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Talk about a much-needed statement win.
The University of West Florida football team defended home field in a big way on Saturday, topping nationally-ranked Delta State, 40-28, at PenAir Field to not only return to a winning record overall, but to make things interesting as far as the Gulf South Conference goes.
A end-of-first-half touchdown pass from Marcus Stokes to Jakobe Quillen with just 20.7 seconds left arguably turned the momentum in the Argos’ favor. That score put UWF up by two possessions.
“That was a nice throw, I’m not going to lie,” Stokes said after the game. “That got me feeling good going into halftime.”
With Delta State receiving the second-half kickoff, going up by two touchdowns was crucial. Especially after a lull doomed UWF late in the third quarter as the Statesmen scored back-to-back touchdowns in the frame. Delta State scored late in the third on a short five-play, 27-yard drive after Stokes was hit by a defender and wound up fumbling the football.
The Statesmen scored on a 1-yard run with 1:30 left in the third, then scored again on a 1-yard run from quarterback Cole Kirk with 11:31 left in the game, capping off a 58-yard drive. At that point, Delta State reclaimed the lead, 28-27, after UWF missed an extra point earlier in the contest.
UWF quickly responded, however. The Argos needed just one play to take the lead and never relinquish it after that. Stokes connected with Corey Scott for a 70-yard touchdown pass, where Scott pulled a double-move route and found himself a couple steps behind the Delta State defense and then had nothing but green grass in front of him.
Minutes later, it was Stokes and Scott again with 5:46 left on a 26-yard pass to seal the game.
“(Scott’s) a pretty good player,” Stokes said with a little grin.
“They showed me – and confirmed to me – what they have in their…
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Author : Pensacola News Journal
Publish date : 2024-10-13 02:39:19
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