Tag: Morehouse College

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 defeats Morehouse 21-15 on Senior Day.

Brandon King

The Albany State Golden Rams picked up their sixth win in their last seven games, with a 21-15 defeat of the Morehouse College Maroon Tigers on Senior Day. From asugoldenrams: Kelias Williams threw for 145 yards, completing 10-of-24 passes, two touchdowns and rushing yards (19). Tracy Scott rushed for 133 yards and Rashad Jordan recorded 54 reception yards. Defensively, Tyler Scott, Malik Barnes and Anthony Harvey paced the Golden Rams with five tackles each. Morehouse (3-6, 1-4 SIAC) was led offensively by quarterback Michael Sims, leading the Maroon Tigers in passing yards (115). Sims completed 15-of-31 passes. Tremell Gooden the…

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Morehouse Men’s Basketball ranked no.25 in NABC Preseason Poll

Brandon King

Courtesy Morehouse Athletics : ATLANTA, Ga. – The Morehouse College basketball team will enter the 2019-20 season ranked as the No. 25 team in the country in the preseason poll release by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) on Tuesday. The Maroon Tigers finished the 2018-19 campaign with a 20-5 overall record and won the SIAC’s regular season title for the second consecutive year. Last season, MHC also earned the highest ranking in school history at No. 3 after starting the season 13-1. Morehouse returns last seasons Newcomer of the…

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Savannah State downs Morehouse 17-10

Brandon King

Courtesy of Savannah State AthleticsATLANTA, Ga. – Savannah State Football picked up their third consecutive win of the 2019 season, beating Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) foe Morehouse College 17-10 at B.T. Harvey Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday in front of 5,000 fans. Historically, SSU ties the record at 15 wins apiece in the team’s 30th meeting. After a thrilling back and forth to open the game, both teams settled into a defensive battle with SSU coming out on top behind a goal-line stand and a fortunate call. Morehouse started…

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Morehouse releases 2019-20 Basketball schedule

Brandon King

From Morehouse Athletics: 2019-20 SCHEDULE ATLANTA, Ga. – Fall is approaching, which means that basketball fans are in luck. The Morehouse College basketball team has announced its 2019-20 schedule. This year, there will be 15 home games and 12 away. The schedule is highlighted by a trip to Winston-Salem, North Carolina as the Maroon Tigers compete in the SIAC-CIAA challenge on November 15-16 against Shaw University and Winston-Salem State University. The Maroon and White tip-off the season with an away exhibition contest against the University of Alabama-Birmingham on Nov. 1. MHC…

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Morehouse gets by Edward Waters 26-20

Brandon King

Via morehouseathletics.com : JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Coming in on a short week and a loss to Alabama A&M, the defense propeled Morehouse to their first victory on the season in a tight contest against Mid-South Conference member Edward Waters, 26-20, in humid Jacksonville, Florida. The Maroon Tigers start the season (1-1, 0-0 SIAC) while the Tigers drop their first game on the 2019 season (0-1, 0-0). The first points in the second half for the Maroon Tigers came off a recovered fumble by Tigers punter Angel Sevier. Linebacker Jonathan Mathis (Stone Mountain, Ga.)…

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Alabama A&M gets by Morehouse 35-30 in HOF Classic

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From cleveland.com : CANTON, Ohio – In a penalty-riddled game, Alabama A&M beat Morehouse College, 35-30, in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in the inaugural Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic. Alabama A&M – guided by quarterback Aqeel Glass – led the entire game until a minute left in the final quarter, when Morehouse running back Santo Dunn leaped high from one yard out to give Morehouse a 30-28 lead. But Alabama A&M drove down quickly, and Glass hit Brian Jenkins, a 5-foot, 8-inch receiver, for the winning…

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Morehouse’s Dunn and Sims named to 2019 Black College Football Player of The Year watch list

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From Morehouse Athletics: ATLANTA  – Morehouse College star running back, Santo Dunn, and quarterback, Michael Sims, have been named to the 2019 Black College Football Player of The Year Award watch list as announced today by the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Dunn who was recently named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) pre-season Player of the Year was the first Maroon Tiger to earn the SIAC Offensive Player of the Year honor since former Morehouse standout, David Carter, won the award in 2010 and 2011. In  2018 the Miami, FL native led…

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No. 11 Morehouse falls to Clark Atlanta 68-60

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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…

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The 2018 Don Hansen All-Super Region Two Team announced

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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…

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