Brennen Johnson was the difference maker Pulaski Robinson needed in the absence of their two top running backs Friday night.
Johnson accounted for all eight touchdowns for the Senators in their 55-35 victory over Central Arkansas Christian at Mustang Mountain in North Little Rock.
The senior quarterback completed 11 of 17 passes for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns and rushed for 181 yards and 5 touchdowns on 19 carries to help Robinson pile up 480 yards of offense.
"Brennen did a great job," Robinson Coach Todd Eskola said. "He was unstoppable tonight."
Robinson was without junior running back Myles Fells, who is recovering from a knee injury, and senior running back T.J. Hammonds left Friday's game with an apparent right leg injury.
Hammonds, who has orally committed to the University of Arkansas, left the game with just over a minute remaining in the first quarter and was helped off the field by Robinson coaches and did not return. Eskola said Hammonds was undergoing X-rays Friday night. Hammonds finished with 52 yards on six carries.
Robinson's defense forced four interceptions by CAC quarterback Noah Evans.
"The kids have that resolve. They've been there done that," Eskola said. "It was good for us to battle on the road."
CAC Coach Tommy Shoemaker said the turnovers were too much for his team to come back from.
"Whenever you play a good football team like Robinson, you can't turn the ball over like we did," Shoemaker said. "My hat's off to them. They made the plays."
Johnson helped Robinson build a 28-7 halftime lead. He had a 25-yard touchdown run on the Senators' first drive and threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Trenton Dunn later in the quarter to make it 14-0. Senior safety Tonda Bullock's interception of Evans set up Johnson's 9-yard touchdown run with 3:41 left in the quarter that extended the Senators' lead to 21-0.
With 1:39 left in the half, Johnson connected with sophomore tight end Hunter Swoboda for a 32-yard touchdown pass to extend the lead to 28-7.
Johnson had a 3-yard touchdown run in the third quarter that gave the Senators a 35-7 lead.
CAC cut the lead to 35-14 with 10:11 left on senior running back Braylon Harris' 9-yard run, but Johnson answered with a 51-yard run, his fourth scoring run of the game, to make it 42-14 at the 10:01 mark.
Johnson threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Nathan Page with 4:14 left to extend the lead to 49-28. He then added a 46-yard run with 1:54 left to finish off his night and the Mustangs, making it 55-35.
Page caught 4 passes for 76 yards and 1 touchdown for Robinson.
Harris had 124 all-purpose yards, including 90 receiving, and 4 touchdowns (3 rushing). Evans completed 29 of 47 passes for 336 yards and 2 touchdowns.
BASTROP (LA.) 42, SHILOH CHRISTIAN 22
SPRINGDALE — Quarterback Jerry Powell ran for three touchdowns and Bastrop (1-0) overcame 270 yards in penalties to defeat Shiloh Christian (1-1) at Champions Stadium. Powell scored on runs of 3, 14 and 21 yards as Bastrop jumped out to a 2-0 in the second quarter.
CAMDEN FAIRVIEW 33, HAMBURG 29
CAMDEN — Kevin Franklin caught a pair of 37-yard touchdown passes from Kimonte Wilson to rally Camden Fairview (1-1) past Hamburg (1-1). Hamburg had taken a 29-19 lead in the third quarter on a 40-yard interception return. Camden Fairview’s only other lead was 19-16 on a 14-yard touchdown pass from Logan Reed to Jonathan McCoy. Hamburg took its first lead on a safety scored by Poppa Woods and a 12-yard touchdown pass from Stetson Selby to Lorenzo Watins.
Camden Fairview cut the lead to 9-7 on Reed’s 13-yard pass to Patrick Thrower.
Hamburg took a 16-7 lead on a 5-yard pass reception by LaDarien Franklin from Selby.
Camden Fairview scored the next two touchdowns on Wilson’s 4-yard run and a 14-yard pass from Reed to McCoy. Selby passed for a touchdown to Tyler Wilson for 30 yards for a 23-19 Hamburg lead. Franklin’s touchdown interception return gave Hamburg its a 29-19 lead before the Wilson-Franklin connection scored twice for Camden Fairview.
Wilson completed 7 of 10 passes for 137 yards and 2 touchdowns. Reed completed 12 of 17 passes for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns. Franklin had 115 yards on seven receptions.
Hamburg’s Selby completed 10 of 21 passes for 120 yards and 3 touchdowns. Lorenzo Watkins caught seven passes for 75 yards.
DARDANELLE 38,
BOONEVILLE 7
BOONEVILLE — Sophomore quarterback Elyas Carter had three rushing touchdowns and junior running back Dakota Rowland added two more to lead Dardanelle (2-0) past Booneville (0-2). Senior Timo Martinez had a 30-yard field goal for the Sand Lizards.
Dardanelle led 13-0 at the end of the first quarter and 28-0 at halftime. The Sand Lizards took a 35-7 lead into the fourth quarter.
GENTRY 49, DECATUR 7
GENTRY — CJ Taylor carried 11 times for 124 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead Gentry (2-0) past Decatur in a nonconference game.
Gentry jumped out to a 22-0 lead after one quarter and led 35-0 midway through the second quarter.
Jon Faulkenberry completed 7 of 11 passes for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns and carried 7 times for 50 yards. Jake Faulkenberry caught touchdown passes of 48 and 25 yards.
GLEN ROSE 40, BAUXITE 0
BAUXITE — Running back Jordan Johnson and quarterback Aaron Weatherford combined for four touchdowns as Glen Rose (1-1) rolled over Bauxite (0-2).
Johnson rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns, both in the first quarter. Weatherford threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns, both to Austin Hughes. Zack Baxley, Seth Davis and Jake Thompson also had rushing touchdowns for the Beavers.
GRAVETTE 45, MAYFLOWER 18
GRAVETTE — Jordan Burnett ran for 119 yards and two touchdowns to lead Gravette (1-1) past Mayflower (0-2).
Burnett had 18 of his 27 carries in the first half and scored on runs of 1 and 3 yards as the Lions built a 33-0 lead going into halftime. Quarterback Bryce Moorman added two touchdown passes and ran for another score.
Mayflower gained 227 of its 263 yards in the second half, with running back Marcus Harper finishing with 92 yards and 1 touchdown on 17 carries.
Mayflower quarterback Trey Ashmore scored on a 59-yard run and threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to JW Estes. Ashmore completed 6 of 15 passes for 87 yards and had 4 carries for 66 yards.
MALVERN 35,
LAKE HAMILTON 21
MALVERN — Quarterback Trace Collie threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns as Malvern (2-0) beat Lake Hamilton (0-2).
For Malvern, running back Jamari McCollum had 13 carries for 72 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tevin Smith had 4 catches for 135 yards and 2 touchdowns. Derek Womack had 5 catches for 43 yards and 1 touchdown.
MARKED TREE 26,
HARRISBURG 14
HARRISBURG — D’Angelo Griffin rushed for 170 yards and scored two touchdowns to help lead Marked Tree (1-1) past Harrisburg (0-2).
Griffin rushed 20 times, scoring on runs of 21 and 64 yards. Both scores came in the second half.
Paul Coleman scored Marked Tree’s first touchdown on an 11-yard run in the first quarter.
Blake Daniels passed 69 yards to Quentin Miles for a Marked Tree touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Harrisburg had four turnovers, including three lost fumbles.
NASHVILLE 32, DE QUEEN 13
DE QUEEN — Leonard Snell accounted for 310 yards of total offense and a two touchdowns to help Nashville (2-0) beat De Queen (1-1).
Nashville opened the scoring on a 3-yard fumble return by Kirby Adcock for a 6-0 lead that held up until halftime. In the third quarter, Snell raced 61 yards with 7:41 for a Nashville touchdown, then threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Ty Pettway for an 18-0 lead. In the fourth quarter, Hunter Earney scored on a 17-yard pass from Drew Dykes, who then completed a 91-yard touchdown pass to Brady Winship.
Darius Hopkins scored twice for Nashville in the fourth on 4- and 5-yard runs. The Scrappers rolled up 325 yards on 39 rushes and had 474 total yards. De Queen had 247 yards of offense and committed four turnovers. Dykes was 7-of-15 passing for 201 yards, and Winship had two catches for 110 yards.
STAR CITY 56, LAKE VILLAGE 7
LAKE VILLAGE — Senior Tye Brown had two touchdown passes as Star City rolled to a nonconference victory over Lake Village.
Seniors Austin Powell and Hunter Logan each caught touchdown passes from Brown. Junior Jalen Mallett rushed for another touchdown.
WARREN 55, STUTTGART 27
WARREN — Quarterback Hayden Lassiter threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two scores as Warren (2-0) rolled over Stuttgart (0-2).
Lassiter scored on two 1-yard rushes before connecting with Franklin Gilmore for a 16-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Lassiter also threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Treyton Burks and a 17-yard scoring pass to Peyton Hargis, who also scored on an 85-yard kickoff return.
Warren also scored on a double pass with Lassiter connecting with Gilmore who then threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Hargis. Dennis Daniels added a 21-yard rushing touchdown for the Lumberjacks in the fourth quarter.
For Stuttgart, Kirk Hughes rushed for two touchdowns in the first half.
Sports on 09/12/2015