SUWANEE, Ga. - Week four of the 2010 season saw Centre, DePauw and Millsaps all tally Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference wins. Birmingham-Southern, behind three touchdowns from quarterback Joe Thigpen, earned a 35-20 win at Huntingdon to win the second annual Wesley Cup.
AROUND THE SCAC
Austin College lost its second heartbreaker in a row, falling 42-40 in a shootout with Centre on Saturday. The ’Roos are now 2-2 overall and 0-2 in SCAC play on the year. Austin College got on the board quickly when Braydon MaQuar took the first play from scrimmage 60 yards for a touchdown and went up 14-7 on another MaQuar touchdown run later in the first quarter, this time from 14 yards out. A touchdown pass from Blake Towery to Gregory Millerick with 25 seconds left in the half sent the ’Roos into the locker room leading 20-14. The lead quickly grew to 33-14 in the third when Kenneth Eneh picked off a pass and raced 62 yards for a score and two possessions later Matt Finke stepped in front of a pass and returned it 30 yards for another pick six. The Colonels offense asserted control, scoring 28 unanswered points over a 13:08 span beginning at the end of the third quarter and culminating in a touchdown with 2:46 left in the game to make it 42-33 in favor of Centre. The ’Roos would battle back with a quick touchdown pass from Travis Zambiasi to Colton LaRue to make it 42-40 with 57 seconds remaining. MaQuar carried six times for 92 yards and two scores and added five receptions to lead the ’Roos and Greg Harrell caught 10 passes for 76 yards. Austin College is off this week.
Centre rallied from 19 points down late in the third quarter to defeat Austin 42-40 in Sherman, Texas. Trailing 33-14, the Colonels scored 28 unanswered points and held on for the conference win, their first of the season. Centre out-gained Austin 447-385 in total yards in a game that saw the Colonels convert on three of four fourth-down attempts. The win is the fourth straight for Centre over Austin after losing the first meeting between the two teams in 2006. The game also continued a series of close games in the series. In the five games played between Centre and Austin, the largest margin of victory has been seven points. The Colonels will look to get over .500 both overall and in the conference for the first time this year next week against Sewanee at Sewanee, Tenn.
Rhodes had the week off. The Lynx (2-1 overall, 1-0 SCAC) return to action Oct. 2 when they host the LaGrange (Ga.) Panthers. Rhodes has won two of the past three matchups with LaGrange. In 2008, the Panthers held the Lynx to just 87 total yards in a 14-3 win. Rhodes last beat LaGrange (Ga.) on Sept. 8, 2007 in a 28-21 victory.
Sewanee gave up a turnover on each of their first two drives of the day and were never able to recover, as they dropped their SCAC opener to host DePauw 35-7. Sewanee fumbled on their opening possession and the host Tigers were able to recover, quickly converting it into their first touchdown of the day. Sewanee quarterback Lee Schurlknight was intercepted on the ensuing drive but the Tigers were able to hold DePauw on 4th and 2 and get the ball back on downs. Sewanee followed with a three and out but senior Chalankis Brown blocked Eric Malm’s field goal attempt and the purple Tigers were able to hold DePauw again. After another failed drive by Sewanee, DePauw promptly added two more scores to put the hosts up 21-0 heading into the locker room. DePauw scored twice in the second half, going ahead 35-0, before Sewanee was able to find the end zone. Schurlknight orchestrated a 76-yard drive that culminated with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Ben Cleveland. Trey Knighton added the extra point, making it 35-7, which would stand until the final buzzer. Sewanee gained 130 rushing yards and 137 passing yards on the day, with 17 first downs. Schurlknight finished the day 18 of 33 passing with one interception. Alfonza Knight paced the Sewanee defensive effort with 16 tackles and one pass break up. Sewanee is now 1-3 on the season and 0-1 in SCAC play. The Tigers will host Centre next weekend in an SCAC match-up.
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