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31
Edward Waters EWU 0-3 , 0-2
34
Winner Fort Valley St. FVS 2-1 , 2-0
Edward Waters EWU
0-3 , 0-2
31
Final
34
Fort Valley St. FVS
2-1 , 2-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
EWU Edward Waters 8 3 6 14 31
FVS Fort Valley St. 10 7 7 10 34

Game Recap: Football | | Chris Myers

Wildcats Score Game-Winner Quick, Hold off Tigers in Final Seconds

FORT VALLEY, Ga. – The Wildcats made enough plays in the final 92 seconds to claim the 'W' Saturday night. Kelvin Durham engineered a 3-play scoring drive covering 64 yards to push Fort Valley State back on top before holding off a game Edward Waters foe saw the final pass to the endzone fall incomplete for the 34-31 home victory.
 
The Tigers (0-3) answered a Wildcat field goal by driving 68 yards to stun the Wildcat Stadium crowd for a go-ahead touchdown, 31-27, with only 1:37 left to play. But, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, Durham had his own quick-strike magic. After two-straight connections to Corintheus Edmonds covered 46 yards, Durham drilled Fralon Warren over the middle from 18 yards as FVSU retook the lead, 34-31.
 
With 51 seconds, Edward Waters took over on its 41-yardline. The Tigers moved the pigskin to the home 40-yardline, but a Wildcat penalty moved the ball to the 25-yardline with only three seconds left. Quarterback Jyron Russell, who finished with 368 yards passing and 385 yards of total offense, fired to the endzone only to see the pass fall incomplete to end the game with 24 combined fourth-quarter points.
 
After the win, FVSU head coach Shawn Gibbs reaches the 10-win coaching level in 13 games at the helm. The Wildcats move to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the SIAC.
 
Leading the home offense, Durham completed 17 of 30 passes for 252 yards with three scores to one interception. Edmonds accounted for 99 of those yards on four grabs with the night's opening score of nine yards. Warren also had four receptions to cover 34 yards and the game-winning score. Za'tarious Anderson had one catch for 43 yards, while Gentry Sparks pulled in three passes for 38 yards.  Brandon Marshall broke a tackle behind the line, darted through the line and broke off a 43-yard touchdown and Kentrelle Williams added a 10-yard touchdown catch and 35 yards rushing.
 
Dylan Stokes paced the FVSU defense with seven tackles and a breakup. Malik Harp recorded two tackles for loss of his six stops and Marquis Hood posted a sack.
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#10 Cedric Hillsman after a Wildcat stop
 
Edward Waters outgained FVSU for the game, 477-338, but threw two interceptions to the home team's one.
 
FVSU started the night fast as it drove 65 yards on 12 plays on the game's first possession when Durham hit Edmonds from nine yards away. Edward Waters took its first lead five minutes later after it converted a two-point conversion after a score, 8-7. Daniel Gibbs edged FVSU ahead with the first of two field goals coming from 25 yards for a 10-8 tally after 15 minutes.
 
Williams caught the 10-yard scoring strike with under five minutes gone in the second frame and the Tigers booted a short field goal for a 17-11 halftime score.
 
Marshall's tough 43-yard scoring run gave FVSU the largest lead of the night at 24-11.

FVSU will head back on the road next weekend for its longest trip of the season. The Wildcats face the Thorobreds of Kentucky State in a 1 p.m. kick-off in Frankfort, Ky., on Saturday, Sept. 23.
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
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