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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