Big return for Tech’s Reasnor

Ty Reasnor suffered a broken wrist last season in Arkansas Tech’s game against Southern Arkansas. The Wonder Boys quarterback received redemption in last week’s season opener.

Reasnor, a 6-2 senior from Cashion, Okla., passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as Tech rallied for a 28-21 victory over the Muleriders.

“Ty is the type of player who just gets ready to play,” Tech Coach Raymond Monica said. “It was unfortunate he got hit [in the 2016 game] but he stayed in the game and completed a touchdown pass a few plays later.”

Reasnor started Tech’s first four games of 2016 but sat out the remainder of the season because of the injury. In his return last Thursday, Reasnor was 14 of 24 for 215 yards. He also ran 5 times for 23 yards, including a 10-yard game-winning touchdown with 2:43 remaining.

On Tech’s game-winning drive, Reasnor set up his own touchdown run by completing a pass to junior fullback Chris Eastburn for 18 yards to the Southern Arkansas 11 on a second-and-16 play.

In the game’s final 11:07, Reasnor went 4-for-4 passing for 85 yards.

Reasnor and the Wonder Boys (1-0) will attempt to extend their winning ways at Henderson State (1-0) on Saturday. The Reddies have won the last six meetings between the two programs but Tech holds the overall series lead 43-42-1.

“Your quarterback is the most important player most of the time because he touches the ball more than anyone,” Henderson Coach Scott Maxfield said. “If your quarterback is healthy and playing well, you’re going to have good results. And right now, [Arkansas Tech] has a guy making a lot of good decisions.”

Tech trailed three times by seven points to SAU but Monica said his team never seemed to feel the stress of being behind.

“I didn’t see it on the sideline,” Monica said. “We kept playing hard and never got down on ourselves. It could have gone either way. It came down to a play here and a play there. We took advantage of our opportunities when we had them.”

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