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Livingston, Ala. – The Belhaven Blazers got a little more than they could handle from the University of West Alabama on Saturday night in Tiger Stadium. The NCAA Division II Tigers, rebuilt from a year ago with a new offense coach and many new Junior College and Division I transfers, put up 35 points in the first half, en route to a 49-12 victory over the Blazers.
The Tigers struck quickly in the opening period, scoring on two of their first three possessions. Junior College transfer Deon Williams connected twice with freshman Gerald Worsham on back-to-back drives with scoring plays from 17 and 28 yards. Down by 14, the Blazers rallied by putting together an 8 play, 58 yard drive that was capped off by a one yard touchdown plunge from quarterback Andrew Carcich. But, West Alabama responded quickly with three more touchdown drives to take a commanding 35-6 lead into halftime.
The Blazers added another touchdown in the 2nd half, when, down 49-6 Ricardo Bolton capped off a 20 play drive with a one-yard touchdown burst late in the 3rd quarter to make the score 49-12, which proved to be the final score.
The Green and Gold were led on the ground by Ricardo Bolton's 59 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. Starting quarterback Andrew Carcich was 10 for 21 passing for 68 yards and an interception, while back-up quarterbacks Jerred Wallace and Ryan Duvall combined for 138 yards on 18 completions.
Senior Anthony Embry led all players with 6 receptions and led Belhaven with 52 receiving yards. Bolton had 4 grabs for 42 yards, while Shaun Ector, a Junior from Hattiesburg, MS, chipped in with 3 receptions for 45 yards.
Defensively the team was led by defensive end Melvin Dyson, a junior from New Orleans, LA who had 5 solo tackles. Brian Edwards, Eric Ortiz, and Demorrius Jones each recorded 4 tackles for the Blazers in the contest.
The Blazers will look to rebound this weekend as they travel to Selma, Alabama to take on the Concordia College Hornets. Kickoff has been rescheduled to 2:00pm CST.
