Monday, November 12, 2012

Tuskegee DB Jamar Hornsby's big hit sets tone in 55-24 SIAC championship game win against Fort Valley State

ATLANTA, Georgia  ---  It was the first play of the game but it set the tone in Tuskegee's 55-24 win against Fort Valley State (Ga.) in the SIAC championship game Saturday night at Lakewood Stadium.

Fort Valley State quarterback Antonio Henton launched one deep over the middle of the field. However, the ball sailed slightly over the head of the receiver. As it neared ball its intended target, Tigers defensive back Jamar Hornsby unloaded and delivered a hit that likely would've jarred the ball loose had the receiver gotten his hands on it.

"The last time we played them in the regular season," Hornsby said, referring to Tuskegee's 49-18 win at home against the Wildcats back in Week 4. "They kind of hit us on the first play of the drive with a deep seam. So, I had a feeling that they were going to come right back to it the first play of the game in the championship game and that's what they did."

It was clean. It was legal. It was brutal and it typified the night the Tigers' secondary would have, minus a few missteps in the first half, against the SIAC's top passer.



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