Sunday, October 20, 2013

Tuskegee downs Stillman 35-7 at home to remain undefeated in SIAC play

TUSKEGEE, Alabama -- Playing in wet conditions, Stillman fell victim to several big plays in the second half as the SC Tigers fell 35-7 to Tuskegee Saturday afternoon at Cleve L. Abbott Stadium in Tuskegee.

Tuskegee (6-1, 4-0) opened the scoring with just under five minutes remaining in the first quarter with Kalee Williams caught a 35-yard pass from Rashad Burkett and scored, giving the Golden Tigers a 7-0 lead.

Stillman (4-3, 3-2) answered when Torrance Moise found Reese Sturgis for a two-yard strike - evening the game at 7-7 with 11:16 left in the first half.

Tuskegee would answer when Burkett found Marquez Gardner on an 18-yard pass play.  Tuskegee took a 14-7 lead into the locker room at intermission.



In the second half, Burkett found Gardner against, this time for a 37-yard scoring play to put Tuskegee ahead 21-7.  Tuskegee would open the lead further in the fourth quarter.  Running back Christopher Anderson found Larry Cobb for a 73-yard scoring play with 8:35 remaining in the game.  Four minutes later, Michael Robinson picked off a Stillman pass attempt and returned it 84 yards for the final score of the game.

Stillman - for most of the contest - outgained Tuskegee.  In the final tally, Tuskegee outgained Stillman offensively 391-374.  Stillman tallied 120 yards on the ground and 254 yards passing.

Moise finished the game with 68 yards rushing on 18 carries while completing 29-of-49 pass attempts for 254 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.  Dondre Purnell had 11 catches for 90 yards while Raymond Coats had five catches for 45 yards.  Defensively, Michael Herrod had eight solo tackles and a pass breakup while Robert Crosby, Cameron Stallings and Marcus Matthews each had six tackles.

The Stillman Tigers will have a short week as they host Central State on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Stillman Stadium.

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