ALPINE, TEXAS – West Texas A&M Football (4-5, 4-3 LSC) cruised to a 62-33 win over Sul Ross State Saturday evening.
Ryan Gafford threw five touchdowns as the Buffs won their third straight game.
The Buffaloes quickly got on the board to open the game as
Ryan Gafford fired a 52-yard touchdown pass on the fifth play of the game to make it 7-0 after an extra point by
Alan Anaya. The teams traded fumbles on their next two drives before the Lobos tied the game up with a 32-yard rushing score. Sul Ross State then took the lead following an interception which then resulted in a 13-yard passing score. Special teams would come up with a key block on the extra point to only make it 13-7.
At quarters close, Gafford found
Trace Clarkson for a 26-yard score as WT retook the lead at 14-13 which held at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter was dominated by the Buffaloes as they stampeded 34 points to 0 in the frame. Defensively, they came away with a fourth down stop to start on SRSU's first drive. In good field position, WT only needed three plays to score as
Contae Cason went untouched on a 35-yard rush. The Lobos went three and out on their next drive. Clarkson found the end zone for the second time in the game as he scored on a wheel route 38-yards out on a great pass by Gafford. The hits kept coming for the Buffs as they continued to string stops while Gafford added touchdown passes to
Geramyah Porter and
J.B. Mitchell III to make it 41-13. WT added one more touchdown right before half to make it 48-13 going into the break.
After allowing an 8-yard touchdown pass on their opening drive of the half, WT marched down the field as
Tory Simmons scampered in for a 25-yard score. WT would tack on one more touchdown as Mitchell III snagged his second of the evening to make it 62-26. The Lobos would add one more score to finalize the game at 62-33.
Top Buffs
- Ryan Gafford completed nine of his 12 passes for 223 yards and five touchdowns.
- Tory Simmons rushed for 126 yards on 9.7 yards per carry and a score. This was Simmons' second highest rushing total of the season and seventh rushing touchdown.
- Trace Clarkson caught four passes for 76 yards and two scores. This was Clarkson's first multi-touchdown game of the season and is up to six touchdowns.
Buffalo Bits
- West Texas A&M is now 9-0-2 all-time against Sul Ross State.
- The Buffs led the game in rushing yards (246-20), rushing touchdowns (2-1), yards per completion (18.5-11.7), passing touchdowns (7-4), total yards (560-465), yards per play (9.5-5.1), and sacks (5-1).
- J.B. Mitchell III caught four passes for 29 yards and two touchdowns. This was his first multi-score game of the year and is up to five touchdowns.
- Geramyah Porter caught his second touchdown of the season.
- Miles Hill led the team in tackles with seven (6 solo). This was his fifth game with 6+ solo tackles this year.
- Dayton Navy compiled three pass breakups, three tackles, and a tackle for loss.
- Dominick Toulon, Jayden Niumata, Herschel Craig III, Camden Raymond, and Caleb Giles all tallied sacks.
- Corey Anthony Jr., Dominick Toulon, and Eddy Mpela all added tackles for loss.
- Johnny Taylor III made three solo tackles.
Up Next
West Texas A&M will be back in action on Saturday, November 7 as they take on Western Oregon. Kickoff is set for 3:00 p.m.
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