledine wasn’t at all intimidated by the opportunity to build a volleyball program, almost from scratch.

When she became a candidate to lead a startup varsity program at Central Heights, the former Stephen F. Austin Ladyjack volleyball standout and Southland MVP was excited about the journey of being a pioneer.

“I was excited about building a program around my culture and beliefs,” she said. “That was more conducive to me than coming in behind someone who was already accomplished.”

Central Heights’ first varsity team won nine games. The last three squads, including this season’s group, has won district championships.

Central Heights will open the postseason against Hempstead at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Crockett.

This year’s playoff experience could be an extended one, if a somewhat short winning tradition and some senior leadership have something to do with it.

Seniors Regan Humphreys, Hailey Karczewski and Camryn Barrios are in their fourth season of a program that has a record of 95-60.

The other senior, Maegan Wallace, is in her second year.

Other team members are Anna Summers, Victoria Gleghorn, Chloe Cook, Whitney Clark, Bailee Hudson and Fire Lasater.

Humphreys, the daughter of SFA volleyball coach Debbie Humphreys, has twice won setter of the year honors and was the district’s MVP in 2014.

Karczewski has earned first and second-team all-district honors during his tenure, while Barrios has received honorable mention accolades.

Humphreys leads the team this season with 727 assists. Summers leads the squad in blocks with 43, while Summers’ 290 digs highlight that category.

Since the school began playing volleyball, there has been a persistent buzz surrounding it.

After a year of Central Heights competing at the eighth-grade level, Castledine left her job as a strength and conditioning staffer at SFA to become head coach of the first varsity team.

Along with the progression of the program the last four years has been healthy participation numbers that continue to give the program immediate production and the prospect of more promise in the future.

The school has three teams — an eighth-grade, junior varsity and varsity.

“There are a lot of kids who want to play,” Castledine said. “We still have a middle school program and more than 40 kids playing volleyball.”

Castledine, whose husband is professional angler Todd Castledine, said becoming the volleyball coach and teaching school at Central Heights has given her more family time when she is away from the court.

When her team is on it, the program is reaping the rewards of hard work by being successful,

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NFL becomes no-fun league

Sunday’s Games Washington at Cincinnati, 8:30 a.m.

Detroit at Houston, noon Arizona at Carolina, noon Kansas City at Indianapolis, noon N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, noon New England at Buffalo, noon Seattle at New Orleans, noon Oakland at Tampa Bay, noon San Diego at Denver, 3:05 p.m.

Green Bay at Atlanta, 3:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Open: Los Angeles, San Francisco, N.Y. Giants, Miami, Baltimore, Pittsburgh Monday’s Games Minnesota at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Hey NFL players: If you want a safe way to celebrate touchdowns and big plays, just hug it out.

Don’t twerk. Don’t pretend to shoot a bow and arrow. Don’t even think about playing basketball with a football. And, never take your helmet off.

“Hugs are always legal,” Dean Blandino, the NFL’s senior vice president for officiating, said in an explanatory video earlier

this month.

Not a hugger? No problem. You have options.

“This may seem crazy, but you can always just hand the ball to an official,” Blandino also said in the video sent to news media and teams.

The league’s crackdown on celebrations has resulted in more unsportsmanlike penalties. There have been 22 taunting penalties through Week 7, up from 13 at this point in 2015 and double the total after seven games in 2014.

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something the coach said should go to others.

“Our program has become successful, only because of the girls and staff affiliated with it,” she said. “I have the greatest girls who work hard, have great character and are respectful, and will do anything we ask of them.

“My assistants are top of the line and make my job easy. I may have the title of head coach, but I consider us a team and don’t make any decisions without their input. I’m honestly blessed for the position I’ve been placed in, and I firmly believe this is where I’m supposed to be. I loved working with college athletes, but being there for students at such a crucial time in their lives and helping mold them into the people they will become is a very rewarding experience.”

ARLINGTON — Trying to explain the quick success for Philadelphia’s Carson Wentz and Dallas counterpart Dak Prescott often comes back to the complementary parts behind both rookies.

For Wentz, that means relying on a persistent if not wildly successful running game, and one of the NFL’s best defenses. For Prescott, it means the league’s top rushing attack fueled by fellow rookie Ezekiel Elliott, the NFL’s rushing leader with 703 yards, and a dominant offensive line.

If you want to use the term “game manager” for two quarterbacks who protected the ball at the start of their careers better than any firstyear players before them, so be it. Their teams are winning, which makes for quite a story line in a key NFC East game Sunday night.

“I obviously don’t think it’s a negative way to describe any quarterback,” said first-year Eagles coach Doug Pederson, a former NFL QB. “If you’re efficient throwing the ball, you’re not turning the ball over, and you’re converting on third downs, then that’s a pretty good way to manage the game.”

When Wentz and Prescott were trading the rookie record for pass attempts without an interception to start a career, this EaglesCowboys meeting was a potential target for the return of Tony Romo, who broke a bone in his back in a preseason game. But Dallas’ 10-year starter has been ruled out for the game despite practicing on a limited basis and for the first time since his fourth back injury in less than four years.

So Prescott gets a chance to extend a fivegame winning streak that has the Cowboys (5-1) tied with Minnesota for the best record in the NFC. “It’s going to be big because it’s the next game,” Prescott said. “I’m not going to really put much into it, the rival or the division opponent. It’s a game that I want to win. Every game that I play, I’ll be the same way and I’ll treat it that way.”

DEZ RETURNS: Dallas receiver Dez Bryant is expected back after missing three games with a hairline fracture of a bone in his right knee.

He said he was ready to play against Green Bay before the bye, but the medical staff opted to give him the extra two weeks of recovery time.

The 2014 All-Pro missed seven games last year after breaking his foot in the opener and finished with career lows in catches, yards and touchdowns. He scored his only touchdown this season against Chicago when he returned after injuring the knee. “Seems like forever. Now it’s over,” Bryant said.

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Dare to be different ET archer follows instincts to P&Y record book typical

by Matt Williams Outdoors Writer Game cameras can teach you a lot about a salty ol’ buck. But word of mouth and a willingness to do something totally off the wall can at times be the magical combination that ultimately gives a guy the opportunity to put a trophy class whitetail on the ground.

Just ask Travis Humphreys.

The 32-year-old archer from Nacogdoches recently followed his instincts to a whopper of a whitetail in southern Nacogdoches County that ranks among the Top 10 archery typicals ever taken on open range in all of eastern Texas.

A main frame 12-pointer with a tiny kicker, Humphreys buck grosses 165 Boone and Crockett inches as a typical, 154 net. The rack was taped for the Texas Big Game Awards program by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife biologist Micah Poteet of Lufkin.

Poteet, also an official B&C scorer, says he can’t recollect a typical whitetail of this caliber being taken by an archer in the Pineywoods in recent times.

Nobody can. That’s because there has not been one reported around here in three decades.

The rack must dry for 60 days before it can be re-scored for entry in Pope and Young records. Provided the score holds, the deer should rank as the No. 2 archery typical of all-time from the Pineywoods behind a Sabine County buck that was killed in 1986. That deer netted 1553⁄8.

Anything can happen in a deer season this young, but it would be a safe bet to say Humphreys’ buck will be among the top TBGA typicals reported for Region 6 this year, by rifle or bow.

For some reason big, mature typicals are rare in comparison to non-typicals eastern Texas.

The hunt begins There is a good cat and mouse story behind East Texas’ newest record book whitetail dating all the way back to 2014. Not surprisingly, game cameras have been involved in the chase from the get-go.

Three years ago, the hunter said he and others his lease captured several game cam pics of a trio of bucks that were running together in a pack. Interestingly, the bachelor group of bucks shared a common physical trait.

“They were all 10-pointers and they looked nearly identical,” Humphreys said. “They didn’t have any trash at all — just three perfect 10s.”

The bucks behaved alike, too. All of them went nocturnal once the season got underway and went unseen until

Courtesy Photo

Humphreys believes the buck spent the summers on a different lease, as evidenced by this photo that was given to him by a friend who hunts there. The velvet photo was taken roughly 21⁄2 miles from Humpheys lease.

January 2015. That’s when Humphreys got a daytime image of one of the bucks. He said the deer appeared to be run down from the rigors of the rut.

“He was really sickly looking,” he said. “His ribs were showing, and I honestly figured he was about to die. I never expected him to survive the winter.”

The buck — clearly recognizable by its tall tines — shocked everyone when he showed back up in the camera viewfinder months later, just prior to the 2015 season. The hunters got another surprise when they got a good look at the deer’s crown.

“His left antler was really messed up for some reason — it only had two points sticking up,” Humphreys said.

“I don’t know if he injured himself or what. He had five perfect points on the right — he would have probably been a 150-class deer if he hadn’t been so messed up on the left side.”

Thinking the animal might not bounce back, Humphreys dedicated much of his 2015 season hunting for a big-bodied buck with a wacky-looking rack that he never saw. Meanwhile, his son killed one of the other 10 pointers and the third was shot by another hunter on an adjacent lease.

“I figured he was 51⁄2 years old last year and that his antlers might be messed up for good,” Humphreys said.

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Travis Humphreys brought down this big Nacogdoches County whitetail on the morning of Oct. 24 while hunting on a 1,100acre open range lease. The main frame 12-pointer grosses 165 B&C inches as a typical and nets 154.

“I would have shot him last year if I had gotten the chance, but I never did. We never got a daytime picture of him or saw him. He was slick.”

Shift to March 2016. Humphreys was hog hunting on his lease and stumbled across the buck’s right antler next to a fresh ground scrape. The deer went completely off the radar at that point and didn’t resurface on the 1,100-acre lease until mid-October.

“A buddy of mine who is on a different lease about 21⁄2 miles away had pictures of him all summer long, but we never got the first one,” he said.

“He sent me one of the pictures, and he looks like he was 200 inches in velvet.

Knowing what I know now, I think he was probably over there on the other lease the whole time. They feed mineral during the offseason, so I guess that’s what pulled him over there. Then, he just popped back up at our place about two weeks ago.”

Humphreys got the first picture of the buck on Oct. 16. Meanwhile, (gas) well workers who regularly pass through the lease spotted him crossing a road several times, as did one of the other lease members on the morning of Oct. 23. Interestingly, the buck was always seen crossing the road in the vicinity of a big, hardwood draw that leads to a pipeline crossing.

That’s what got Humphreys’ deer hunting juices flowing and made

him think.

“I started connecting the dots and that hardwood bottom is the only common denominator I could find,” he said.

“Nobody hunts in that hardwood draw — they never have. I thought to myself, ‘that’s the route he is using to travel.

That’s why nobody has seen him.”

Acting on the hunch, Humphreys aborted his other stands on the morning of Oct. 24 and slipped quietly though the darkness to the edge of a tall ridge that overlooks the hardwood draw, right where it connects with the pipeline. There, he took cover in a clump of sweet gum saplings and waited patiently for daylight.

He described the draw as having two distinct shelves before falling of into a steep bottom.

“It was the perfect set-up,” he said.

“I was elevated on the ridge above the draw and the wind was in my favor.”

Humphreys said it was at 7:15 a.m. when he saw the first signs of movement in the dim hardwood bottom. A doe passed through and stepped into the edge of the pipeline.

“She wasn’t acting nervous or anything,” he said. “But as soon as she stepped into that pipeline here he came — all I could see were antlers. I drew my bow and grunted to try to make him stop, but he never checked up. He was rolling. Then I yelled ‘Hey’! That made him stop and look back and I let

‘er go.”

Seconds later, hardwood bottom was swarming with whitetails that the hunter had no idea were around.

“When I shot everything came unbuckled around there,” he recalled.

“There were three other bucks trailing that doe — a six-pointer, eightpointer and what looked like a nine or 10-pointer. They were running around everywhere trying to figure out where she went.”

However, the big 12-pointer was nowhere to seen. Humphreys said the buck barreled into a nearby timberline and melted into the brush.

But he didn’t go far. Humphreys found him piled up about 80 yards away, closing the book on a challenging cat and mouse game that had begun roughly three years earlier.

In looking back, Humphreys said he probably never would have gotten the chance to take the buck had he not followed his instincts and been willing to try something different.

“It definitely wasn’t a planned deal, that’s for sure,” he said. “It was luck. I was just in right place at the right time.

I’ve always heard your chances are the best the first time you hunt spot. You can bet that won’t be the last time I’ll hunt that hardwood draw.”

Matt Williams is a freelance writer based in Nacogdoches. He can be reached by e-mail, mattwillwrite4u@yahoo.com.

Biologists battle giant salvinia blocking lake access for duck hunters, waterfowl From TPWD Reports

At North Toledo Bend Wildlife Management Area, giant salvinia covers about half of the WMA’s 500-acre wetland impoundment, blocking boat access for duck hunters and keeping migrating waterfowl from food and habitat.

The problem would be worse without steady work to fight back the invasive floating fern, efforts that got a boost this year by recording funding from the Texas Legislature.

Hundreds of duck hunters will come

to North Toledo Bend this winter, and they’ll still be able to hunt birds, but the giant salvinia problem does limit their options. According to WMA staff, it can literally depend on “which way the wind is blowing,” as floating mats of salvinia blow across the lake.

“In recent weeks the wind has been blowing from the east causing the western part of the WMA to be solid salvinia, with other smaller patches throughout the impoundment ranging in size from 10-15 square feet to several acres,

and most of the sloughs or creeks have had some extent of salvinia in them,” said Bob Baker, a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department wildlife biologist at North Toledo Bend.

“We try to keep it at bay using herbicide through a collaborative effort with our Inland Fisheries team,” Baker said, adding that this is complemented by $50,000 in gamebird stamp funds (paid by hunters) to help treat giant salvinia at North Toledo Bend this year and next. “The hope is that more duck

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habitat becomes available when salvinia is slower to grow in late fall and winter and begins to die and sink as a result of the herbicide work.

“Another issue is parts of Toledo Bend reservoir used by hunters to boat to the WMA may be packed with giant salvinia as well.”

Giant salvinia may be better known as a problem for fishers and boaters, but it affects hunters, lakeside landowners and many others too. And the hunting access problem is not limited

to Toledo Bend.

“Giant salvinia is bad on Caddo Lake Wildlife Management Area this year and has been consistently bad for the last four years at least,” said Vanessa Neace, Caddo Lake WMA wildlife biologist.

“The closer to the big open water you go, the less salvinia there is. This still allows for some good duck hunting here, but the salvinia is another significant reason duck hunting is not what it once was at Caddo Lake.”

2016 Red Kettle Campaign

Volunteer Bell Ringers Needed!

Ring a bell . . . help change a life Bell ringers come in all shapes & sizes & from a variety of venues, local churches, schools, service clubs, and companies. Basically anyone who has a few hours and is willing to make a personal sacrifice to help those in need.

We welcome anyone to make a joyful noise this holiday season! We are asking for a 2 hour commitment from each individual, family or a group and we will provide the location, the kettles & bells The bells will ring Nov. 12 - Dec. 24 • Monday - Saturday 8am - 8pm Please contact: The Salvation Army 936-569-9871 | 118 E Hospital St. Nacogdoches, TX 75961 or Molly Hoya 936-645-0657