SEGUIN, Texas - Hendrix suffered its first loss in the SCAC with a 34-0 defeat to Texas Lutheran on Saturday afternoon at Bulldog Stadium.
The Warriors (4-2, 1-1 SCAC) finished with 13 first downs and were held to 35 rushing yards while throwing four interceptions and losing one fumble. Hendrix was kept off the scoreboard on two red-zone trips, while Texas Lutheran scored in each quarter and converted all four of its red-zone chances.
Sam Spurlock recorded a team-high eight tackles.
Beckett Moore also finished with eight tackles.
LaRon Johnson added four tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, and an interception.
Up next, the Warriors host Austin College on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. at Young-Wise Memorial Stadium.
Texas Lutheran held the ball for 10:42 of the first quarter, converted all four third downs and finished with 80 passing yards and 65 rushing yards. The Warriors were limited to two first downs, 17 rushing yards and 7 passing yards, but
LaRon Johnson's interception at the Warriors' 7 stopped a Texas Lutheran drive. Elijah Favela's 6-yard touchdown run and Jack Nelson's PAT accounted for the scoring as Texas Lutheran led 7-0 after the quarter.
The Warriors' defense produced two sacks and a fourth-down stop at the HDX40, and Texas Lutheran finished 3-for-5 passing for 10 yards and 1-for-4 on third down in the second quarter. Offensively, the Warriors threw for 51 yards but finished the quarter with minus-5 rushing yards, three punts and a late red-zone interception. Texas Lutheran scored the quarter's only points on James Garza's 5-yard touchdown run and Jack Nelson's PAT, which made it 14-0.
Texas Lutheran outscored the Warriors 13-0 in the third quarter, recording two interceptions and 13 points off turnovers, including Malik Johnson's 26-yard interception return for a touchdown. The Warriors got a fourth-down stop at the Hendrix 28-yard line, but finished the quarter with 24 rushing yards, 8 passing yards and an 0-for-2 mark on third down as Texas Lutheran led 27-0.
Early in the fourth quarter, Texas Lutheran recovered a Warriors fumble at the HDX 41 and finished the short-field drive with Micah Casson's 17-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Mare Nichols before the PAT set the score at 34-0, which held as the final. The Warriors had 56 passing yards and four first downs in the quarter but were held to minus-1 rushing yard, went 1-for-3 on third down and 0-for-2 on fourth down, and lost one fumble while throwing one interception. Texas Lutheran totaled six first downs in the quarter, with 65 passing yards and 35 rushing yards.
The Warriors fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter after Texas Lutheran's opening 75-yard drive ended with Elijah Favela's 6-yard touchdown run and Jack Nelson's extra point. The Warriors picked up a first down on
Jake Blice's 7-yard pass to
Jaedin Kim on their first possession, but the offense managed two first downs in the quarter and punted twice.
Zo Payne's interception at the Warriors' 7 stopped Texas Lutheran's next drive, and the quarter ended with the Warriors trailing 7-0.
The Warriors were held scoreless in the second quarter, while Texas Lutheran pushed its lead to 14-0 on James Garza's 5-yard touchdown run and the extra point with 2:36 left. The Warriors answered with their longest drive of the quarter, moving from their 32 to the TLU12 behind completions from
Jake Blice to
Jaedin Kim,
Westin Bruce and
Brooks McGee, but the possession ended with an interception in the end zone. Earlier,
Mason Johnson helped the Warriors get off the field with a fourth-down stop.
In the third quarter, the Warriors were held scoreless, and an early interception was returned 26 yards for a Texas Lutheran touchdown at 14:02. The defense answered with a fourth-down stop at the Hendrix 28-yard line, but the Warriors gave the ball back on the next snap, and Texas Lutheran later finished a 14-play, 66-yard drive with a rushing touchdown. The Warriors moved from their 14 to their 45 on the final possession, and the quarter ended with Texas Lutheran ahead 27-0.
The fourth quarter began with a turnover, as Blice fumbled on the opening snap and Texas Lutheran converted the short field into Micah Casson's 17-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Mare Nichols before the PAT made it 34-0. Blice found McGee for a 16-yard third-down conversion on the next Warriors series, but the drive ended with an interception;
Cash Gourley then broke up a third-down pass to help force a punt. The Warriors' final possession reached the Texas Lutheran 20 behind
Josh Hayes completions to
Brannock Sorensen and McGee, but a penalty pushed the drive back and it ended on downs before the Warriors finished with a 34-0 loss.
