SPORTS BRIEFS: Georgia College clips Albany State

Georgia College clips ASU

Georgia College edged Albany State in two close college basketball games Saturday in Albany.

Albany State’s men saw a nine-point halftime lead evaporate in a 60-56 loss. Georgia College went on a 16-2 run in the first 7:20 of the second half to take the lead and held on from there.

Rahdin Hughes scored 16 points and had seven rebounds to pace Albany State (0-11). Tylen Walker scored 15 points, and Michael Green added 10. Isaac Thomas and Kohl Roberts each scored 14 points for Georgia College (5-3).

Georgia College’s women outscored Albany State 12-3 in the final five minutes en route to a 63-56 victory.

Kayla Green led Albany State (5-6) with 15 points. Georgia College (4-4) had four players score in double-figures.

Deerfield-Windsor boys prevail

The Deerfield-Windsor boys basketball team defeated Abbeville Christian (Alabama) 84-52 on Saturday.

Ronald Bates had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Knights. Ethan Merritt and Nick Dixon added 13 points each and Daniel Ramsey chipped in with 12 points.

The Knights (5-0) led 41- 28 at the half before outscoring Abbeville Christian 27-11 in the third quarter to put the game away. They host Worth County this Saturday.

Kennesaw State playoff run ends

Kennesaw State’s FCS playoff run came to an end Saturday with a 34-27 quarterfinal loss at Sam Houston State.

Trailing by 14 points twice in the fourth quarter, the Owls (12-2) produced a pair of scoring drives that cut the deficit to seven points and, following a late interception by sophomore defensive back Dustin Clabough, had an opportunity to tie the game, according to a release from Kennesaw State. But Kennesaw State’s hopes for the upset victory came up short following a fourth-down play that ended at the Sam Houston State 15.

The Owls had one final hope to tie the score following Clabough’s interception that gave Kennesaw State the ball at the Sam Houston State 41-yard line trailing 34-27. Kennesaw State moved the ball 30 yards in nine plays down to the Bearkats’ 11.

On fourth down, Ezra Naylor was tackled behind the line of scrimmage for a 4-yard loss and Sam Houston State (12-1) ran out the final 1:04 to advance to Friday’s semifinal against North Dakota State.