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The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com
Sunday, November 18, 2018 3B
TOP 25 SCOREBOARD
CLEMSON 35, DUKE 6
Ohio State escapes OT
scare against Maryland
Ohio State went to overtime to avoid one of
the most stunning upsets of the season, beating
Maryland 52-51 on Saturday when the Terra
pins failed to convert a 2-point conversion after
matching the Buckeyes’ touchdown in the first
extra period.
Favored by 14 '/ 2 points, No. 8 Ohio State (10-1,
7-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) trailed by two touch
downs in the third quarter and 45-38 with under
two minutes left before rallying.
After a 5-yard touchdown run by Dwayne
Haskins gave the Buckeyes the lead to start
overtime, Tayon Fleet-Davis scored to get the
Terrapins within a point. Interim coach Matt
Canada decided to end it right there, going for
2, but Tyrrell Pigrome’s pass to Jeshaun Jones
was off target.
The Buckeyes stayed in the hunt for the Big
Ten title and a spot in the College Football Play
off. They finish the regular season next week in
a game against Michigan that will decide the Big
Ten East winner.
The Buckeyes never led until overtime
against the upstart Terrapins (5-6,3-5). Haskins
ran for three touchdowns and was 28 for 38 for
405 yards and three TDs.
Alabama rides strong finish to
dominating win over The Citadel
Tua Tagovailoa passed for 340 yards and
three touchdowns, but Alabama struggled for
30-plus minutes before putting away The Citadel.
The Crimson Tide (11-0) went into halftime
tied at 10 with the FCS Bulldogs (4-6). Alabama
scored two touchdowns in a 12-second span on its
way to a 27-point third quarter.
Tagovailoa completed 18 of 22 passes in three
quarters, including touchdown strikes of 21 and
5 yards to Jaylen Waddle and a 68-yarder to tight
end Irv Smith Jr. Tagovailoa broke AJ McCar-
ron’s school single-season record of 30 touch
down passes, reaching 31.
Ga. State falls in
rout to App State
BOONE, N.C. — Zac Thomas was 20 of 24 for
282 yards, three touchdowns and no intercep
tions to help Appalachian State beat Georgia
State 45-17 on Saturday.
The Mountaineers (8-2, 6-1 Sun Belt Confer
ence) won their third straight and kept their
hopes alive to win a share of the East Division
title, closing the season next Saturday against
Troy, which is 7-0 in conference play.
Darrynton Evans ran 15 times for 127 yards
and a touchdown and Corey Sutton caught four
passes for 101 yards and a score.
App State outgained the Panthers 524-329, had
no penalties and converted all three of its fourth
down attempts.
Dan Ellington passed for 132 yards, a touch
down and two interceptions and ran 19 times for
113 yards for Georgia State (2-9,1-6).
Georgia State scored a touchdown on the
opening possession. App State then scored 31
straight and outscored the Panthers 45-3 before
Georgia State capped the scoring with another
TD.
Associated Press
Tigers keep rolling
RICHARD SHIRO I Associated Press
Clemson’s Derion Kendrick (10) hurdles Duke’s Chris Rumph II (96) on a kickoff return as Jarrett
Garner reaches for him during the game Saturday in Clemson, S.C.
Clemson stays undefeated with win against Duke
BY JEFFREY COLLINS
Associated Press
CLEMSON, S.C. — Trevor
Lawrence was 21 for 38 for
251 yards and two touch
downs and No. 2 Clemson
overcame a slow start to beat
Duke 35-6 on Saturday night
to finish a perfect Atlantic
Coast Conference season.
Clemson (11-0, 8-0) fell
behind 6-0 early. Lawrence
was 0 for 7 on third downs in
the first half and the Travis
Etienne ran for just 4 yards
as the Tigers led 14-6 at the
break.
But Etienne ran for 77
yards on four carries in the
second half with touchdowns
runs of 27 and 29 yards, and
Lawrence broke it open with
a 10-yard TD pass to T.J.
Chase early in the fourth
quarter — his final play in
another Clemson blowout.
Daniel Jones was 24 of 43
for 158 yards for Duke (7-4,
3-4). Collin Wareham made
field goals of 32 and 34 yards,
but missed a 42-yarder mid
way through the third quar
ter after Duke put together a
13-play drive.
The Blue Devils had 127
yards in the first quarter,
then only 135 yards the rest
of the game.
Clemson had four sacks,
keeping the Tigers among the
national leaders.
The Tigers may have a big
injury to overcome in their
playoff push. Senior Hunter
Renfrow, whose catch in
2016 won the national title for
Clemson over Alabama, left
the game in the first quarter
after setting a team record
catching a pass in his 39th
straight game. There was
no immediate update on the
senior’s injury.
THE TAKEAWAY
Clemson: The no-drama
Tigers keep taking care of
business after turning the
offense over to Lawrence.
Since the 27-23 win over
Syracuse in Lawrence’s first
start, Clemson has outscored
its opponents by an average
of 42 points in the past six
games. Clemson also finished
8-0 in the ACC for the second
time in four seasons — the
only times they’ve been 8-0
since the league’s 1992 expan
sion. Florida State has done it
nine times, but not since the
Tigers took control of the
league with the first of their
three straight ACC titles.
Kennesaw State wins 50T thriller
ATLANTA —
Darnell Holland
scored on a 13-yard
run in the fifth over
time before Bryson
Armstrong ended
the marathon with
an interception and
Kennesaw State
edged Jackson
ville State 60-52 on
Saturday in a meet
ing of FCS power
houses at SunTrust
Park, home of the
Atlanta Braves.
Chandler Burks’
1-yard touchdown
to tie the game at
24 with 1:25 left in
regulation came on
a 12-play drive after
a 45-yard Jackson
ville State field-goal
attempt came up
short with over six
minutes left.
Burks had TD runs
in the second and
fourth overtimes and
a 25-yard scoring
pass to TJ Reed in
the third.
The Owls (10-1),
ranked second in
the coaches poll and
champions of the Big
South, won their 10th
straight game with
their victory over
the seventh-ranked
Gamecocks (8-3), the
Ohio Valley champs.
Top 25 results
No. 1 Alabama (11-0) beat The Citadel 50-17. Next:
vs. Auburn, Saturday.
No. 2 Clemson (10-0) beat Duke 35-6. Next: vs.
South Carolina, Saturday.
No. 3 Notre Dame (11-0) beat No. 12 Syracuse
36-3. Next: at Southern Cal, Saturday.
No. 4 Michigan (10-1) beat Indiana 31-20. Next: at
No. 9 Ohio State, Saturday.
No. 5 Georgia (10-1) beat UMass 66-27. Next: vs.
Georgia Tech, Saturday.
No. 6 Oklahoma (9-1) vs. Kansas. Next: at No. 7
West Virginia, Friday.
No. 7 West Virginia (8-2) lost to Oklahoma State
45-41. Next: vs. No. 6 Oklahoma, Friday.
No. 8 Washington State (9-1) vs. Arizona. Next: vs.
No. 17 Washington, Friday.
No. 9 Ohio State (10-1) beat Maryland 52-51, OT.
Next: vs. No. 4 Michigan, Saturday.
No. 10 LSU (8-2) beat Rice 42-10. Next: at Texas
A&M, Saturday.
No. 11 UCF (9-0) vs. No. 19 Cincinnati. Next: at
South Florida, Friday.
No. 12 Syracuse (8-3) lost to No. 3 Notre Dame
36-3. Next: at No. 22 Boston College, Saturday.
No. 13 Texas (7-3) vs. No. 18 Iowa State. Next: at
Kansas, Friday.
No. 14 Utah State (10-1) beat Colorado State
29-24. Next: at No. 23 Boise State, Saturday.
No. 15 Florida (8-3) beat Idaho 63-10. Next: at
Florida State, Saturday.
No. 16 Penn State (8-3) beat Rutgers 20-7. Next:
vs. Maryland, Saturday.
No. 17 Washington (8-3) beat Oregon State 42-23.
Next: at No. 8 Washington State, Friday.
No. 18 Iowa State (6-3) at No. 13 Texas. Next: vs.
Kansas State, Saturday.
No. 19 Cincinnati (9-1) at No. 11 UCF. Next: vs. East
Carolina, Friday.
No. 20 Kentucky (8-3) beat Middle Tennessee
34-23. Next: at Louisville, Saturday.
No. 21 Utah (8-3) beat Colorado 30-7. Next: vs.
BYU, Saturday.
No. 22 Boston College (7-4) lost to Florida State
22-21. Next: vs. No. 12 Syracuse, Saturday.
No. 23 Boise State (9-2) beat New Mexico 45-14,
Friday. Next: vs. No. 14 Utah State, Saturday.
No. 24 Northwestern (7-4) beat Minnesota 24-14.
Next: vs. Illinois, Saturday.
No. 25 Mississippi State (7-4) beat Arkansas 52-6.
Next: at Mississippi, Thursday.
Associated Press
Conference Glance
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Division
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Clemson 8 0 378 93 10 0 495133
Syracuse 5 2 276 203 8 3 447 312
NC State 4 3 233 201 7 3 335 241
Boston College 4 3 188166 7 4 363266
Florida St. 3 5 163 250 5 6 249 337
Wake Forest 2 5 174 275 5 6 331 392
Louisville 0 8 162 398 2 9 227 473
Coastal Division
Conference All Games
W
L
PF PA
W
L
PF PA
Pittsburgh
6
1
266187
7
4
333 309
Georgia Tech
5
3
264 236
7
4
406 302
Virginia
4
3
163139
7
4
311 227
Duke
3
4
169 209
7
3
319 270
Miami
3
4
173141
6
5
347 215
Virginia Tech
3
4
162 206
4
6
282 317
North Carolina
1
6
188 255
2
8
273 346
Saturday’s Games
Pittsburgh 34, Wake Forest 13
NC State 52, Louisville 10
Notre Dame 36, Syracuse 3
North Carolina 49, W. Carolina 26
Miami 38, Virginia Tech 14
Georgia Tech 30, Virginia 27, OT
Florida St. 22, Boston College 21
Clemson 35, Duke 6
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
East
Conference
All Games
W
L
PF PA
W
L
PF PA
Georgia
7
1
276151
10 1
436185
Florida
5
3
209 205
8
3
373 231
Kentucky
5
3
146132
8
3
263185
South Carolina 4
4
230 243
6
4
328 267
Missouri
3
4
209196
7
4
405 293
Tennessee
2
5
149 251
5
6
260 297
Vanderbilt
1
5
134193
4
6
258 259
West
Conference
All Games
W
L
PF PA
W
L
PF PA
Alabama
7
0
322 92
11
0
536144
LSU
5
2
165129
9
2
309177
Texas A&M
4
3
209199
7
4
342 244
Auburn
3
4
157145
7
4
318183
Mississippi St 3
4
119112
7
4
314141
Mississippi
1
5
144 257
5
5
375 363
Arkansas
0
7
138 281
2
9
260 379
Saturday’s Games
Florida 63, Idaho 10
Alabama 50, The Citadel 17
Kentucky 34, Middle Tennessee 23
Mississippi St. 52, Arkansas 6
Missouri 50, Tennessee 17
Auburn 53, Liberty 0
Georgia 66, UMass 27
Texas A&M 41,UAB 20
LSU 42, Rice 10
South Carolina 49, Chattanooga 9
Mississippi at Vanderbilt, Late
Associated Press
GEORGIA
■ Continued from 1B
lasting no more than four
plays. Starter Jake Fromm
and Fields shared time at
quarterback as the Bulldogs
avoided looking ahead to next
week’s state rivalry game
against Georgia Tech or the
Dec. 1 Southeastern Confer
ence championship game
against No. 1 Alabama.
The Bulldogs led UMass
(4-8) 42-13 at halftime.
“They’re fast and they’re
big and the smallest mistake
they will capitalize on and take
advantage of it,” said UMass
linebacker Bryton Barr.
Highlights for the Minute-
men were Andy Isabella’s sec
ond-half touchdown catches
of 75 and 45 yards from Ross
Comis. Isabella, one of the
nation’s leading receivers,
capped his career with 15
catches for 219 yards and two
touchdowns.
Isabella set school records
with 102 catches for 1,698
yards this season.
Georgia scored touchdowns
on seven of its first eight pos
sessions. The one exception
was Terry Godwin’s lost fum
ble attempting to field a punt
in the first quarter. Joseph
Norwood recovered at the
Georgia 16 to set up the lone
touchdown of the half for the
Minutemen, a 5-yard run by
Marquis Young.
Finally, with 9:58 remaining
in the third quarter, the Geor
gia offense was stopped short
of the end zone when Rodrigo
Blankenship kicked a 40-yard
field goal.
Otherwise, it was a produc
tive half for Fields, Simmons
and the Bulldogs. Simmons’
49-yard run around right end
capped Georgia’s three-play
touchdown drive to open
the game. Simmons added a
71-yard scoring catch from
Jake Fromm early in the sec
ond quarter.
Fromm was 5-for-5 pass
ing for 106 yards and a
touchdown.
Third-string quarterback
Matthew Downing took over
for Georgia to open the fourth
quarter.
THE TAKEAWAY
Georgia: Fields continued
to emerge in a more promi
nent role for Georgia. Known
more for his running earlier
this season, Fields showed
impressive touch on deep
passes, including his 57-yarder
for a touchdown caught in
stride by Mecole Hardman .
“He’s getting better with his
vision down the field,” said
Smart of Fields, who also
threw an 11-yard scoring pass
to Riley Ridley.
UMass: Isabella, a semifi
nalist to win the Biletnikoff
Award given to the nation’s top
receiver, left a strong impres
sion on the Bulldogs. Even
when matched against Geor
gia’s top cover cornerback,
Deandre Baker, Isabella was
difficult to defend.
No. 5 Georgia 66, UMass 27
UMass 7 6 7 7—27
Georgia 14 28 17 7—66
First Quarter
UGA—Simmons 49 run (Blankenship kick), 13:01
UGA—Holyfield 5 run (Blankenship kick), 6:24
UMASS—M.Young 5 run (Garcia kick), 1:59
Second Quarter
UGA—Ridley 11 pass from Fields (Blankenship kick), 13:55
UGA—Simmons 71 pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:27
UMASS—FG Garcia 34,7:19
UGA—Fields 3 run (Blankenship kick), 6:13
UGA—Hardman 57 pass from Fields (Blankenship kick), 2:22
UMASS—FG Garcia 32, :00
Third Quarter
UGA—Cook 26 run (Blankenship kick), 12:38
UGA—FG Blankenship 40,9:58
UGA—Herrien 6 run (Blankenship kick), :01
UMASS—Isabella 75 pass from Comis (Garcia kick), :00
Fourth Quarter
UGA—Cook 27 run (Blankenship kick), 10:50
UMASS—Isabella 45 pass from Comis (Garcia kick), 8:55
UMASS
UGA
First downs
16
30
Rushes-yards
22-103
43-428
Passing
287
275
Comp-Att-Int
24-32-1
14-17-0
Return Yards
20
86
Punts-Avg.
6-35.66
0-null
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-1
Penalties-Yards
7-59
2-20
Time of Possession
25:49
34:11
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—UMass, Dingle 1-42, M.Young 7-32, Fredericks 5-19, Isabella
2-10, Curtis 1-3, Comis 6-(minus 3). Georgia, Fields 7-100, Cook 3-76, Herrien
6-53, Holyfield 6-50, Simmons 1-49, Swift 9-49, Donald-Mclntyre 4-14,
Robertson 1-12, Downing 2-11, Hudson 2-9, Erdman 1-7, Tidwell 1-(minus 2).
PASSING—UMass, Curtis 1-1-0-9, Comis 23-31-1-278. Georgia, Fromm 5-5-
0-106, Fields 5-8-0-121, Downing 4-4-0-48.
RECEIVING—UMass, Isabella 15-219, M.Young 3-13, Emilus 2-24, Fredericks
2-15, Simon 1-12, Palmer 1-4. Georgia, Hardman 3-68, Simmons 2-81, Godwin
2-16, Nauta 1-54, Cook 1-23, Hudson 1-15, Blount 1-12, Ridley 1-11, Erdman
1-(minus 2), Crumpton 1-(minus 3).
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
TECH
■ Continued from 1B
connected with the ball.
The Yellow Jackets (7-4,5-3
Atlantic Coast Conference)
clinched a winning season,
quite a comeback from a 1-3
start.
Coach Paul Johnson cred
ited his seniors, who were hon
ored before their final game at
Bobby Dodd Stadium.
“They did a great job of
keeping this team together,”
Johnson said.
Virginia (7-4,4-3) was elimi
nated from the ACC Coastal
Division race before it even
took the field. Pittsburgh
clinched a spot in the league
championship game with its
34-13 victory at Wake Forest.
Georgia Tech only com
pounded the Cavaliers’
misery.
“It hurts,” Virginia receiver
Olamide Zaccheaus said.
“This is real tough.”
Brad Stewart stretched out
as far as he could to haul in
Georgia Tech’s lone comple
tion, a 37-yard pass from
TaQuon Marshall on third
down to set up Wells’ go-ahead
kick near the end of regula
tion. Stewart escaped corner-
back Bryce Hall with a double
move, leaped for a ball that
appeared overthrown, and
managed to hang on while
crashing to the turf.
“That was my last catch
ever at Bobby Dodd,” Stewart
said. “How crazy is that?”
Then Wells won it in over
time — not bad for a walk-on
who only took over the kick
ing job after two other kickers
failed to hold down the job.
Virginia quarterback
Bryce Perkins completed 21
of 26 passes for 217 yards,
and also led the Cavaliers in
rushing with 73 yards despite
an injured left ankle that
occurred when he was sacked
for a safety in the first half. He
was helped off the field by two
teammates but missed only
one series.
While Perkins was out,
freshman Brennan Arm
strong guided the Cavaliers to
a touchdown in only the third
career appearance. He threw
a short pass near the sideline
to Joe Reed, who shook off
a defender and raced for a
56-yard touchdown.
THE TAKEAWAY
Georgia Tech: A gutsy
performance by a team that
seemed headed for a dismal
season, but has now put itself
in decent position when bowl
invitations go out.
Virginia: A brutal loss for
the Cavaliers, who not only
surrendered a safety and a
special teams touchdown but
also botched a punt return
when the ball hit a Cavaliers
player in the back while he
was trying to get out of the
way. The Yellow Jackets
recovered the fumble.
Georgia Tech 30, Virginia 27 OT
Virginia 14 7 0 6 0—27
Georgia Tech 13 3 0 11 3—30
First Quarter
GT—FG Wells 28,10:38
UVA—Dubois 13 pass from Perkins (Delaney kick), 6:49
GT—safety, 3:24
GT—J.Thomas 77 kickoff return (T.Marshall run), 3:13
UVA—J.Reed 56 pass from Armstrong (Delaney kick), :37
Second Quarter
GT—FG Wells 28,10:38
UVA—Perkins 9 run (Delaney kick), 3:03
Fourth Quarter
GT—Howard 3 run (Lynch run), 12:30
UVA—FG Delaney 31,4:31
GT—FG Wells 48,1:04
UVA—FG Delaney 32, :01
First Overtime
GT—FG Wells 40, :00
UVA
GT
First downs
25
14
Rushes-yards
33-130
52-268
Passing
273
37
Comp-Att-Int
22-28-0
1-8-0
Return Yards
123
77
Punts-Avg.
2-45.0
3-46.33
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
0-0
Penalties-Yards
4-35
3-25
Time of Possession
28:46
31:14
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Virginia, Perkins 16-73, Ellis 12-33, Armstrong 2-13, Atkins 1-7,
Zaccheaus 1-4, Sharp 1-0. Georgia Tech, T.Marshall 15-107, Howard 11-43,
Searcy 1-33, Cottrell 6-31, T.Oliver 9-27, Lynch 6-15, Mason 3-9, Camp 1-3.
PASSING—Virginia, Armstrong 1-2-0-56, Perkins 21-26-0-217. Georgia Tech,
T.Marshall 1-8-0-37.
RECEIVING—Virginia, Zaccheaus 10-96, Dubois 5-46, Jana 3-32, J.Reed
2-78, Butts 2-21. Georgia Tech, Stewart 1-37.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—Virginia, Delaney 35.
Scores
EAST
Albany (NY) 25, Stony Brook 23
Army 28, Colgate 14
Columbia 24, Cornell 21
Dartmouth 49, Brown 7
Duquesne 38, CCSU 31
Fordham 17, Bucknell 14
Harvard 45, Yale 27
Holy Cross 32, Georgetown 31
James Madison 38,Towson 17
Lehigh 34, Lafayette 3
Maine 27, Elon 26
Navy 37, Tulsa 29
Notre Dame 36, Syracuse 3
Penn St. 20, Rutgers 7
Princeton 42, Penn 14
Rhode Island 24, New Hampshire 21
Sacred Heart 13, St. Francis (Pa.) 7
San Diego 31, Marist 14
Temple 27, South Florida 17
Villanova 42, Delaware 21
Wagner 41, Robert Morris 7
SOUTH
Alabama 50, The Citadel 17
Alabama A&M 42, MVSU14
Alcorn St. 24, Jackson St. 3
Appalachian St. 45, Georgia St. 17
Auburn 53, Liberty 0
Austin Peay 48, Murray St. 23
Bethune-Cookman 33, Florida A&M 19
Bryant 56, Howard 55
Charleston Southern 12, Campbell 7
Davidson 41, Butler 38
Delaware St. 41, Va. Lynchburg 7
Drake 43, Morehead St. 6
E. Kentucky 37, Tennessee Tech 6
FIU 42, Charlotte 35
Florida 63, Idaho 10
Florida St. 22, Boston College 21
Furman 35, Mercer 30
Georgia 66, UMass 27
Georgia Southern 41, Coastal Carolina 17
Georgia Tech 30, Virginia 27, OT
Hampton 44, St. Andrews 17
Kennesaw St. 60, Jacksonville St. 52,50T
Kentucky 34, Middle Tennessee 23
Lamar 21, McNeese St. 17
Louisiana-Lafayette 48, South Alabama 38
Marshall 23, UTSA 0
Miami 38, Virginia Tech 14
Mississippi St. 52, Arkansas 6
Missouri 50, Tennessee 17
Monmouth (NJ) 56, Gardner-Webb 42
Morgan St. 44, Norfolk St. 27
NC A&T 45, NC Central 0
NC State 52, Louisville 10
North Carolina 49, W. Carolina 26
Ohio St. 52, Maryland 51, OT
FAR WEST
Montana St. 29, Montana 25
N. Arizona 31, North Dakota 16
Nevada 21, San Jose St. 12
UC Davis 56, Sacramento St. 13
UCLA 34, Southern Cal 27
Utah 30, Colorado 7
SOUTHWEST
Arkansas St. 31, Louisiana-Monroe 17
Cent. Arkansas 16, Abilene Christian 7
Oklahoma St. 45, West Virginia 41
Prairie View 66, Alabama St. 13
Sam Houston St. 42, Houston Baptist 20
MIDWEST
Bowling Green 21, Akron 6
Dayton 34, Jacksonville 7
Illinois St. 35, Youngstown St. 28
Indiana St. 15, W. Illinois 13
Iowa 63, Illinois 0
Kansas St. 21, Texas Tech 6
Michigan 31, Indiana 20
N. Dakota St. 65, S. Illinois 17
N. Iowa 37, Missouri St. 0
Nebraska 9, Michigan St. 6
Northwestern 24, Minnesota 14
S. Dakota St. 49, South Dakota 27
SE Missouri 38, E. Illinois 32
Wisconsin 47, Purdue 44,30T
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