Ciaa football championship game 2010

And today, when things went wrong, they didn't panic, they just kept fighting," said Shaw Head Coach Darrell Asberry. The only score the Bears gave up was on a blocked field goal that was returned 76 yards for a Trojan touchdown. The single time that Virginia State did manage to get into the red zone, Shaw's Gerald Kennedy picked off a pass in the end zone. I watched first year defensive coordinator Coach Robert Massey and his staff grow as one, and then watched the defense grow as one," Asberry said.

On the offensive side of the ball for Shaw, the Bears amassed yards, but only two touchdowns. They had the ball for over 40 minutes of the game, putting together six drives of ten plays or more, and three drives that ate more than five minutes off the clock apiece. In the third quarter alone, the Bears had the ball for of the minute period. Even with the long drives, the Bears made it into the red zone only four times — twice ending in touchdowns, once in the blocked field goal, and once when the team went for it on fourth down and failed to convert.

The two teams finished the first quarter without either finding the end zone. Williams ran for a total of 33 yards, including a one-yard "jump over the pile" touchdown run left , and Atkins threw for another 37 yards as the Bears took the lead.

On the ensuing kickoff, the Bears kicked out of bounds, giving the Trojans outstanding field position on the penalty, but on the third play of the drive, Jarred Battle's pass was picked off by Kennedy.

Shaw put together another strong drive, but time ran out in the first half before they could score, leaving the halftime score In the third, after two successive three-and-out drives, Shaw drove to the Trojan three-yard line, but failed to get into the end zone.

Caleb Reid 's field goal attempt was blocked and recovered by Alfred Ngauja who returned it 76 yards and tied the score at The teams then exchanged interceptions: Atkins was picked off by Ian White, followed on the next play by Battle being intercepted by Shaw's Rico Brown.

The Bears then put together another drive, starting at their own 16 and advancing to the VSU 41, where they were stopped and punted.

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