JACKSON, Miss. – The Belhaven Blazers fell to Huntingdon College Saturday afternoon 35-21 at H.T. Newell Field.
 
For the second straight week, Belhaven carried a lead into halftime, but were unable to stop the opposition in the second half, being outscored 28-11 today in the final two quarters.
 
The Blazers took the lead in the first quarter as Clayton Webb connected with Jacob McNeill on a 26-yard pass play to cap off an 11-play, 90-yard drive.
 
Webb would finish 24-of-37 for 229 yards with the one touchdown and 229 yards.
 
Huntingdon answered with a touchdown early in the second half, capitalizing on a 54-yard punt return to start the drive. The finished off the final 41 yards to tie the game at 7 with a 3-yard touchdown run.
 
Belhaven answered back on the next drive, which was also started with a big special teams play as Kevin Shief returned the opening kickoff 38 yards to get Belhaven to near midfield.
 
Following a 49-yard pass from Webb to Shaquan Holmes that put Belhaven on the Hawks 3-yard line, the Blazers were unable to get in the end zone and Alonso Acosta kicked a 19-yard field to give the Blazers a 10-7 lead.
 
It was the first of two field goals for Acosta in the game, who moved into third all-time on Belhaven's Career Field Goals Made list, with 17 career field goals.
 
Huntingdon started the second half by scoring back-to-back touchdowns to start the second half, including a touchdown on short field position after a Webb interception.
 
Acosta would then close the scoring for the third quarter by kicking a 21-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 21-13.
 
The Hawks would respond with a pair of touchdowns in less than three minutes. After a touchdown run gave Huntingdon a 28-13 lead, the Hawks stopped Belhaven on downs and quickly capped a 3-play, 12-yard drive with another touchdown to go up 35-13.
 
Tristan Hibbeler came in for Belhaven late in the fourth quarter and capped a 7-play, 75-yard scoring drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Tevin Wink, the first touchdown for both players in their collegiate careers. Hibbeler would then connect with Holmes on a two-point conversion to cut the deficit to 35-21.
 
Marquis Hedge led the way on the ground with 19 carries for 77 yards in the game, while Nate Williams had eight receptions and 69 yards to lead receivers.
 
Eleven receivers caught 29 passes in the game for 300 yards for the Blazers.
 
Alvin Vaughn led the Blazers for the fourth straight game this season with 11 tackles, including one for a loss, and he also picked up a fumble recovery in the game.
 
Isaiah Swopes had a big game defensively for Belhaven, getting three pass break ups early on before getting his first career interception.
 
Steven Joiner and Stefon Hayles each had seven tackles in the game. Hayles joined in with Alonzo Peavy on the Blazers first sack of the season.
 
The Blazers will head back on the road next week and will leave Mississippi for the first time this season with a trip to the No. 3 ranked Crusaders of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. It will mark the first-ever game for Belhaven against an ASC opponent in the NCAA Division III and ASC eras.