DIVISIONAL PLAY CONTINUES
Division play continues in week 10 with six contests.  A crossover game will be played as well.  The league has played 19 crossover contests this season with the South Division holding a 16-3 advantage. 

 

STAT LEADERS
In week nine, the LSC had three quarterbacks throw for 300-plus yards, four receivers and five rushers over the century mark and 14 double-digit tacklers.  Top performances included:
  Passing: 410, Taylor Harris (41-60-2), WTAMU vs MSU
  Rushing: 22-222, Baylen Laury, SE vs ECU
  Receiving: 7-139, Stephen Burton, WTAMU vs MSU  
  Tackles: 15, Curtis Jackson, ENMU vs ACU
 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
SOUTH OFFENSIVE
Taylor Harris, West Texas A&M University, SR, QB, Whitesboro, Texas, Whitesboro
Harris passed for 410 yards and four touchdowns as the Buffaloes took a crucial 42-29 win over Midwestern State, marking the third time this season that Harris has passed for four or more touchdowns.. His 41-of-60 passing performance also marked the first time that a WT quarterback has both completed more than 40 passes and attempted 60 or more passes in a single game since Keith Null went 42-of-63 (for 595 yards and seven TDs) against Abilene Christian on Nov. 22, 2008.
 

SOUTH DEFENSIVE
Curtis Jefferson, West Texas A&M University, JR, S, Houston, Texas, Cy-Ridge
Jefferson has made a habit of returning interceptions fairly long distances. Against 13th-ranked Midwestern State, he returned a Zack Eskridge interception 59 yards for a score to mark the second time this year he’s returned a pick-six. He returned an interception 53 yards for a TD earlier this season at Southwestern Oklahoma State.
 

SOUTH SPECIAL TEAMS
Christian Brom, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, SR, K, McAllen, TX, McAllen
Brom posted his second straight multi-field goal game of the season for the Javelinas. After missing a 38-yarder at the beginning of the game he bounced back with a 32-yard field goal to open the scoring against Tarleton State. He kicked his first ever game-winning field goal when he drilled a 41-yarder with 21 seconds left to provide the margin of victory.
 

NORTH OFFENSIVE
Baylen Laury, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, SR, RB, Forney, Texas, Forney HS
Laury turned in the best outing of his career in a 20-19 loss to rival East Central. He rushed for a career-high 222 yards on 22 carries and reached the endzone twice. His 222 yards is the best in the Lone Star Conference this season and is the sixth-best single game outing in Southeastern history. He averaged 10.1 yards per carry and the game was his fourth 100-yard rushing performance of the season. He also added five catches for 21 yards, finishing the day with 257 all-purpose yards in the contest.
 

NORTH DEFENSIVE
Dontae Smith, East Central University, JR, CB, Deland, Florida, Deland HS,
Smith had the game-winning 36-yard interception return for a touchdown while recording five total tackles (four solo) and three pass breakups in the Tigers’ come-from-behind 20-19 victory over Southeastern Oklahoma State. One of Smith’s tackles went for a loss of five yards. He now leads the team with five interceptions on the season.
 

NORTH SPECIAL TEAMS
Cody Lenz, Northeastern State University, JR, P, Deer Park, Texas, Deer Park
Lenz had a spectacular day, punting four times for a 46.5 yard average despite the rainy playing conditions. The junior punter had one punt inside the UCO 20 yard line and his longest punt was a 53-yarder. With Northeastern State holding an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter, Lenz had two punts in the final 5:19 that were of 50 and 43 yards to keep the Bronchos from putting together a serious comeback bid.