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Juwan Johnson's 40-yard pick-6 sparks 5-0 Mercer past Wofford 22-3 for third straight SoCon win
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Dainsus Miller picked off a pair of passes, Juwan Johnson scored on a 40-yard pick-6 and Mercer Bears forced four turnovers as the unbeaten Bears posted a 22-3 win over Wofford Terriers for their third straight Southern Conference victory on Saturday afternoon.
Reice Griffith kicked two field goals, including a 36-yarder to put Mercer in front for good with 6:28 left in the first half and the Bears added a safety on a blocked Wofford punt in the Terriers' end zone to take an 8-0 lead after a half. Johnson's pick-6 made it 15-3 barely two minutes into the third quarter.
Hess Horne fired a 21-yard pass to Brayden Smith early in the fourth quarter for the game's only offensive touchdown to set the game's final margin with 11:48 left.
D. J. Smith was sacked by Isaiah Wadsworth and fumbled at the Mercer 17-yard line on the Bears' first play from scrimmage and Devery Cagle turned it into a 28-yard field goal to give the Terriers a quick 3-0 lead less than two minutes into the contest. Smith then drove the Bears to the Wofford 8-yard line before throwing an interception.
Horne completed 10 of 17 passes for 100 yards and was picked off once. Smith was 5 of 7 for 57 yards.
Amari Odom was 9-for-22 passing for Wofford (2-2, 0-1) for 67 yards with three interceptions. Pauly Seeley V was 7 of 14 with an interception. The Terriers were held to just 146 yards of offense.
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| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 | 
| Rushing | 0 | 0 | 
| Passing | 0 | 0 | 
| Penalty | 0 | 0 | 
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 | 
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 | 
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 | 
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 | 
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 | 
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 | 
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 | 
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 | 
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 | 
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 | 
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 | 
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 | 
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 | 
| Safeties | 0 | 0 | 
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | 
| 
                                         
                                                D. Smith 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    D. Smith | 101/138 | 1311 | 9 | 6 | 
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | 
| 
                                         
                                                C. Miller 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    C. Miller | 76 | 404 | 3 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                M. Bell 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    M. Bell | 45 | 248 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                D. Smith 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    D. Smith | 66 | 142 | 4 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                T. Coard 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    T. Coard | 39 | 136 | 1 | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                B. Smith 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    B. Smith | 13 | 73 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                B. Martin 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    B. Martin | 12 | 53 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                A. Dabbs 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    A. Dabbs | 3 | 18 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                K. Harris 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    K. Harris | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                J. George 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    J. George | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | 
| 
                                         
                                                B. Smith 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    B. Smith | 0 | 32 | 425 | 5 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                A. Dabbs 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    A. Dabbs | 0 | 28 | 417 | 3 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                K. Harris 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    K. Harris | 0 | 33 | 339 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                T. Coard 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    T. Coard | 0 | 15 | 171 | 3 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                A. Cook 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    A. Cook | 0 | 13 | 151 | 0 | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                S. Albee 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    S. Albee | 0 | 10 | 96 | 1 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                C. Miller 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    C. Miller | 0 | 6 | 83 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                S. Burt 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    S. Burt | 0 | 4 | 71 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                J. George 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    J. George | 0 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                T. Everson 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    T. Everson | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                C. Shaw 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    C. Shaw | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                M. Bell 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    M. Bell | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT | 
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS | 
| 
                                     
                                            R. Griffith 
                                             
                                         
                                                                                
 
  | 
                                R. Griffith | 16/20 | 0 | 54/54 | 0 | 
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG | 
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD | 
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD | 
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | 
| 
                                         
                                                J. Schaffer 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    J. Schaffer | 2/2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                B. Jones 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    B. Jones | 1/1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | 
| 
                                         
                                                K. Parsons 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    K. Parsons | 23 | 126 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                I. Aikens 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    I. Aikens | 5 | 61 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                I. Scott 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    I. Scott | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                J. Schaffer 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    J. Schaffer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                S. Spence 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    S. Spence | 1 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | 
| 
                                         
                                                I. Scott 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    I. Scott | 0 | 28 | 350 | 1 | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                J. Purdy 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    J. Purdy | 0 | 7 | 85 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                K. Parsons 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    K. Parsons | 0 | 7 | 82 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                C. Smith 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    C. Smith | 0 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                I. Aikens 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    I. Aikens | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 
                                         
                                                D. Cagle 
                                                 
                                             
                                                                                        
 
  | 
                                    D. Cagle | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT | 
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS | 
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG | 
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD | 
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |