October 26th, 2009
(Photo of Chris Kyle (93) by Drew Engelke)
SEGUIN, Texas – Texas Lutheran freshman defensive end Chris Kyle tied the American Southwest Conference single-game record for sacks with four Saturday in TLU’s 36-23 loss to McMurry.
Kyle (McAllen/McAllen) had a total of five tackles on Saturday, and all five went for losses (totaling 36 yards). The ASC-record four sacks were four of Kyle’s five defensive stops against McMurry. The four sacks alone resulted in 33 yards in losses.
Kyle, who also had two quarterback hurries, achieved the single-game sack mark that only two others had reached in the 14-year history of the league.
Hardin-Simmons defensive end Reggie Robinson did it twice, and East Texas Baptist defensive end Chad Glover did it once. Both players tallied their single-game sack marks during the 2004 season.
The four sacks by Kyle also set a new TLU NCAA Division III-era single-game sacks record. TLU’s era of NCAA Division III football began in 1998.
Kyle now leads the ASC in sacks with seven for 61 yards in losses. He is second in the league in tackles for loss (with 11.5 for 69 yards in losses).
Texas Lutheran continues its ASC schedule this Saturday with a contest in Abilene against Hardin-Simmons University. Game time at HSU’s Shelton Stadium is set for 2 p.m.
http://www.ascsports.org/news/2009/9/13/ASC_FBPLAYERSOFWEEK2.aspx
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
(Games of October 24, 2009)
CO-OFFENSIVE
Marcus Franklin, WR, Jr., McMurry
McMurry junior wide receiver Marcus Franklin (Richardson, TX / Abilene Christian) caught eight passes for 149 yards and had an ASC-record four touchdown receptions in a 36-23 road victory over Texas Lutheran. Franklin’s total of TD catches had only been achieved twice in the 14-year history of the league. Todd Bloom of Hardin-Simmons did it in 1996 and Jarrett Dickers of Sul Ross State did it in 2007. Only four players in NCAA Division III have had that many in a game this season. Franklin scored twice in each half – one was the first of the game and another broke open a 24-17 game in the fourth quarter. His TDs were from 12, 20, 37 and 48 yards out.
Zach Hubbard, QB, Jr., Howard Payne
Howard Payne junior quarterback Zach Hubbard (Shepherd, TX / SHS) set a new ASC record by totaling 608 yards of total offense in a heart-breaking 51-45 loss to Louisiana College. Hubbard was 38 of 63 for 532 yards and five touchdowns passing, while also rushing for 77 yards and a score on 13 carries. His offensive yardage total breaks the old record set by former HPU signal caller Adam King (512 passing, 83 rushing) in the 2004 season. Hubbard’s total is also the highest in NCAA Division III this season and the second-highest among any NCAA level. His passing yardage was just one shy of tying the ASC record.
DEFENSIVE
Chris Kyle, DE, Fr., Texas Lutheran
Texas Lutheran freshman defensive end Chris Kyle (McAllen, TX / McAllen HS) had five tackles – all for losses that totaled 36 yards – and an ASC-record four sacks. Kyle, who also had two quarterback hurries, achieved the sack mark that only two others had reached in the 14-year history of the league. Hardin-Simmons’ Reggie Robinson did it twice and East Texas Baptist’s Chad Glover did it once – all in the 2004 season.
SPECIAL TEAMS
John Kowalski, P, Fr., McMurry
McMurry freshman punter John Kowalski (McAllen, TX / McAllen Memorial HS) averaged an ASC single-game, season-high of 52.2 yards on five booms to help his squad defeat Texas Lutheran 36-23 on the road. Kowalski, who leads the conference with a 47.4-yard average per punt, boomed one 69 yards against TLU which was the second-longest in the league this season.
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES:
OFFENSE: Mary Hardin-Baylor RB Bryson Tucker ran for 218 yards and two touchdowns – including a 90-yard scoring scamper – in a win over NAIA Southern Oregon. . . . Louisiana College QB Ben McLaughlin passed for 4-2 yards and three TDs in a triple overtime win over HPU. . . . Hardin-Simmons WR Thomas Labian caught three passes for 145 yards and two TDs in a win over Sul Ross State. . . . Texas Lutheran WR Jonathon Randle had four catches for 100 yards and a score in a loss to McMurry. . . . Mississippi College QB Adam Shaffer passed for 260 yards and one TD in a win over East Texas Baptist.
DEFENSE: McMurry CB Gene Hudson had three interceptions to help pace a win over Texas Lutheran. . . . Howard Payne DE Joey Lewis had 11 tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles in a triple overtime loss to Louisiana College. . . . Mary Hardin-Baylor LB Jeremy Salinas had 11 tackles, an interception and on forced fumble in a win over NAIA Southern Oregon. . . . Hardin-Simmons LB Roy Gamboa had six tackles and recovered a pair of fumbles – one he ran back 23 yards for a TD. . . . Louisiana College LB Donovan Williams had seven tackles and two pass break-ups on top of rushing for two scores on offense in a win over HPU. . . . Mississippi College LB Quartez Ashmore had 12 tackles and forced a fumble to help lead a win over East Texas Baptist. . . . Sul Ross State LB Earnest Jones had 14 tackles and a fumble recovery in a loss to HSU.
SPECIAL TEAMS: Howard Payne P Cole Scharcherl averaged 42.7 yards on three booms in a loss to Louisiana College.
2009 ASC FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
OFFENSIVE
Week 1 (Sept. 5) Justin Feaster, QB, Sr., Hardin-Simmons
Week 2 (Sept. 12) Tre Mason, WR, So., Howard Payne
Week 3 (Sept. 19) Adam Shaffer, QB, Sr., Mississippi College
Week 4 (Sept. 26) (co) Sed Harris, QB, So., East Texas Baptist
(co) Adam Shaffer, QB, Sr., Mississippi College
Week 5 (Oct. 3) Jake Mullin, QB, So., McMurry
Week 6 (Oct. 10) Dominique Carson, QB, So., Sul Ross State
Week 7 (Oct. 17) Jake Mullin, QB, So., McMurry
Week 8 (Oct. 24) (co) Zach Hubbard, QB, Jr., Howard Payne
(co) Marcus Franklin, WR, Jr., McMurry
DEFENSIVE
Week 1 (Sept. 5) Donovan Williams, LB, Sr., Louisiana College
Week 2 (Sept. 12) Ben Beckworth, LB, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Week 3 (Sept. 19) Ty Webb, DL, Sr., Louisiana College
Week 4 (Sept. 26) Gerald Hunter, CB, Sr., East Texas Baptist
Week 5 (Oct. 3) Jake Dezell, LB, Sr., Howard Payne
Week 6 (Oct. 10) Jeremy Salinas, LB, Sr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Week 7 (Oct. 17) (co) Wes Liles, LB, So., Hardin-Simmons
(co) Kendrick Thomas, DB, So., Louisiana College
Week 8 (Oct. 24) Chris Kyle, DE, Fr., Texas Lutheran
SPECIAL TEAMS
Week 1 (Sept. 5) Detrick James, RET, Sr. Louisiana College
Week 2 (Sept. 12) Frank Vera, P/H, Sr., Texas Lutheran
Week 3 (Sept. 19) Brannon Walls, K/P, Sr., Mississippi College
Week 4 (Sept. 26) Micah Spicer, ST, Jr., Mary Hardin-Baylor
Week 5 (Oct. 3) Jordan Rideaux, KR/PR, Jr., Louisiana College
Week 6 (Oct. 10) Alexander Wymore, K, Fr., Hardin-Simmons
Week 7 (Oct. 17) Brannon Walls, K/P, Sr., Mississippi College
Week 8 (Oct. 24) John Kowalski, P, Fr., McMurry
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