LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. — Shaw scored seven second-half touchdowns for a 68-6 win at Avon Grove High School Saturday, breaking open a game that stood at 12-6 just after midway through the second quarter.
Fist-time starter and Laquan Williams (Philadelphia, Pa./John Bartram HS) (Philadelphia, Pa./Bartram) successfully moved the ball down the field against the CIAA's best defense, throwing for a touchdown in the second quarter. D'Ante Smith (Bowie. Md./Riverdale Baptist HS) (Bowie, Md.) led Lincoln with 57 rushing yards.
Playing in unquestionably its toughest game of 2009, the Lincoln University football team seemed to welcome Shaw University and the challenges at hand through the first half.
Shaw, which defeated Football Championship Series school Bethune-Cookman, 20-6, first got on the board one minute into the game after Lincoln punter Ameer Allen (Trenton, N.J./) (Trenton, N.J.) alertly kicked the ball out the back of the end zone following a high snap.
On the ensuing Lincoln drive, Shaw's Frederick Sparkman intercepted first-time starter Williams to set up a 44-yard field goal by Lyncon Shepherd.
The Bears extended 5-0 advantage to 12-0 when Raymond Williams scored the first of his three rushing touchdowns on a pivotal fourth-and-two with 2:36 to go in the first quarter.
The second quarter, once again, proved to be Lincoln's strongest period. As the first quarter closed, Justin James (Philadelphia, PA/Roxborough) (Philadelphia, Pa./Roxborough) recovered a fumble by Shaw quarterback Travis Robinson on fourth and goal from the three and returned to it Shaw's 33 yard line. Williams showed poise while leading the Lions down the field and capped the drive with a five-yard toss to Matthew Coston (Queens, N.Y./Dover HS) (Brooklyn, N.Y.) to make the score 12-6.
Shaw, though, responded with a workmanlike 12-play, 41-yard drive touchdown drive when Aaron Ellison scored from two yards out for his first of three touchdowns for a 19-6 advantage heading into the intermission.
Lincoln will attempt to get its third win Saturday in Salisburgy, N.C. when it combats Livingstone at 1 p.m. The game can be heard live at BrandywineRadio.com.
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