Tulsa Closes Out Spring Season on Saturday Afternoon with 108-Play Scrimmage

4/6/2019 3:12:00 PM | Football

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TULSA, Okla. –– The Tulsa football team put an exclamation point on spring drills Saturday with a 108-play Spring Game at H.A. Chapman Stadium.

It was another solid performance by a veteran defense, while the offensive unit connected on 2 big plays for touchdowns. Seventy-three percent of Tulsa's offense was through the air for a total of 314 yards, while the defense forced five 3-and-outs.

Head Coach Philip Montgomery was pleased with today's scrimmage.

"I thought it was really good give and take on both sides of it. Our defense has been really, really good all spring. It was good to see offensively us come out and hit a couple of explosive plays," said Montgomery. "We've got to be more consistent on both sides of it, but I did see us eliminate some of the mistakes we had last weekend. It was good to see those guys come out and compete like that. Coming out and being healthy, that was the No. 1 goal and I feel like we accomplished that today."

The Tulsa defense forced punts on the first two drives of the spring game before Zach Smith connected with Keylon Stokes on a 60-yard touchdown pass that capped a 4-play, 70-yard drive.

Jacob Rainey's 42-yard field goal put the offense on the board again three drives later.

The offense's final score came on another explosive play as the Smith-Stokes connection hit jackpot again, this time the scoring play covered 63 yards, capping a 63-yard, 3-play drive.

For the day, Smith completed 4-of-8 passes for 133 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Stokes caught 7 passes for 153 yards and 2 scores, both coming from Smith. Seth Boomer completed 12-of-21 passes for 66 yards and Davis Brin was 12-of-25 for 77 yards on the day.

In the run game, Tulsa carried the ball only 24 times today. Last season's tailback duo of Shamari Brooks and Corey Brooks, that combined for over 1,800 rushing yards and 18 TDs, toted the ball only 3 times between them today.

Red-shirt freshman Elijah Lucas ran 13 times for a team-high 37 yards.

Montgomery talked about the offenses ability to connect on a couple of explosive plays in today's game.

"To be able to see it happen in a scrimmage or in a game, that's when it counts. Being able to translate what we have been able to do in practice and being able to put that onto the field and execute it that way, it's good to see. We're continuing to keep growing," said Montgomery. "Our receivers I think are getting better. Obviously, Keenen (Johnson) didn't go today and getting him back will be important, but I thought overall we're doing some things schematically different in our passing game right now and I think that has allowed us to be more productive in our passing game."

Tulsa's defense put six points on the board for the final scoring of the day when Treyvon Reeves took the game's only interception 46 yards for a defensive score.

Montgomery complimented the defense's play today and throughout spring drills.

"I think the guys are flying around and executing what Coach (Joe) Gillespie wants done defensively. I think we're playing at a really high level and we've just got to continue to grow and see the type of progression that we made last year. We've got to do that again," said Montgomery.

Tulsa opens the season on the road in East Lansing, Michigan, against the Michigan State Spartans on Friday, August 30. Tulsa opens the home season on September 14 against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at H.A. Chapman Stadium.

Fans can purchase season tickets online at TulsaHurricane.com or by calling 918.631.GoTU (4688).

SCORING SUMMARY
Keylon Stokes 60 pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)        4 plays, 70 yards
Jacob Rainey 42 FG 12 plays, 68 yards
Keylon Stokes 63 pass from Zach Smith (Rainey kick)        3 plays, 63 yards
Treyvon Reeves 46 INT return

PASSING
Zach Smith, 4-of-8, 133 yards, 2 TD (1 for 60, 1 for 63)
Davis Brin, 12-of-25, 77 yards
Seth Boomer, 12-of-21, 66 yards, 1 INT
Brandon Marquardt, 7-of-12, 38 yards

RUSHING
Elijah Lucas, 13-for-37 yards
Seth Boomer, 3-for-3 yards
Shamari Brooks, 1-for-3 yards
Keylon Stokes, 1-for-3 yards
Corey Taylor II, 2-for-3 yards
TK Wilkerson, 3-for-3 yards
Davis Brin, 1-for-2 yards

RECEIVING
Keylon Stokes, 7-for-153 yards, 2 TD
Joseph Breedlove III, 3-for-28 yards
Malik Jackson, 2-of-26 yards
JuanCarlos Santana, 5-for-23 yards
Josh Stewart, 4-for 20 yards
Sam Crawford, Jr., 3-for-18 yards
Malik Rodgers, 4-for-17 yards
Thomas Bingham, 2-for-16 yards
Cannon Montgomery, 1-for-5 yards
Abe Anderson, 2-for-4 yards
Elijah Lucas, 1-for-3 yards
Imiee Cooksey, 1-for-1 yard

DEFENSE
Allie Green IV, 4 tackles, 1 PBU
Jajuan Blankenship, 3 tackles
Mike Garrett, Jr., 3 tackles
CJ Larry, 3 tackles
TieNeal Martin, 3 tackles
Diamon Cannon, 2 tackles, 1 PBU
Daiquain Jackson, 2 tackles, 1 PBU
Manny Bunch, 2 tackles
Treyvon Reeves, 2 tackles
Justin Wright, 2 tackles
Akayleb Evans, 1 tackle, 1 PBU
Brandon Johnson, 1 tackle, 1 PBU
Bryson Powers, 1 tack, 1 PBU
Kendarin Ray, 1 tackle, 1 PBU
Zaven Collins, 1 tackle
Cooper Edmiston, 1 tackle
Trevis Gipson, 1 tackle
Jett Hendrix, 1 tackle
Connor Kelley, 1 tackle
Mitchell Kulkin, 1 tackle
Grant Sawyer, 1 tackle (sack -5)