HOW THEY DID IT - Game Recaps
BCSP No. 1 Delaware State 17, No. 6 South Carolina State 16
Placekicker Peter Gaertner kicked a game-winning 38-yard
field goal with 2.6 seconds left to allow
Delaware State (7-1, 6-0) to escape S. C. State's
homecoming in Orangeburg, S.C. (4-4, 3-2) with
a win. The winning kick came seven plays after DSU's
Ryan Robinson forced a fumble by SCSU QB
Cleveland McCoy at the Bulldog 43 with 2:58 to play that was recovered by
DSU's Ron Spinner. SCSU had dominated play, outgaining the Hornets 418-235 and rushing
for 325 yards, 160 by RB Will Ford and 102
by McCoy. But in four trips to the redzone, SCSU got just
one touchdown, McCoy's 13-yard second quarter run, and three
Stephen Grantham field goals (25, 38, 37). DSU opened the scoring
on Vashon Winton's 13-yard scoring toss to
Shaheer McBride but trailed the Bulldogs 16-7 entering the final period. They
scored early in the fourth quarter to pull within 16-14 as
Adam Shrewsbury capped off an 80-yard drive with a one-yard TD.
No. 2 Grambling State 57, Texas Southern 9
Brandon Landers (13-19-0, 223 yds.)
threw five TD passes, three to senior wideout
Clyde Edwards, as BCSP No. 2 Grambling State
(7-1, 7-0 W) rolled over Texas Southern
(0-8, 0-7). GSU's Frank Warren rushed for 149
yards on 17 carries including a 7-yard run while
Cornelius Walker added 81 yards on nine carries including a 27-yard TD run that
opened the scoring. The G-Men put up 544 yards of offense, 270 rushing and 274 passing.
Edwards three TD receptions gives him 36 for his
career and breaks Scotty Anderson's school
career record of 35.
No. 3 Tuskegee 49, Kentucky State 10
QB Jacary Atkinson (19-26-0, 320 yds.) threw four TD passes, two to Antoine Mitchell, as the Golden Tigers (8-0, 6-0) easily subdued Kentucky State (3-7, 3-4).
Howard 17, No. 4 Norfolk State 10
Howard held the ball for 40 minutes and
held Norfolk State to -15 rushing yards in
handing the Spartans (6-2, 5-1) their first
conference loss. Jarahn Williams caught two TD
passes (17, 40) from Howard QB Brian Johnson
(11-20-0, 196 yards) and John Mendoza added
a 40-yard field goal for the Bison (4-4, 2-3). NSU RB
Darryl Jones, who ran for 256 yards a week earlier, was held to six yards on four carries.
No. 5 Alabama A&M 13, Alabama State 9
RB Ulysses Banks rushed for 132 yards and a TD and PK Jeremy Licea added two field goals as Alabama A&M (7-1, 6-1) held off Alabama State before a season-high crowd of 68,593 at the 66th Magic City Classic at Legion Field in Birmingham. A&M outgained ASU 409-191 yards but needed two fourth quarter interceptions by DB Al Donaldson to subdue the Hornets (4-4, 3-4).
Winston-Salem State 20, No. 7 Hampton 19
Both teams scored three touchdowns but WSSU
(5-3, 5-2) converted one two-point conversion while
Hampton (4-4, 3-3) converted on just one PAT kick and that proved to be the
difference in the battle in Winston-Salem.
Hampton RB Kevin Beverly opened the scoring with
a one-yard first-quarter run and added 3- and 6-yard fourth quarter TDs for the Pirates.
Hampton PK Carlos Turavani missed the first
conversion kick but made the last one. HU QB TJ Mitchell's
pass failed after Beverly's second TD. WSSU QB
Monte Purvis had scoring runs of six and 10
yards and RB Jed Bines was successful on a two-point
conversion following the second. Bines scored from 27 yards out in the
fourth quarter but his two-point try failed. Matt Mitchell's
PAT was blocked following Purvis's second TD run.
No. 8 Jackson State 17, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6
In a defensive struggle, Jackson State (5-3, 5-1) allowed only two John Heflin field goals in downing Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-7, 1-5) and setting up the showdown with Alabama A&M for the SWAC East lead.
No. 10 Albany State 49, Morehouse 25
Albany State (7-2, 5-1) rushed for 275 yards and 5 TDs, 3 from RB Demetrius Johnson, and QB Kisan Flakes (15-18-0) passed for 239 yards and another two scores as the Golden Rams outscored Morehouse (6-3, 3-3). Christopher Sterling (17-33-2) passed for 320 yards and four TDs and ran for one for the Maroon Tigers.
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