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11/22 16:04 CST Atkins throws 2 TD passes and South Carolina State wins
showdown with Hornets for MEAC title
Atkins throws 2 TD passes and South Carolina State wins showdown with Hornets
for MEAC title
DOVER, Del. (AP) --- William Atkins IV threw two touchdown passes and South
Carolina State defeated Delaware State 28-17 in a regular-season finale
Saturday to decide the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title with its seventh
straight win.
After South Carolina State took a 14-3 halftime lead, Marquis Gillis scored on
a 68-yard run early in the third quarter to cut the margin to four before
Atkins responded with a 52-yard connection to Johnny Jones to restore the
11-point lead at 21-10 after three quarters.
The teams traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter with Ryan Stubblefield giving
the Bulldogs a two-score cushion on a 5-yard TD with five minutes remaining.
Jalen Levin put the Bulldogs (9-3, 5-0) in front early with a 33-yard pick-6
and they would stay in front thereafter. Atkins' 10-yard pass to Jordan Smith
late in the second half made it 14-3.
Atkins threw for 249 yards. Josh Shaw rushed for 99 yards on 16 carries and
Nigel Johnson had 74 yards receiving.
Two Hornets (8-4, 4-1) quarterbacks threw two interceptions each. Marquis Gills
rushed for 159 yards on 14 carries. Delaware State had a five-game win streak
snapped.
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