Athens stings Jacksonville, 48-28

WATCH: Athens’ Manning too strong, too fast on 75-yard TD
WATCH: Athens’ Manning too strong, too fast on 75-yard TD
Published: Sep. 22, 2023 at 10:05 PM CDT
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ATHENS, Texas (KLTV) - The Athens Hornets took down Jacksonville, 48-28.

Brady McCown of Jacksonville started the scoring from the gun with quick drop and roll right throw to the end zone and found Jermaine Taylor for the 12-yard touchdown reception

But Athens’ David Richardson pulled down the high snap and took off to the right and found the end zone on the 17-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7.

Jamauri Manning takes the hand off and bulls his way in from 6 yards out to pull Athens ahead, 14-7. Manning scored again on a 75-yard touchdown run to make it 21-7.

Athens dominated Jacksonville in Week 5.