Baylor Avoids Upset Against Sam Houston

by Cheval John

It was a tail of two halves for the Sam Houston State Bearkat football team.

The Bearkats were in control in the first half when they held the Bears to only a field goal in their first three possessions.

On the other hand, the Bearkats scored 6 points on a pair of field goals by Miguel Antonio in their first three possessions to lead 6-3.

The Bears scored their first touchdown when quarterback Nick Florence connected with wide receiver Terrance Williams for 18 yards to lead it 10-3.

The Bearkats finally scored their first touchdown on a 1 yard run by quarterback Brian Bell to lead  it 10-6.

The touchdown run capped off a 7 play, 75 yard drive by the Bearkats that had a pass interference penalty on the Bears.

They scored in their next possession when Brian Bell connected with running back Tim Flanders for a 26 yard touchdown that extended the lead to 20-10.

It seemed as if they were going to pull off a major upset at Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco, Texas.

But the Bears came out in the second half and outscored the Bearkats 38-3, behind a gutsy second half performance by Florence to win 48-23 and improve to 2-0.

Though Florence went 24 of 41 for 312 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions, he made plays when it was needed.

With the Bears (2-0) leading 31-23, Florence ran for 60 yards all the way to the 3 yard line that set up the score to extend the lead to 38-23 and eventually put the game out of reach.

The Bears finished with 544 yards of total offense while the Bearkats (1-1) produce 411 yards, with  Bell passing for 285 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions.

Flanders finished with 84 yards on 16 carries.