ADA – The East Central University football team claimed its second-straight home victory, with an 18-11 victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State at Norris Field at Koi Ishto Stadium.

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Scoring

• 1^st – 7:19 – SWOSU: Field Goal                                                                              0-3
• 2^nd – 7:05 – ECU: Trinity Benson 13 yd pass from David Cornwell (Kick failed)     6-3
  • 2^nd – 1:22 – ECU: Team Safety                                                                    8-3
• 3^rd – 7:52 – SWOSU: Interception return for TD (2-pt conversion)                         8-11
• 3^rd – 3:05 – ECU: Cameron Jones 33 yd block punt return (Kick good)               15-11
• 4^th – 13:01 – ECU: Bobby Schmidt 46-yd field goal                                              18-11

Tiger Quick Hits

• The Tigers (2-3, 2-3 GAC) trailed the Bulldogs (2-3, 2-3 GAC) in total offensive yards (181-214)
• ECU sacked SWOSU's quarterback four times for 28 yards
  • The Tigers quarterbacks were sacked just once for six yards
• The Bulldogs scored all their points off ECU turnovers
• So. Reuben Armstrong: 65 yards rushing, 23 attempts
• Jr. Tyson Jones: 19 yards rushing, four attempts
• Sr. Trinity Benson: 53 yards receiving, six catches, one TD
  • Has recorded three of the Tigers four rushing TD's and four of six reception TD's in 2018
• Sr. David Cornwell: 13-24-2, 97 yards, one TD
• Schmidt's 46-yard field was the longest since Oct. 10, 2015
  • 47-yard field goal at Southwestern Oklahoma State
• So. RJ Williams: Nine (6-3) total tackles, 2.0 TFL (2 yds)
• Sr. Andre Shelton: Eight (2-6) total tackles, 1.5 TFL (6 yds), 1.5 sacks (6 yds), 1 block, 1 QBH

Johnson's Thoughts

• "Our defense has been where they need to be since the first couple weeks of the season and they have consistently gotten better."
• "Cameron Jones has done a great job and will continue to be a great player at East Central.  He made the most of his opportunity tonight.  It is not easy to get the big block, pick it up and return it without hitting the punter."
• "Victories are hard and losing is easy.  We are trying to work with the team we have and get better every game.  I keep trying to stress to the team to not worry about who we are playing, because we are really playing ourselves.  Go out every day and get better in practice and make the most of your opportunities."

Up Next

• Saturday, Oct. 6 at Northwestern Oklahoma State – 4 p.m.
• Next home game: Saturday, Oct. 13 vs. Henderson State – 3 p.m.
  • Chickasaw Appreciation Day