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JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Eli Jenkins and Josh Clemons scored two touchdowns each and Jacksonville State defeated Austin Peay 34-14 on Saturday.Clemons 1-yard run gave the Gamecocks a 21-7 lead in the third quarter and Jenkins added his first TD run, a 5-yarder, later in the period. Clemons 46-yard score in the fourth quarter made it 34-7.Jenkins, who became the third Ohio Valley Conference player to go over 10,000 yards in career offense, threw 11 yards to Demontez Terry to open the scoring and his 4-yard run gave Jacksonville State a 14-7 halftime lead.The Gamecocks (5-1, 2-0 Ohio Valley) extended their home win streak to 12, the longest active streak in the FCS, and also notched their 19th consecutive win over an OVC opponent and 10th straight over the Governors (0-6, 0-5).Clemons finished with 143 yards on 19 carries and Jenkins 117 on 15 along with 72 yards passing. .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. .7 million, one-year contract, a raise of $2.2 million. Wieters had asked for $8.75 million and the Orioles had offered $6. . The 27-year-old Scrivens will be joining his third NHL club since signing with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a free agent in 2010. The move also reunites with him with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey Leagues Toronto Marlies. .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. Of the numerous unexpected CAA Football results this seasons first month yielded, Elons 27-10 win at then-No. 8 William & Mary last week may be the most likely one no one saw coming.So are the Phoenix ready to add their name to the expanding list of conference contenders following their biggest victory as a league member? And was all the lofty preseason praise heaped upon the Tribe actually warranted?Those still unanswered questions should be better explained Saturday, when the rising Phoenix (2-2, 1-0) host 17th-ranked Villanova (3-1, 1-0) and No. 19 William & Mary (2-2, 0-1) makes the traditionally tough trip to New Hampshire (2-2, 1-0).Having been outscored 78-20 in season-opening defeats to Gardner-Webb and Charlotte, Elon entered Zable Stadium a heavy underdog and left with its first win over a top-10 opponent since besting No. 6 Wofford in 2007. With the offense still adjusting to a season-ending injury to quarterback Connor Christiansen in Week 1, the resilient Phoenix compensated with superior special-teams play and a sound defensive effort that contained three fourth-down stops and three interceptions with the Tribe in enemy territory.Were still a work in progress -- we had some breakdowns here and there -- but I think the kids learned from this, Elon coach Rich Skrosky said. When you play hard and youre a physical football team on defense, usually the results are going to be pretty good.The Phoenix built a 17-0 first-half lead by capitalizing on two William & Mary breakdowns in the kicking game, one a blocked punt and the other a botched snap on a punt attempt. Their first touchdown drive was aided by another short field created when All-CAA punter David Petroni pinned the Tribe at the 1-yard line and the defense caused a three-and-out.Skroskys young squad has little time to savor its breakthrough win with three straight home games against perennial conference powers, as New Hampshire and No. 6 Richmond pay visits following Elons inaugural meeting with Villanova.Itll be a good barometer of where were at from a maturity standpoint, he said. I think theres been signs of some maturity as the years progressed, and this will be one of those other signs -- how do we prepare this week for another very good opponent coming off a good win over a very good team.Like Elon, Villanova has offset an inconsistent offense by being craftily resourceful in other areas. The Wildcats have produced four defensive touchdowns, with two coming in last weeks 31-14 win at Lafayette that was tougher than the final score indicated.(The defense) saved us this past weekend against Lafayette, they really did, coach Andy Talley remarked. We just didnt have a very good outing offensively, and when you have a defense that can actually score points for you or get the ball knocked down and turn it over with an opportunity to have short fields, youre always in great shape.ddddddddddddanoh Kpassagnon set the tone with a 25-yard fumble return score on the opening play. The 6-foot-7, 290-pound senior end and NFL prospect leads the CAA with four sacks and 8 1/2 tackles for loss.While Villanova hits the road with momentum from a three-game winning streak, William & Mary hopes to gain some following last weeks mistake-filled performance and a second consecutive slow start to the season. The Tribe also dropped their CAA opener while splitting the first four games of 2015, then ripped off six straight wins en route to a playoff appearance.Kendell Anderson led that surge by rushing for 789 yards and 11 touchdowns during the streak, but the standout running back has been limited to 89 yards and 24 carries thus far while battling shoulder and ankle injuries. Though Albert Funderburke has filled in capably, the promising freshman reportedly tore his ACL against Elon.The diminished ground attack has had an effect on quarterback Steve Cluley, with the usually steady senior having thrown a conference-high seven interceptions and completing just 56.4 percent of his throws.Were not clicking right now, wide receiver DeVonte Dedmon said. Were not all on the same page.Getting Anderson untracked will be essential to the Tribes chances of rebounding, as theyre 11-0 since the start of last season when rushing for 149 yards or more and 0-6 when held under that mark. They were held to 104 on 33 attempts by Elon.William & Mary piled up 325 yards on the ground in last Octobers 34-18 home win over New Hampshire, with Anderson accumulating 174 on 27 carries.Its an equally pivotal game for New Hampshire. Though Sean McDonnells team won its league opener last week at Rhode Island, a narrow loss at Dartmouth the previous Saturday has already left the Wildcats with little room for error in their quest to extend the longest active run of consecutive FCS playoff appearances to 13 years.UNH does return home in better spirits after putting forth what McDonnell termed our best full-game effort that we had all year in the 39-17 victory over URI. The Wildcats scored 17 fourth-quarter points to pull away and take some of the sting out of the Dartmouth game, in which the Big Green tallied 15 unanswered points in the final period to rally for a 22-21 win.The Tribe have been a major nemesis for New Hampshire in recent years, having won 11 of the last 13 meetings. However, theyve lost in their last two trips to Durham, including a 32-3 drubbing in 2014.Theyve gotten our number a bunch of times, McDonnell said. This ones huge for us. ' ' '
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