In a thriller at the Nathaniel Glover Community Field & Stadium, the Albany State Golden Rams were defeated (31-27) by the Edward Waters University Tigers on Saturday evening in Jacksonville, Florida.
With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (4-4) overall and (4-2) in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association while the Tigers improved to (5-3) overall and (5-2) in the conference.
First Quarter
Johnny Jones caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Jyron Russell to give the Tigers a (7-0) lead. The point after attempt was good. The drive covered 72 yards in 7 plays. The time of possession was 2:55.
Dionte Bonneau scored on a 1-yard run to tie the score (7-7). The point after attempt was good. The drive covered 56 yards on 6 plays. The time of possession was 1:38.
The Golden Rams went up (9-7) after the Tigers snapped the ball into the end zone with 8:27 left in the 1st quarter.
Frederick Gaines scored on a 3-yard run to extend the Golden Rams lead to (17-7). The two point attempt was good for the Golden Rams. The drive covered 43-yards in 9 plays. The time of possession was 4:22.
Second Quarter
Frederick Gaines scored on a 17-yard touchdown run to extend the Golden Rams lead to (24-7). The point after attempt was good. The drive covered 77 yards in 8 plays. The time of possession was 4:56.
Late in the 2
nd quarter, the Tigers would score again with 37 seconds left in the 2
nd quarter to cut the Golden Rams lead to (24-14) at the half.
Third Quarter
Irving Friedman connected on a 22-yard field goal to cut the Golden Rams lead to (24-17). The drive covered 92 yards on 13 plays. The time of possession was 7:02.
Fourth Quarter
Eli Mashburn connected on an 18-yard field goal to extend the Golden Rams lead to (27-17). The drive covered 56 yards on 12 plays. The time of possession was 7:56.
De'Shaun Hugee scored on a 4-yard run to cut the lead to (27-24). The point after attempt was good. The drive covered 85 yards on 11 plays. The time of possession was 5:19.
Deven Thompson scored on a 1-yard touchdown pass to give the Tigers the lead with 8 seconds remaining in the game. The point after attempt was good. The touchdown capped an 11 play drive that covered 84 yards. The time of possession was 1:56.
Statistics
The Golden Rams finished with 15 first downs and 282 yards of total offense. The Golden Rams rushed for 185 yards and passed for 97 yards.
Dionte Bonneau finished 10/19 for 97 yards and 1 interception. Bonneau also rushed for 24 yards and 1 touchdown.
Ralph Lovett caught 4 passes for 35 yards to lead the Golden Rams.
Frederick Gaines had 26 rushes for 149 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Defensively,
Jalen Pugh led the Golden Rams with 9 total tackles with 6 of them being solo tackles. Pugh also had 2 sacks and 2 tackles for a loss.
Daytin Baker contributed with 7 tackles.
Maurice McDonald also finished with a sack for the "Dirty Blue" defense.
The Tigers finished with 22 first downs and 387 yards of total offense. The Tigers rushed for 110 yards and passed for 277 yards.
Jyron Russell finished 22/34 with 2 touchdowns. Nathan Rembert caught 4 passes for 79 yards. Johnny Jones caught 7 passes for 73 yards and 1 touchdown. Deven Thompson caught a touchdown for the Tigers. De'Shaun Hugee had 12 rushes for 51 yards.
Defensively, Widmyer Garcon led the Tigers with 13 total tackles and 1 tackle for a loss. Ahmaud Jordan finished with 10 total tackles. Jaren Wilson and James Gary both finished with a sack. Dartrell Rolle had 4 tackles and 1 interception.
Next Game
The Golden Rams will host the Miles College Golden Bears at 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 28.
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