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A big win for the CIAA
Falcons tame Wildcats 20-9 in Pioneer Bowl XII
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POSTED: Dec 5, 2010
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The match up was played Saturday at A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium.
The Falcons set several milestones with the victory.· In addition to eclipsing a modern school record for wins (9), the Falcons won their first Bowl and post season contest in recent memory concluding their best season since the 1930’s.
In their first appearance in the Pioneer Bowl, the Falcons become the third CIAA team to come away with a victory.
Senior tight end Jone’ Harris was named Pioneer Bowl MVP after catching three passes for 54 yards and two touchdowns for the Falcons.· He was also selected offensive player of the game.· FVSU’s Ricky Johnson was named defensive player of the game.
The game’s first score did not take place until near the end of the first quarter.
It came with a 1:10
remaining in the first quarter. After Saint Augustine’s quarterback
Joaquin Green fumbled on a run at the FVSU 35 yard line, senior FVSU
linebacker Courtney Daniel scooped up the loose ball and returned it a
for 65 yard touchdown.
With the added extra point by kicker Justin
Rosenbaum, the Wildcats took a 7-0 lead. The second quarter would
remain scoreless until a 14-yard pass from Teddy Bacote to Harris put
the Falcons on the board with 21 seconds left in the first half.·
The
PAT, however, was blocked and returned for a score by FVSU to give the
Wildcats a 9 -6 lead at the half. With 12:05 left in the third
quarter, the Falcons took their first lead of the game.
The score came
on a 73-yard pass from quarterback Joaquin Green to freshman Jermaine
Jones. While the two point conversion attempt after the touchdown
failed, Saint Augustine’s had its’ first lead of the game, 12-9.
That lead would be extended after the Falcons mounted a definitive, 10-play, 80 yard drive with 9:26 remaining in the game.
Again,
it was the combination of reserve quarterback Bacote and Harris who
hooked up on a 31 yard touchdown throw and catch. Although the Falcons
extra point attempt failed, the Falcons had secured more than enough
points to come away with a 20-9 win.
The Falcons conclude their season with a 9-2 record while the loss by the Wildcats drops them to 8-3.
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