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10/9/2002 4:34:00 PM | Football
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JACKSONVILLE - Senior quarterback Reggie Stancil came off the bench to throw for 139 yards and two touchdowns to lead Jacksonville State (4-2, 1-1) to a 28-22 come-from-behind win over Sam Houston State (2-4, 0-1) in a Southland Conference game in front of 6,449 fans at Paul Snow Stadium Saturday.
Stancil entered the game for Anthony Mayo midway through the second quarter after Mayo left with a partially torn ACL. Mayo will undergo a MRI on Monday to examine the extent of his injury.
Sam Houston State jumped out to a 13-0 lead after Vance Smith tossed a four-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter and Jason Godfrey added a five-yard scoring run with 8:32 left in the second quarter, buy Joey Price missed the second extra point for the Bearkats.
The Gamecocks then took the kickoff and went 50 yards in nine plays and scored after Ralph Jenkins caught a 22-yard touchdown strike from Stancil with 5:03 left in the first half. Steven Lee's extra point was no good after hitting the upright and SHSU held a 13-6 lead.
Sam Houston State's defense then held the Gamecocks on fourth down at the 1-foot line with 1:21 left in the half and the Bearkats took over on downs. But, the Gamecock defense came up with their second safety of the season when Adrian Ragland sacked SHSU quarterbackTravis Tobaben in the end zone to cut the lead to 13-8.
On the ensuing kick-off, the Gamecocks drove to the SHSU 49-yard line with :03 left in the half and Stancil connected on a 49-yard touchdown pass to Jenkins as time expired in the half to give JSU a 14-13 lead. Jenkins finished the game with four receptions for a season-high 91 yards.
The Gamecocks then pushed the lead to 21-13 at the 12:19 mark of the third quarter after senior Markee Coleman intercepted a Bearkat pass and raced 53 yards for the touchdown. Lee's extra point gave JSU the eight-point lead.
The Bearkats then marched 62 yards in eight plays and scored on a Godfrey one-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter, but the try for two failed and the Gamecocks held a 21-19 advantage.
Jax State then pushed the lead to nine points after Kory Chapman scored on a 4-yard run to cap an 80-yard, 11 play drive. Lee's extra point gave JSU a 28-19 lead with 9:49 left in the game. Chapman finished with a career-high 72 yards on 17 carries and also added 93 yards on three kick returns.
Sam Houston State then added a Price 41-yard field goal with 8:35 left for the final margin. SHSU's offense was led by Stevie Smith, who finished with 145 yards on 22 carries. Tobaben also was 9-for-18 for 110 yards.
Jax State travels to Lake Charles, La., next week to face No. 3 McNeese State in a crucial SLC game. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. from Cowboy Stadium.
NOTES:
-JSU Injury update: Anthony Mayo (partial tear - ACL - right knee), will undergo a MRI on Monday to examine the extent of his injury; Rondy Rogers, ankle injury; Neika Willis, hip pointer; Mac Smith, sprained ankle; Derek Delmarter, knee sprain; Dexter Sistrunk, sprained ankle.
- Senior Markee Colman recorded his fifth career interception and raced 53 yards for a JSU touchdown at the 12:19 mark of the third quarter. It was the first interception returned for a scored since Reggie Spencer went 97 yards vs McNeese State on Nov. 24, 2001.
- For the second consecutive game, the Gamecock defense forced a safety. Adrian Ragland tackled SHSU's Travis Tobaben in the endzone to slice the Bearkats lead to 13-8 with 1:15 left in the second quarter.
- DeWayne Cuffie recorded his third career interception at the 5:10 mark of the third quarter.
- Senior quarterback Reggie Stancil had a season-high 139 yards passing, the first time the Moultire, Ga., native has passed for more than 100 yards since 107 yards vs McNeese State on Nov. 24, 2001.
- Junior Kory Chapman finished the game with a career-high 93 kick return yards, including a 43 yard return in the third quarter.
- The JSU offense managed just six plays for nine yards in the third quarter, while SHSU had 29 plays for 184 yards. SHSU also had the ball for 11:10 minutes, while JSU's time of possession was 3:50.
- Junior Kory Chapman posted a career-high 72 rushing yards, passing his previous high of 62 yards at Tennessee Tech on Sept. 28th.
- Reggie Stancil finished the game with 14 rushing yards, getting his season rushing total to positive yardage. He entered the game with 13 rushes for (-3) yards.
- The JSU defense has now recorded a touchdown in two consecutive games after Markee Coleman returned an interception 53 yards at the 12:19 mark of the third quarter. The Gamecock defense recovered a fumble in the endzone during the fourth quarter last week.
- The Gamecocks are a perfect 11-0 when leading at the half under Jack Crowe and is now 2-8 when trailing at the end of the first quarter under Crowe (JSU's other win was in the season-opener vs Alabama A&M).
- The 49-yard touchdown pass by Reggie Stancil to Ralph Jenkins was the longest touchdown pass of the season for the Gamecocks. It was the 55th career pass of longer than 20 yards for Stancil, the 25th longer than 30 yards and 15th career pass of longer than 40 yards.
- Senior Ralph Jenkins finished the game with 91 yards and two touchdowns and topped the 1000-yard career receiving yard plateau with 1,051 He now has 13 career touchdown receptions, the most of any Gamecock receiver.
- Senior Reggie Stancil needs just 26 passing yards to top 5,000 for his career. He now has 4,974 career passing yards during his four-year career.
- Senior Reggie Stancil now has 6,054 career total offensive yards and is 720 yards shy of No. 2 Ed Lett's 6,774 total offensive yard totals.
- JSU's Reggie Stancil entered the game for the first time in three games at the 1:32 mark of the first quarter.
Stancil entered the game for Anthony Mayo midway through the second quarter after Mayo left with a partially torn ACL. Mayo will undergo a MRI on Monday to examine the extent of his injury.
Sam Houston State jumped out to a 13-0 lead after Vance Smith tossed a four-yard touchdown pass late in the first quarter and Jason Godfrey added a five-yard scoring run with 8:32 left in the second quarter, buy Joey Price missed the second extra point for the Bearkats.
The Gamecocks then took the kickoff and went 50 yards in nine plays and scored after Ralph Jenkins caught a 22-yard touchdown strike from Stancil with 5:03 left in the first half. Steven Lee's extra point was no good after hitting the upright and SHSU held a 13-6 lead.
Sam Houston State's defense then held the Gamecocks on fourth down at the 1-foot line with 1:21 left in the half and the Bearkats took over on downs. But, the Gamecock defense came up with their second safety of the season when Adrian Ragland sacked SHSU quarterbackTravis Tobaben in the end zone to cut the lead to 13-8.
On the ensuing kick-off, the Gamecocks drove to the SHSU 49-yard line with :03 left in the half and Stancil connected on a 49-yard touchdown pass to Jenkins as time expired in the half to give JSU a 14-13 lead. Jenkins finished the game with four receptions for a season-high 91 yards.
The Gamecocks then pushed the lead to 21-13 at the 12:19 mark of the third quarter after senior Markee Coleman intercepted a Bearkat pass and raced 53 yards for the touchdown. Lee's extra point gave JSU the eight-point lead.
The Bearkats then marched 62 yards in eight plays and scored on a Godfrey one-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter, but the try for two failed and the Gamecocks held a 21-19 advantage.
Jax State then pushed the lead to nine points after Kory Chapman scored on a 4-yard run to cap an 80-yard, 11 play drive. Lee's extra point gave JSU a 28-19 lead with 9:49 left in the game. Chapman finished with a career-high 72 yards on 17 carries and also added 93 yards on three kick returns.
Sam Houston State then added a Price 41-yard field goal with 8:35 left for the final margin. SHSU's offense was led by Stevie Smith, who finished with 145 yards on 22 carries. Tobaben also was 9-for-18 for 110 yards.
Jax State travels to Lake Charles, La., next week to face No. 3 McNeese State in a crucial SLC game. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. from Cowboy Stadium.
NOTES:
-JSU Injury update: Anthony Mayo (partial tear - ACL - right knee), will undergo a MRI on Monday to examine the extent of his injury; Rondy Rogers, ankle injury; Neika Willis, hip pointer; Mac Smith, sprained ankle; Derek Delmarter, knee sprain; Dexter Sistrunk, sprained ankle.
- Senior Markee Colman recorded his fifth career interception and raced 53 yards for a JSU touchdown at the 12:19 mark of the third quarter. It was the first interception returned for a scored since Reggie Spencer went 97 yards vs McNeese State on Nov. 24, 2001.
- For the second consecutive game, the Gamecock defense forced a safety. Adrian Ragland tackled SHSU's Travis Tobaben in the endzone to slice the Bearkats lead to 13-8 with 1:15 left in the second quarter.
- DeWayne Cuffie recorded his third career interception at the 5:10 mark of the third quarter.
- Senior quarterback Reggie Stancil had a season-high 139 yards passing, the first time the Moultire, Ga., native has passed for more than 100 yards since 107 yards vs McNeese State on Nov. 24, 2001.
- Junior Kory Chapman finished the game with a career-high 93 kick return yards, including a 43 yard return in the third quarter.
- The JSU offense managed just six plays for nine yards in the third quarter, while SHSU had 29 plays for 184 yards. SHSU also had the ball for 11:10 minutes, while JSU's time of possession was 3:50.
- Junior Kory Chapman posted a career-high 72 rushing yards, passing his previous high of 62 yards at Tennessee Tech on Sept. 28th.
- Reggie Stancil finished the game with 14 rushing yards, getting his season rushing total to positive yardage. He entered the game with 13 rushes for (-3) yards.
- The JSU defense has now recorded a touchdown in two consecutive games after Markee Coleman returned an interception 53 yards at the 12:19 mark of the third quarter. The Gamecock defense recovered a fumble in the endzone during the fourth quarter last week.
- The Gamecocks are a perfect 11-0 when leading at the half under Jack Crowe and is now 2-8 when trailing at the end of the first quarter under Crowe (JSU's other win was in the season-opener vs Alabama A&M).
- The 49-yard touchdown pass by Reggie Stancil to Ralph Jenkins was the longest touchdown pass of the season for the Gamecocks. It was the 55th career pass of longer than 20 yards for Stancil, the 25th longer than 30 yards and 15th career pass of longer than 40 yards.
- Senior Ralph Jenkins finished the game with 91 yards and two touchdowns and topped the 1000-yard career receiving yard plateau with 1,051 He now has 13 career touchdown receptions, the most of any Gamecock receiver.
- Senior Reggie Stancil needs just 26 passing yards to top 5,000 for his career. He now has 4,974 career passing yards during his four-year career.
- Senior Reggie Stancil now has 6,054 career total offensive yards and is 720 yards shy of No. 2 Ed Lett's 6,774 total offensive yard totals.
- JSU's Reggie Stancil entered the game for the first time in three games at the 1:32 mark of the first quarter.
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