MONTGOMERY, Ala -- Freshman quarterback Billy Bob Orsagh threw
for 210 yards and ran for a touchdown and freshman running back
Anthony Parker ran for two scores, but it was not enough for the
Millsaps Majors (1-2, 0-0) to overcome the Huntingdon Hawks (4-0)
and their 35-7 halftime lead.
The Hawks put 14 points on the board in the first quarter beginning
with an eight-play, 75-yard touchdown scoring drive and followed
it with a seven-play, 98-yard touchdown drive. The Hawks would score
two more times in the second quarter before Parker capped an 11-play
drive for the Majors with a 1-yard TD run with 1:39 seconds left
before haltime. The Hawks would add another score with nine seconds
remaining in the half.
Orsagh led the Majors on a touchdown march on their first possesion
of the second half scoring on a three-yard run. Orsagh finished
with 39 yards rushing on 13 attempts. Majors running back Eryc Lorino
was held to 42 yards on seven carries despite breaking loose for
a 31-yard gain in the second quarter.
Overall the Majors passing game clicked with eight different receivers
hauling in passes from Majors freshmen QB's Juan Joseph, Burt Pereira,
and Orsagh. Pereira threw a touchdown pass to freshman wideout Rashad
Brown late in the fourth quarter.
Freshmen Matt Foisy, Kennedy Griffin, and sophomore Louis Conley
each had four catches in the loss. Todd Rhoden remains the SCAC's
top punter increasing his average to 41.6 yards per kick.
Defensively, freshman defensive tackle Pete Ridley had a season
best seven tackles including one for loss. Middle linebacker Ronnie
Wheat had a game-high 11 tackles replacing injured starter Emmitt
Johnson. Canaan Farris had a season-high seven tackles and Ray Kline
and Bryan Villa each had five tackles. Kline added a sack of Hawks
QB Zach Golson.
The Majors have a clean slate heading into conference play this
weekend to face the Centre College Colonels (4-1) in Danville, KY.
The winner of the conference crown receives an automatic bid to
the the NCAA playoffs.
You can hear the Centre game on Teamline
