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za at allen
49
Winner Fort Valley State FVSU 4-1 , 4-0
21
Allen University AU 3-1
Winner
Fort Valley State FVSU
4-1 , 4-0
49
Final
21
Allen University AU
3-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
FVSU Fort Valley State 21 0 14 14 49
AU Allen University 0 8 13 0 21

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Myers

Wildcats Set Tone Early, Capitalize Late to Defeat Yellow Jackets

BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. – The Wildcats second visit to Westwood High School was as successful as the first. Fort Valley State set the early tone with three touchdowns in the first nine minutes and Kelvin Durham sealed the victory with touchdown passes following the team's third and fourth interceptions for the 49-21 gridiron final over Allen University.
 
Durham and the FVSU offense set the tone from the start. The redshirt sophomore quarterback found Brandon Marshall from 25 yards on the game's opening possession, and he hit Fralon Warren from 20 yards after a home three-and-out for a two-score lead. Kamari Blankumsee picked off Allen's first play of the next possession and returned it 16 yards for a 21-0 margin only 8:48 into the night.
 
The Wildcats had the second half answer each time for the Yellow Jackets. Allen pulled to within 35-21 by the end of the third frame only to see Malik Harp snatch the third FVSU interception and return it 23 yards to the home 11-yardline. Durham connected on his fourth scoring pass, this time to Jaren Lawson, on the second play for a 42-21 score.
 
The Yellow Jackets came right back and drove 75 yards only to see Dylan Stokes pick off the pass in the endzone. On the second visitors play and for the fifth time on the night, Durham threw a pass 20 yards down the right sideline to Warren who outran the defenders to the endzone for the 84-yard final dagger for what would be the 49-21` final tally with 6:10 left to go.
 
With the win, FVSU improved to 4-1 on the season and 4-0 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
 
Leading the offense, Durham had a very efficient night with 22 completions in 31 pass attempts for a season-best 332 yards and five touchdowns without an interception. He also ran four times for another 16 yards.
 
Warren led all Wildcat receivers with 115 yards on three catches with the two touchdowns. Both Corintheus Edmonds and Dejuan Bell totaled 55 yards on three and five grabs. Za'Tarious Anderson (3 rec. for 36 yds) stepped into the endzone from 22 yards for the first second-half touchdown to put FVSU ahead by two scores the rest of the night.
 
Marshall pulled in three passes for 26 yards and ran for another 45 yards on 18 attempts. Kentrelle Williams had the lone rushing score from 23 yards with 2:39 left in the third quarter.
 
FVSU outgained Allen by a 430-420 margin on 17 fewer plays from scrimmage.
 
Defensively, freshman Blankumsee picked off two of the four FVSU interceptions and added four stops. Jaydn Walker paced the unit with 10 tackles and one for loss. Harp produced the key fourth-frame interception to go with eight tackles, one for loss, while Daymon Polite also had eight stops and a breakup.
 
D.J. Wilson and Omarion LaRoach both sacked the Allen quarterback against a unit which had given up only a single sack in the first four games.
 
FVSU returns home next Saturday night, Oct. 7, in a 6 p.m. kick-off. The Wildcats welcome the Tigers of Savannah State to Wildcat Stadium for the Pink Out Breast Cancer Awareness Night.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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