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The Augusta News-Review October 29,1983
Florida A&M hands S.C. State its second loss
TALLAHASSEE, FL
Florida A&M turned
two fourth quarter
blocked punts into ten
points enroute to a 17-14
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come-from-behind win
over South Carolina State
last Saturday.
Trailing 14-7 with over
11 minutes to play, the
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Rattlers* R.C. Eason
broke through to block
an Alonzo Braddy punt
at the State 22. The ball
rolled into the end zone
and Todd Campbell
recovered it for a Florida
A&M score. Maurice
Freeman’s PAT tied the
contest at 14-all at the
11:29 mark.
On the Bulldogs’ next
possession, the drive
stalled at their own 31
and State was forced to
punt. The Florida A&M
defense broke through
again to smother Brad
dy’s punt—this time by
Gary Shipman. The Rat
tlers recovered at the
Bulldog 18 with just over
10 minutes left. After an
incomplete pass and two
running plays netted only
six yards, Freeman came
on for the field goal and
split the uprights from 28
yards away for a 17-14
Rattler lead which State
was unable to overcome.
Florida A&M
dominated the first half,
limiting the Bulldogs to
just 56 yards total offense
in the first two quarters
and took a 7-0 lead into
the locker room on the
basis of Ray Alexander’s
53-yard touchdown
reception from Anthony
Thornton with 4:30 left in
the half.
The Bulldogs came
roaring in the second
half. State took the
second half kickoff and
marched 71 yards in 13
plays with Steve Cobb
going in from the two on
fourth down. Gardner’s
PAT with 9:07 left in the
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third knotted the contest
at 7.
Cobb scored his second
score for the Bulldogs on
State’s next possession
when he culminated a 52-
yard, 11-play drive with a
one yard plunge at 4-40
of the period. Gardner
gave the Bulldogs a 14-7
lead with the PAT.
Strong safety Barney
Bussey put the Bulldogs
in business minutes later
when he stepped in front
of Alexander to pick off
Thornton’s pass at the
Rattler 30 which he
returned to the 22.
The drive bogged down
as two rushes and an in
completion resulted in
minus yards. Gardner
came on for the field goal
which would have given
State a 17-14 lead but it
was off the mark.
The Bulldog defense
held and forced a Rattler
punt but State was unable
to put to drive together
setting the stage for the
heroics by the Florida
A&M special teams.
The loss was the second
of the year for State
which slipped to 6-2 on
the year. The Bulldogs
were ranked fifth
nationally in Division l-
AA going into the con
test.
Florida A&M, which
had lost three straight
contests to State by a
total of five points, im
proved to 4-3 with the
victory.
The game did not
count in the Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference
standings because of san
ctions passed by the
league against* the Rat
tlers for violating a con
ference regulation when
they failed to schedule
Bethune-Cookman.
The Bulldogs are idle
next week but resume ac
tion Nov. 5 when they
host Bethune-Cookman.
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by George Bailey JKKK
Glenn Hills
rolls on
When any team enters
the season of any sport,
one objective might be to
go undefeated.
When your team is
capable of doing that, oc
casionally you’re going to
meet a team with the
same objective in mind.
Such will be the case
this weekend when Glenn
Hills takes on Thomson
High in a battle of the
undefeated teams. Last
week the Spartans of
Glenn Hills High were in
volved in such a contest.
The Spartans handed Ef
fingham County its first
loss of the season by a 19-
0 score, while Thomson
was easily disposing of
Waynesboro by a score of
38-0.
Glenn Hills High
School is one of the best
teams I have seen in a
long time. If you’ve
heard the old saying, “So
goes the quarterback, so
goes the team,’’ then the
Spartans have reason to
be undefeated at this
point.
Kenny Bullock is one
of the best. He can throw
short or long; he’s a
threat with the run, and
he can keep the defense
guessing with his Hudini
like fakes. Bullock is a
field general; he never
seems to lose his com
posure. He’s as cool as
one needs to be under
pressure.
However, a quarter
back can only be as good
as his receivers. Glenn
Hills has a host of them:
Calvin Tanksley, Tony
Belser, Robert Clay, and
Kenny Brown.
Sometimes I wonder if
every player who is not a
linesmen has caught a
pass.
Speaking of the men on
the line. The Spartans’
offensive line has been
held together by senior
Calvin Ghant. The defen
se has been led by junior
Tony Robinson. Others
like Jimmy Taylor, Eric
Pugh, Daniel Ross, Keith
Burley, and Kenny
Brown have been out
standing.
While Bullock and
Mike Stephenson, who
would probably be
playing first string
anywhere else, are
leading the air attacks,
William O’Bannon,
Kevin Miller, Belser, and
Clay are leading the
ground attack.
This Saturday, at
Lumpkin Road Stadium,
Glenn Hills must prove
themselves again. It’s a
big game for both teams,
and it’s going to be a
good one. I don’t know
about you, but I’m going
to be there.