Lone Star Conference football roundup — Aug. 30

Standings

School LSC All

North Division

Eastern New Mexico 0-0 1-0

East Central 0-0 0-0

Northeastern State 0-0 0-0

Texas A&M-Commerce 0-0 0-0

Central Oklahoma 0-0 0-1

SE Okla. 0-0 0-1

SW Okla. 0-0 0-1

South Division

Abilene Christian 0-0 0-0

Angelo State 0-0 0-0

Midwestern State 0-0 0-0

Tarleton State 0-0 0-0

Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 0-0

West Texas A&M 0-0 0-0

Incarnate Word 0-0 0-1

Thursday

Henderson State 44, Southeastern Oklahoma 13

Emporia State 27, Southwestern Oklahoma 7

Saturday

Pittsburg State 31, Central Oklahoma 20

Langston 28, Incarnate Word 20

Eastern New Mexico 59, Southern Nazarene 21

Thursday, Sept. 2

Texas A&M-Kingsville at Northwest Missouri State, 6 p.m. Midwestern State at New Mexico Highlands, 7 p.m.

West Texas A&M at Grand Valley State, 7 p.m.

Northeastern State at Tarleton State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 4

Abilene Christian at Washburn, 6 p.m.

Upper Iowa at Texas A&M-Commerce, 6 p.m.

Eastern New Mexico at Angelo State, 6 p.m.

East Central at Fort Hays State, 7 p.m.

Notes

WEEK TWO INCLUDES GAMES AT THREE TOP-10 TEAMS

The 2010 Lone Star Conference football season continues with eight games including four on Thursday and four on Saturday this week. League opponents include three top-10 ranked squads in the American Football Coaches Association Preseason Poll as No. 16 Texas A&M-Kingsville plays at No. 1 Northwest Missouri State, No. 11 West Texas A&M faces No. 2 Grand Valley State on the road and No. 7 Abilene Christian travels to No. 10 Washburn.

In addition to non-conference action, there are two LSC crossover games with Northeastern State at Tarleton State and Eastern New Mexico at Angelo State.

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION

West Texas A&M will begin its 2010 season with a nationally televised game at Grand Valley State on Thursday. The game will be shown live by CBS College Sports in high definition at 7 p.m. This is the fifth time an LSC team was selected to be part of the Division II and CBS College Sports Network package.

Last year, WT won its last six games, including a 31-25 victory over Nebraska-Omaha in the Lower Kanza Bowl in Topeka, Kansas. GVSU reached the 2009 Division II championship game against Northwest Missouri State last year before falling, 30-23.

The Lakers have won two national titles since 2005 and reached the national semifinals in 2007.

IN 2010, ALL LSC GAMES COUNT

Due to the addition of Incarnate Word, all 14 LSC football teams will play 10 conference games with four crossover and six division contests. Previously, each team counted only nine games in the conference standings and due to unequal teams in the divisions, three South Division teams played a crossover game that did not count in the standings.

PLUS ONE

The LSC has added a new member and 14th football team with the addition of Incarnate Word. The Cardinals will play in the South Division, while Eastern New Mexico moves to the North resulting in seven teams for each. UIW’s first LSC game will be a crossover tilt at Southeastern Oklahoma on Sept. 11. Head coach Mike Santiago leads the team in the program’s second year.

FOOTBALL QUICK HITS

LSC set to kick off 78th year of football in 2010.

Four LSC teams earned top-25 rankings — No. 7 Abilene Christian, No. 11 West Texas A&M, No. 16 Texas A&M-Kingsville and No. 19 Midwestern State — in the American Football Coaches Association Preseason Poll, while four others — Texas A&M-Commerce, Tarleton State, Angelo State and Southeastern Oklahoma — are all receiving votes.

101 All-LSC players, including 51 in the North Division and 50 in the South, from a year ago return to the gridiron in 2010.

In week 1 the LSC had one quarterback throw for 300-plus yards, two receivers and one rusher over the century mark and six double-digit tacklers.

Top performances included:

• Passing: 391, Wesley Wood (41-57-0), ENMU vs Southern Nazarene

• Rushing: 15-111, Josh Birmingham, UCO vs Pittsburg State

• Receiving: 10-126, Jesse Poku, ENMU vs Southern Nazarene

• Tackles: 18, Anthony Laws, SWOSU vs Emporia State

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

NORTH OFFENSIVE

• Wesley Wood, Eastern New Mexico University, SO, QB, Muleshoe, Texas/Muleshoe HS

Wood passed for 391 yards and seven touchdowns in leading the Greyhounds to a 59-21 win over visiting Southern Nazarene. He completed over 71 percent of his passing attempts and rushed for 51 yards to post 442 yards of total offense.

NORTH DEFENSIVE

• Matt Kalisch, Eastern New Mexico University, SR, DE, Harker Heights, Texas/Harker Heights HS/NMMI

Kalisch turned in a stellar game for the Hounds against Southern Nazarene, registering two sacks, including one in the first quarter, while the game was still in doubt. He finished with 10 tackles, including seven solo stops and one quarterback hurry.

NORTH SPECIAL TEAMS

Chris Robbs, University of Central Oklahoma, SO, K, Dallas, Texas/Bishop Lynch HS

Robbs made all four kicks and scored eight points in UCO’s season-opening 31-20 loss to Pittsburg State, hitting both field goal tries and both extra point attempts. The sophomore place-kicker had two PATs in the first half as the Bronchos took a 14-7 lead and he came back with field goals of 39 yards late in the third quarter and 36 yard with 10:06 left to play to give UCO a 20-17 lead after PSU had surged in front.