Tag: SIAC Football

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 v Miles College preview and prediction

Brandon King

This Saturday the Albany State Golden Rams head to Fairfield, AL to lock-horns with the tiles College Golden Bears. After dropping its first two games to SWAC opponents, a 14-13 overtime loss to Alabama State and 41-24 to Southern, Miles took that frustration out on conference foes defeating Morehouse and Central State by a combined margin of 92-16. Albany State also enters the Game with the sweet smell of victory, a 49-0 dismantling of Clark-Atlanta last week. The Golden Ram defense will have their work ent out for them trying…

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Albany State destroys Clark-Atlanta 49-0

Brandon King

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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Albany State falls to Valdosta State, 21-3

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From VALDOSTA, GA – It was two and a half hours late, but the Albany State (2-1, 0-0 SIAC) verses Valdosta State (3-0, 0-0 GSC) game wasn’t one of those fancy high-scoring games.  Instead it was a gritty battle where the Blazers who had torched their previous two opponents by scoring 50+ points had to earn every yard.  In the end the Blazers would prevail 21-3, but ASU hsowed grit in the rain-drenched game an Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. The Golden Ram defense led the charge.  Brandarious Rawling was disruptive with 14 total…

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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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Savannah State and Lane both get wins in SIAC play

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From the SIAC: SAVANNAH STATE 41, BENEDICT 34GAME STATSSVANNAH, Ga. — Savannah State University handed Benedict College its first loss of the season with a 41-34 win on Saturday night at Theodore A. Wright Stadium. SSU (2-1, 1-0 SIAC) quarterback D’Vonn Gibbons scored on a 31-yard run with 1:25 left and transfer defensive back Le’Vonte Larry came up with an interception in the final minute to help SSU pick up the win in its first conference match-up of the season. Gibbons rushed for a game high 138 yards on 20…

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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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23rd John A. Merritt Classic preview: Tennessee State v Kentucky State

Brandon King

Coach Eddie George and his Tennessee State football looks to get their first win of the season this Saturday when they take on the SIAC’s Kentucky State in the 23rd edition of the John Merritt Classic. The Tigers will face a thoroughbred team that lives up their mascot’s name because just like a thoroughbred, they like to run. In their 20-6 win over Central State at the Classic for Columbus, they ran the ball 51 times for a total of 322 yards, while not completing a single pass( they only…

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