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CONWAY, Ark. - Parker Wells came off the bench to throw for 295 yards on 17-of-21 passing and six touchdowns, all season-highs, as Hendrix rolled Sewanee (Tenn.), 49-27, on Saturday in a non-conference game at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium. The Warriors have scored at least 47 points in their last four wins in the series. Buck Buchanan, who is five wins shy of 50 for his career, improves to 6-2 all-time against the Tigers.

In Hendrix (1-2) single-game history, Wells was second in passing yards gained per attempt (14.0), passer rating (293.2) and highest average gain per play (12.3; minimum 20 plays), tied for third in touchdown passes (6), sixth in yards per completion (17.4) and tied for eighth in completion percentage (81 percent; minimum 10 attempts). All were season-highs.

Wells' passer rating was the fifth best in Division III this season. His six touchdown passes tied for fifth most.

Wells compiled a season-high 307 yards of total offense and six touchdowns. His seventh score, a 39-yard touchdown run on 4th and 2 with less than six minutes to play in the fourth quarter, was negated on a holding penalty.

Chris Childress' three touchdown receptions tied for the most in Hendrix history, and his three touchdowns tied for ninth most touchdowns scored. He ended the day with five catches for 100 yards.

Childress' three receiving touchdowns tied for sixth best in Division III this year.

Childress has seven receiving touchdowns this season, which is tied for fifth most in program history. He needs two touchdown catches to move into third place on the school's single-season list.

Childress' eight-career touchdown receptions are eighth most all-time for the Orange and Black. He needs two touchdown receptions to move into seventh place and three to move into a tie for fifth.

Bennett Ellis' six extra points made Saturday were a season-high and tied for fifth most in a game in Hendrix history. 

Hendrix's 57 carries were the fourth most in a game in school history, while its 300 rushing yards marked the seventh highest total and most since totaling 354 against the Tigers in the last contest between the teams Nov. 16, 2019. The 263.5 passer rating was second highest (minimum 11 attempts), 12.6 yards per pass attempt ranked third highest, six touchdown passes tied for third most, 16.8 yards per completion, 81 all-purpose attempts and seven touchdowns each tied for seventh most and 49 points tied for ninth most.

Colton Phillips ended with a season-high seven catches and career-highs in receiving yards (145) and touchdowns (2) for the Warriors. Saturday was the first game of his career to break the century mark. Phillips is 16 receptions shy of moving into seventh place on the school's all-time list.

Jacob Bremmon recorded his second-career interception against Sewanee (0-3), which has lost 15 games in a row, the third longest active streak in Division III. Bremmon has eight-career picks, which is tied for second in program history and two shy of breaking the school record.

Matthew Scirto had one pass breakup, giving him 21 in his career, which ranks second in Hendrix history. He is four shy of breaking the school's all-time mark.

Like Wells, Quentin Tolbert posted career-bests off the bench in rushes (18) and rushing yards (123), the first time in his career to eclipse the century mark. Tolbert's first collegiate rushing touchdown came from one yard out to make the score 49-20 less than two minutes into the fourth quarter.



Caleb Williams totaled 69 yards on 15 carries in the triumph.

Connor Beard's first-career touchdown reception, a 24-yard catch and run, came with 11:20 to play in the third quarter, making the score 28-13.

Hendrix compiled 603 yards of total offense, 303 through the air and 300 on the ground. Buchanan's bunch converted 64.3 percent (9-of-15) on third down and held the ball for 34:47.

Defensively, Seth Hakanson recorded seven tackles for the Warriors.

Timothy Curran was credited with a sack in the victory, while Hakanson and Nathan Hahn each had half a sack.



Mitchell Johnson had 1.5 tackles for loss for Buchanan's squad. Joshua Cole had 1.0, while Ethan Armour, Hunter Lawrence and Riley McMurren each had 0.5.

In addition to Scirto, Armour, Johnson, Ronnie McShan and Nick Johnson each deflected a pass.

Armour, Curran and Connor Samples each had a quarterback hurry.

Hendrix limited the Tigers to just 2.2 yards per carry and 52 total, its fewest allowed since also giving up only 52 to Berry (Ga.) on March 13, 2021.

Jeremiah Young went 22-of-44 through the air for 249 yards with three touchdowns in defeat. He was picked off and sacked once.

Cyrus McCullough totaled 150 all-purpose yards, including 82 on eight catches, in the loss. McCullough, Dagem Samuel and Hunter Jones each caught a touchdown.

Sewanee was just 7-of-18 on third down.

Keegan Glaze totaled 15 stops, a tackle for loss and blocked punt for the Tigers, who committed eight penalties for 68 yards.

Josh Higuchi got the visitors on the board first with 7:22 left in the first quarter when Jose Osa blocked a punt which Higuchi recovered in the endzone for a touchdown. Brody Palmer's extra point attempt sailed wide left, keeping the score 6-0.

On the next series, Hunter Holden led Hendrix on a 13-play, 78-yard drive to the Sewanee 3, but a fumble on 2nd and goal halted the Warriors' first scoring threat.

Wells entered the game at the 11:46 mark of the second quarter and proceeded to lead Hendrix on seven-straight touchdown drives. He connected with Childress from 23 yards out to put the Warriors ahead 7-6 with 9:28 left before halftime. 

Young hit Samuel in stride down the seam for a 57-yard touchdown less than two minutes later, but Hendrix closed the first half with two touchdowns on its final two series. Wells hit Phillips on a 22-yard touchdown pass at the 4:47 mark.



On its next series, after two negative plays resulted in a loss of 27 yards and gave Hendrix a 3rd and goal from the Tigers 31, a strike from Wells to Childress as time expired made the score 21-13 at intermission.

The Warriors forced a three and out on Sewanee's first offensive series of the second half. An eight-yard punt gave Hendrix the ball on the Tigers 32, and Wells finished the drive with a 10-yard scoring toss to Childress, making the score 35-13 with 8:47 left in the period. 

Two plays into Sewanee's next possession, Bremmon made a diving interception, giving the Warriors the ball at the Tigers 43. Buchanan's offense needed only three plays and 1:03 to hit paydirt for the sixth time Saturday, as Wells connected with Phillips from 26 yards out.

Sewanee was forced to punt on its next possession but recovered the ball at the Hendrix 7 after it bounced off a Warriors player. The Tigers scored two plays later on a Young to McCullough connection from five yards away, making the score 42-20 at the 3:14 mark of the third quarter.

Hendrix's final scoring drive, which lasted 11 plays and 68 yards and took 4:53 off the clock, featured eight runs. The series started with a 19-yard scamper by Tolbert and included an 18-yard run by Anthony Johnson.



After Tolbert's rushing touchdown, Slate Stanton converted his first collegiate extra point to give his squad a 29-point advantage with 13:20 to go.

A Young to Jones 12-yard touchdown pass on the next possession ended the scoring. The Tigers' final three offensive drives, with two coming inside the Warriors 31, ended with a Drake Bacchus fumble recovery, punt following a sack by Hakanson and Hahn and time expiring.

Hendrix and Sewanee are scheduled to play twice this season. On Sept. 8, the two schools announced Saturday's non-conference game in addition to the previously-scheduled league contest at Sewanee to end the regular season Nov. 13. The addition came after the two teams lost their Week 1 contests due to COVID-19 cancelations. Originally, Hendrix was scheduled to travel to Austin (Texas), and Sewanee was set to play at Saint Scholastica (Minn.).

Hendrix opens the Southern Athletic Association portion of its schedule Oct. 2 at RV/RV Centre (Ky.). Kickoff is slated for noon CT.