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www.thewakullanews.com THE WAKULLA NEWS, Thursday, October 29, 2015 – Page 3B
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FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES
War Eagles named to FACA District Team Wakulla Coach Scott Klees was named Florida Athletic Coaches Association District Coach of the Year, and these five War Eagles were named to the FACA First Team:
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Running back Dalvin Cook gained 82 yards on 17 carries, putting him over 1,000 yards on the season and 2,000 years in his career at FSU.
A stunning finish at Ga. Tech By BOB FERRANTE
ATLANTA -- The ACC dominance is over. In the most improbable way FSU has ever lost a game. Florida State fell to Georgia Tech on Saturday night when Roberto Aguayo’s 56-yard field-goal attempt was blocked at the line by Patrick Gamble, then returned 78 yards by a zig-zagging Lance Austin for a touchdown that gave Georgia Tech a 2216 win as time expired. If you didn’t see it with your own eyes, you might not believe it. But it happened. And it’s a loss that will hurt the Seminoles. The win was stunning and came as FSU tried to set up for a long gamewinning field-goal on a night when the offense was inept in the second half, scoring nothing in the second half against a struggling Georgia Tech defense. FSU’s 28-game ACC win streak is over, a surprising turn of events against a Yellow Jackets team had lost five straight games and wasn’t supposed to put up much of a fight. FSU hadn’t lost an ACC game since Oct. 2012 at NC State. The
Seminoles went three years without a loss in the conference until Saturday. Instead FSU drops to 6-1 and 4-1 in the ACC and will now regroup in hopes of trying to win the Atlantic Division. The Seminoles can still do that but must not slip up again, beginning next week against Syracuse, and then needs to win at Clemson on Nov. 7. “We lost one game,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “The sky is not falling.” Georgia Tech’s Justin Thomas completed a fourth-down 36 yard pass to Brad Stewart that set up Harrison Butker’s 35-yard fieldgoal, which tied the game at 16 with 54 seconds to go. That set up FSU’s final drive, but the Seminoles stalled out in GT territory. A previous late fourthquarter drive went deep into GT territory but an Everett Golson pass to Travis Rudolph was knocked away and then intercepted. It was the first interception of Golson in seven games. FSU struggled in the first half as Dalvin Cook had a 2-yard rushing touchdown and Aguayo connected on field goals
of 20, 27 and 38 yards. Golson finished 20 of 30 for 210 yards and Cook had 82 yards on 17 carries. Cook surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in the second quarter and also has 2,000 rushing yards for his FSU career. FSU needed a pair of interceptions in the first half to get the offense rolling. T rue freshman defensive end Josh Sweat went up to deflect a Justin Thomas throw and ended up intercepting the first-quarter pass. Sweat gave FSU the ball at the Georgia Tech 19, setting up a field goal. Then safety Lamarcus Brutus stepped in front of a Thomas throw over the middle and then he retur ned it 58 yards before stepping out of bounds at the Geor gia Tech 2. Cook then punched it in from two yards out as FSU took a 10-3 with 11:46 left in the second quarter. Georgia Tech sustained drives by converting on third down -- 5 of 14 on the night. The option offense ground out 261 rushing yards on 49 carries. Justin Thomas led GT with 88 rushing yards.
Scott Klees Coach of Year
Tyler Teegen Offensive lineman
Keith Gavin Receiver
Feleipe Franks, QB District Player of Year
Demarcus Lindsey Running back
Monterious Loggins Linebacker
Wakulla wallops NFC
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from NFC was blocked by Jake McCarl and returned to the NFC 7. That got the offense going, and Franks connected to Kelton Donaldson on a pass play and the extra point put Wakulla up 7-6. NFC got a field goal to go up 9-7. Then Wakulla drove to
NFC 2 and Justin Davis took it in. PAT made it 14-9. With time running out, the NFC quarterback inexplicably took a knee on 4th down at his own 11. Franks hit Davis for his second TD to go up 21-9 at half. Davis had an interception returned to NFC 12. A few plays later,
Franks scored on a QB sneak, 28-9. Demarcus Lindsey had a 30 yard run to the 1, then scored two plays later, 35-9. NFC muffed a punt, recovered by McCarl. Brandon Barry carried it in for the score, 42-9. NFC scored twice in the fourth to close the gap to make it 42-23.
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GatorBait midseason awards
By THOMAS GOLDKAMP
Just past mid-season, GatorBait.net stops to hand out some recognitions: Offensive MVP: WR Antonio Callaway. Callaway has emerged of late, starting with the Tennessee game and really showing some serious skills against LSU. His game-winner over the Vols might have helped shape the season, and he nearly singlehandedly kept the Gators in the game against the Tigers until the bitter end. At second on the team in receiving yards, Callaway has emerged as the legitimate playmaker Florida has sorely lacked for the last few years. Defensive MVP: DL Jonathan Bullard. We knew Bullard was in for a good year, but we didn’t see him being nearly this productive. Pro Football Focus tabbed him as the best run-stuffer in college football and it’s hard
to argue. His burst has made a huge difference on defense, where he currently leads the team in both tackles for a loss and sacks. Freshman of the Year: DE CeCe Jefferson. Because we gave Callaway the Offensive MVP nod above, we’re going in a different direction for this one. The fivestar freshman defensive end has been fantastic in his debut season, serving as a regular contributor on the defensive line. By GatorBait.net’s tracking, Jefferson ranks third on the team in QB pressures with 8, behind only Bullard (15) and Alex McCalister (13). He ranks fourth among defensive linemen with 16 tackles. Biggest Surprise: LB Antonio Morrison. Going into fall camp, many expected Morrison to miss several games coming off a serious knee injury. Not only has Morrison played in every
game, he’s looking like his old self. He leads the team with 54 tackles and has been an anchor in the middle since Alex Anzalone went down with a shoulder injury. Emerging Star: DT Caleb Brantley. The defensive tackle has always had NFL potential but has struggled to put together enough consistent effort to be dominant. He’s turned the corner in that regard and it’s showing. He has been a very disruptive force, racking up 7 quarterback pressures, 3.5 tackles for a loss and 2.0 sacks on 16 tackles. Best Coaching Job: OL Mike Summers. Summers has made this a very respectable unit to the point that it has not kept the offense from being productive enough to compete in games against elite opponents. Given the inexperience he had to work with, the progress has been remarkable.
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