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13
Winner Albany State ASUFB 6-4 , 6-2
7
Fort Valley State FVSU 7-3 , 6-2
Winner
Albany State ASUFB
6-4 , 6-2
13
Final
7
Fort Valley State FVSU
7-3 , 6-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
ASUFB Albany State 0 0 0 13 13
FVSU Fort Valley State 0 7 0 0 7

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Myers

Wildcats Tough Final Three Minutes Gives Golden Rams Fountain City Classic Win

COLUMBUS, Ga. – The Wildcats were having their way with their biggest rival for the entire third quarter and the first half of the final frame, but they had no points to show for it on the scoreboard. Fort Valley State's tough final three minutes gave rival Albany State the late 13-7 victory in the 33rd Annual Fountain City Classic.
 
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Corintheus Edmonds pulls in the late second-quarter TD pass (photo by FVSU grad Kevin Stanley)
In the scoreless late second quarter, Kelvin Durham threw a high-arcing pass down the middle where Corintheus Edmonds gathered it in and stepped into the paydirt for the final paces of the 43-yard touchdown with 36 seconds for what would be a FVSU 7-0 halftime lead.
 
The Wildcat third-quarter effort came up empty on all accounts. After a partially blocked punt on the first ASU possession and an interception on the second, FVSU could not make it a two-score margin as two field goals were called wide from 40 and 37 yards. The Wildcats could not take advantage of another two interceptions of the next three Golden Ram times with the ball as a third field goal attempt was blocked to keep it 7-0 with 10:50 to play.
 
After an ASU punt was downed at the FVSU 5-yardline, the Golden Rams picked off a Durham pass at 13-yardline. On the fourth play ensuing, Jhaydon Sullivan was pushed into the endzone to tie the contest, 7-7, with 4:09 left.
 
On the second FVSU play from its own 11-yardline, Durham was picked off a second time to the 3-yardline. Sullivan scrambled but found room to the left end and put the Golden Rams ahead, 13-7, with 1:27 to go.
 
FVSU worked the ball to the ASU 39-yardline, but no laundry was thrown down the field on 4th-and-4 as Za'Tarious Anderson was interfered with to result in a turnover on downs.
 
FVSU completed its second winning season in as many tries under second-year head coach Shawn Gibbs with a final 7-3 record and 6-2 finish in the SIAC contests.
 
The two SIAC rivals were even on the stats line all afternoon. ASU outgained FVSU, 226-212, but ran eight more plays on the day.
 
Offensively, Durham finished 16 of 32 for 177 yards with the 43-yard score and two interceptions. Edmonds pulled in five of those completions for 82 yards and Anderson four for 54 yards. Brandon Marshall found the sledding tough as he finished with 49 yards rushing on 20 carries and five catches for 36 yards.
 
Jadyn Walker paced the FVSU defense with 10 tackles. Tim Alderman was named the FVSU MVP for the game as he recorded six tackles with two sacks for 12 yards. Kamari Blankumsee and DeMarcus Harris each chipped in seven stops. Daymon Polite, Darnell Stephens and Landon Austin picked off ASU passes.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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