SEARCY, Ark. – D'Vonta Derricott and Bruce Livingston reached double figures in tackles, but the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team (6-5, 6-5 Great American Conference) was unable to solve the high-octane rushing attack or the nation's top-ranked defense in a 42-7 loss to No. 5 Harding (11-0, 11-0 GAC) in Tech's season finale on Saturday.
SCORING PLAYS
Harding 7, Tech 0 – 3:19 1st quarter – Park Parish 28 yd run (Parsley kick) – 1 play, 28 yards, 0:09
Harding 14, Tech 0 – 6:06 2nd quarter – Park Parish 1 yd run (Parsley kick) – 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:35
Harding 21, Tech 0 – 3:21 2nd quarter – Park Parish 64 yd run (Parsley kick) – 2 plays, 77 yards, 0:39
Harding 28, Tech 0 – 0:19 2nd quarter – Daylon Markham 45 yd interception return (Parsley kick)
Harding 35, Tech 0 – 13:46 4th quarter – Michael Latu 15 yd run (Parsley kick) – 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:24
Harding 42, Tech 0 – 7:53 4th quarter – Brandon Gates 6 yd run (Parsley kick) – 8 plays, 45 yards, 4:18
Harding 42, Tech 7 – 0:27 4th quarter – Bruce Livingston 4 yd fumble return (Perez kick)
NOTABLES
Derricott's 11 tackles led all players. Livingston added 10 to go with his touchdown.
The Wonder Boys finished the season in sole possession of sixth place in the Great American Conference after being picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll.
The Wonder Boys concluded the season with a 4-1 home record.
Tech's defense forced six Harding fumbles, recovering four.
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