Southeastern Louisiana Athletics

HAMMOND – Zeke Jones scored two touchdowns in a brief appearance and freshman Jae Cutno caught a team-high four passes for 78 yards and a touchdown as the Southeastern Louisiana University football team held its first controlled scrimmage on Saturday in Strawberry Stadium.

Tyler Beatty, directing the No. 1 offense, completed 8 of 14 passes for 119 yards while B.J. Young, in charge of the No. 2 offense, went 6-for-9 for 43 yards while scoring on a 3-yard scamper. Ron Walker, a former Archbishop Shaw product and transfer from Northern Illinois, scored on a 91-yard kickoff return.

Jones, a sophomore from Springfield, scored on the first play of the scrimmage against the No. 2 defense as he scored on a 20-yard pass from Beatty during the Lions’ red zone drills. Jones , who gained 14 yards on five carries, added a 2-yard TD in goal-line drills while Sam Fairley added a 3-yard score.

Cutno, a freshman from Central, caught a 19-yard pass from Gavin Webster before the duo combined on a 45-yard scoring pass for the No. 2 offense. Seth Sebastian booted a 47-yard field goal for the Lions while Jake Saltalamacchia converted on field goals of 23 and 20 yards.

Freshman Walter Smith led the defense with a game-high seven tackles and an interception. Zach Albin and Lindsey Leavoy each added five stops for the defense while Luther Chambers and Nathan Clophus each recorded sacks.