SAU was a 21 to 17 winner in their first football game of the season Thursday night in Weatherford, Oklahoma. SAU turned the ball over 4 times in the first quarter and Southwestern Oklahoma State scored the first 17 points of the game. But the SAU defense stiffened from there, and they shut out the Bulldogs the rest of the way. The Muleriders scored touchdowns in the second, third and fourth quarters to come from behind for the win. Michael Nunnery scored first on a 12-yard run in the second quarter. In the third, Barrett Renner hit Garrett Turnbull for a 12-yard touchdown pass. And, in the fourth quarter, SAU took the lead with a 26-yard pass play from Renner to Karonce Higgins. The player of the game, though, came from the defense. The Bulldogs challenged Stacy Lawrence in the SAU secondary all night; Lawrence came away with five tackles, a pass-breakup, and an interception. The Muleriders’ first home game of the season is a week from Saturday against Northwestern Oklahoma State.
The Magnolia Junior High football teams opened their seasons at home Thursday against El Dorado. El Dorado won the eighth grade game 22 to 21, and El Dorado won 29 to 6 in the ninth grade game.
The Magnolia Panthers open their football season tonight at Crossett. Our broadcast begins at 6:00, with kickoff at 7:00. After the game, you can get all the scores from across the state on the High School Scoreboard show from 10 p.m. to midnight. It’s all on Magnolia’s Country 99.1.
