MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Faulkner scuffled through the second half Saturday on the way to a 27-3 loss to No. 11 Georgetown. After giving up a field goal on the Tigers' first possession, Faulkner answered with an eight-play drive that traversed 52 yards and resulted in a 39-yard field goal from
Caden Davis to the tie the game.
Georgetown added another field goal in the first quarter to take a 6-3 lead and then saw Gehrig Slunaker go over the top to J.C. Shegog for 47 yards and a touchdown early in the second quarter, moving the advantage to 13-3.
Faulkner's best drive of the game started at the 9:50 mark of the second quarter. The possession sputtered early but a roughing the passer penalty gave the Eagles new life, setting them up at their own 48.
Raequan Beal hit
Brody Smith for 17 yards and then connected with
Kaleb Jones for 17 more to get the ball to the Georgetown 17. A pair of
Styles Hughes runs got the Eagles to the 6 and set up a third down play. Beal found Smith who made a one-handed catch and turned up field to fight toward the end zone. As he attempted to power toward the goal line, the ball popped out and Georgetown recovered the fumble at its own 4.
The luck got no better for the Eagles three plays later.
Marvin Payton sacked Slunaker who fumbled the ball.
Myles Boyd attempted to recover the ball but it squirted into the end zone where a Georgetown offensive player recovered it and was tackled. The officials determined that Boyd had established possession of the ball outside the end zone and then lost possession into the end zone, resulting in a touchback rather than a safety.
Georgetown gave itself some breathing room in the third quarter when it completed an eight-play, 69-yard drive with a Darius Neal rushing touchdown of 25 yards. The final blow landed with 7:13 left in the game as Neal scored on a five-yard run.
The Eagles tallied 149 yards of total offense on 44 plays while Georgetown ran 71 plays for 400 yards.
Jerrell Williamson topped the Eagle defense with 11 total tackles.
Ty Simpson had an interception in the game.
Faulkner (1-6, 0-4 MSC) returns to action at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 when it hosts No. 10 Bethel.
