Spring Break
Red tops Black in low scoring scrimmage
Moore stars with pair of TDs
LAWRENCE CONNEFF
Issue date: 4/4/08 Section: Sports
Michael Moore hauled in a pair of first-half touchdown receptions to lead the Red team to a 17-3 victory in the Georgia football team's annual G-Day scrimmage Saturday at Sanford Stadium.
Moore, a junior wide receiver from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., was far and away the most productive offensive performer in the rain-soaked affair, which marked the official end to Georgia's 2008 spring practice.
His three catches for 53 yards and two scores helped fill the void left by several injuries that have plagued the Bulldog receiving corps this week.
Receivers Tony Wilson (broken leg), Mohamed Massaquoi (neck) and Tavarres King (knee) all missed the scrimmage, but are expected to be healthy by the fall.
Early on, things seemed headed toward a repeat of last year's G-Day shootout (a 34-20 final), as both teams scored on their opening drives.
The Red offense, made up of projected starters, made it look easy against the starting defense to start the game, marching 75 yards in just four plays for a touchdown.
Starting tailback Knowshon Moreno carried twice for 14 yards in between a pair of 30-plus yard completions by junior quarterback Matthew Stafford - one to Kris Durham, the other a play-action touchdown strike to Moore.
Stafford completed 6-of-10 passes for 78 yards and a score while playing only in the first half.
But the Red defense clamped down after allowing a 47-yard field goal from walk-on Andrew Jensen with 1:06 left in the first quarter, pitching a shutout the rest of the way.
Moore caught the game's only other touchdown with 2:04 left in the first half, when redshirt freshman Logan Gray zipped a 12-yard pass over the middle of the end zone.
Walk-on kicker Brian Behr added a 52-yard field goal as the half expired to give the Red team the 17-3 advantage and complete the day's scoring.
Though he often was left with little running room, redshirt freshman tailback Caleb King was mostly impressive in his G-Day debut, carrying six times for 31 yards and catching two balls for 17 yards.
Moreno got relatively little work (three carries for 16 yards), as the quarterback Gray actually led the Red team with 30 yards rushing.
Redshirt freshman John Knox starred for the Red defense, recording three tackles and picking off a fourth-quarter pass by walk-on quarterback Jonathan deLaureal with 1:10 remaining to keep the Black team out of the end zone for good. It is not expected to be serious, head coach Mark Richt said.
Moore, a junior wide receiver from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., was far and away the most productive offensive performer in the rain-soaked affair, which marked the official end to Georgia's 2008 spring practice.
His three catches for 53 yards and two scores helped fill the void left by several injuries that have plagued the Bulldog receiving corps this week.
Receivers Tony Wilson (broken leg), Mohamed Massaquoi (neck) and Tavarres King (knee) all missed the scrimmage, but are expected to be healthy by the fall.
Early on, things seemed headed toward a repeat of last year's G-Day shootout (a 34-20 final), as both teams scored on their opening drives.
The Red offense, made up of projected starters, made it look easy against the starting defense to start the game, marching 75 yards in just four plays for a touchdown.
Starting tailback Knowshon Moreno carried twice for 14 yards in between a pair of 30-plus yard completions by junior quarterback Matthew Stafford - one to Kris Durham, the other a play-action touchdown strike to Moore.
Stafford completed 6-of-10 passes for 78 yards and a score while playing only in the first half.
But the Red defense clamped down after allowing a 47-yard field goal from walk-on Andrew Jensen with 1:06 left in the first quarter, pitching a shutout the rest of the way.
Moore caught the game's only other touchdown with 2:04 left in the first half, when redshirt freshman Logan Gray zipped a 12-yard pass over the middle of the end zone.
Walk-on kicker Brian Behr added a 52-yard field goal as the half expired to give the Red team the 17-3 advantage and complete the day's scoring.
Though he often was left with little running room, redshirt freshman tailback Caleb King was mostly impressive in his G-Day debut, carrying six times for 31 yards and catching two balls for 17 yards.
Moreno got relatively little work (three carries for 16 yards), as the quarterback Gray actually led the Red team with 30 yards rushing.
Redshirt freshman John Knox starred for the Red defense, recording three tackles and picking off a fourth-quarter pass by walk-on quarterback Jonathan deLaureal with 1:10 remaining to keep the Black team out of the end zone for good. It is not expected to be serious, head coach Mark Richt said.
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