JACKSON, Miss. – The Millsaps football team (1-5, 1-3, SAA) fought hard, but lost in a tough battle to Rhodes (4-2, 2-2 SAA) in an SAA matchup, 37-7 on Saturday at Harper Davis Field.
The matchup doubled as the Majors' Pink Out Game, which saw freshman
Gray Jennings throw for 218 yards (21-of-38, one interception) and a touchdown.
Senior
Temias Mason hauled in six receptions for 48 yards and a score, junior
Connor Ladner recorded five catches for 43 yards and freshman
Tae Hills caught two passes for 40 yards. Hills was terrific on special teams, adding 166 yards on five kickoff returns with a long of 49 yards.
Sophomore
Ashton Coffelt led the defense with a career-high tying nine tackles. Classmate
Nehemiah Coalson tallied six tackles and a pass breakup, fellow sophomore
Braylon Wills registered four tackles (2.0 TFLs) and junior
Darren Labit forced a fumble.
Junior
Ethan Klapatch tallied 189 yards on five punts and sent two kickoffs 109 yards (54.5-yard average).
Rhodes opened the scoring on its first drive with a 31-yard run. The Lynx would respond again with a six-yard rushing score to push the lead to 14-0 midway through the first quarter.
Labit got the Majors back in the game at the end of the quarter forcing a Lynx fumble and ensuing recovery at the Rhodes 37-yard line.
Following the huge play on defense, the offense would only need two plays for Jennings to connect with Mason on a curl route for 33 yards to the right side of the field with 38 seconds on the clock.
Rhodes would combine for two more touchdowns before going into halftime. The Lynx would later add an additional 13 points in the second half to pull away for a 37-7 victory.
Up Next: The Majors will travel to Rome, Ga. to face Berry next Saturday, Oct. 14. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. CT with live video and live stats available at gomajors.com.
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