Posted: Monday, October 17, 2011 7:03 pm

Fourth-quarter rally
falls short for UTM

UT Martin scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter but came up short as South Alabama posted a 33-30 non-conference football victory over the Skyhawks Saturday afternoon at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.
Junior transfer Quentin Sims caught three touchdown passes and had a career-best six receptions for 78 yards, while senior wide receiver Stephen Shiver had seven catches for 96 yards.
The Skyhawks opened the fourth-quarter barrage with a 38-yard field goal by junior Cody Sandlin and later reached the end zone on a Carr two-yard pass to Sims and a short score by McNeil to pull within 33-30.
The Skyhawks tried the onside kick, but South Alabama came up with the ball and preserved their homecoming win.

Brockman leads MSU
to homecoming win

MURRAY, Ky. (AP) — Casey Brockman threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Hannibal Beauford and Kevin Robinson forced a fumble to preserve Murray State’s 36-27 come-from-behind win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday.
With the Racers (4-3, 2-2 OVC) trailing 27-24, Brockman orchestrated a six-play, 75-yard drive capped by his toss to Beauford with 1:28 left.
On the Panthers’ ensuing drive Robinson forced a fumble from Jimmy Garoppolo at the Eastern Illinois 20.
Mike Harris added a 24-yard TD run with 1 second left.

Published in The Messenger 10.17.11