Troy University Athletics
Defense Leads Junior Varsity to Win over Huntingdon
9/29/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
TROY -- The Troy defense scored on a blocked punt and an interception return and held Huntingdon to negative yardage for much of the contest during a 30-6 win over the Hawks Sunday at Movie Gallery Stadium.
Freshman running back Josh Brownell scored on a two-yard run in the first quarter and a one-yard plunge in the fourth quarter to lead a Troy offense that had 128 yards on the ground and 81 yards through the air. The two TD runs were Brownell's only carries in the game.
Redshirt freshman Nathan Nolin blocked a punt by Huntingdon's Lee Lackey in the second quarter and recovered in the end zone for Troy second touchdown and a 14-0 halftime lead.
While Troy piled up 118 total yards in the first half, the Trojan defense held the Hawks to minus one yard of total offense, and just two first downs, both by penalty, in the opening half.
The only scoring in the third quarter came on a 23-yard field goal by redshirt freshman Alex Burkett.
After Brownell's second TD run started the fourth quarter, Huntingdon got on the board when freshman quarterback Matt Forrest hooked up with Steven Laye for a 54-yard scoring pass. The two-point conversion attempt failed, leaving Troy with a 24-6 lead.
The Trojans added their final points when freshman Jamaal Carney picked off a Forrest pass and returned it 71 yards for a touchdown.
The Troy offense was led by freshman Stanley Taylor with 51 yards rushing on nine carries. Taylor also had three receptions for 27 yards. Freshman quarterback Jonathan Chandler completed just three-of-eight passes, for seven yards and an interception, but rushed for 38 yards on five carries.
Junior transfer Ira Guilford had 21 yards rushing on four carries.
Sophomore Julian Foster led the Troy passing game by completing eight-of-12 passes for 72 yards. Freshman Larry Johnson was the leading receiver for Troy with three receptions for 39 yards.
Huntingdon's offense, which had minus 63 yards rushing in the game, piled up 175 passing yards on 20-of-34 attempts. Forrest completed six-of-13 for 83 yards, but was intercepted twice, while fellow freshman Justin Ridgeway hit on 14-of-21 passes for 92 yards.
Defensively, the Trojans were led by sophomore transfer Carvel Jones, who had seven tackles, including three for loss. Nolin had six tackles, with a sack, to go along with his blocked punt, while Junior Tagovailoa had five tackles, four for loss.
Freshman Ashondi Magwood, from Luverne, led Huntingdon with seven tackles.
Junior Adrian Vera averaged 57.0 yards on three punts for Troy.
