Category: SIAC

Savannah State holds to defeat Kentucky State 21-17

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From the SIAC: FRANKFORT, Ky. – In what’s becoming a season motif, Savannah State football struggled down the stretch against Kentucky State on Saturday, but a heavy-handed first half carried them to yet another Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) victory. The Tigers moved to 4-1 and 3-0 in SIAC play with the 21-17 win over the Thorobreds at Alumni Stadium in Frankfort, Kentucky on Saturday in front of 921 fans. Just like Savannah State’s win over Morehouse College and Benedict College, the final minutes of Saturday’s game were tense. With…

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SIAC Football: Fort Valley defeats Benedict 24-14

Brandon King

From the SIAC: COLUMBIA, S.C. – The game started slowly, but the Wildcats were all business on Saturday afternoon. Fort Valley State took a late-second quarter lead and never gave it up over the final 18-plus minutes on the way for the 24-14 win at Benedict College. Between Tyler Moore kick-starting the FVSU (3-2/1-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference East) defensive efforts and Emmanuel Wilson’s rushing, the Wildcats controlled the play most of the day. Moore swiped a Tigers’ (2-3/0-3 SIAC East) pass and returned it 40 yards down the left sideline for a touchdown…

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SIAC Football: Allen and Edward Waters get first conference wins

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From the SIAC: ALLEN 46, CENTRAL STATE 34GAME STATS | WATCH REPLAYWILBERFORCE, OHIO – Freshman quarterback David Wright recorded season highs in completions (38), attempts (57), yards (455) and touchdowns (4) to power Allen University over Central State University, 46-34, on Saturday afternoon at McPherson Memorial Stadium. Wright connected with six different receivers and rushed for 65 yards on 19 attempts (3.4 avg.) for one touchdown to help AU (3-2) total 616 yards of offense. Freshman wide receiver Jamal Jones finished with a season and game high 172 receiving yards with…

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Albany State thrashes Miles 31-3

Brandon King

 ALB ST 0 14 7 10 31 MILES 3 0 0 0 3 The Albany State Golden Rams remain unbeaten in SIAC play, spanking the Golden Bears of Miles College 31-3. Miles got off to a solid start staking the opening kickoff and then proceeding on a 13-play, 55-yard drive that ended with a 33-yard field goal from Jackson Spradlin to put the Golden Bears up 3-0. Miles would enjoy this lead until early in the second quarter Dionte’ Bronneau connected with Joe Shorter on an 18-yard touchdown pass, completing…

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Albany State destroys Clark-Atlanta 49-0

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ClarkATL 0 0 0 0 0  AlbanySt 14 21 0 14 49 The competitive portion of this game lasted about as long as the hang time of the opening kickoff, as the Albany State Golden Rams laid waste to Clark-Atlanta, 49-0. ASU got right to work on their fist offensive drive, covering 75 yards in 13 plays that ended in a Marcuis Fulks 5- yard touchdown run. Fulks would find the end zone again with 0:45 left in the quarter, this one from 7-yards out to put the rains up…

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Albany State v Clark-Atlanta game preview and predictions

Brandon King

Saturday the Albany State Golden Rams will open up SIAC play when they take the Panthers of Clark-Atlanta University. Both schools are coming into the game off losses , Albany State taking their yearly defeat from Valdosta State and Clark-Atlanta is actually in the throes of a two game losing streak, and seeking to get back to winning ways. In CAU’s two losses to Lane College and Shorter University big quarters in the first halves ( a 21-point first quarter from Lane and a Shorter 21-point second quarter) ultimately proved…

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Week 3 SIAC Footballers of the week

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from the SIAC: D’Vonn Gibbons (Savannah State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while teammate, Mitchell Smiley (Miles) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Kenneth Lockhart (Savannah State) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Keynon Webb (Tuskegee) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – D’Vonn Gibbons, Savannah StateQuarterback  |  6’3  |  Senior  |  Stone Mountain, Ga. Senior quarterback D’Vonn Gibbons was instrumental in Savannah State’s 41-34 win over Benedict this week. With the game tied and 1:24 to play, Gibbons rushed 31-yards on a keeper for the go-ahead touchdown…

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Allen edges by Livingstone 34-32

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From the SIAC: BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — For a consecutive week, Allen University orchestrated a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, this time edging Livingstone, 34-32, on Saturday night at Westwood HS Football Stadium.  Trailing 34-26 with one second remaining in the game, quarterback David Wright III connected with Jamal Jones on a 55-yard pass with Jones tossing a lateral to Shemar Nelson who ran in from two-yards out to even the score at 34 apiece. On the ensuing two-point conversion, Beau Herrington muscled his way into the endzone on the…

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Tennessee State thumps Kentucky State 41-7 in John Merritt Classic

Brandon King

The zero in the win column can finally be removed for Tennessee State and new coach Eddie George got off the schneid in a big way with a dominant 41-7 win over the SIAC’s Kentucky State. The TSU got the memo that their participation was needed in a football game as the 31 points they dropped in the first half eclipsed their offensive output for their first two games combined. In our JMC preview, we were critical of the level or the lack thereof, of TSU quarterback play as none…

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Week 2 SIAC football players of the week

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From the SIAC: ATLANTA, Ga. (September 14, 2021) – Dionte Bonneau (Albany State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while teammate, Kailen Abrams (Central State) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Tuesday. Gabriel Ballinas (Albany State) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Jamal Holloway (Central State) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Dionte Bonneau, Albany StateQuarterback  |  6’1  |  Sophomore  |  Atlanta, Ga. Bonneau led the Rams to a 28-12 victory over the Shorter Hawks. He completed 20-of-27 passes for 278 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. He also led the…

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