Schreiner falls to Oklahoma Panhandle State despite fourth-quarter rally, 47-29

GOODWELL, Okla. — Harrison Hackbarth threw four touchdown passes and Oklahoma Panhandle State held off a furious fourth-quarter rally from Schreiner for a 47-29 win Saturday at Anchor D Stadium, snapping the Mountaineers’ perfect start.

Schreiner (1-1) drove to the Oklahoma Panhandle State 9-yard line on its opening possession of the game but turned the ball over on downs. The Aggies needed only one play to answer, going 87 yards on a Hackbarth touchdown pass to Elijah Crook that opened a lead Schreiner never fully closed. Hackbarth added three more touchdown passes to David Zeller — from 28, 19 and 32 yards out — as Oklahoma Panhandle State built a 40-8 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Schreiner answered with a pair of short touchdown runs from Theodis Fields, cutting the deficit to 22-40 with just over three minutes to play. Oklahoma Panhandle State snuffed out the rally on the very next possession when Joshua Cason broke free for an 87-yard touchdown run of his own — the same distance, coincidentally, as Crook’s first-half score — to push the lead back to 25 points. Major Luna added a 54-yard touchdown pass to Mar’kel Ford with 1:35 left to set the final margin.

Schreiner again split snaps between two quarterbacks: Isaac Ponce went 10 of 18 for 141 yards, and Luna was 9 of 18 for 154 yards and two touchdowns, one through the air and one on the ground on a two-point conversion. President Calamaco caught six passes for 148 yards. Hackbarth finished 17 of 24 for 344 yards and the four touchdowns, and Cason ran for 103 yards and a score.

Oklahoma Panhandle State (1-1) outgained Schreiner 554 yards to 429 and converted 8 of 14 third-down chances (57 percent) to Schreiner’s 8 of 20 (40 percent).

Schreiner returns home to Antler Stadium on Sept. 19 to host Southwestern (Texas).