LAKELAND, Florida -- Redshirt freshman Jarrell Reynolds made a big mark on the young Southeastern football record books. Reynolds rushed for 385 yards and six touchdowns helping the Fire knock off Edward Waters 51-27 at Victory Field. Reynolds accounted for all six of SEU’s (3-1, 2-0 TSC) touchdowns, scoring on runs of 12, 40, 47, 58, and 57 yards. He was also the team’s leading receiver with three catches for 68 yards, to give him a total of 453 yards of total offense. His rushing yardage mark, total yardage mark, and rushing touchdowns are all school and conference records.
“It was our offensive line,” said Reynolds. “They moved everybody out of the way and gave me a lot of room to run.”
“Jarrell is quite a remarkable player, and we’re glad to have him on our team,” said head coach Keith Barefield.
After a slow start by the offense, Reynolds scored his first touchdown of the night at the 10:07 mark of the first quarter, taking advantage of an Edward Waters fumble at their own 25-yard line.
The Tigers (2-3, 1-1 TSC) controlled the ball for the majority of the first quarter, but failed to score after the Fire blocked a field goal, and forced a turnover on downs.
Leading 10-7, freshman Caleb Winter connected on a school and conference-record 48-yard field goal to make it a 13-7 advantage with 10:15 left in the half.
Edward Waters quarterback Tyler Mahla did his best to keep his team in the game, rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns, passing for 331 yards and an additional score. His seven-yard run with 1:01 left in the second quarter brought the Tigers within a score at 20-14 at the intermission.
A touchdown run by EWC’s Diondre Wynn again made it a six-point game, but the fourth quarter belonged to the Fire, as they outscored the Tigers 24-6 in the final frame.
“One of the things we were concerned about coming in was the strength of (Edward Waters’) secondary, and we felt the strength of our team was our offensive line,” said Barefield. “We thought we could have a good day if our line and backs played well.”
The offensive line helped the Fire rush for 430 yards and amass 596 yards of total offense on 68 plays. The defense helped out by creating a pair of turnovers, and recording four sacks.
Southeastern hosts NCAA Division III Birmingham Southern next week at Victory Field at 1 p.m.
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