FORT VALLEY, Ga. – The Wildcats stumbled late last week, but they look to right the results this weekend. Fort Valley State hits the road for the third time in four weeks and renew its series at Allen University Saturday evening.
After one home game last Saturday, FVSU (1-2/0-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference East) begins its back-to-back trips to the Columbia, S.C. area. The Wildcats starts with a 6 p.m. contest Saturday night, Sept. 25, at Allen University held in Westwood High School field in Blythewood, S.C.
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FVSU at Allen University
Sat., Sept. 25, 6 p.m.
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Wildcats Renew Series After 60 Years
Following 60 years of not meeting, FVSU and Allen renew their gridiron series on Saturday. In fact, the Wildcats seek their first victory in the ninth-game of the series between the SIAC foes. The Yellow Jackets hold a 6-0-2 mark in the meetings, which have not had another edition since the 1961 season.
The series has not happened since the 1961 campaign due to two football interruptions in the Allen program. The Yellow Jackets had two stints of not having football with the first from 1969-2000 and then again from 2006-2017 after a five-year return. Allen brought back football starting in 2018 where it went 0-6, before being 2-5 in 2019 and now 2-1 in the first three weeks of the 2021 season.
With Allen transitioning back into the SIAC, the ninth edition in the series will take place. In the eight previous games with the first being 68 years ago, there was only one final tally of more than 12 points.
1954 – Allen 20, FVSU 14
1955 – Allen 12, FVSU 0
1956 – Allen 6, FVSU 6
1957 – Allen 7, FVSU 0
1958 – Allen 7, FVSU 6
1959 – Allen 6, FVSU 6
1960 – Allen 30, FVSU 0
1961 – Allen 19, FVSU 9
FVSU Outlasted by Lane in Fourth Quarter
For three quarters, the Wildcats seemed to be in control. Lane College picked off two fourth-quarter passes and turned the first into the go-ahead score and sealed its upset football win, 27-24, over Fort Valley State with second with 26 seconds on the clock.
Shemar Bridges and Erron Price paced the FVSU offense with over 100-plus receiving yards apiece. Bridges pulled in 12 passes for 105 yards, while Price had his first surpassing the century mark with 109 yards on 10 catches and a 20-yard touchdown. Jackson completed 29 of 38 passes for 321 yards and two scores to go with three interceptions.
Defensively, Noah Waller led the Wildcats with seven tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss. From the secondary, Zach Anderson, Tyler Moore and Mike Hicks, Jr. posted seven, six and six stops. Antonio Golden and Biron Silas both chipped in five tackles, one sack and a tackle for loss, while Tim Alderman and Caleb Thomas had five tackles as well.
Allen Scores with No Time, Defeated Livingstone
The last game for Allen was not over until the clock struck 0:00. The Yellow Jackets quarterback David Wright hit Shemar Nelson from two yards to tie the game and then running back Beau Herrington rushed in the two-point conversion for the winning points, 34-32.
Herrington posted a solid day with 94 yards rushing on 22 carries, while he pulled in four passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. Wright passed for 200 yards on 12 of 26 attempts for three scores and one interception.
Defensively, Julius Pearson added a sack and a forced fumble as one of four to total seven total tackles.
Wildcats Return to Columbia Next Weekend
FVSU will retun to Columbia, S.C., for the second weekend in a row to start the month of October and open its SIAC East slate of games. The Wildcats play at the Tigers of Benedict College in a 2 p.m. contest on Oct. 2, in a 2 p.m. start.
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