Saint Paul's 14, Saint Augustine's 9

October 20, 2007

Raleigh, N.C. - The Tigers of Saint Paul's College traveled to Broughton High School, Raleigh, NC to battle the Falcons of Saint Augustine's College Saturday afternoon. The Tigers displayed to the fans who ruled the jungle by defeating the Falcons 14-9.

The Falcons, in a hard fought game drew first blood on a 27 yard field goal by Adison Daniels with 8:41 left in the first quarter.

In the 2nd quarter after a string of interceptions, two thrown by SAC quarterback Kevin Williams both to Brian Dennis of the SPC defense and one thrown by SPC quarterback Walter Virgil to Mark Hall, the Tigers finally strike back. A personal foul called during a short field goal attempt negated three points giving the tigers a first down inside the 5 yard line. Fullback Craig Mangrum then plunged into the end zone from 2 yards out making the score 7-3 after the extra point by Davalos with 6:11 left in the half.

On the ensuing kick off, Richard Boone displayed the true speed of the Falcons with a big 82 yard return to the SPC 10 yard line. Two plays later Arnold Mullins rushed from 9 yards out taking the away from the Tigers. Adison Daniels extra point attempt was blocked making the score, 7-9 in favor of the Falcons.

Following a third quarter plagued with punts and defensive strong holds, the crushing blow was landed by the Tigers mid-way through the fourth quarter. Saint Paul's capitalized on a 16 play, 80 yard drive with a 3 yard touchdown run by Andrew Barlow. The extra was kicked good by Nelson Davalos making the score which ended up being the final, 14-9.

The Tigers used both a hard nose defense and a strong offensive running attack to gain this win game against the Falcons. SPC's defense being lead by Clinton McGee (7 tackles) and Brian Dennis (2 interceptions, 3 tackles) had seven players with at least 5 tackles. The offense for the second week in a row and second time of the season, collectively rushed for at over 150 yards total in the game.

The Tigers will host the Elizabeth City State University Vikings next Saturday, October 27, at Russell Field, Lawrenceville, VA. This will be the last home contest of the season and is recognized as Senior Day. Kick-off is schedule for 1:30p.m.