Day: November 25, 2018

Albany State opens conference play with win over Central State

Brandon King

  Courtesy of Albany State Athletics:   ALBANY, Ga. – Albany State University opened the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) season with a 79-71 win over Central State University at the Arena on West Campus on Nov. 24. The Golden Rams opened the game with a 22-6 advantage and led by as many as 16 points during the first half. Orion Monford closed the gap in the final minute of the first half to shave Albany State’s lead down to 47-41. Dwight Richards, Jr., cut the game down to two…

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Making Kicks Count: Florida man donates hundreds of sneakers to local children

Brandon King

Since 2005 Jason Roberts has been a collector of Air Jordans and other Nikes and in that time he built a collection that was hundreds of sneakers deep. While renovating his West Palm Beach home a few months back, he had an epiphany while looking at his collection.     “I felt that there are kids out there that can put them to better use to them than I can,” Roberts said. Jason spoke with a coach at Jeaga Middle School in West Palm Beach and asked him if any…

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#1 Valdosta State uses big second half in 66-16 blowout of #4 Bowie State

Brandon King

From bsubulldogs.com:   VALDOSTA, Ga. – Big plays and second half surge leads #1 Valdosta State to 66-16 NCAA Super Region 2 (Second Round) victory over #4 Bowie State. The was Bowie State’s deepest post season run and wraps up the Bulldogs exception season at 10-3. Senior Amir Hall threw for a game-high 287 passing yards, completing 20-of-36 and two touchdowns. Redshirt sophomore Montez Clay and senior Lansana Sesay led all receivers with 92 reception yards each and redshirt senior Gilbert Lunsford accounted for 73 reception yards. Defensively for the…

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Southern defeats Grambling 38-28 in Bayou Classic

Brandon King

NEW ORLEANS, LA. – Two long pass plays in the third quarter proved to be the difference as the Grambling State University football team nearly rallied from an 18-point deficit as the Tigers saw its season come to an end with a 38-28 loss to rival Southern during the 45th Annual Bayou Classic in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Saturday at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. With the victory, Southern earns the SWAC West Division Championship and will meet Alcorn State on Saturday in the 2018 SWAC Football Championship Game…

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