4/16/2011 1:49:39 PM | Football
JACKSONVILLE - The White Team held off a late charge by the Red Team, 30-28, as Jacksonville State held its annual J-Day Game on Saturday at Burgess-Snow Field on Saturday.
Trailing 27-7 at the halftime break, the Red squad posted a pair of touchdowns to get within one score as Thomas Darrah led the Red in back-to-back scoring drives to trim the lead to 27-21 in the final period. The White squad's lone points in the final half came by way of a 43-yard field goal by Thomas Griffin. Darrah, from Newnan, Ga., tossed his third touchdown on the day with 1:36 left in the game to Trey Smith. Smith, a transfer from Western Michigan, was the leading receiver with 118 yards on 12 catches and a pair of TDs. Darrah turned in an impressive 24-of-38 passing performance for 243 yards. His counterpart on the White Team, Ivory Marques, also tossed for over 100 yards as the rising senior finished the contest with 121 yards and one TD pass.
The Red Team started the scoring with a little trickery as Brooks Robinson took the toss sweep from Darrah and connected with Jeremy Nicholson on a 49-yard touchdown strike. That would be the lone scoring drive for the Red Team as the White squad scored 27 unanswered points.
In the White Team's first half scoring onslaught, Ivory found Alan Bonner for a 15-yard scoring play, along with calling his own number on a five-yard scamper. Calvin Middleton added a touchdown with a seven-yard run to give the White Team a 13-7 lead. Jordan Allen finished the first half scoring plays with a four-yard run. Middleton was credited with 101 yards on 19 carries to lead the Whit Team ground attack. Richard Freelon led the Red Team with 46 yards rushing .
As a team, the Red Team finished with 390 yards on 64 offensive plays, while the White Team manufactured 251 yards in 56 total plays.
Ashley Martin and Janet served as honorary coaches for the game, with Martin coaching the Red Team and Moore coaching the White Team.
The J-Day Game wraps up Jax State's 15 days of spring practice. JSU opens the 2011 season on Thursday, Sept. 1, hosting Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin.
Trailing 27-7 at the halftime break, the Red squad posted a pair of touchdowns to get within one score as Thomas Darrah led the Red in back-to-back scoring drives to trim the lead to 27-21 in the final period. The White squad's lone points in the final half came by way of a 43-yard field goal by Thomas Griffin. Darrah, from Newnan, Ga., tossed his third touchdown on the day with 1:36 left in the game to Trey Smith. Smith, a transfer from Western Michigan, was the leading receiver with 118 yards on 12 catches and a pair of TDs. Darrah turned in an impressive 24-of-38 passing performance for 243 yards. His counterpart on the White Team, Ivory Marques, also tossed for over 100 yards as the rising senior finished the contest with 121 yards and one TD pass.
The Red Team started the scoring with a little trickery as Brooks Robinson took the toss sweep from Darrah and connected with Jeremy Nicholson on a 49-yard touchdown strike. That would be the lone scoring drive for the Red Team as the White squad scored 27 unanswered points.
In the White Team's first half scoring onslaught, Ivory found Alan Bonner for a 15-yard scoring play, along with calling his own number on a five-yard scamper. Calvin Middleton added a touchdown with a seven-yard run to give the White Team a 13-7 lead. Jordan Allen finished the first half scoring plays with a four-yard run. Middleton was credited with 101 yards on 19 carries to lead the Whit Team ground attack. Richard Freelon led the Red Team with 46 yards rushing .
As a team, the Red Team finished with 390 yards on 64 offensive plays, while the White Team manufactured 251 yards in 56 total plays.
Ashley Martin and Janet served as honorary coaches for the game, with Martin coaching the Red Team and Moore coaching the White Team.
The J-Day Game wraps up Jax State's 15 days of spring practice. JSU opens the 2011 season on Thursday, Sept. 1, hosting Ohio Valley Conference foe UT Martin.
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