HARRISON -- Like many of Harrison's opponents this season, Siloam Springs is just fine with never having to see Gabe Huskey carry the ball again.
After being held to 50 yards rushing in the first half, Huskey broke off touchdown runs of 63 and 64 yards in the second half as the Goblins pulled away for a 33-7 victory over the Panthers at F.S. Garrison Stadium.
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First Quarter
Harris — Ulrich 28 punt block return (Payne kick), 6:35.
Harris — Shaver 18 pass from Keylon (Payne kick), 1:42.
Second Quarter
Siloam — Wills fumble recovery in endzone (Losh kick), 11:03.
Harris — Jones 13 pass from Johnson (Payne kick), 6:23.
Third Quarter
Harris — Huskey 63 run (kick failed), 11:05.
Harris — Huskey 64 run (kick failed), 3:03.
Four Downs
• Harrison won its fourth straight in the series since the two team resumed playing in 2014.
• Former state championship Harrison coach Tommy Tice attended the game.
• Harrison’s two quarterbacks — Ben Johnson and Cole Keylon — combined to complete 11 of 17 passes for 117 yards and rush 24 times for 100 yards.
• Both Siloam Springs and Harrison are off in Week 3, as both played in Week Zero. Siloam Springs travels to Sheridan on Sept. 27 to open 6A-West Conference play, while Harrison hosts Morrilton the same night in a 5A-West game at F.S. Garrison Stadium.
"(Siloam Springs) did a good job of bottling him up," Harrison coach Joel Wells said. "Their defense was good, big, physical -- we knew that it would be. He's a home-run hitter. Sometimes you stop him, stop him and stop him, and then you don't stop him."
Huskey finished with 195 yards on 16 carries and scored two touchdowns in three quarters of play.
Huskey said it was nice to play in front of their home fans for the first time this season after opening the year with two straight road games at Pea Ridge and Mountain Home.
"It felt good," Huskey said. "It felt like we've been playing on the road for a year now."
The Class No. 2 Goblins (3-0) led 21-7 at halftime after capitalizing on some Siloam Springs mistakes.
The Panthers (1-2) hit a 42-yard pass to Tanner Broyles from Taylor Pool on their first offensive play of the game but were unable score.
The Goblins scored their first touchdown with 6 minutes, 35 seconds left in the first half when Bryant Ulrich blocked a punt and scored from 27 yards out. It was the second week in a row Siloam Springs had a punt blocked for a touchdown.
Later in the first quarter, Cole Keylon threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Colton Shaver for a 14-0 lead.
The Panthers got back within 14-7 on the first play of the second quarter when J.P. Wills recovered a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown.
But Harrison answered with a long drive to go up 21-7 on 13-yard pass from Ben Johnson to Rilee Jones.
On the second play of the third quarter, the Panthers looked like they had stopped Huskey for a short gain when he bounced to the outside and scored from 63 yards out for a 27-7 lead.
"The bad part is the play he busted in the second half we played it perfectly in the box," said Siloam Springs coach Brandon Craig. "We just missed the tackle out there on the edge. He's a guy when he makes one guy miss and it's over. He's a great player. He's done a great job for them."
Huskey's 64-yard run came off an option pitch from Keylon around the right side.
The Goblins finished with 437 yards of offense while holding the Panthers to 209.
Sports on 09/14/2019