Mary Hardin-Baylor routs Schreiner 66-7

BELTON — Mary Hardin-Baylor scored six touchdowns in the first quarter, intercepted four passes and beat Schreiner 66-7 on Saturday in an American Southwest Conference game at Crusader Stadium.

The Crusaders (7-1, 3-0 ASC) led 42-0 after one quarter and 59-0 at halftime. Schreiner (3-5, 0-3) has lost four straight, and the 66 points were the most it has allowed this season.

Mary Hardin-Baylor scored its six first-quarter touchdowns in a span of 9:04. Carson Horton threw touchdown passes of 19 yards to Will McClintock and 17 and 51 yards to BJ Stewart. Jet Hayes ran 17 yards for a score, and Ja’Quaylon Silas ran 32. Joey Johnson returned an interception 31 yards for another touchdown.

Each of Schreiner’s four interceptions led to a Mary Hardin-Baylor touchdown.

Schreiner’s only score came on a 12-play, 88-yard drive in the third quarter. Isaac Ponce threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Derrick Gray on fourth-and-9 with 3:35 left in the quarter.

Mary Hardin-Baylor outgained Schreiner 501-207 and averaged 9.1 yards a play. Horton completed 9 of 11 passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns. Stewart caught five passes for 118 yards. Silas ran for 126 yards on 11 carries, and Ty’Zavion Hafford had 88 yards and a touchdown.

Schreiner ran 34 times for 8 yards and was sacked four times. Ponce completed 8 of 16 passes for 106 yards, with a touchdown and two interceptions. Major Luna was 9 of 18 for 93 yards and two interceptions. Gray caught seven passes for 115 yards.

Andrew Henley led Schreiner with six tackles, including two for loss. Bryce Warren punted eight times for a 41.4-yard average.

Schreiner plays at Hardin-Simmons on Nov. 7 in Abilene and closes the season at home against McMurry on Nov. 14.