State College Capsules
NCAA DIVISION III
LYON AT CENTENARY (LA.)
WHEN 6 p.m. Central
WHERE Mayo Field, Shreveport
INTERNET lyonscots.com
TV None
RECORDS Lyon 1-3, 0-2 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference; Centenary 1-3, 1-1
COACHES Chris Douglas (9-30 in fifth season at Lyon, 69-106 in 19th season overall); Byron Dawson (10-4 in second season at Centenary and overall)
SERIES First meeting
NOTEWORTHY Lyon was outscored 90-14 in its past two losses, both at home, and have dropped three games in a row since winning its season opener against Grinnell (Iowa). ... Centenary was shut out in the second half of its 47-8 loss to East Texas Baptist last week. The Gents had 209 yards of offense. ... In its 49-0 loss to Texas Lutheran on Sept. 28, Lyon threw four interceptions that resulted in 14 points. The Scots' quarterback duo of Grayson Johnson and Christian Barber combined to go 20-of-46 passing for 211 yards. ... Zin'Tavious Smith has 187 yards on 25 rushes with 2 touchdowns to lead Centenary. He's also completed 15 of 31 passes for 125 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions.
HENDRIX AT RHODES (TENN.)
WHEN 6 p.m. Central
WHERE Crain Field, Memphis
INTERNET hendrixwarriors.com
TV None
RECORDS Hendrix 3-1, 1-0 Southern Athletic Association; Rhodes 1-2, 0-0
COACHES Buck Buchanan (56-53 in 12th season at Hendrix); Rich Duncan (15-18 in fourth season at Rhodes, 53-51 in 11th season overall)
SERIES Hendrix leads 6-4.
LAST MEETING Hendrix stopped a 2-point conversion attempt with 21 seconds left in the game to preserve a 50-49 victory Oct. 21, 2023, in Little Rock.
NOTEWORTHY Rhodes is coming off a bye and last played Sept. 21 when it lost 35-21 to Shenandoah (Va.). ... Hendrix ran its winning streak to two games a week ago by beating Huntingdon (Ala.) 31-28. Clay Brandenburg hit a 27-yard field goal as time expired to win it for the Warriors. ... Robert Daniel is seventh in the Southern Athletic Association in rushing with 153 yards on 41 carries for the Lynx. Brent Barlow is 10th in receiving with 9 catches for 154 yards. Taylor Haas is 21-of-32 passing for 281 yards with 2 touchdowns, and Even Reeder is 31 of 46 for 390 yards for Rhodes, which has instituted a two-quarterback system. ... Seth Hakanson was named the league's defensive player of the week for Hendrix after he racked up 9 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble.
NAIA
ARKANSAS BAPTIST AT TEXAS WESLEYAN
WHEN 4 p.m. Central
WHERE Crowley ISD Multi-Purpose Stadium, Crowley, Texas
INTERNET ramsports.net
TV None
RECORDS Arkansas Baptist 1-3, 0-2 Sooner Athletic Conference; Texas Wesleyan 4-0, 2-0
COACHES Richard Wilson (18th season at Arkansas Baptist, 7-18 in third season at NAIA level); Blake Sherrod (4-0 in first season at Texas Wesleyan and overall)
SERIES Texas Wesleyan leads 1-0.
LAST MEETING Cole Francis threw five touchdowns for Texas Wesleyan in a 62-0 victory on Sept. 30, 2023, in Little Rock.
NOTEWORTHY Chris Bell was 6 of 15 for 52 yards with 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions for Arkansas Baptist in its 52-6 loss to Oklahoma Panhandle State on Sept. 28. Chris Witherspoon ran 22 times for 109 yards in the defeat for the Buffaloes. ... Texas Wesleyan, ranked No. 18 in the NAIA coaches poll was open last week but beat Oklahoma Panhandle State 49-21 on Sept. 21 behind three passing touchdowns from Carson Rodgers. ... Arkansas Baptist's Aiden Shiebe is sixth in the Sooner Athletic Conference in kick return average at 19.6 yards. Atavian Ray is eighth at 18.5 yards. ... The Rams' Ernest Ceasar is fifth in the conference in rushing with 350 yards on 45 attempts. He's scored 14 total touchdowns.