Conway, Ark. - Two of the top 10 quarterbacks in NCAA Division III in total offense met Saturday night in Conway, Ark. Miles Thompson of Hendrix and PJ Settles of Rhodes battled it out with Hendrix breaking multiple school records as they earned the 70-42 victory. The Warriors are now 7-2 overall and 5-2 in conference. Rhodes falls to 3-6 on the year.

The Short Story
Seven touchdowns were scored in the first seven drives of the game.

Hendrix led 28-20 after the first quarter.

The Lynx fell apart in the second quarter as Settles threw three interceptions and the offense dropped several passes.

Both teams' defenses came out stronger than ever after halftime, forcing each other to punt for the first time in the third quarter.

Hendrix scored on nine of their 13 drives. Two ended in punts, and one ended at halftime.

Rhodes and Hendrix combined for 1,187 yards of total offense.

Quote from Lynx Head Coach Jim Ryan:
"Our offense was productive but we simply can't turn the ball over as much as we did and expect to win. Defensively we did not tackle well and did a poor job adjusting to their tempo. Despite the negatives, we had some great individual efforts by PJ Settles, Josh Lucas and Adam Martinez."


Highlights
Settles rushed for the first two Lynx touchdowns before connected with Josh Lucas on a 44-yard touchdown.

In the first eight minutes, four touchdowns were scored in the game, however Kyle Edmiston missed the point-after-attempt as Rhodes trailed 14-13. Settles threw twice to Josh Lucas including a 21-yard pass on the drive. He then eluded several Warriors and found Cord Given down field as Given tallied 25 yards for the first down.  After Settles was tackled for a loss of four yards, he took his play-action toss to Given straight up the middle untouched for the fourth touchdown of the game.

The Lynx scored their third touchdown on two plays in just 46 seconds. Settles opened the drive on a 25-yard run up the far sideline to his right to the 44 yard line. The Lynx scored on the next play, as Settles launched an accurate pass to Lucas up the same sideline as the Lynx trailed 21-20.

After the first quarter, Hendrix led 28-20.

Settles threw an interception on Rhodes' fourth drive to end consecutive scoring by each team on each possession.

Jace Franklin caught three receptions in a row to open Rhodes' fifth drive as the Lynx began to slow the pace of the game.

In the first half, Settles threw for 165 yards and rushed for 147 yards.

Rhodes' defense collapsed the pocket as D'On Coofer brought down Thompson for the sack, forcing the first punt of the night with 8:30 left to play in the third quarter.
Hendrix forced Rhodes to punt for the first time in the very next drive after the Lynx dropped a ball from Settles. The Warriors turned that into another touchdown to take a 49-20 lead.

Settles' threw another interception for a 35-yard pick-six for Hendrix who took a 56-20 lead.

Adam Martinez wasn't about to give up, returning the Hendrix kickoff back for a 100-yard touchdown to end Rhodes' scoring drought.

Hendrix out-scored Rhodes 21-7 in the third quarter.

Ethan Chamberlain scooped up a pass in the back of the end zone and the two-point conversion pass to Micah Moreland was good as Rhodes cut their deficit to 63-35.

Lucas completed a 16-yard touchdown reception to cut Hendrix's lead to 63-42.


Team Totals:
Rhodes totaled 571 yards on offense while Hendrix recorded 616 total offensive yards.

The Lynx rushed for 221 yards. The Warriors rushed for 159 yards. Hendrix converted three interceptions into 136 yards, all by Cory McGnigal. 


Individual Totals:
Settles tallied 489 yards; 321 passing, 168 rushing. He ran for two touchdowns and threw two touchdowns.

Thompson threw for 457 yards including a 70-yard pass completion. 

Josh Lucas tallied two reception touchdowns and recorded the game-high 179 receiving yards.

Jacob Andersen led Rhodes with eight total tackles. Eric Monroe totaled five solo tackles and added an assist.

Trent Holt recorded the other sack for the Lynx for a five-yard loss for Hendrix.


Up Next:
Rhodes will look ahead to Senior Day when they host Austin College at 2 p.m. on November 11th.

Rhodes junior Zac Stuart recorded a tackle for a loss of 18 yards.