Tarleton set to host Angelo State for Family Weekend

STEPHENVILLE - The Tarleton Texan football team is set to host Angelo State at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 for Family Weekend in Stephenville.

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- Tarleton won the toss, and will receive. Family Weekend is under way.

- Timeout Tarleton with 9:25 left in the first quarter. Texans threatening with the ball on the Angelo five-yard line.

- Touchdown Texans. Evan Robertson with a one-yard run for the score on fourth and short.


- Extra-point is good. Tarleton's first drive: 14 plays for 74 yards and the touchdown.

- Texans' Jacob Rowe blocks Angelo's field-goal attempt. Dashaun Phillips returns it 70 yards to the Angelo seven-yard line.

- 24-yard field goal attempt is good. Tarleton takes a 10-0 lead with 1:58 left in the first quarter.

- Angelo's Garrett Tidwell returns the kick 80 yards to Tarleton 10-yard line.

- Touchdown Angelo State. Dakareai Pecikones with ten-yard rush. Extra-point is good. Texans hold 10-7 lead with 1:37 left in the first quarter.

- First quarter is in the books. Tarleton leads Angelo State 10-7.

- Touchdown Texans! Nick Stephens completes 15-yard pass to Devon Gray. Extra-point is good. Tarleton extends lead to 17-7 with 14:02 left in the second quarter.

- Texans last drive goes for 71 yards and eight plays in 2:21.

- Tarleton forces Angelo to punt. Rams down the ball at the eight-yard line. Texans take over with 12:14 left in the second quarter.

- Angelo State's Markeith Jones intercepts Tarleton's Nick Stephens at the Angelo 44-yard line.

- Tarleton muffs the punt. Angelo State takes over at the five-yard line.

- Touchdown Rams. John Norcott runs it for five yards and the score. Extra-point is good. Texans hold slim margin 17-14 with 7:52 left in the second quarter.

- Texans return punt to 32-yard line. Take over with 7:45 to go in the half.

- Tarleton goes three-and-out. Punts to Angelo, who returns it to the Angelo 36-yard line.

- Angelo punts to Tarleton's Dashaun Phillips. It's fair-caught at the 11-yard line.

- Time out Texans, one remaining. Tarleton's ball at the six-yard line with 3:59 to go in the half.

- Intentional grounding on Tarleton's Nick Stephens in the end zone, resulting in a safety. Angelo pulls within one, 17-16.

- Touchdown Angelo State. Josh Neiswander completes 65-yard pass to C.J. Akins. Two-point conversion is good. Rams take 24-17 lead with 3:33 left in the first half.

- Time out Angelo with 1:27 left in the half.

- Fourth-down conversion for the Texans is stopped by the Rams. Turnover on downs. Angelo takes over at the 43-yard line with 1:19 to go.

- Time out Angelo with six seconds remaining, their final time out of the half.

- Interception by Tarleton's Dashaun Phillips in the end zone. First half is complete. Angelo State leads the Texans 24-17.

- Tarleton's first half stats: 19 rushes for 51 yards, 113 passing yards, one interception, two penalties for 11 yards, time of possession: 17:15.

Evan Robertson had 14 carries for 51 yards.
Nick Stephens went 10-for-18 with 113 yards and a touchdown.
Jeken Frye had two catches for 28 yards. Devon Gray had two catches for 23 yards and a touchdown.
Brandon Johnson had eight tackles, while Damian Perkins had five tackles.

- The second half is about to get underway. Angelo State set to return the kick.

- Angelo converts on fourth down, threatens in the red zone with the ball on the Tarleton 13-yard line.

- Rams' kicker Ryan Smith makes a 31-yard field goal. Tarleton trails 27-17 with 10:25 in the third quarter.

- Texans' Eddie Brown returns the kick to the 33-yard line. Tarleton takes over with 10:17 to go in the third.

- Saalim Hakim catches a 44-yard pass from Nick Stephens to the Angelo 15-yard line.

- Tarleton's 24-yard field goal attempt is good. Score still favors Angelo 27-20.

- Kickoff goes out of bounds at the 10-yard line. Angelo State takes over at the 40-yard line.

- Angelo receiver Garrett Tidwell on the reverse completes pass to Dakareai Pecikones for a 17-yard touchdown. Extra-point is good. Texans trail Rams 34-20 with 4:19 left in the third quarter.

- Kickoff goes out of bounds at the 20-yard line. Tarleton takes over at the 40-yard line.

- Texan quarterback Nick Stephens completes a 52-yard pass to Saalim Hakim to the Angelo 8-yard line.

- Tarleton fumbles on the seven-yard line, recovered by Angelo State.

- That ends the third quarter. Angelo State leads the Texans 34-20. The Rams will start the fourth quarter at the Tarleton 36-yard line.

- Angelo's 29-yard field goal attempt is blocked by Jacob Rowe, his second blocked kick of the game. Tarleton takes over at the 20-yard line with 9:58 to play.

- Turnover on downs for Tarleton, Angelo State takes over at their own 37-yard line.

- The Texans hold the Rams to a three-and-out. Punt goes out of bounds at the 34-yard line. Tarleton starts their drive with 5:16 left in the game.

- Touchdown Texans! Nick Stephens throws to Saalim Hakim for a 27-yard touchdown catch. Extra-point is good. Angelo State 34, Tarleton 27, with 4:54 to play.

- Blake Weist's kick is deep , Angelo starts drive at their own four-yard line.

- Angelo fumbles at the four-yard line. Texans recover and take over with a short field.

- Touchdown Texans! Evan Robertson with four-yard rush. Extra-point is good. We have a tied ballgame, 34-34 in Stephenville.

- Angelo State returns the kick to the 31-yard line, take over with 4:40 left in the game.

- Tarleton forces a punt, muffed by the Texans, but maintained possession. Tarleton takes over at the 23-yard line.

- Pair of big pass plays put Texans in red zone with under two minutes left in the game.

- Time out Tarleton, their first, with 1:52 remaining.

- Time out Angelo State, their first. Texans have fourth-and-nine with 1:37 on the clock.

- Blake Weist's 27-yard field goal attempt is good! Tarleton takes 37-34 lead with 1:34 to go in the game.

- Short kick by Tarleton has short return. Angelo State starts drive at the 33-yard line with the game on the line.

- Angelo State fumbles at the 31-yard line. Tarleton recovers the ball and takes over at the 31 with 1:05 left in the game.

- Angelo takes their second time out.

- Tarleton will kneel the ball to burn the clock, making Angelo State use their final time out.

- The Texans win a nail-biter 37-34, pick up their first win of the 2010 campaign.

The Texans return to action next week when the travel to West Texas A&M to take on the Buffaloes. Thanks for joining us, and we will see you next time.