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Albany State heads to Atlanta to face Clark-Atlanta

September 28, 2019September 28, 2019 Brandon King

From asugoldenrams ALBANY, Ga. – The Albany State University Golden Rams football team is set to open its Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play as they face the Panthers of Clark Atlanta University on Saturday afternoon in Panthers Stadium. Kickoff for Saturday’s game is set for 2 p.m. News and Notes The Albany State University Golden Rams football team and the Panthers of Clark Atlanta University will meet for the eighth time on Saturday, September 28th. This game will open up Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play for the Golden Rams. The Golden…

Central State snuffs out Clark Atlanta’s second half comeback attempt, wins 26-19

September 22, 2019September 22, 2019 Brandon King

From clarkatlantasports.com: 26 Central State (1-2) 19 Clark Atlanta (0-3) Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F CSU 9 7 7 3 26 CAU 6 6 7 0 19 Charles Stafford threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as the Clark Atlanta University Panthers fell to Central State University 26-19 Saturday at CAU Panther Stadium. Clark Atlanta (0-3, 0-1 SIAC) chipped away at an 11-point deficit – 23-12 – midway through the third quarter when Stafford threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Drakar Jerry to pull CAU to within four…

Clark-Atlanta University plays host to Bethune-Cookman football team stuck in Atlanta due to Hurricane Dorian

September 4, 2019September 4, 2019 Brandon King

From clarkatlantasports.com : Sunday after the Bethune Cookman University football team defeated Jackson State 36-15 in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge here in Atlanta, the Wildcats expected to head back to their campus in Daytona Beach, Fla. But with Hurricane Dorian churning in the Atlantic Ocean and steaming towards Florida’s east coast, that plan was made impossible. And it left the 125-person traveling party of BCU players, coaches and support staff stuck in in their Atlanta hotel. That’s when a former Clark Atlanta University football player reached out to his alma mater…

Miles Lady Bears beat Clark Atlanta 78-64 for third straight win

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Brandon King

Courtesy of Miles Athletics Miles shot a season-high 53.4 percent from the field as it defeated Clark Atlanta 78-64 in a non-conference affair Thursday night at Knox-Windham Gymnasium. The 78 points tied a season high and the win was the third straight for the Lady Bears (15-8), which swept the season series from the Panthers (6-18). Sakina Wynn scored a career-high 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting and she matched Ashley McCrear’s effort at Fort Valley State in 2017 for the most points by a Lady Bear this decade. She was perfect…

No. 11 Morehouse falls to Clark Atlanta 68-60

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 Brandon King

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta Athletics Every L.S. Epps Gymnsium seat filled, the Mighty Marching Panthers Band playing and the 11th ranked team in the country in Atlanta University Center rival Morehouse College had Clark Atlanta University head basketball coach George Lynch fired up as if he were getting ready to play. It was everything Lynch had heard leading up to his first time coaching in the intense, but respectful, Clark Atlanta-Morehouse rivalry. “I was excited. I wanted to put my uniform on,” Lynch said after Clark Atlanta defeated Morehouse 68-60. “That’s what college…

Albany State defeats Clark Atlanta 62-55

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019 Brandon King

Courtesy of Albany State Athletics ATLANTA, Ga. | Albany State took on Clark Atlanta on Saturday afternoon with second place in the SIAC East Division on the line. The Golden Rams carried a four point lead into halftime and maintained the lead for the first eight minutes of the second half until Clark Atlanta used a 7-0 run to capture their first lead of the game with 11:49 left in the contest. The two teams swapped leads over the next six minutes of game time before Napoleon Harris made a layup…

The 2018 Don Hansen All-Super Region Two Team announced

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 Brandon King

From thesiac.com: BROOKFIELD, Ill. — The Don Hansen Football Committee has released the 2018 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-Super Region Two squad today (Jan. 11). The Don Hansenteam carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen’s Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003. The first-team and second-team All-Region…

Reagan Jackson leads Clark-Atlanta over Spring Hill 76-65

January 3, 2019January 3, 2019 Brandon King

Courtesy of Clark Atlanta Athletics: Reagan Jackson had 22 points, leading three Lady Panthers in double-figures as Clark Atlanta ended 2018 with a 76-65 win over Spring Hill College Monday in L.S. Epps Gymnasium. The win was the second in five games for Clark Atlanta (2-11, 1-4 SIAC) and their first conference win of the season. Spring Hill drops to 5-7 overall, 1-2 in conference play. The Lady Panthers jumped out fast, taking an early lead in the first quarter. But Spring Hill ended the period with a 9-4 run…

Albany State defeats Clark-Atlanta 36-3

October 20, 2018 Brandon King

Returning to the confines of historic Hugh Mills Stadium for the first time in over ten years, Albany State won its fifth game in row by rolling over Clark-Atlanta 36-3 in ASU’s homecoming game. It was the Albany State special teams that got things going for the Golden Rams. A blocked punt on the first possession of the game by Antonio Leroy set the Albany State offense up at the CAU 19 yard line. Two plays for losses pushed ASU back and they ultimately would have to settle for a…

Benedict edges Clark-Atlanta 27-24

October 14, 2018October 14, 2018 Brandon King

(Photo credit Dennis Switzer) From benedicttigers.com: ATLANTA, Ga. – The Benedict College Tigers blocked two field goals in the last 4:34 of the game, including the second one with just 45 seconds left, to hold on to a 27-24 victory over the Clark Atlanta Panthers on Saturday and spoil the Panthers’ Homecoming at Panther Field. Benedict improves to 5-1 overall with its fifth straight win, and 3-0 in the SIAC. Clark Atlanta falls to 2-5 overall and 1-2 in the SIAC. Clark Atlanta had a 21-20 lead at the half,…