Central Georgia Sports ReportOctober 09, 2022Comment

Saturday's College football scoreboard/review (with some Central Georgia alums)

Central Georgia Sports ReportOctober 09, 2022Comment

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The Wildcats ate up 8:44 in the fourth quarter and got a clinching score from Emanuel Wilson for the big road win, topping former FVSU head coach Kevin Porter.

Central State led 7-2 after one, Peach County’s Tim Alderman credited with forcing the safety.

FVSU took it on Troy Dendy’s 2-yard run, but the hosts got it back two minutes later on a 1-yard sneak.

The Wildcats lead of 15-14 late in the second quarter was preserved by an interception by Peach County grad Ethan Manns.

Kelvin Durham hit Hak Ellington for a 20-yard score and CSU answered with a field goal that was countered by FVSU’s. Wilson then finished off the 16-play, 92-yard drive with his second TD of the day.

Durham was 21 of 31 for 280 yards and a score and pick. Wilson had 89 yards on 24 carries.

Southwest grad Travion Searcy had six tackles for Central State, and Peach County’s Jalen Felts had three stops and a breakup. Central alum Martin Caines started on CSU’s offensive line.

Fourth quarter clinches it for FVSU

Georgia State 41, Georgia Southern 33

Grainger, Gregg lead the Panthers

Takeaways the difference for Georgia State

GMC 31, Louisburg 7

The Bulldogs rebounded well from last week’s loss at Snow with their fourth 30-point game of the season, improving to 5-1.

Georgia 42, Auburn 10

Bulldogs get back to normal, pull away

‘Freaking frustrated’ by simple mistakes

Auburn D finally wore down

UGA news and notes

Edwards comes up big

Takeaways

Bulldog D was not demolished

‘Physicality of Georgia showed up’

What Harsin said

Habrin talks (video)

What Smart said

Dooley hospitalized with pneumonia, COVID

Houston County grad Wesley Steiner had six tackles for Auburn. Baldwin’s Javon Bullard had three tackles, one for loss, for Georgia.

Mercer 49, Western Carolina 6

Three different Bears scored before the first quarter was done, and two more joined the scoring column by halftime in what was a battle between two of the Southern Conference’s top scoring teams.

Only one lived up to that.

Mercer’s TJ Moore picked off a pass on WCU’s first play from scrimmage, and the Bears (5-1, 3-0) converted that seven plays later on Austin Douglas’ 1-yard run. The Bears ran and passed for two more first-quarter scores.

WCU (3-3/1-2) entered the game averaging 39.2 points a game and Mercer next at 36.6 in the Southern Conference. But the Catamounts of head coach Kerwin Bell turned it over five times and were held to less than 100 yards rushing.

The Bears were up 42-0 before the Catamounts broke the shutout with a field goal five minutes into the third quarter.

Mercer hosts East Tennessee State next at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Georgia Tech 23, Duke 20, OT

Tech survives late flags to win second straight

Kennesaw State 40, North Alabama 34, 2 OT

Foster the man in regulation and OT

Around the South

Alabama, Milroe sweat out A&M visit

Hooker, No. 8 Vols too much for LSU

UT’s biggest win ever at Tiger Stadium

Rattler, South Carolina stun No. 13 Levis-less UK at home

Gamecocks get rare win over ranked team