MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania -- Coach Williams and The Livingstone Blue Bears met up with the Millersville Marauders in PA, Thursday night at the Chryst Field at Biesmesderfer Stadium for their first road game of the season. The Blue Bears were victorious 46-44 over the Marauders in a tough matchup with a shocking outcome.The Millersville Marauders wasted no time producing points on the scoreboard. Freshman, Kevin Wiggins Jr. opened up with a 64-yard touchdown run with 2:08 into the start of the game. The Blue Bear Junior, Drew Powell Countered with a touchdown, alongside Kicker Manzo, to send us over one with a 7-6 lead. The Blue Bears continued with the momentum in the second quarter with amazing 12 yard rush from Clawsondy Cayo giving us yet another touchdown sending the lead to 13-6.
With numerous incomplete passes from the opponent they tried for the field goal from the 30 yard line from Evan Stahl giving the Marauders a 3 point cushion to the Blue Bears.
The Millersville Marauders were tough offensively with 503 yards for the night but it was not good enough to hold off the Blue Bears. Malont'a Patterson was the Marauders best offensive player catching five passes for 116 yards and three touchdowns. His final touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter made the score 44-26 at the time.
It was not over yet, when Drew Powell threw to Jalen Hendricks for 33 yards to the 1st down with 10:37 left on the clock bringing the gap in to a 12 point difference.
Powell sent a 27 yard pass to Austin Higgins getting us closer to our victory. Powell once again threw to Jalen Hendricks for 16 yards with 1:26 left on the clock giving the Blue Bears a crucial touchdown for the night. Shockingly the Powell, Hendrick duo did it once more throwing for 25 yards giving us one more touchdown in the fourth quarter.
With the score resting at 46-44, Millersville began their final drive. With Patterson and Misley trying to fight back for the Marauders, a crucial throw went right off the fingertips of Patterson. With anticipation setting in with 14 seconds to go, Kicker Evan Stahl was pressured as he stepped up to kick, trying to send the Maruauders over into victory when it went wide right missing his 40-yard attempt. The Blue Bears snatched the victory with once being down by 18 and up by two the bears showed their toughness on the field.
Powerful key players like Jalen Hendrick who finished off the night with 5 touchdowns, 14 catches, and 211 yards was the answer to the game tonight. He was joined with power teammate Powell who threw for 256 and rushed for 75, adding in for six total scores.
" I am very proud of all of my players tonight, we were the testament to Livingstone, which is Excellence. No one gave up, no one quit, and we continued with the plan and believed in the plan." Although we got a win tonight, we still need to go back to the drawing board, we need to tackle better and 4 turnovers were way too many tonight."
"Overall I am proud tonight and I look forward to the next matches we have to come". What an exciting finish for Coach Williams and the Blue Bears on their first road game.
The Marauders fall to the Blue Bears 46-44.
The Blue Bears travel to Paine College September 13 at 4:00 pm in Augusta, Ga.
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