Sunday, October 14, 2012

Jackson State 37, Alabama State 34: Hornets lose heartbreaker

MONTGOMERY, Alabama  -- Reggie Barlow’s heart said to go. The percentages said to punt.

The Alabama State head coach played the percentages. Instead of trying to pick up a first down on a fourth-and-one play from just across midfield in a tied game, he chose to kick to Jackson State and play defense.

There’s a reason why it’s not a 100-percent sure thing.

Jackson State got the ball at the 20 and moved 58 yards in six plays. The seventh play, as time expired, was a 39-yard field goal try from kicker Ryan Deising that wobbled through the uprights.
Final: Jackson State 37, Alabama State 34.

“We were in a mix there on fourth down,” Barlow said. “I didn’t want to punt it, but we had a hard time stopping them all day. So, I played the numbers. I didn’t want to leave them a short field in case we didn’t make it. I wanted them to have to go 80 yards. Hats off to them, they were able to pull it off.”



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Alabama State falls 37-34 to Jackson State in final game at Cramton Bowl

MONTGOMERY, Alabama --- Alabama State shut down the Cramton Bowl with a thriller that would've made Michael Jackson proud.
 
The Hornets just wound up on the wrong end of it.

Jackson State defeated Alabama State 37-34 on a 40-yard field goal from Tigers' kicker Ryan Deising as time expired Saturday afternoon. The game, played before an announced crowd of 10,154, will go down in the books as the final game the Hornets ever played after 40 seasons at the city-owned facility.

"Cramton Bowl is (special) for me, personally," said Alabama State coach Reggie Barlow. I played a lot of games here in high school. (I) played games here in college and then also being able to play here as a coach. I'm glad this city allowed us to use this facility. They've definitely upgraded it. It's a nice play."

The Hornets will open their new, state-of-the-art on-campus stadium when they host Tuskegee in the 89th Turkey Day Classic in in their regular-season finale.

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