Incarnate Word Outlasts Houston Christian 30-23 in Overtime
Emmett Brown threw an interception, watched his team lose two fumbles, and still ended the night with the game-winning touchdown. His 10-yard run in overtime gave Incarnate Word a 30-23 win over Houston Christian.
It was tied twice and the lead changed hands four times. Lontrell Turner ran in from 15 yards to open it, and Houston Christian answered with a 7-yard touchdown pass from Cutter Stewart to Trayjen Llanas-Wilcox. David Rasor's 3-yard run (the two-point try failed) and Brown's 5-yarder made it 20-10 late in the second quarter. Houston Christian kept pecking, because kicker Lukasz Smolen hit three field goals (41, 43 and 43 yards) and the last one cut it to 20-16 early in the fourth.
The lead flipped at 5:59 of the fourth, when Maddox Kopp hit Ja'Ryan Wallace on a 53-yard touchdown for a 23-20 Houston Christian edge. Incarnate Word needed until 2:24 to answer, with a 24-yard Joey Bryson field goal that tied it 23-23. Overtime was one scoring play: Brown's run, and Bryson's kick.
The yardage was close. Incarnate Word had 442 total yards to 382, with 259 passing and 183 rushing, but gave it away more: one interception and two lost fumbles against one lost fumble for Houston Christian. Incarnate Word moves to 1-1, and so does Houston Christian.
For fantasy, Brown went 30-for-46 and ran for two scores, and Isaiah Champagne caught ten passes for 113 yards.