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Bethune Beats Savannah
FAMU Routs NC
Central Leading Up
State Leading Up To
To Homecoming
Homecoming Saturday
Game Saturday
SAVANNAH, GA -- Ake- vious Williams accounted for 233 total yards and three touchdowns -- two rushing and one passing -- as Bethune-Cookman pulled away to a 35-20 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference victory over Savannah State Satur- day night at Ted Wright Sta- dium.
Keavon Mitchell
caught two touchdown passes -- one from Williams and one from David Israel as the Wild- cats (2-3 overall, 1-1 MEAC) snapped a two-game losing streak while denying B-CU grad and former Wildcat Sports Information Director Opio Mashariki a victory in his first game as Savannah State's Interim Athletic Di- rector.
The Wildcat defense held the Tigers (0-4,0-2) to six first down and 131 total yards in the first three quarter as
FAMU WR Chad Hunter had 3 TDs in the game Satur- day in Durham.
DURHAM, NC - (Sept. 29) – The Florida A&M Rattlers (3-2, 2-0 MEAC) reeled off 40 points in the first half for the first time since 1999 and cruised to a 55-14 win over the NCCU Eagles (1-3, 0-1 MEAC).
This marks the first time since 2009 the Rattlers have ended September with a win- ning record.
Wide receiver Chad Hunter had a career game, hauling in three touchdowns to lead the Rattlers in scoring. Hunter finished with 135 yards on seven catches to lead all receivers.
Quarterback Ryan Stan- ley went 13-of-18 for 254 yards and four touchdowns. He hit Marcus Williams for a 43-yard touchdown completion in the first quar- ter to tie the game, following a touchdown reception from Nalil Ramadan to Jordan Freeman with 11:56 remain- ing in the first half.
Yahia Aly kicked a 27- yard field goal with 7:27 re- maining in the first quarter to give FAMU a lead they would not relinquish. Following the field goal, Stanley and Hunter would go to work on NCCU. Hunter hauled in a 28-yard TD from Stanley with 4:53 remaining in the first quarter to give the Rat- tlers a 17-7 lead.
Redshirt freshman quar- terback DJ Phillips came in for Stanley for most of the fourth quarter. He would find the end zone with 8:56 re- maining in the game for his first collegiate touchdown.
The Rattlers prepare for homecoming and another MEAC game as they host the Spartans of Norfolk State University on Oct. 6, with a 4:00 PM kickoff time.
The game will be broad- casted on ESPN3.
Redshirt freshman QB Akevious Williams led his team to victory.
Bethune-Cookman pulled away from a 14-14 first-half
tie.
Tupac Isme's three-
yard run and Mitchell's 11- yarder from Israel in the third quarter helped B-CU take a commanding 35-14 lead.
Williams finished 18 of
25 for 177 yards and one touchdown in the air while rushing for 56 yards and two scores.
Bethune-Cookman ran up 243 total yards of offense the first half and took a 21-14 lead on Williams' 4-yard keeper 14 seconds before halftime.
Tennessee State
Linebacker In Critical
Condition Following Head
Injury Sustained During Game
Tennessee State Univer- sity sophomore linebacker Christion Abercrombie remains in critical condition in Nashville after collapsing during the Tigers’ game against Vanderbilt University Saturday following an appar- ent head injury.
Few details have been re- leased by team officials re- garding the nature of the injury or extent of damage to Abercrombie, an Atlanta native and transfer from the University of Illinois in his first season at Tennessee State.
Abercrombie is the sec- ond HBCU football player in three years to be treated for a serious injury sustained in a
CHRISTION ABERCROMBIE
game against BCS-level com- petition.
In 2015, Southern Univer- sity’s Devon Gales was par- alyzed while blocking during a kickoff return against the University of Georgia.
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