52-8 Spartans combine big-play offense, defense for victory

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52-8 Spartans combine big-play offense, defense for victory

Fri, 09/24/2021 - 03:12
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RICHMOND – The Spartans rammed full sail into Pembroke Hill and NCAA Division I FBS prospect Quinton Conley, sinking the Raiders 52-8. The Spartans forced six turnovers – a fumble grabbed by Hayden Happy; Tanner Bennett blocked a punt, leading to Trey Duncan’s fumble recovery; and Layne Cavanah, Eli Steele, Hunter Mitchell and Donivin Williams each plucked an interception. “I got a pick in the end zone when they were on the goal line,” Williams said, which then put him on the other side of the ball as quarterback and leading to an 80-yard, fourth-quarter drive, capped by his 41-yard TD scramble. “I was pretty tired after that pick, pretty excited, so I guess I looked at the wrong play on the card and went the wrong way, but it worked out.” Bennett had a banner day defensively, including the blocked punt, Richmond coach Nick Persell said. The win might have been more lopsided, but Richmond’s up-and-comers got some second-half field time. “We’d have run the score up on them, for…

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