Sunday, October 14, 2018

No. 14 Langston Lions Extinguish Firestorm 38-17

PHOENIX, Arizonia – Senior quarterback Jaylen Lowe (SR/Collinsville, Okla.) passed for two touchdowns and ran for two as the No. 14 Langston Lions knocked off Arizona Christian 38-17 Saturday night.

Lowe racked up 305 yards through the air and picked up an additional 84 yards on the ground as the Lions (5-1, 5-0 SAC) remained unbeaten in the SAC and have won 18 straight conference games dating back to the 2016 season.

Brenden Ettiene (FR/Dallas, Texas) led the ground attack with 125 yards on six carries with one touchdown. Cameron Booty (JR/Dallas, Texas) added 103 yards on eight carries and snagged three reception for 97 yards and two touchdowns on the night.

Photo by Na'Tiana Stocker
Photo by Na'Tiana Stocker

Arizona Christian opened the second half with a 36-yard field goal after trailing 17-7 at halftime.

Lowe countered with touchdown passes of 30 and 53 yards to Booty to increase Langston's advantage to 31-10 at the end of the third quarter. Langston tacked on another touchdown in the fourth on a two-yard rush by Ettienne to put the Lions firmly in front at 38-10 with 8:20 remaining in the fourth.

The final score of the game came on a 14-yard rush by ACU's quarterback Maverick Gamez to make it 38-17 in favor of Langston at the 6:30 mark in the fourth.

Defensively, the Lions held the Firestorm's fourth-ranked passing offense in the NAIA to 63 passing yards and 241 yards total on offense. James Cox (JR/Hammond, La.) led Langston with seven total tackles including six solo with one tackle for loss and one pass breakup.

Justin Wade (JR/Baton Rouge, La.) was right behind him with six assisted tackles and two solo on the night.

Offensively, Langston eclipsed the 600-yard mark for total offense with 681. Last week the Lions set the season-high mark with 692 against Texas Wesleyan.

Langston (5-1, 5-0) hosts Lyon College for homecoming next Saturday at W.E. Anderson Stadium. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m.

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