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634 TOTAL
OFFENSIVE YARDS MUSCLES WEEVILS PAST MINERS 42-24 IN HOME OPENER
September 6, 2008
Contact: Brian Ramsey, UAM Sports Information
Box Score
MONTICELLO – The University of Arkansas at Monticello
football team moved to 2-0 after a 42-24 win over Missouri S&T
on Saturday night, marking the best season start since 2000,
when UAM started the season 4-0.
Aiding the Weevil win was 634 yards of total offense, led by
sophomore quarterback Scott Buisson (5-10, 175, Metairie,
La.) who threw for 312 yards, including four touchdown tosses.
Buisson completed 20 of 28 passes, and only threw one
interception.
The 634 total yards on offense is the highest game total since
the Weevils broke the Gulf South Conference record with 812
total yards against Harding on September 22, 2007.
Clarence
Denmark
Johnny Polite
  Buisson’s
favorite target during the game was senior receiver Clarence
Denmark (5-11, 185, Jacksonville, Fla.), who would have made
fantasy football participants excited with seven catches for 154
yards, including one touchdown reception, which was a 46-yard
pass from Buisson with 11:00 left in the first half to put the
Weevils up 14-10.
Also racking up the offensive stats was sophomore running back
Johnny Polite (5-5, 190, McGehee, Ark.) who carried the
ball 19 times for a total of 155 yards, making his average per
rush close to nine yards. Polite’s longest rush was a 26-yard
scamper on UAM’s first play of the second half.
Missouri S&T opened the scoring with a 17-yard field goal from
Joe Drahos with 5:37 left in the first quarter. UAM answered on
the next possession with a nine-play 75-yard drive, topped off
by a one-yard run from Buisson. That drive ate 3:15 off the
clock.
S&T regained the lead on its next drive with a 35-yard touchdown
strike from Jason Schleuter to Jordan Beard with 14:26 left in
the half.
UAM quieted the S&T momentum with a 21-0 run that included
Denmark’s 46-yard score, a seven-yard touchdown toss from
Buisson to junior receiver Spencer Garrison (5-10, 183,
Redwood City, Calif.) and a 23-yard strike from Buisson to
senior receiver Tim Harris (6-2, 210, Kansas City, Mo.).
S&T kept it close with another scoring drive capped off by a
four-yard pass from Schleuter to Jake Draillmeier with 1:07 left
in the third quarter. That drive went nine plays for 56 yards
and took 3:52 off the clock.
UAM answered with a 14-0 run, which included a 29-yard aerial
strike from Buisson to senior receiver Jaleel Harris
(5-11, 185, Jacksonville, Ark.) with 13:27 left in the game,
followed by a 14-yard touchdown run by true freshman Andrel
Johnson (5-9, 200, Metairie, La.) with 10:29 remaining.
S&T closed the scoring in the game with an eight-yard touchdown
toss from Schleuter to Bryan Crider with 7:36 left in the
contest.
Looking inside the numbers, UAM won the battles of first downs
(32-16), rushing yards (298-63), passing yards (336-246), total
offense (634-309) and time of possession (30:45-29:15).
Defensively, sophomore Vincent Jackson (6-2, 215,
Fordyce, Ark.) led all defensive players with 10 total tackles.
Jackson was also in on a tackle for a loss. Junior Larry
White (5-11, 225, Atlanta, Ga.) was closely behind Jackson
with eight total tackles.
With the win, UAM gained a 2-1 advantage over S&T in the
all-time series between the two teams.
For the first time in at least eight years, the Weevils are in a
tie for first place among GSC teams. Other 2-0 GSC squads
include No. 3 North Alabama and No. 1 Valdosta State.
The Weevils travel to Cleveland, Miss. next weekend for a
non-conference contest with GSC opponent Delta State on
Saturday, September 13. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.
The game can be heard live on the radio at KHBM-FM 93.7 in
Monticello, which will be streamed live over the Internet at
uamsports.com. The pre-game coach’s report starts at
approximately 5:30 p.m. |
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