Shorter forces 5 turnovers in win over Bears
September 19, 2009
ROME, Ga. – Twelfth-ranked Shorter College ended Saturday’s game with 27 unanswered points to knock off Pikeville College 33-6 at Barron Stadium.
Shorter (2-1) had 227 yards rushing in the win, making up the lion’s share of its 348 yards of total offense. Pikeville struggled offensively for the third time in as many games, finishing with 186 yards of offense. That, combined with five turnovers from the offensive unit, made for a rough afternoon for the guests.
Junior quarterback Ben Williams got the Hawks on the scoreboard with 10 seconds left in the opening period when he hit senior Jordan Hazard from 42 yards out. The PAT field, keeping the score 6-0.
Pikeville (0-3) tied the game early in the second period when freshman quarterback Chase Ellis scored on a one-yard keeper. The score was set up by a 4th-and-11 pass from Ellis to sophomore Bobby Owens that covered 28 yards. Owens made a fantastic diving catch at the one to keep the drive alive and set up the score.
The PAT was blocked to keep the score tied.
Shorter scored two more times before halftime on touchdowns only 59 seconds apart. Sophomore Antwon Appleton scored on a six-yard run before senior linebacker Logan Lollis picked up a fumble and returned it 45 yards for the touchdown. Junior David Guliford made both extra-points to send the teams to the half with Shorter on top 20-6.
The Hawks added scores in each of the final two quarters. Hazard scored them both, the first on a 22-yard run with 5:21 left in the third period and then caught a 60-yard pass from Williams in the fourth to set the final score.
Pikeville had 103 yards on 43 carries in the game, led by freshman Jeremy Mobley’s 77 yards. Shorter was good for 227 yards on 45 carries, with Hazard leading the way with 74 yards on only six rushes.
In the air, two Pikeville quarterbacks combined to go 7-of-17 for 89 yards with two interceptions; Williams was 3-of-7 for 121 and two scores for the Hawks.
Owens led Pikeville receivers with 55 yards on three catches, while Hazard had 102 yards on two catches, both for touchdowns.
Junior Jarvis Griffin led Pikeville tacklers with seven, five being solos. But the highlight of the day for the Bears came early in the second quarter when senior linebacker Kenny Harris recorded the second of his five tackles, passing Justin Gordon as the all-time leader in total tackles in a career at Pikeville College.
Lollis, who had the touchdown on the fumble recovery, had eight tackles to lead the Hawks.
Pikeville will return home next Saturday night to play Kentucky Christian University in a 6 p.m. opening kick from the Hambley Athletics Complex.
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ROME, Ga. – Twelfth-ranked Shorter College ended Saturday’s game with 27 unanswered points to knock off Pikeville College 33-6 at Barron Stadium.
Shorter (2-1) had 227 yards rushing in the win, making up the lion’s share of its 348 yards of total offense. Pikeville struggled offensively for the third time in as many games, finishing with 186 yards of offense. That, combined with five turnovers from the offensive unit, made for a rough afternoon for the guests.
Junior quarterback Ben Williams got the Hawks on the scoreboard with 10 seconds left in the opening period when he hit senior Jordan Hazard from 42 yards out. The PAT field, keeping the score 6-0.
Pikeville (0-3) tied the game early in the second period when freshman quarterback Chase Ellis scored on a one-yard keeper. The score was set up by a 4th-and-11 pass from Ellis to sophomore Bobby Owens that covered 28 yards. Owens made a fantastic diving catch at the one to keep the drive alive and set up the score.
The PAT was blocked to keep the score tied.
Shorter scored two more times before halftime on touchdowns only 59 seconds apart. Sophomore Antwon Appleton scored on a six-yard run before senior linebacker Logan Lollis picked up a fumble and returned it 45 yards for the touchdown. Junior David Guliford made both extra-points to send the teams to the half with Shorter on top 20-6.
The Hawks added scores in each of the final two quarters. Hazard scored them both, the first on a 22-yard run with 5:21 left in the third period and then caught a 60-yard pass from Williams in the fourth to set the final score.
Pikeville had 103 yards on 43 carries in the game, led by freshman Jeremy Mobley’s 77 yards. Shorter was good for 227 yards on 45 carries, with Hazard leading the way with 74 yards on only six rushes.
In the air, two Pikeville quarterbacks combined to go 7-of-17 for 89 yards with two interceptions; Williams was 3-of-7 for 121 and two scores for the Hawks.
Owens led Pikeville receivers with 55 yards on three catches, while Hazard had 102 yards on two catches, both for touchdowns.
Junior Jarvis Griffin led Pikeville tacklers with seven, five being solos. But the highlight of the day for the Bears came early in the second quarter when senior linebacker Kenny Harris recorded the second of his five tackles, passing Justin Gordon as the all-time leader in total tackles in a career at Pikeville College.
Lollis, who had the touchdown on the fumble recovery, had eight tackles to lead the Hawks.
Pikeville will return home next Saturday night to play Kentucky Christian University in a 6 p.m. opening kick from the Hambley Athletics Complex.
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