SATURDAY’S SCORES
Albany State 38, Morehouse 0
Berry 27, Hendrix 24
Clark Atlanta 24, Benedict 3
Florida Tech 34, Fort Valley State 7
Georgia Southern 56, New Mexico State 26
Huntingdon 31, LaGrange 14
Mercer 52, East Tennessee State 0
N.C. Central 39, Savannah State 22
Point 24, Webber International 21
Valdosta State 34, Mississippi College 7
West Alabama 52, Shorter 27
West Georgia 28, Delta State 7
Jireh Prep at Georgia Military, late
Matt Breida and Kevin Ellison spearheaded a 507-yard rushing attack, and Georgia Southern defeated New Mexico State 56-26 on Saturday night.
Breida ran for 137 yards and Ellison 104, including a career-long 67-yard touchdown run.
Georgia Southern (5-1, 3-0 Sun Belt) rolled to a 35-7 halftime lead, with Wesley Fields bookending the first-half scoring with a 19-yard run and a 60-yard pass from Ellison, the first Eagles touchdown pass in more than a year. Ellison is the sixth Eagle to reach 2,000 career yards both rushing and passing. L.A. Ramsby and Favian Upshaw each ran for two scores.
Since being shutout against West Virginia, the Eagles have scored 40 or more points in five consecutive games, with Saturday’s total a season high.
Andrew Allen had a career-high 253 yards passing, three touchdowns and an interception for the Aggies (0-6, 0-2)
Three linebackers were ejected for targeting: Eagles Deshawntee “Ironhead” Gallon and William Bussey and Aggie Terrill Hanks.
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Reinhardt 52, Cumberland 18: The No. 8 Eagles remained perfect after their 52-18 victory over Cumberland on Saturday.
Reinhardt (7-0) continued to utilize their running game to dominate opponents. The team totaled 405 yards on the ground, compared with the Bulldogs’ 155. Four Eagles running backs accounted for five of the six offensive touchdowns.
L.J. Stegall led the team with 111 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Followed by Sam Jones who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries. Deonte Dennis scored twice on the ground, and Niagel Curtis also rushed for a score.
The Eagles defense also put points on the board with a safety early in the fourth quarter and a late 24-yard interception return. Jacob Gross and Marcus Miller led the team with 12 tackles apiece.
Cumberland (3-4) fell behind early and was unable to answer the bombardment of scoring by the Eagles. After the Eagles opened the scoring, Cumberland responded with a short-yardage touchdown run of their own. However, Reinhardt scored three more times before Cumberland scored again.
Cumberland scored the first two touchdowns of the second half, but the Eagles answered with four consecutive scores to seal the outcome.
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