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Sports

Football takes down West Texas A&M 45-3

Makayla Scheck

October 21, 2017

Vincent Johnson, mechanical engineer junior, rushes the ball during the MSU vs West Texas A&M game at Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Due to a severe weather warning for the evening of Saturday, Oct. 21 — the day of the homecoming football game against West Texas A&M — officials made a decision on Oct. 20 to move the game from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m. in hopes of avoiding the bad weather.

While that decision proved to be mostly a success, the game ended with 5:07 left in the fourth quarter due to lightning, but the football team won 45-3 against rival WTAMU.

The game started with a kickoff by Jaron Imbriani, kicker and sports and leisure studies sophomore. At the 9:40 mark of the first quarter, DJ Myers, wide receiver and psychology senior, made the first touchdown.

“Communication is going great, the coaches are getting the calls to the players very well,” said Imbriani. “Our players are communicating very well getting these plays off.”

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The second quarter started off with a score of 7-0 until Imbriani made an extra point at the 6:40 mark. Following the extra point, West Texas kicked a field goal in the 4:13 mark bringing the score to 10-3.

At the 0:42 mark of the second quarter, Tyrique Edwards, wide receiver and criminal justice sophomore, received a complete pass and ran for a touchdown. About 10 seconds later, MSU was up 16-0 and WTAMU started off the next play. Still at the 0:32 mark, Jaydon Cunigan, defensive back and criminal justice sophomore, covered and regained possession of the ball for MSU. With barely any time left in the second quarter, the football team managed to get the ball in the end zone. At the 0:08 mark, Xavier Land, wide receiver and criminal justice sophomore, made the touchdown and bumped the score to 22-3. With a two-point conversion, the score was 24-3 at halftime.

TOUCHDOWN!!! @MSUMustangs scores with 8 seconds left in the half, score: 22-3 against @wtathletics pic.twitter.com/UJGUiXJyDG

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“The playing is amazing. We are up 31-3 and our team is playing really well,” Drew Mackay, place kicker and undecided freshman, said.

The team has a good mentality of teamwork according to Alex Morgan-Anderson, kicker/punter and general business redshirt freshman.

“Teamwork is all about fighting for your brother next to you, and we don’t care about anything but fighting for him and getting that touchdown,” Morgan-Anderson said.

The third quarter started with West Texas kickoff. A pass complete to Dorian Johnson, tight end and kinesiology and sports leisure senior, brought the team to the 51-yard line. With persistence, DJ Myers, wide receiver and psychology senior, made it to the 18-yard line at the 12:00 mark. Adrian Seales, running back and criminal justice junior, kept pushing his way to make it to the 2-yard line at the 9:21 mark. He added on another touchdown, moving the score to 31-3 with the extra point.

“The overall outcome of the game is going very well, we are up by 28 points. Hopefully we can finish out the third quarter so this game can go down as a victory,” Mitchell Henton, punter and mechanical engineering senior, said.

The final score was 45-3 and the football team remains undefeated.

The team will return to Memorial Stadium on Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. against Tarleton State.

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The Caribbean Student Organization sets up their Tailgate during the Homecoming Tailgate Competition, where they won Best Tailgate Food, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Rachel Johnson

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The football team runs onto the field beofre the football game at the Memorial Stadium where the Mustangs won 45-3 on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Justin Marquart

Kevin Fisher Jr., business managment junior, Sir'vell Ford, criminal justice junior, and Alec Divalerio, exercise physiology junior, carry the jersey of Robert Grays onto the field for the coin flip at the begining of the homecoming game where the Mustangs won 45-3 at Memorial stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Justin Marquart

D.J. Myers, psychology senior, runs with the ball during the homecoming game where the Mustangs won 45-5 at Memorial stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Justin Marquart

Vincent Johnson, mechanical engineer junior, get tackled during the homecoming football game where the Mustangs won 45-3 at Memorial stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Justin Marquart

Kevin Fisher jr., business management junior, takes a knee before the homecoming game starts on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Sara Keeling

Definsive line Randy Wilkins speaks to his team with a sincere voice on the sidelines during the homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Sara Keeling.

Alec DiValerio , exercise physiology junior, blocks West Texas A&M football player at the game on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Sara Keeling

Jordan Meyers, sports and lesiure studies senior, takes down his oppenant in the game against West Texas A&M. Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Sara Keeling

Austin Davis , business marketing sophmore, looks out to the filed and watchs his teammates with a hope to win during the homecoming game against West Texas A&M. on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Sara Keeling

Vincent Johnson, mechanical engineer junior, rushes the ball during the MSU vs West Texas A&M game at Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Francisco Martinez

Jordan Meyers, sports and leisure studies senior, completes a tackle during the MSU vs West Texas A&M game at Memorial Stadium, MSU won 45-3, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Francisco Martinez

D.J. Myers, psychology senior, runs down the field after completing a catch during the MSU vs West Texas A&M game at Memorial Stadium, MSU won 45-3, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Francisco Martinez

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Mia heck, mass comm junior , appulads as her friend Dierrica Smith wins Homecoming Queen, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Photo by Sara Keeling.

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The crowd goes wild as Dierrica Smith , mass com senior, wins Homecoming Queen, Saturday, Oct 21, 2017. Photo by Sara Keeling

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