FAIRFIELD, Alabama---Bang. Bang. Bang.
It all happened so fast.
After trailing by three early and leading by a point after one, Miles College unleashed an arsenal of offensive weaponry in the second quarter of its 49-13 win against Stillman Thursday night that killed any hopes the Tigers might've had of contending for a Southern Intercollegiate Conference title.
The Golden Bears scored three unanswered touchdowns in a 5:44 span to distance themselves from a Tigers' bunch that looked game to compete with the defending conference champs for the first 15 minutes.
"Tempo," running back Floyd Graves said when asked what initiated the spurt. "We keep a fast tempo so they can get tired. We run them down. Then, we hit them with the big play."
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No. 18 Miles romps past Stillman
No. 18 Miles romps past Stillman
FAIRFIELD, AL | After a tight first quarter, the Miles Golden Bears, who are ranked No. 18 in the AFCA Division II poll, opened up their offensive attack and the Stillman Tigers were never able to recover, falling 49-13 in an SIAC game Thursday night.
Stillman scored first on a 48-yard field goal by Alejandro Huerta and was behind only 7-6 midway through the first quarter. Miles blocked a 44-yard field-goal attempt by Huerta, and Braysean Jones returned the live ball to the Stillman 32 near the end of the first quarter. Devonta Parker-Johnson scored on a 5-yard run to cap off the drive. The Tigers never recovered, and the Golden Bears moved their win streak to eight in a row.
“That was a mental block, a mental mistake,” Stillman coach Teddy Keaton said. “As I said before, our kids have got to learn to play in big ball games and learn how to execute and learn how to play every snap. You know, sometimes they go mentally half-rat trap on me or something, and they go in and forget that it's important to make every play.”
Stillman falls at Miles in Thursday night action
FAIRFIELD, Alabama -- Playing its second Thursday night contest this month, Stillman traveled to central Alabama to take on conference foe Miles College.
Miles used a strong ground game to defeat Stillman 49-13 to increase its hold on the SIAC Western Division.
Stillman (4-5) scored first when Alejandro Huerta connected on a 48-yard field goal. Miles answered less than two minutes later when Antonio Pitts found himself on the receiving end of a David Thomas 13-yard pass and catch. Stillman would get another field goal from Huerta, this time from 35 yards out to make the score 7-6 in favor of Miles in the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter belong to Miles as the Golden Bears posted 21 unanswered points in just under six minutes to build a 28-6 lead. Stillman would score again when punt returner Damian Ford would scamper 63 yards using both sides of the field to make the contest 28-13, Miles.
Miles would add three more touchdowns over the final 21 minutes of game play for the final score 49-13.
Miles out gained Stillman 318-56 on the ground. In total offense yards, Miles held a 430-256 advantage.
Dondre Purnell rushed 15 times for 59 yards while completing 3-of-6 pass attempts. Stillman starter Joshua Straughan went 25-of-37 for 186 yards and one interception. Ford had ten receptions for 78 yards while Charles Payne had five catches for 49 yards. Defensively, Marcus Matthews had 12 tackles while Ronrico Dunn tallied nine. Robert Crosby finished with eight stops in the game while Dontavious Lawson had six tackles and 1.5 sacks.
Stillman will return home to host Clark Atlanta on November 3. Miles will host Tuskegee on the same Saturday.
Miles used a strong ground game to defeat Stillman 49-13 to increase its hold on the SIAC Western Division.
Stillman (4-5) scored first when Alejandro Huerta connected on a 48-yard field goal. Miles answered less than two minutes later when Antonio Pitts found himself on the receiving end of a David Thomas 13-yard pass and catch. Stillman would get another field goal from Huerta, this time from 35 yards out to make the score 7-6 in favor of Miles in the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter belong to Miles as the Golden Bears posted 21 unanswered points in just under six minutes to build a 28-6 lead. Stillman would score again when punt returner Damian Ford would scamper 63 yards using both sides of the field to make the contest 28-13, Miles.
Miles would add three more touchdowns over the final 21 minutes of game play for the final score 49-13.
Miles out gained Stillman 318-56 on the ground. In total offense yards, Miles held a 430-256 advantage.
Dondre Purnell rushed 15 times for 59 yards while completing 3-of-6 pass attempts. Stillman starter Joshua Straughan went 25-of-37 for 186 yards and one interception. Ford had ten receptions for 78 yards while Charles Payne had five catches for 49 yards. Defensively, Marcus Matthews had 12 tackles while Ronrico Dunn tallied nine. Robert Crosby finished with eight stops in the game while Dontavious Lawson had six tackles and 1.5 sacks.
Stillman will return home to host Clark Atlanta on November 3. Miles will host Tuskegee on the same Saturday.
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