WEEK THIRTEEN
WEST TEXAS OUTLAWS (4-5, 2-2)
VS.
UL LAFAYETTE RAGIN' CAJUNS (3-6, 2-2)
It's been a rough season for Max Drew and the nation's 115th ranked rushing offense. Hip bursitis put the offense's star player on the bench for three games, and since then he has split carries with backup Jonathan Kaplan, seeing only a moderate amount of success. But against ULL on Thursday, Drew took center stage for the first time this season, scoring three times as he rushed for 153 yards in the team's 30-23 win to bring the Outlaws to .500 for the first time this year.
In what has become the norm this season, Charles Dickson struggled under center, completing just 8 of 26 passes for 150 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. Most of that production went to third-year sophomore Cam Beach, who broke a tie late in the 4th quarter with a 49-yard TD reception. Beach finished the day with three catches for 105 yards and a score in his relief role for injured #2 wide receiver C.J. Bellamy, who has been ineffective this year. Of course, the biggest story of the day was senior Max Drew, who had his best game of 2012 by rushing for 153 yards and three touchdowns off 30 carries, averaging 5.1 yards per touch. Backup runningback Jonathan Kaplan also made the most of his limited opportunities, racking up 68 yards off 13 carries. Defensively, junior Chris Kiniry (OLB) led the team with ten tackles and a sack, and as a whole the Outlaws held ULL to fewer than 300 offensive yards, and allowed just seven successful conversions out of twenty tries on 3rd and 4th downs, and two-point conversions.
As for the Ragin' Cajuns, sophomore QB Terrance Broadway performed well, completing 14 of 27 passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns. Leading the receiving corps was Javone Lawson, who had six catches for 125 yards and a score. But UL Lafayette was largely ineffective on the ground, where Broadway and junior runningback Aaron Spikes combined for just 79 yards off 24 carries. ULL's defense forced two turnovers, but also allowed 381 total offensive yards, three successful 4th down conversions, and 23 points in five redzone trips.
With their first win streak of the season snapped, the Ragin' Cajuns will look to finish the season strong when they host Texas State (3-7, 2-3) next week before travelling north to face off against in-state foe UL Monroe in their annual rivalry game to end the season. Meanwhile, the Outlaws are just one win away from becoming bowl eligible for the second straight year with two games to play, and hope to reach that six-win mark next week when they travel to face off against the ULM Warhawks (5-5, 3-2).
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="6">West Texas Outlaws at Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="48%">Nov 15, 2012</td><td align="right" width="10%">1ST</td><td align="right" width="10%">2ND</td><td align="right" width="10%">3RD</td><td align="right" width="10%">4TH</td><td align="right" width="12%">SCORE</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>West Texas Outlaws (5-5, 3-2)</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right" class="active">30</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3-7, 2-3)</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right" class="active">23</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="3">Team Stats Comparison</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="60%"></td><td align="center" width="20%">WTU</td><td align="center" width="20%">ULL</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Offense</td><td align="center">381</td><td align="center">272</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Rushing Yards</td><td align="center">231</td><td align="center">96</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Passing Yards</td><td align="center">150</td><td align="center">176</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">First Downs</td><td align="center">20</td><td align="center">17</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Punt Return Yards</td><td align="center">30</td><td align="center">21</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Kick Return Yards</td><td align="center">66</td><td align="center">136</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Total Yards</td><td align="center">477</td><td align="center">429</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Turnovers</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">3rd Down Converstion</td><td align="center">6-15 (40%)</td><td align="center">5-14 (35%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">4th Down Conversion</td><td align="center">3-3 (100%)</td><td align="center">1-2 (50%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">2-Point Conversion</td><td align="center">0-1 (0%)</td><td align="center">1-3 (33%)</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals</td><td align="center">5-3-1 (80%)</td><td align="center">3-2-1 (100%)</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center">Penalties</td><td align="center">10-96</td><td align="center">5-46</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center">Posession Time</td><td align="center">33:14</td><td align="center">26:25</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="4">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FIRST QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">ULL</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">13:05</td><td width="70%">(ULL) FG: Brett Baer, 22 yard kick</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">7:32</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Max Drew, 8 yard run</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">SECOND QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">ULL</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">10:13</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Max Drew, 1 yard run</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">3</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">5:44</td><td width="70%">(ULL) TD: Jamal Robinson, 2 yard pass from Terrance Broadway (2-pt. conv. failed)</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">9</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">2:03</td><td width="70%">(WTU) FG: Caleb Reynolds, 34 yard kick</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">9</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">THIRD QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">ULL</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">7:27</td><td width="70%">(ULL) TD: Ian Thompson, 9 yard pass from Terrance Broadway (2-pt. conv. failed)</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">15</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">0:15</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Max Drew, 5 yard run (2-pt. conv. failed)</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">15</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="2">FOURTH QUARTER SCORING</td><td align="right" width="10%">WTU</td><td align="right" width="10%">ULL</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="10%">4:59</td><td width="70%">(ULL) TD: Javone Lawson, 56 yard pass from Terrance Broadway (2-pt. conv. is good)</td><td align="right">23</td><td align="right">23</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="10%">2:05</td><td width="70%">(WTU) TD: Cam Beach, 49 yard pass from Charles Dickson</td><td align="right">30</td><td align="right">23</td></tr></table></body></html>