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Royals’ struggles continue with 8-3 loss at Cleveland Monday

Posted on September 14, 2015

CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Carrasco’s first pitch couldn’t have gone any worse, but he quickly took control Monday night.

Carrasco overcame Alex Gordon’s home run to throw six strong innings, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3.

Lonnie Chisenhall drove in three runs for the Indians, who trail Texas by 4 1/2 games for the AL’s second wild-card spot. Cleveland, which has won 13 of 18, also got back to the .500 mark (71-71).

Carrasco (13-10) had a simple strategy after Gordon’s drive landed deep in the seats in right field, the only run he allowed:

“Right away, I was thinking those guys were going to be aggressive,” he said. “It made me feel more aggressive, so I went after them harder.”

“The first pitch of the game, you’re already like, `Here we go,” manager Terry Francona said. “But once he established and got into the game, and fortunately did it right after that, he started throwing one of the better breaking balls he’s had.”

The right-hander struck out nine in his second start since coming off the disabled list with a sore right shoulder.

Carrasco got some quick help when Jason Kipnis led off the Indians’ first with a home run.

“It’s always better to play with the game tied,” Francona said. “Three hours later, it may not make that big a difference. It’s just a better feeling.”

Giovanny Urshela hit a solo homer in the fourth for Cleveland.

Edinson Volquez (13-8) allowed four runs in five innings for Kansas City, which has lost eight of 10, while Gordon was 4 for 5.

“I thought he was OK,” Royals manager Ned Yost said of Volquez. “Tonight was just one of those nights. He couldn’t keep it going.”

Carrasco ran into trouble after striking out Alcides Escobar and Gordon in the sixth. Ben Zobrist walked, Lorenzo Cain singled and Eric Hosmer walked to load the bases.

Rookie shortstop Francisco Lindor backhanded Kendrys Morales’ sharp ground ball and threw to first, ending the inning.

“For the last few hitters I was feeling a little tired,” Carrasco said. “I was glad we got the ground ball.”

Run-scoring infield hits by Gordon and Ben Zobrist with two out in the seventh cut the lead to 4-3, but Bryan Shaw retired Lorenzo Cain on a fly ball to center.

Chisenhall’s RBI double gave Cleveland a 2-1 lead in the third. He added a sacrifice fly in the fifth and an RBI single in the seventh. Yan Gomes added a two-run double in the seventh, and Lindor had an RBI triple in the eighth.

ANOTHER FAN HIT

The game was delayed briefly in the seventh inning when a woman seated several rows behind the Indians’ dugout on the third-base side was struck by a ball hit by Lindor. Medical personnel and ushers quickly tended to the woman, who walked under her own power to a first aid station in the ballpark, where she received medical treatment. Several fans have been struck by baseballs and bats around the majors this season.

GRAND TOUR

Ray Mabus, the United States Secretary of the Navy, threw out the first pitch, completing the feat of doing so at all 30 ballparks in the majors.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: RHP Louis Coleman is listed as day to day after the back of his shoulder tightened up Sunday at Baltimore.

Indians: Francona said RHP Corey Kluber (strained right hamstring) will probably pitch Thursday against Kansas City. The reigning AL Cy Young winner threw a bullpen session Monday and will do fielding drills Tuesday. Kluber hasn’t pitched since Aug. 29.

UP NEXT

Royals: RHP Kris Medlen owns an 8-2 record and 2.21 ERA in 23 career appearances in the month of September.

Indians: RHP Josh Tomlin seeks to extend his five-game winning streak. He is 5-1 with a 2.85 ERA on the season.

— Associaed Press —

MWSU’s Jordan named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week

Posted on September 14, 2015September 14, 2015

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Western senior cornerback Mike Jordan has been named the MIAA/AstroTurf Defensive Athlete of the Week by league sports information directors.

The St. Louis native had two interceptions in the Griffons 26-16 win over Central Oklahoma on Saturday.

Both interceptions stopped potential scoring drives for Central Oklahoma. In the second quarter, he picked off a UCO pass at the MWSU 1-yard line with the Bronchos inside the red zone.

Jordan then sealed Missouri Western’s victory with his second interception coming late in the fourth quarter and UCO again driving in MWSU territory, trailing by 10.

Jordan now leads the MIAA with eight passes defended and is tied for the league lead with two interceptions. The two-time All-MIAA first teamer was named to five different preseason All-American teams after being named first team AFCA All-American and first team d2football.com All-American last season.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou’s Brothers earns weekly SEC defensive honor

Posted on September 14, 2015September 14, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football senior LB Kentrell Brothers (Guthrie, Okla.) has been named Southeastern Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday. An All-SEC performer last season, Brothers lived up to that billing on Saturday at Arkansas State. He tallied 16 tackles for the second consecutive week while pulling in a pair of fourth-quarter interceptions, helping preserve a 27-20 road win for Mizzou.

Brothers is the first Tiger to earn SEC Defensive Player of the Week since Markus Golden took home the distinction on Nov. 24 last season following his effort at Tennessee. It is the second time Brothers has earned this in his career with the first coming on Oct. 14, 2013, following Mizzou’s 41-26 win at No. 7 Georgia.

Brothers was a key cog in a Tiger defense that allowed just 37 yards of offense in the second half at Arkansas State, helping Mizzou rally from a 17-10 halftime deficit for its school-record 11th consecutive road win. Brothers added 1.5 tackles for loss in the win and his 16 tackles match his career-high, which he originally set in week one against Southeast Missouri. His final pick on Saturday sealed the win for Mizzou at Arkansas State and his 16 tackles are the fourth-highest at Mizzou during the Pinkel era.

Through two games, Brothers leads the nation in tackling and has 62 tackles over his last five games (12.4 per contest). His two picks last Saturday marked his first game with a pick since Oct. 12, 2013 at Georgia, and he now has five interceptions in his career. His two-interception performance was the first for Mizzou since S Braylon Webb achieved the same at Florida on Oct. 18, 2014. It is the 11th time a Mizzou defender has recorded two or more picks in a game since 1996. Brothers is just the third linebacker to add his name that list, joining Sean Weatherspoon (2 vs. Illinois on Aug. 30, 2008) and Brandon Barnes (2 vs. Texas Tech on Oct. 25, 2003).

— MU Athletics —

Big 12 announces weekly football honors

Posted on September 14, 2015

Corey Coleman (Baylor), Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech), Zack Sanchez (Oklahoma) and Daje Johnson (Texas) were named Big 12 Football Players of the Week by a panel of media that covers the Conference.

Mahomes (offense) was recognized for the second-consecutive week and third time in his career. Coleman (offense) and Sanchez (defense) were each honored for the second time while Johnson (special teams) picked up his first career award.

Big 12 Offensive Co-Players of the Week
Corey Coleman, Baylor, WR, Jr, Richardson, Texas

Corey Coleman had six catches for 182 yards and a school-record four touchdowns in No. 4 Baylor’s 66-31 win over Lamar. His touchdown grabs covered 42, 21, 61 and 34 yards. Coleman leads the country in receiving yards (180 ypg) and touchdown catches (5). The junior posted his sixth-career 100-yard receiving game for the ninth-most in program history. His 182 receiving yards tied for the 12th-most in a game and second-highest in his career (224 yards at Oklahoma in 2014). Coleman has 18 career TD receptions for seventh on BU’s all-time list and he became the eighth Bears receiver to eclipse 2,000 career receiving yards (2,006). He also took over the school record for average receiving yards per game (80.24). Coleman leads the Big 12 in scoring with 15.0 points and is second in all-purpose yards with 182.5 per contest.

Big 12 Offensive Co-Players of the Week
Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech, QB, So, Whitehouse, Texas

Patrick Mahomes accounted for six touchdowns with four passing and two rushing in Texas Tech’s 69-20 win over UTEP. He completed 18 of 33 passes for 361 yards, including 297 yards in the first half alone, and had no interceptions. The sophomore also ran for 27 yards on six carries. Mahomes has now thrown for 300 or more yards and four or more touchdown passes in five-consecutive games. Over the first six starts of his career, he has thrown for 2,214 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and just three interceptions. Mahomes leads the nation in points responsible for (60), ranks No. 2 nationally in total offense per game (428.5), passing yards (786), passing yards per game (393.0) and passing touchdowns (8).

Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week
Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma, CB, Jr, Fort Worth, Texas

Sanchez recorded six tackles, a tackle for loss, a quarterback hurry and the game-clinching interception in No. 17/19 Oklahoma’s 31-24 come-from-behind double-overtime win at No. 23 Tennessee. The interception was the ninth of the junior cornerback’s career and marked the final play of the game as OU rallied from a 17-0 deficit. The team trailed 17-3 with less than nine minutes left in the fourth quarter. Sanchez helped the Sooners’ defense hold the Volunteers to just 125 passing yards (4.0 yards per attempt) and 254 total yards (3.3 yards per play).

Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week
Daje Johnson, Texas, PR/KR, Sr, Pflugerville, Texas

Johnson returned three punts for 119 yards, including an 85-yard touchdown and a separate 31-yard return that setup another TD. His 85-yarder marked a tie for the fourth-longest punt return in school history, matching his 85-yard TD vs. Oklahoma in 2013. Johnson became just the eighth player at UT to record at least two career punt returns for a touchdown and moved into a tie for fourth on the Longhorn career chart for most punt returns for a TD with two. The school career record of three is shared by three players. The senior added a kickoff return for 35 yards to record a team-best 154 all-purpose yards on just four touches (38.5 avg). Johnson currently leads the Big 12 in punt return average (24.4) and ranks fourth in all-purpose average (133.0 ypg).

— Big 12 Press Release —

Chiefs open season with 27-20 win at Houston

Posted on September 13, 2015

HOUSTON (AP) — Kansas City’s defense forced Houston into some early mistakes, and Alex Smith capitalized on enough of them to give the Chiefs a win.

Smith threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns in the first half as the Chiefs built a big lead and held on for a 27-20 victory over the mistake-prone Texans on Sunday.

“It’s tough to turn the ball over a couple of times and win the game,” Kansas City coach Andy Reid said. “With that we were able to score points … and get up fairly quickly and decisively.”

Travis Kelce caught two touchdown passes in the first quarter, the first one coming after Kansas City intercepted Brian Hoyer’s first pass as a Texan.

The Chiefs were up by 14 in the second quarter when Justin Houston sacked Hoyer, forcing a fumble. Kansas City recovered it and a 7-yard touchdown reception by Jamaal Charles pushed the lead to 27-6.

“We got the couple of turnovers in the red zone and were able to capitalize and I think in the end that was the difference,” Smith said.

Hoyer struggled in his debut before Ryan Mallett took over with about six minutes left and led Houston on two scoring drives to cut the lead to a touchdown.

“I feel terrible,” Hoyer said. “I feel like I let this entire organization down. I mean, it just went from bad to worse.”

Coach Bill O’Brien was asked if Hoyer would start next week.

“I don’t know,” he said. “We’ll review the film, and we will find out once we get into next week.”

J.J. Watt had two sacks, nine tackles and tied a career high with six tackles for losses. Jadeveon Clowney, last year’s top overall pick, had four tackles, with one for a loss, in his first game since microfracture surgery in December. He didn’t start but came in on the second play and played mostly on third downs after the first series.

The Chiefs had five sacks, two by Allen Bailey.

DeAndre Hopkins had nine receptions for 98 yards and two touchdowns for Houston.

Hoyer elicited boos throughout the afternoon, and the home crowd began chanting “Mallett! Mallett!” after Hoyer was called for intentional grounding in the fourth quarter. He was 18 of 34 for 236 yards. Mallett was eight of 13 for 98 yards.

Hoyer’s pass was intercepted by rookie Marcus Peters on Houston’s first drive, giving the Chiefs the ball at the Houston 13. Smith connected with Kelce two plays later on a 10-yard touchdown pass to make it 7-0.

Kelce pushed the lead to 14-0 when Smith found him wide open on a 42-yard touchdown pass. Kelce finished with 106 yards receiving.

Hopkins reached over a defender to grab a 4-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter. But Randy Bullock missed the first extra point of his career and the first since the NFL moved extra point attempts from the 2-yard line to the 15, to leave Houston down 14-6. He had made all 66 of his previous attempts.

Watt’s first sack came in the second quarter when Jah Reid knocked his helmet off trying to slow him down. Watt got to Smith anyway, taking him down for a 9-yard loss without his helmet. Kansas City’s second field goal of that quarter came two plays later to extend the lead to 20-6.

Houston’s strip sack of Hoyer came on the Texans’ next possession and the Chiefs recovered it at the Houston 7. The Chiefs cashed in on the mistake one play later on the touchdown by Charles.

Another sack by Watt, last year’s Defensive Player of the Year, came with an assist by Clowney in the third quarter. Clowney got into the backfield, flushing Smith from the pocket and Watt dragged him down as he tried to evade Clowney.

“It’s been a long, long comeback, so it felt good to get back,” Clowney said.

Hopkins grabbed an 8-yard touchdown pass from Mallett in the fourth quarter and also caught a pass for the 2-point conversion. A 47-yard field goal by Bullock with less than two minutes remaining got Houston within 27-20.

Game notes
Kansas City safety Eric Berry had two tackles in his first regular-season game since revealing he had lymphoma last November. Berry was declared cancer-free in June and cleared to practice just before camp. … WR Jeremy Maclin had 52 yards receiving in his debut for the Chiefs after spending the first five years of his career with the Eagles.

— Associated Press —

Western soccer gets a 1-0 shutout at Minnesota-Crookston

Posted on September 13, 2015September 14, 2015

CROOKSTON, Minn. – Junior Cassidy Chappell recorded her first goal as a Griffon to send the Missouri Western soccer team past Minnesota-Crookston on Sunday afternoon 1-0. The Griffons move to 3-1 on the season in non-conference competition.

Western dominated the entire game tallying 17 shots with 12 being on goal. Missouri Western held the Golden Eagles in check offensively as they were able to only create one shot throughout the game.

MWSU continued to control the game in the second half when Chappell scored her first goal of the season, scoring in the 56th minute on a pass by Bailey Dervin. The Golden Eagles recorded their first shot on goal in the 60th minute that came on a penalty kick but junior Sarah Lyle kept the clean sheet for the Griffons recording her only save of the afternoon.

Sydney Cluck recorded four shots and one shot on goal. Forwards Bridget Blessie and Chappel recorded three and two shots on goal, respectively. Goalkeeper Lyle recorded her first shutout of the season.

Missouri Western returns home this weekend as they face-off against rival Northwestern on Friday at 4 p.m. and Sunday at noon against Lindenwood.

— MWSU Athletics —

Cueto drops fifth straight as Royals lose at Baltimore

Posted on September 13, 2015September 13, 2015

BALTIMORE (AP) — Chris Davis hit his league-leading 42nd home run, Jonathan Schoop added a pair of solo shots and the Baltimore Orioles took the three-game series against the Kansas City Royals with an 8-2 victory Sunday night.

The Orioles have won four of their past five as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Royals lost seven of nine and dropped their third straight series for the first time this season.

Orioles left-hander Wei-Yin Chen (9-7) kept the Royals off-balance with his slider and changeup. He allowed two runs on six hits with two strikeouts over seven innings.

Schoop had three hits and has 14 home runs on the season. Adam Jones had two hits, including his 27th homer, with four RBI.

Royals right-hander Johnny Cueto (2-6) lost his fifth straight start. He allowed a season-high eight runs on 11 hits with three strikeouts and one walk over 6 1/3 innings. He tied a career-high by allowing four homers and has given up 28 runs over his past 26 1/3 innings.

Cueto’s struggles began in the first when Manny Machado walked and Chris Davis singled before Jones delivered a towering 450-foot shot to center. The Royals pulled to within 3-2 in the second when Salvador Perez and Alex Rios hit a pair of two-out doubles followed by a single by Alcides Escobar.

Schoop responded by delivering solo homers in the second and fourth innings to boost Baltimore’s margin to 5-2. Cueto has given up three home runs in a game twice this season-both times against the Orioles.

Davis added the fourth homer against Cueto with another solo shot in the sixth and Baltimore led 6-2. Meanwhile, Chen retired 10 in a row before allowing a double to Perez in the seventh.

The Orioles added a seventh run that inning on a fielder’s choice by Machado that ended Cueto’s night. Louis Coleman entered and allowed an RBI-single to Jones.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Royals: Right-hander Louis Coleman left with two outs in the eighth with an undisclosed injury.

Orioles: C Matt Wieters was behind the plate for the second straight night after missing the previous two games with a sore left wrist. It was just the third time this season Wieters caught back-to-back games.

ON DECK

Royals: Edinson Volquez opens the four-game series Monday at Cleveland looking to extend his team-leading 13 wins. The right-hander also has a 3.49 ERA with 130 strikeouts over 29 starts.

Orioles: Right-hander Kevin Gausman faces Boston’s Eduardo Rodriguez in the series opener between the AL East foes. Gausman is looking for his first victory since Aug. 1.

— Associated Press —

St. Louis beats Cincinnati 9-2 to avoid sweep

Posted on September 13, 2015September 13, 2015

CINCINNATI (AP) — Tommy Pham made the most of a rare start, giving his St. Louis Cardinals a needed boost.

Pham hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning, pinch-hitter Matt Adams added a two-run drive in a five-run eighth and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-2 Sunday and avoid getting swept in the four-game series.

“Just to be able to get a start and help the team out was a truly good feeling,” said Pham, whose start on Sunday was his second in 10 games since striking out four times against Washington and Max Scherzer.

The Cardinals, on their worst stretch this season, had lost eight of 10 going into the series finale, and their division lead over Pittsburgh was down to 2 1/2 games. St. Louis then fell behind 2-0 on Todd Frazier’s second-inning homer and Tucker Barnhart’s fourth-inning sacrifice fly.

“We played a good Cardinal team and took three out of four,” Frazier said. “We’ll take that any day of the week. We helped a couple teams. We made the race a little closer. It’s hard to take four from any team.”

Those were the only runs the Reds would score against Michael Wacha (16-5), who allowed three hits and four walks in six innings.

Outscored 20-3 in the first three games, the Cardinals tied the score in the fifth against Raisel Iglesias on Kolten Wong’s run-scoring infield single and Matt Carpenter’s RBI single.

Sam LeCure (0-1) walked Greg Garcia and Pham homered on a 2-2 pitch for a 4-2 lead, his second home run of the season and first since July 5.

St. Louis broke open the game in the eighth against Carlos Contreras, when Barnhart’s passed ball allowed Wong to come home from third, and Jason Heyward hit an RBI double and scored on Yadier Molina’s single.

The Reds bullpen allowed seven runs, snapping a 14 2/3 a stretch of consecutive scoreless innings.

“I’m not going to use (J.J.) Hoover and (Aroldis) Chapman every game to keep it close,” manager Bryan Price said. “We got some of the other guys out there and it got out of hand.”

Adams, was activated from the disabled list on Wednesday after missing 91 games with a right quadriceps injury, homered for the first time since May 20.

“Lots of people contributing again,” manager Mike Matheny said. “You saw some big at bats all the way through, and Michael came up big today.”

Jason Heyward, who watched Adam Duvall’s go-ahead, two-run homer bounce off the top of the wall in Saturday’s completion of a suspended game, made a leaping catch in right to rob Ivan De Jesus Jr. of what would have been a go-ahead home run in the fifth.

SELECT COMPANY

Todd Frazier’s 33rd home run on Sunday is the third-highest total for a Reds’ third baseman in franchise history. Only Hall of Famer Tony Perez has hit more — 39 in 1970 and 37 in 1967.

FINALLY

St. Louis C Yadier Molina threw out Billy Hamilton trying to steal second base in the seventh inning on Sunday. Hamilton had been 10-for-10 in his career against the All-Star and Gold Glove winner, the longest active streak by any player. The stretch included two in this series that included two throwing errors on Molina.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: Cardinals: Manager Mike Matheny wouldn’t commit to RHP Adam Wainwright (Achilles tendon) or OF Matt Holliday (quadriceps strain) returning for the series in Milwaukee that starts Tuesday.

Reds: RF Jay Bruce and 2B Brandon Phillips both got Sunday off.

UP NEXT

Cardinals: After an off day, RHP Carlos Martinez (13-7) starts at the Brewers.

Reds: RHP Keyvius Sampson (2-4) is Cincinnati’s scheduled starter in Monday’s opener of a three-game series in San Francisco.

— Associated Press —

Griffons bounce back with 26-16 win against Central Oklahoma

Posted on September 12, 2015September 12, 2015

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western football team got back on the winning track Saturday with a 26-16 victory over Central Oklahoma in the team’s first home game of 2015.

Western got its running game going early after just 37 rushing yards last week in an 18-17 loss at Central Missouri, the Griffons rushed for 201 yards against UCO, including 113 from Raphael Spencer and 129 from Josh Caldwell. Spencer averaged 6.4 yards per carry and Caldwell averaged 10.6 with one touchdown. Overall, the Missouri Western offense racked up 453 yards of offense and outgained UCO by 103 yards.

The Griffons jumped out to a 26-0 lead on a 76-yard touchdown catch by Dee Toliver on the team’s first play of the second half. UCO had chances late after scoring 16 unanswered points in the second half but the Griffon defense held, getting a key interception from Michael Jordan, his second of the game, with 14 seconds remaining and the Bronchos driving in Griffon territory. The Griffons hauled in three interceptions in the game with Sam Brown adding another in the end zone on a UCO scoring opportunity.

Skyler Windmiller finished the day nine of 23 for 252 yards a touchdown and an interception. Caldwell had 16 carries for 129 yards and a touchdown. Spencer had 19 carries for 113 yards. Dee Toliver caught just three passes, but all big ones, as he totaled 162 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Missouri Western faces another Oklahoma opponent next week when they travel to Northeastern State for the MIAA TV game of the week on Saturday, September 19 at 2:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ and here on StJosephPost.com.

— MWSU Sports Information —

Mauk’s three TDs help No. 21 Mizzou rally past Arkansas State

Posted on September 12, 2015

JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) — Maty Mauk threw three touchdown passes and No. 21 Missouri extended its road winning streak to 11 games by rallying in the second half for a 27-20 win over Arkansas State on Saturday night.

The Tigers (2-0) haven’t lost on the road since a 59-29 defeat at Texas A&M on Nov. 24, 2012.

Mauk accounted for 223 total yards for Missouri, which trailed 17-10 at halftime before holding the Red Wolves to 37 yards of offense in the second half. Nate Robinson, Sean Culkin and Wesley Leftwich each caught touchdown passes for the Tigers.

Fredi Knighten threw for a pair of touchdown passes for Arkansas State (0-2) before leaving with a leg injury in the third quarter.

A week after making a career-high 16 tackles in a season-opening win, Missouri linebacker Kentrell Brothers added 16 more tackles and a pair of interceptions. His spectacular fourth-quarter takeaway out of the hands of Arkansas State’s Dijon Paschal led to a 41-yard field goal by Andrew Baggett to give the Tigers a 27-20 lead.

Mauk helped set up the field goal with a 19-yard scramble on third-and-13, and he finished with 75 yards rushing on 10 carries. He was 16-of-36 passing for 148 yards and the three touchdowns, along with a pair of interceptions.

Arkansas State lost 41-13 in Columbia in 2013, and Missouri had hoped to move the return game to a neutral site such as St. Louis’ Busch Stadium. However, the Red Wolves declined that option last year — preferring to use Saturday as a showcase for the recently renovated Centennial Bank Stadium.

With a crowd of 29,143 in attendance, Arkansas State did its best to put a season-opening 55-6 loss at USC behind it. Knighten, a week after throwing a pair of interceptions against the Trojans, made a pair of touchdown passes on highlight-worthy catches by Tres Houston. The first, a high-reaching one-handed grab, put the Red Wolves up 7-3 early in the second quarter.

Houston’s second touchdown came with only 8 seconds remaining in the first half, a diving 5-yard catch which was initially ruled incomplete. However, following a review, officials saw the senior was able to drag his feet through the back of the end zone on his way out of bounds — giving Arkansas State a 17-10 halftime lead.

The Red Wolves had 180 yards of total offense in the first half, but they were held to only 37 in the second. Knighten left the game late in the third quarter and was seen limping on the sideline, giving way to backup quarterback James Tabary.

— Associated Press —