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Bethune-Cookman tops Savannah State in home opener

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jamaruz Thompkins rushed for 126 yards and Akevious Williams 102 to help Bethune-Cookman fend off Savannah State, 24-12 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game Saturday afternoon before a Municipal Stadium crowd of 6,945.

Both Thompkins, a redshirt senior from Tampa, and Williams, a redshirt sophomore from Madison, Florida, accounted for a touchdown for the Wildcats (2-3 overall, 1-1 MEAC) after Savannah State (0-4, 0-2) closed to within five points in the second half.

Thompkins’ 69-yard burst with 2:32 remaining in the third quarter gave Bethune-Cookman a 17-5 lead.

After Savannah State closed to 17-12 on Rashad Saxton’s 43-yard run with 7:28 remaining, Williams guided the Wildcats on a 10-play, 75-yard drive that produced his six-yard pass to Que’shaun Byrd with 2:21 to play. Williams rushed for 37 yards and passed for 26 on the march.

Byrd set up the touchdown with a 29-yard reverse on the previous play.

Saxton finished with 103 yards rushing for the Tigers.

Playing its first home game after opening the season with four road games, Bethune-Cookman scored on the game’s opening drive when redshirt senior quarterback Larry Brihm, Jr. kept it on a 10-yard run six minutes into the contest.

Savannah State’s first points came on a second-quarter safety by Tyqueze Johnson.

The Wildcats defense, which held the Tigers to 163 total yards on the day, snuffed a golden opportunity when JaMicha Baldwin’s 35-yard punt return put the visitors on the Wildcats’ 13. However, the Tigers managed only a field goal by Giovanni Lugo that made it 10-5 with 4:05 left in the third quarter.

Uriel Hernandez accounted for the other BCU points on a 32-yard second quarter field goal.

Paced by Thompkins’ and Williams’ rushing, the Wildcats posted 397 total yards for the game. Williams was 8-of-11 passing for 58 yards, with Keavon Mitchell catching four passes for 14 yards.

Diquan Richardson and Marquis Hendrix each had seven tackles to lead a Wildcats defense that registered six sacks, including two from Deonte Mayo.

Bethune-Cookman gets back to action Saturday, Oct. 14, playing host to South Carolina State at Municipal Stadium. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.

Courtesy: BCU Athletics



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