COMMERCE – Outgaining the opposition 478 yards to 18, the Texas A&M University-Commerce football team snapped a two-game losing skid with a 63-3 win over the North American Stallions on Saturday evening inside the Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium.
 
Andrew Armstrong (Dallas – Bishop Dunne) continued his strong surge to start the season. Through four games, the sophomore wide receiver has racked up 452 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. On Saturday night he had three touchdowns and 119 yards on four catches.
 
On their first drive of the game, the Stallions kicked in a 49-yard field goal off the foot of Luke Creber, their only points of the game. The Lions turned over on downs on their first drive to give North American ball at the Lion 34-yard line.
 
Armstrong had three touchdowns from Zadock Dinkelmann (Somerset) in the first quarter to put the Lions up 21-3 after the first 15 minutes. Armstrong's first touchdown catch for was 49 yards, his second was for 42 yards, and the final one was for five yards.
 
Dinkelmann punched in a one-yard touchdown run and J.T. Smith (Klein Oak) had a touchdown run for 48 yards. B.J. Philipps Jr. (Denton Guyer) ran it in from the two-yard line for 21 more points for the Lions in the second quarter.
 
Leading 42-3 heading into halftime, the third and the fourth quarters were lowered to 10 minutes each. Reggie Branch (Crosby) had a 22-yard touchdown run and Smith had a 55-yard touchdown run in third quarter. The Lions gained 242 yards on the ground.
 
In the fourth quarter, Tyson Oliver (Royse City) had a five-yard quarterback keeper to score the ninth touchdown of the night for the Lions.
 
Defensively, the Lions allowed just 18 yards in the game with Leon Young (Dallas – Cedar Hills) leading the way four tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. Torami Dixon Jr. (Henderson – West Rusk), Jaheim Lowe (Cedar Hill), Kion Hurd (Columbus), Bryson Stewart (Missouri City – Ridge Point), and Brandon Tucker, Jr. (DeSoto) had three tackles each.
 
Neither team had a turnover in the game.
 
Dinkelmann went 20 for 25 with three touchdowns. Behind 119 yards from Armstrong, Jaden Proctor (Mexia) had 41 receiving yards and BJ Busbee (Long Beach, Calif.) had 22 yards.
 
Smith rushed for 106 yards in three carries, DeMareus Hosey (Houston – Northwest) rushed for 43 yards.
 
Emmanuel Adagbon (Mesquite Horn) made all seven extra-point attempts.


POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE
 
UP NEXT
The Lions are on a bye next weekend. They are back in action on October 8 in Hammond, Louisiana, against Southeastern Louisiana at 4 p.m.