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Globe/T. Rob Brown Missouri Southern’s Isaac Norman is lifted up into the air by teammate Korie Henry after Norman scored a first-half touchdown against Haskell during Thursday night’s game at Fred G. Hughes Stadium.

Published September 05, 2008 01:38 am - Missouri Southern’s plan Thursday night was to grab a quick lead, then let the backups play most of the final three quarters.
Mission accomplished.
The Lions scored just 17 seconds after the opening kickoff, and the reserves piled up most of the yardage in a 66-9 victory over Haskell on Thursday night before a crowd of 2,417 at Fred G. Hughes Stadium.


Backups key Lions' romp



By Jim Henry

jhenry@joplinglobe.com

Missouri Southern’s plan Thursday night was to grab a quick lead, then let the backups play most of the final three quarters.

Mission accomplished.

The Lions scored just 17 seconds after the opening kickoff, and the reserves piled up most of the yardage in a 66-9 victory over Haskell on Thursday night before a crowd of 2,417 at Fred G. Hughes Stadium.

Running back Toderick Hunt and quarterback Collin Howard combined for 280 yards and six touchdowns off the bench as the Lions got off to a 2-0 start for the third consecutive year. The final nine games of the season are MIAA affairs, starting Sept. 13 at Pittsburg State.

Hunt, 215-pound junior from Jasper, Texas, gained 175 yards on 21 carries, including touchdowns of 5 yards in the second quarter and 47 and 12 yards in the first six minutes of the fourth period.

“The offensive line did a really good job,” Hunt said. “There were a couple of times where you had to make some guy miss, but the line did a great job. The holes were parting like the Red Sea.

“We wanted to use this game to sharpen, to make sure we’re doing things right. Plus, Coach was going to make us practice if we didn’t perform. That’s a motivator by itself.”

“The thing I really like about Todd is every time he gets extended action, he’s better at the end than he is at the beginning,” Lions head coach Bart Tatum said. “I like backs like that. The more reps you give him, the better he gets.”

Howard, 200-pound redshirt freshman from Webb City, broke loose for a 30-yard touchdown on his first carry late in the first half and added third-quarter scores of 30 and 25 yards. He finished with 105 yards on seven attempts.

“Coaches were talking about everybody getting some playing time, so I was looking forward to it,” Howard said. “The first two (touchdowns) were options where you could pitch off the end, just like the Webb City offense. The last one was a draw play.

“The linemen did a great job, made it easy for me. All I have to do is run.”

“He’s a winner, and Roland is a winner,” Tatum said. “It doesn’t shock me whatsover that he came out and produced like he did.”

The Lions rolled up 404 yards rushing and 517 total yards while posting their second-highest point total in school history.



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