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LWC Football visits No. 4 Faulkner today, 27 Sep 2014

NAIA Game of the Week
Next Football at Faulkner (AL) at 1:30pmCT, Saturday, 27 Sep 2014, at John Mark Stallings Field 5345 Atlanta Hwy, Montgomery, AL 36109

By Tyler Scott
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, Ky. - The 17th-ranked Lindsey Wilson football team travels to Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday to face fourth-ranked Faulkner (AL) at Billy D. Hilyer Stadium in the NAIA Football Game of the Week.

Lindsey Wilson is coming off a 44-14 road victory over Pikeville (KY) on Sept. 20 improving their record to 3-1 and 1-0 in the Mid-South Conference East Division. Quarterback Branden Cresap threw for 271 yards with three touchdowns and an interception on 23-for-37 passing, and eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark for the season. Cresap is ranked fifth in the NAIA with 1,240 passing yards.

Running backs Dakota Brown and Jalen Sublett each carried the ball six times for 29 yards with Brown scoring a touchdown in the third quarter.

Chaz Barnes was the leading receiver for Lindsey Wilson as he caught four passes for 104 yards, while Jerry Long II was the anchor of the defense recording 11 tackles and one tackle for a loss. Alex Abner also returned an interception for a touchdown 39 yards.

Faulkner (4-0, 1-0 MSC) is coming off a 55-52 overtime win over Reinhardt (GA). Quarterback Terrell Robinson passed for 390 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions, and rushed for 55 yards and a score on 14 carries. Robinson is currently ranked number one in the NAIA with 405.5 offensive yards per game.

Rashad Pargo was the leading receiver for the Eagles hauling in three catches for 132 yards and two scores, while running back Joe Jones carried the ball 21 times for 123 yards and one touchdown.

Last season the Blue Raiders surrendered 621 yards to the Eagles, but still pulled out a 37-30 victory at Blue Raider Stadium. Cresap threw for 235 yards on 17-for-40 attempts with four touchdowns and an interception. Kyle Durbin, Eric Shaw and Sam Wilson each totaled nine tackles.

Quarterback Josh Hollingsworth led Faulkner with 392 passing yards and two touchdowns, but threw a costly interception to Avery Ford that was returned 26 yards for a touchdown.

Both coaching staffs will participate in the national Coach to Cure MD to fund research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.





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