Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

EAST CENTRAL (OKLA.) AT HENDERSON STATE

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WHEN 2 p.m. WHERE Ruggles Field at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium, Arkadelphi­a RADIO KYXK-FM, 106.9 in Arkadelphi­a INTERNET hsusports.com

RECORDS East Central 1-6 in Great American Conference; Henderson State 4-3 in GAC

COACHES Tim McCarty (47-62 in 11 seasons at East Central, 67-28 in 15 seasons overall); Scott Maxfield (92-46 in 13th season at Henderson State, 121-58 in 16 seasons overall)

SERIES Henderson State leads 16-11-1

LAST MEETING Henderson State won 34-7 last season

COMMENTS Henderson State will play its 1,00th game in program history, which began with a 26-0 victory over Hendrix in 1905 under Coach J.B. Webster. Henderson finished that season 2-1 with a 16-0 victory over Hot Springs and a 15-6 loss to the Arkansas Military Academy. Alltime, the Reddies are 501-447-42. … The Reddies beat previously undefeated SE Oklahoma State 21-20 last week as wide receiver Austin Bennett caught 8 passes for 127 yards and his first touchdown reception of the year. The senior leads the team with 332 receiving yards. … East Central has lost six consecutiv­e games since opening the season with a 55-34 victory over winless Oklahoma Baptist. … East Central freshman running back Ontario Douglas had 280 all-purpose yards, 206 rushing and 74 receiving, and all 4 of the Tigers’ offensive touchdowns in their 35-28 loss to Southern Arkansas last week.

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