G-Day: Mason leads Red team to 27-24 win
ATHENS — The Red team, led by quarterback Hutson Mason, defeated the Black team 27-24 in Georgia’s annual G-Day spring intrasquad game Saturday afternoon.
The Red team featured Georgia’s first-team offense, while the Black team had new coordinator Jeremy Pruitt’s first-team defense.
The Red team took a 17-7 lead in the first half, scoring on a 34-yard field goal by Marshall Morgan, a 10-yard Mason-to-Reggie Davis touchdown pass, a two-yard run by Todd Gurley and a two-yard TD run by Todd Gurley. Mason completed his first five passes and 17 of 25 in the first half. He played sparingly after that.
A touchdown run by backup tailback Brendan Douglas stretched the Red’s lead to 24-10 in the fourth quarter. Backup quarterback candidate Faton Bauta had a strong finish for the Black team, connecting with Uriah LeMay and A.J. Turman on touchdown passes.
The game’s defensive highlights included interceptions by cornerback Aaron Davis, a walk-on who vaulted to the top of the depth chart at his position this spring, and safety Brendan Langley.
Georgia announced attendance of 46,073.
Check back for more on today’s game after postgame interviews.
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Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.
