Lane College Dragons hold on to win Augusta City Classic

AUGUSTA, Georgia  -- George Myers Jr. dazzled crowds with his speed and elusiveness during his high school career at Laney High School.

During a crucial stretch Saturday at the Augusta City Classic, it appeared that the junior scatback had found some of that old Wildcat magic to help Benedict College snap a long losing streak in the Classic.

As sure as dreary weather thwarted the sunlight, though, Lane College’s defense stymied a late Benedict drive en route to the Dragons’ 23-19 victory.

“I thought we had it. We just lost it on a busted play,” Myers said. “We just tried to do our best and make the big play.”

Up 19-16 late in the fourth, Benedict appeared to have the game in hand with first-and-goal at the Lane 9-yard line, but a missed field goal gave the Dragons life.

Lane quarterback Marcus Reynolds cashed in, first with a 66-yard pass to Darius Mitchell to the Benedict 12-yard line, and later on a quarterback keeper with 1:11 left that eventually broke Benedict’s heart.

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