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10/17 21:50 CDT QB Pickles accounts for 194 total yards and 3TDs in Mercer's
31-21 win over Samford
QB Pickles accounts for 194 total yards and 3TDs in Mercer's 31-21 win over
Samford
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) --- Quarterback JP Pickles ran for three touchdowns and
Mercer won with relative ease over Samford 31-21 on Saturday.
Pickles threw for 108 yards on 16-of-22 passing and ran the ball 17 times for
86 yards for Mercer (6-2, 3-1 Southern), which entered ranked 18th in the Stats
Perform FCS Top 25 poll.
Devon Caldwell ran for 134 yards on 13 carries for Mercer.
In the first quarter, Pickles had scoring runs of 6 and 22 yards sandwiched
between Jyarius Carter's 32-yard pick-6 of Gabarri Johnson for a 21-0 lead.
Samford (1-6, 1-3) got on the board when Johnson threw a 12-yard touchdown to
Preston Bird with 5:22 left in the first. The two-point conversion reduced the
Bulldogs' deficit to 21-8.
Ken Cherry ran for 108 yards on 13 carries for Samford.
Saturday's matchup was 33rd meeting all-time between the Bears and Samford in a
series that dates all the way back to 1907.
The series is now tied at 16-16-1.
Up next Mercer is off next week before hosting The Citadel on Oct. 31. Samford heads to Furman on Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here.
Up next Mercer is off next week before hosting The Citadel on Oct. 31. Samford heads to Furman on Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here.
