Stillman 31, Concordia 13

Sept. 9, 2006

SELMA, AL--- Stillman quarterback, Charles McCullum, threw four touchdown passes as the Tigers beat the Concordia College Hornets, 32-13, Saturday evening. Greg Thompson got his first win as Stillman College's head football coach at Memorial Stadium in Selma, AL. With the win Stillman improves to a 1-1 overall record and Concordia falls to 1-2. Thompson earned his 56 career win.

McCullum was 17-28 for 289 yards and completed passes to seven different receivers.

Stillman scored on the first drive of the game. The Tigers capped a 12 play, 55 yard drive with a 27 yard field goal by Petar Obradovic with 8:39 remaining in the first quarter.

The Tigers had their best offensive performance of the season in the second quarter, scoring three touchdowns. Stillman opened the second quarter with an 11 play, 66 yard drive that ended with McCullum's first TD pass of the game. He hooked up with Kenneth Brown for the eight-yard score to give Stillman a 9-0 lead. Obradovic's extra-point kick failed.

"We have to shore up our kicking game," said Thompson.

At the 5:17 mark in the second McCullum completed a 51 yard scoring strike to Daron Clark. Obradovic converted the point-after kick, making the score 16-0. With 31 seconds remaining in the first half Stillman extended its lead to 2-0. McCullum and Marcus Bryant connected for a 62-yard touchdown pass. The play capped a 76 yard drive. Obradovic missed the extra point kick.

Stillman scored only once in the third quarter. On their first drive of the second half Obradovic made a 20 yard field goal at the 11:49 mark. Despite the large deficit the Concordia Hornets continued to fight, scoring two touchdowns. At the 7:59 mark in the third Fernandus Edwards capped an eight play, 76 yard drive with a tough 11 yard run. Harrison Ellison's extra-point kick cut Stillman's lead to 25-7.

Concordia scored its final touchdown of the game with 7:54 remaining. Ken Johnson connected with John Halman for a 16 yard touchdown receptions. Ellison missed the extra-point, making the score 25-13.

With 4:40 remaining in the game Stillman put the game safely out of reach, as McCullum and Bryant hooked up for an 11 yard touchdown strike. Obradovic's kick made the score 32-13.

Through two games McCullum has 544 yards passing and five touchdowns. Concordia's Johnson had a good game as he completed 16 of 25 attempts for 246 yards, a TD and two interceptions.

Johnson also led all rushers with 48 yards on eight attempts. Arthur Harris, in his first start as a tailback, led Stillman with 46 yards on 12 carries. Derrick Rogers led Stillman with five receptions for five yards. Bryant made four receptions for 105 yards and two TDs. Brown made three receptions for 40 yards and a score and Phillip Bryant caught two for 55 yards. Deangelo Surls led Concordia with five receptions for 58 yards.

Harvey Logan recorded a game-high 14 tackles (six solo, eight assisted), two and a half tackles for a loss and a sack. Larry Albert followed with nine tackles and a forced fumble. Brian Witherspoon finished with two interceptions and DreMail Hardin got his second of the season.

Jason Evans led the Hornet defense with eight tackles and David Geeter added six.

Stillman (1-1; 0-1 SIAC) will have a short week. The Tigers will travel to Albany, Georgia to face the Albany State University Golden Rams (1-2; 1-0 SIAC) Thursday, Sept. 14 in SIAC action. The game will be nationally televised on CSTV, Stillman's second nationally broadcast game of the season. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm CST.