Photo Gallery | Highlights HOUSTON – HBU junior running back
Jackie Robinson rushed for 46 yards and three touchdowns as the Huskies cruised past College of Faith, 65-0, on Homecoming Saturday night at Husky Stadium.
Sophomore running back
Steven Thompson rushed for 72 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while sophomore running back
Larry Day also scored on the ground. The Huskies (2-3) rushed for 190 yards as a team, scoring all six of their offensive touchdowns on rushing plays.
Sophomore wide receiver
Brandon Taylor returned three punts for 105 yards, including two returns for touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback
Max Staver completed 4-of-5 passes for 94 yards as four quarterbacks combined to go 8-of-12 for 158 yards.
Sophomore linebacker
Garrett Dolan led HBU with 11 tackles, 2.5 for losses, while sophomore defensive tackle
Tyler Helaire had seven, plus a sack, and junior linebacker
Dorrin Turner and senior defensive end
Josh Jones each had six stops. Jones added 1.5 sacks.
Jeremiah Blackwell carried 15 times for 58 yards for the Warriors (0-3). Quincy Williams went 2-for-8 for 18 yards and an interception, but was sacked four times. Reginald Tate made one catch for 29 yards. On defense, Marico Williams and Wil Johnson had five tackles each, while Mario Martin and Keyno Small each had four.
A snap over the head of Small, also the Warriors' punter, resulted in a 33-yard loss down to the COF 2 and Robinson punched it in on the Huskies' first play of the game. On HBU's next drive, Staver completed a 41-yard pass to
Ricardo Barnett down to the COF 7, then Robinson ran it in from there to give HBU a 14-0 lead.
Staver completed a 35-yard pass to sophomore wide receiver
D'Angelo Wallace to set up Day's three-yard TD run early in the second quarter. After the Warriors went three-and-out, Taylor returned a punt 48 yards for a touchdown. HBU forced a fumble recovered by sophomore safety
Taylor Thompson and the Huskies took over at the COF 28. Sophomore
Isaiah Hall rushed for six yards, then made a 13-yard reception to pick up a first down, before Robinson capped the drive with a four-yard touchdown. The Huskies tacked on senior kicker
Travis Shinn's 43-yard field goal just before halftime to take a 37-0 lead into the break.
In the third quarter, senior quarterback
Jonathan Fleming completed a pair of passes to freshman wide receiver
David Racine for 32 yards and Thompson rushed twice for 22 yard, including his six-yard touchdown. Following another Warriors three-and-out, Taylor returned another punt 49 yards for a touchdown. The Huskies forced another fumble, which was picked up by sophomore defensive end
Corey Hayes and returned 50 yards for a touchdown, but was called back on a penalty, giving HBU the ball at the COF 33. Freshman wide receiver
Devonte Clark had a 24 yard gain on an end-around, then Fleming scored on a quarterback sneak on the first play of the fourth quarter.
HBU took over with 10:35 to go in the game and went on a 10-play, 68-yard drive that chewed up 8:26 off the clock. Thompson carried eight times on the drive for 53 yards and scored from eight yards out for the Huskies' final score.
Due to an NCAA ruling, the statistics from the game are not official and will not be reflected in HBU's cumulative season statistics or record book. The NCAA does, however, recognize the victory in HBU's win total.
The Huskies return to Southland Conference play when they host Central Arkansas Saturday, Oct. 10 at 2:30 p.m. at Husky Stadium. The game will be televised live on American Sports Network.
