ARKADELPHIA – The Ouachita football team rolled to its third straight win with a 62-10 victory over Arkansas-Monticello on Saturday at Cliff Harris Stadium.
The Tigers (5-2) fired on all cylinders in Saturday's game with a 483-276 edge in total offense, four turnovers forced, and a special teams score.
Ouachita balanced its offensive attack with 233 passing yards on a combined 10-for-12 completion rate from quarterbacks
Tre Nichols and
Ty Burleson and 250 rushing yards spread among eight players.
Chris Henley, Jr. paced the rushing attack with eight carries for 54 yards, including three touchdowns.
Ty Burleson and
Jaylen Boardley also found the endzone on the ground.
Through the air,
Eli Holmes-Holt had four receptions for 102 yards and two touchdowns.
Bryce Evans also had a touchdown reception in the win.
The Tigers also scored on special teams with
Carter McElhany on an 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. McElhany now has four career kickoff return touchdowns, one in each of his seasons at Ouachita.
Ouachita's defense filled up the stat sheet in the victory with two interceptions, two fumble recoveries, five pass breakups, and four quarterback sacks. The interceptions came from
Kahlil Smith and
Dave Wilson. The sacks came from
Romelo Bell,
Noah Wendel,
Grey Earls, and
Cade McCay.
The Tiger kickoff return unit turned in one of its best performances of the season with 153 combined kickoff return yards for an average of 51 yards per return. Nate Stafford had two punt returns and averaged 19 yards per run.
Ouachita is back on the road next week, traveling to Magnolia on Saturday, October 24 to take on Southern Arkansas. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.
