LaGRANGE, Ga. – The Greensboro College football team fell to the Panthers of LaGrange College in USA South Athletic Conference play Saturday, 59-10.
The Panthers opened up a 31-0 lead before the Pride was able to get on the board.
Following a LaGrange touchdown, Greensboro drove 61 yards on 10 plays to set the ball on the Panthers 10-yard line to set up a 27-yard field goal attempt for
Jonathon Pfeiffer.
Pfeiffer then booted the ball through the uprights to make the score 31-3.
LaGrange then extended their lead to 45-3 with touchdowns on consecutive possessions before Greensboro was once again able to record a score.
After LaGrange was penalized for an offside penalty,
Tolan Jones raced 62 yards into the end zone to make the score 45-9 before Pfeiffer made the point after attempt.
The Panthers then scored the game's final 14 points in the fourth quarter to record the victory.
"We made too many mistakes in the first half against a very good LaGrange College team and put ourselves in a whole that we could not get out of," Head Coach
Greg Crum said. "The team played much better in the second half and was able to hold the Panthers to 14 points.
"We will continue working hard each day to get better and now we starting looking forward to next week."
Rohan Goldston threw for 184 yards through the air to lead the Greensboro attack, while Jones finished with 91 yards rushing on nine carries.
Josh Cross and
Aaron Henry led the Pride defense with eight total tackles.
The Pride will return to action at 1 p.m. Saturday when they host the Hawks of Huntingdon College. For more information on Greensboro College football, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.