Heber Springs falls to CAC, 24-6, in 4A-2 contest
October 11, 2019
Heber Springs struck first, but didn’t have an answer for Central Arkansas Christian’s Wildcat formation in a 24-6 setback at Panther Stadium.
Both teams were unable to do anything offensively on their first possessions of the contest as Adam Martin’s 55-yard punt was downed at the CAC 1 by Nathan McKee. The Mustangs did manage to pick up a first down before Kaden Hughes brought down CAC quarterback Palmer Gilbrech for the first of his two sacks on the night of the Mustang signal-caller.
After a 34-yard punt, Heber Springs (1-2 in the 4A-2) took over near midfield. A false start penalty, one of 13 on the night for the Panthers, forced a third and long for Heber Springs. Julio Rubio for the Panthers ripped off three consecutive runs that lead to the Heber Springs’ only score of the night with a 30-yard jaunt by the senior. The PAT kick was no-good with 1:42 to play in the first quarter.
The Mustangs responded on their next possession with a 10-play, 67-yard drive to take a 7-6 lead with 9:03 to play in the first half. The big play on the drive came on a fourth-and-2 from the Mustang 41 when Gentry Miller picked up 12 yards to keep the drive going. Tyler Williams capped it off with a 3-yard run six plays later.
Heber Springs wouldn’t threaten again in the contest until the game was out of reach in the fourth quarter and interception on the games final play sealed the win for the Mustangs.
Heber Springs managed to reach Gilbrech four times on the night for sacks before he was replaced by Williams who lined-up in the Wildcat package and rushed 26 times for 139 yards, the majority of those coming in the second half when CAC exclusively used the formation. Miller also broke the century mark for the Mustangs, running for 141 yards on 13 attempts.
SCORING
CAC (1-2, 3-3) 0 7 7 10 - 24 Heber Springs (1-2, 1-5) 6 0 0 0 - 6 FIRST QUARTER Heber Springs - Julio Rubio 30-yard run (kick failed), 1:42 SECOND QUARTER CAC - Tyler Williams 3-yard run (Eli Jenkins kick), 9:03 THIRD QUARTER CAC - Tyler Williams 1-yard run (Eli Jenkins kick), 1:42 FOURTH QUARTER CAC - Eli Garrison 26-yard field goal, 10:06 CAC - Gentry Miller 11-yard run (Eli Jenkins kick), 2:21
TEAM STATS
First Downs by Rush: Heber Springs 6, CAC 11 First Downs by Pass: Heber Springs 9, CAC 1 First Downs by Penalty: Heber Springs 4, CAC 0 Total First Downs: Heber Springs 19, CAC 12 Third-Down Conversions: Heber Springs 4/12, CAC 2/12 Fourth-Down Conversions: Heber Springs 0/2, CAC 3/4 Red-Zone Possessions: Heber Springs 0/2, CAC 4/4 Time of Possession: Heber Springs 21:17, CAC 26:43 Fumbles/Lost: Heber Springs 2/1, CAC 1/0 Turnovers: Heber Springs 2, CAC 0 Points Off Turnovers: Heber Springs 0, CAC 0 Penalties/Yards: Heber Springs 13/100, CAC 11/105 Plays/Total Offense/YPP: Heber Springs 63/257/4.1, CAC 57/300/5.3 Rushing: Heber Springs 31/108/3.5, CAC 49/262/5.4 Passing: Heber Springs 17/32-149-0/1, CAC 6/8-38-0/0 Sacks/Yards Lost: Heber Springs 4/21, CAC 2/11 Punts: Heber Springs 7/316/45.1, CAC 6/254/42.3 Punts Inside 20: Heber Springs 3, CAC 3
INDIVIDUAL STATS
OFFENSE RUSHING: Heber Springs, Julio Rubio 13/73/5.6, Adam Martin 12/10/.8, Landon Johnson 6/25/4.2. CAC, Tyler Williams 26/139/5.4, Gentry Miller 13/141/10.8, Palmer Gilbrech 5/(-16)/(-3.2), Eli Jenkins 3/5/1.7, Carlito London 1/(-2), Team 1/(-5). RUSHING RUNS OF 50+: CAC, Gentry Miller (1) RUSHING RUNS OF 40+: CAC, Gentry Miller (1) RUSHING RUNS OF 30+: Heber Springs, Julio Rubio (1). CAC, Gentry Miller (1). RUSHING RUNS OF 20+: Heber Springs, Julio Rubio (1). CAC, Gentry Miller (1). RUSHING RUNS OF 10+: Heber Springs, Julio Rubio (2). CAC, Gentry Miller (4), Tyler Williams (4). PASSING: Heber Springs, Adam Martin 17/32-149-0/1. CAC, Palmer Gilbrech 6/8-38-0/0, Tyler Williams 0/2-0-0/0 RECEIVING: Heber Springs, Tri Johnson 7/48, Landon Johnson 3/30, Fate Berry 2/26, Matthew Cook 2/7, Julio Rubio 1/18, Hunter Kent 1/14. CAC, Tyler Williams 3/5, Eli Garrison 2/15, Eli Jenkins 1/18. TOTAL OFFENSE: Heber Springs, Adam Martin 155, Julio Rubio 73, Landon Johnson 25. CAC, Gentry Miller 141, Tyler Williams 139, Palmer Gilbrech 22, Eli Jenkins 5, Carlito London (-2), Team (-5). PUNT RETURNS: Heber Springs, Nathan McKee 1/(-2). CAC, Gentry Miller 1/11. KICK RETURNS: Heber Springs, Tri Johnson 2/45. CAC, Carlito London 2/33 FUMBLE RETURNS: None INTERCEPTION RETURNS: CAC, Carlito London 1/65 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS: Heber Springs, Tri Johnson 93, Julio Rubio 91, Landon Johnson 55, Fate Berry 26, Hunter Kent 14, Adam Martin 10, Matthew Cook 7, Nathan McKee (-2). CAC, Gentry Miller 152, Tyler Williams 144, Carlito London 96, Eli Jenkins 23, Eli Garrison 15, Team (-5), Palmer Gilbrech (-16). DEFENSE TACKLES (Shared/Solo/Total): Heber Springs, Landon Johnson 6/7/13, Diego Rubio 7/2/9, Fate Berry 4/3/7, Kaden Hughes 4/3/7, Nathan McKee 3/2/5, Lawrence Baureis 5/0/5, Matthew Cook 4/1/5, Hunter Kent 3/1/4, Tri Johnson 3/0/3, Nicholas Hitchcock 1/2/3, Levy Phillips 1/1/2, Jackson Harrod 0/1/1, Harley Hannah 0/1/1. TACKLES FOR LOSS: Heber Springs, Fate Berry 2, Nicholas Hitchcock 2, Kaden Hughes 2, Landon Johnson 1, Diego Rubio 1, Lawrence Bauries 1. SACKS/YARDS LOST: Heber Springs, Kaden Hughes 2/10, Fate Berry 1/7, Tri Johnson .5/4, Nicholas Hitchcock .5/4. CAC, Rhett James 1/7, Drew Donaghy 1/2 INTERCEPTIONS: CAC, Carlito London (1). PUNTING: Heber Springs, Adam Martin 7/316/45.1, Eli Garrison 6/254/42.3 PUNTS INSIDE 20: Heber Springs, Adam Martin (3). CAC, Eli Garrison (3).