First half recap: Georgia Tech-Wake Forest

Georgia Tech freshman B-back Jerry Howard impressed coach Paul Johnson in preseason practice.

Credit: Danny Karnik

Credit: Danny Karnik

Georgia Tech freshman B-back Jerry Howard impressed coach Paul Johnson in preseason practice.

Although Georgia Tech led in time of possession, first downs and total yards in the first half, the Yellow Jackets trailed Wake Forest 21-13 at halftime.

To start the game, Tech quarterback TaQuon Marshall and the Jackets offense drove 15 plays for 70 yards. Brenton King ended the drive with a 22-yard field goal to get the Jackets on the board first.

On its second drive of the game, Wake Forest responded to King’s field goal with a touchdown to take the lead.

Tech’s Jerry Howard dove into the end zone in the second quarter to give Tech a 10-7 lead.

From there, Wake Forest took the lead -- and kept it -- with a catch-and-run touchdown midway through the second quarter.

Then, Wake Forest quarterback John Wolford ran into the end zone to make the score 21-10 with a little over a minute left in the first half.

With less than a minute in the first half, Tech kicker Brenton King made a 42-yard field goal to cut Wake Forest’s lead to just eight points.

The Demon Deacons lead the Jackets 21-13 at the half.