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Albany St. beats Fort Valley St.

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Posted 8:29AM on Sunday 16th November 2003 ( 21 years ago )
COLUMBUS - Uyl Joyner accounted for two touchdowns, leading Albany State to a 27-17 victory over Fort Valley State on Saturday.<br> <br> Joyner opened the game with a 4-yard run, posting a 7-0 lead for the Golden Rams in the first, and later closed the game with a 25-yard pass to Romeo Montez with 3:54 left in the game.<br> <br> Albany State (9-2, 7-1, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) never gave up the lead in the game, rushing for 224 yards and passing for 137 yards.<br> <br> Antonio Atkins scored two touchdowns on a 4-yard run with 5:52 left in the second and again four minutes later on a 23-yard run for a 20-3 lead at the half.<br> <br> The Wildcats (7-4, 5-3) dominated the third, scoring twice with Derrick Wimbush, who opened the third with a 67-yard TD run. Another 11-yard run by Wimbush at the end of the quarter put Fort Valley State within 3, but Montez&#39;s fourth-quarter touchdown kept the Rams out of reach.<br> <br> Joyner passed for 137 yards and added another 68 on the ground. Atkins rushed 151 yards.<br> <br> Wimbush rushed for 184 yards on 24 carries. Andrew Jacas put the Wildcats on the board with a 42-yard field goal in the second.

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