CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Fayetteville State rallied in the late in the fourth in a come from behind win to give the Golden Bulls a heartbreaking 35-34 loss, on Saturday afternoon at the Irwin Belk Complex. The Broncos improve to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the CIAA while JCSU slips to 2-4 overall and 1-3 in league action.
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FSU jumped on the board first as Stevie Green rushed in the end zone for three yard as the Broncos led 7-0 with 9:04 on the clock.
Emanuel Wilson took the ball for JCSU and scored from eight yards out. The PAT was blocked but recovered by the Golden Bulls which turned into a two-point conversion giving JCSU an 8-7 lead with 5:48 in the first quarter.
The Broncos used the ground attack from Green as he scampered from 30 yards to the end zone, to extend the FSU lead 14-8.Â
For JCSU
Ivoree Atkinson recovered the FSU fumble to tie the game at 14 all.
The Golden Bulls kept the game in reach responding to each one of the Broncos touchdown's except for a 23-14 disadvantage heading into halftime.
The Golden Bulls scored 34 unanswered points. In the third
Antonio Wallace connected with
Janarius Hood from 10 yards out to cut the led within two, 23-21.
After a jersey number change for Wilson, he exploded for a 47 yards in the end zone untouched, however the two point conversion failed, giving JCSU the 27-23 lead, with 11:48 in the fourth.
Next possession, for JCSU Wilson again smelled the end zone from 39 yards out to extended the JCSU the 34-23 lead. With 9:20 to go. The PAT was good.
FSU's Green once again gave life in the backfield as he gallop in for the one yard score, cutting into the JCSU lead, 34-29.
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Smith's defense, which struggled to contain electric Broncos quarterback Richard Latimer for long stretches, settled in during the fourth quarter but somehow Latimer managed to score the game's final touchdown on a 43 yard pass to Brandon Boyd on five plays for 57 yards with 2:02 remaining to give the Broncos the lead at 35-34.
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The Golden Bulls were forced to punt the next possession after failing to move the chains offensively turned the ball over on downs, as FSU was able to run time off the clock to claim the victory.
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As a team, Smith produced 310 yards of total offense, including 54 through the air and 256 on the ground. The Broncos tallied 471 yards of total offense, in addition to 208 passing yards and 264 rushing yards.
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Antonio Wallace finished with nine-for-17 in pass completions for 54 yards and one touchdown.
Emanuel Wilson rushed for a career high 195 yards on 21 carries, and scored three touchdowns while
Braxton Gambrell grabbed five catches for 32 yards and
Janarius Hood hauled in three for 21 yards and one touchdown.Â
Defensively, Cameroon Ellis led the Golden Bulls with eight tackles and Chris Johnson contributed eight tackles.
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The Golden Bulls will return to the Irwin Belk Complex on Saturday, Oct. 29 for homecoming against Shaw University at 1 p.m.
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