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2S SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2010 shfeveporttimes.com THE TIMES MA i ATT rx 1 1 aarassN "tutu tv tt 1" i it am By Tabby Soignier Louisiana Gannett ULM head coach Todd Berry got his first Gatorade bath as the Warhawks' head coach after the first-year leader guided his team to a 28-14 upset victory over conference favorite Troy. Berry has been a head coach at two other universities both in the North and said he'd take getting doused in the South any day. He'd probably take one in any type of weather over the heart condition his team gave him in each of its previous three wins on the season. Prior to Saturday, the War-hawks found a way to come back in the fourth quarter to clinch wins over Southeastern Louisiana, Florida Atlantic and Western Kentucky. The Warhawks decided they would take it easy on their coach Saturday, scoring in the first quarter for the first time this seasoa In fact, they found the end zone twice in the first 15 minutes.

The offense started moving the ball quickly as it took the first possession of the game after Troy won the toss and deferred. Backup quarterback Zach Rhodes got the Warhawks to about midfield before fumbling the ball on a 10- Michael DunlapLouisiana Gannett ULM quarterback Kolton Browning (15) looks for running room through Troy defenders during second-quarter action on Saturday. Chris ReichSpecial to The Times Northwestern State running back Rumeall Morris (31) runs behind right tackle Larry Calcote (76) as he blocks Sam Houston State nose tackle Gary Lorance (99) during the Demons' game Saturday night. iff ffirsft fense didn't allow it to af reet its game plan. Quarterback Kolton Browning saw what his fellow redshirt freshman quarterback did on the other side of the field and decided he could find the end zone in three plays too, culminated by a 4 8 -yard touchdown pass to Tavarese Maye to tie the game with 11:24 remaining in the first quarter.

"Last week, we didn't have a good showing at all," SMU rallies in 4th quarter to defeat Tulane Jt .4. I 78-yard drive that resulted in a 27-yard field goal by John Shaughnessy. That drive was helped by back-to-back pass interference calls on Sam Houston defenders Robert Shaw and Jarvis Pippins. The Demons offense came alive in the second half but stumbled in the redzone. The Demons first possession of the second half resulted in 10-play, 92-yard drive that ended with a 5-yard touchdown pass from Paul Harris to Bradley Brown.

Sam Houston State responded with a 3-yard pass from Bell to Seth Patterson to even the score. NSU then drove deep in Bearkats territory only to come up short Instead of kicking a chip-shot field goal, the Demons decided to go for on fourth down at the 5-yard line and were stuffed. NSU's defense forced Sam Houston State to punt after a quick three-and-out The Demons drove in the red zone but then turned over the ball when D.J. Palmer fumbled the ball. The miscues seem to pile up as the game went along.

On the team's next drive, NSU had driven down to the 35-yard line and was going to go for it on a short fourth-and-1. The Demons though were flagged for false start and forced to punt NSU once again found themselves in Sam Houston State territory but Paul Harris was intercepted. Helped by a roughing the passer penalty on NSU's Simmons, Sam Houston State drove the ball down to the NSU 19-yard line. With only 3.5 seconds left on the scoreboard, Sam Houston State's Antonio lined up to kick the game-winning 36-yard field goal. NSU called all three of their timeouts and the freeze seemed to work as Antonio pushed the kick to the left place The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Kyle Padron threw an 82-yard touchdown pass to Aldrick Robinson to break a fourth-quarter tie, then scored on a 3-yard run to seal Southern Methodist's 31-17 Conference USA victory over Tulane Saturday.

Padron passed for 354 yards, completing 18 of 32 attempts. But none resulted in a score until he connected with Robinson on a second-and-10 play at the SMU 18 with 8:32 left. The Mustangs (5-4, 4-1), who went into their 21 -point fourth quarter trailing by a touchdown, took a 24-17 lead as a result. The Green Wave (3-5, 1-3) appeared poised to tie, driving to the SMU 5 before the Mustangs' Chris Banjo intercepted Ryan Griffin's fourth-and-goal pass for a touchback. On the ensuing possession, Padron and Robinson connected Patrick SemanskyAP SMU wide receiver Cole Beasley (right) catches a pass over Tulane defensive back Ryan Travis (10) in New Orleans, on Saturday.

yard carry that was recov- ered by Troy. The Trojans, who lead the conference in total offense, took three plays to get on the board with a 29-yard pass from quarterback Corey Robinson to Jamel Johnson. It was the second week in a row that a ULM turnover turned into points for its opponent on the first possession of the game. Only this week, the of- again on a 56-yard pass that helped SMU put the game away. Five plays later, Padron scored for the final two-touchdown margin.

Alcorn State 27, Southern University 20: At Lor-man, Terrance Lewis rushed for 126 yards and one touchdown in Alcorn State's 27-20 win over Southern University on Saturday. The Braves (4-4, 3-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) took a 7-0 lead on Gabriel Nash's 17-yard run before the Jaguars' William Griswold kicked a 49-yard field goal to make it 7-3 a little over two minutes later. Alcorn State then scored 20 straight points starting with Arturo Tamayo's 32-yard field goal. Southern (2-6, 1-5) put up 451 yards of offense, but had two turnovers lead to Alcorn State points. line of scrimmage or, most thought it was a pass.

No whistle was blown and an attentive Trey Williams scooped up the ball and sprinted 71 yards for a touchdown to give the Ti gers a 28-10 halftime lead. "It was a good quarter for us," Grambling State coach Rod Broad Broadway way said. "It put us in position to win the ballgame." And the Tigers needed it, thanks to what the Golden Lions did in the final two quarters. After Frank Warren's 5-vard touchdown run on the Browning said. "We came out ready to play." The defense made some key adjustments after the first Troy touchdown, which went hand in hand with a new scheme that was installed this week.

The defensive staff drew up a plan to stop the Trojans by taking one linebacker off the field and adding a defensive back to detonate what is typically a very productive Troy offense. fayette on Saturday. Jackson completed 16 of 22 passes for 240 yards but had four interceptions for the Bobcats (6-3). He also rushed for 74 yards on 11 carries, scoring on a 7-yard run in the first quarter. Trailing 10-0 Mario Louis caught a pass from quarterback Anthony Carrothers in the middle of the field on a broken play.

He sprinted to the sideline, turned toward the end zone and outran the UAPB defense for a 73-yard score to make it 10-7. Kiare Thompson's 45-yard punt return set the Tigers up at the UAPB 16-yard line and, two plays later, Warren's 15-yard run gave them their first lead of the game. Boudreaux's next pass first hit the hands of Webber before being snatched up by Bruna Foster and, four plays later, Warren scooted around the left side for another score to make it 21-10. By Raymond A. Partsch III Louisiana Gannett NATCHITOCHES -Northwestern State survived second-half mis-cues to take down Sam Houston State, 23-20, in a double overtime Saturday night during homecoming at Turpin Stadium.

"We played with confidence and poise," said NSU coach Bradley Dale Peveto. "Our football teamnever flinched." The win allowed NSU to move into a first-place tie in the South Peveto land Conference. Before the team displayed that steely resolve overtime, NSU (4-4, 3-1) found themselves in a defensive battle. The Demons Purple Swarm defense played spectacular in the first half holding Sam Houston State to only 122 total yards. The Bearkats' first two drives resulted in back-to-back three and outs while the third drive stalled and resulted into a 38-yard field goal by Miguel Antonio.

The following drive NSU senior defensive lineman Ledell Love forced Sam Houston State wide receiver Richard Sincere to fumble. Linebacker Lamont Simmons scooped up the loose ball. NSU strong safety Ja-maal White and corner-back Cortez Paige were a disruptive force early on laying big hits and breaking up passes from quarterback Brian BelL Bell completed just three of seven passes for 20 yards in the first half. He finished the game 9-of-18 for 109 yards. NSU's offense struggled early as the Demons had just 138 yards at the half, including just 38 on the ground.

The Demons best drive was an eieht nlav. Second-quarter surge lifts GSU to win Ohio 38, Louisiana-Lafayette 31: At Athens, Ohio, Boo Jackson threw for three touchdowns and had a rushing score as Ohio's defense put constant pressure on the quarterback in a 38-31 win over Louisiana-La first possession of the third quarter made it 35-10, Bou-dreaux's 80-yard touchdown pass to Raymond Webber and a 2-yard strike to TJ. Shelton and a 2-point conversion run made it 35-25. The Golden Lions (4-4, 3-3) tried a pooch kick, but Grambling State recovered and a fumble as running back Adrian Moore was going into the end zone with 2 minutes left allowed Grambling State to run out the clock. "The defense gave up some plays they don't normally give up," Broadway said.

Good thing for him, the big plays in the second quarter had provided the Tiger with such a lead. By Troy Schulte Louisiana Gannett LITTLE ROCK, Ark. A four-minute flurry in the second quarter helped Grambling State keep its Southwestern Athletic Conference record perfect and hold off Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday at War Memorial Stadium. Trailing by 10 points, the Tigers scored three touchdowns in 4 minutes, 14 seconds to take control thanks to a long pass play, a key punt return and an interception off a tipped pass en route to a 35-25 victory. The Tigers (7-1, 7-0) added another score with less than four minutes to go before halftime when UAPB quarterback Josh Boudreaux had his oass tinned at the.