Highlights
8 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: MER 59% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 11 PTS
Scoring plays
11 SCORES
Dwayne Mcgee 3 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
0-7
Mack Mikko 24 Yd Field Goal
3-7
Kelin Parsons 13 Yd pass from D.J. Smith (Reice Griffith Kick)
3-14
D.J. Smith 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
3-21
Tyrell Coard 4 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
3-28
Brayden Smith 68 Yd pass from D.J. Smith (Reice Griffith Kick)
3-35
Tyrell Coard 9 Yd pass from D.J. Smith (Reice Griffith Kick)
3-42
Cincere Gill 24 Yd pass from Ty Englehart (Mack Mikko Kick)
10-42
Parker Wroble 7 Yd pass from Hess Horne (Reice Griffith Kick)
10-49
Chris Joines 20 Yd Punt Return (Reice Griffith Kick)
10-56
Brayden Smith 75 Yd Punt Return (Reice Griffith Kick)
10-63
What happened
ESPN RECAPMercer dismantles Presbyterian 63-10 to kick off season
MACON, Ga. -- , D.J. Smith accounted for four touchdowns and threw for 320 yards and Mercer took charge early in a 63-10 win over Presbyterian in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night. Dwayne Mcgee ran it from the 3 on Mercer's first drive for a 7-0 lead. Following a Blue Hose field goal, Smith helped lead an eight-play, 62-yard drive that ended with his 13-yard scoring pass to Kelin Parsons and a 14-3 lead. Smith , who threw three touchdowns and ran for one , plunged in from the 1 for a 21-3 lead midway through the second quarter. The Bears scored two touchdowns in each of the first three quarters and posted three TDs in the fourth. Smith threw a 68-yard touchdown to Brayden Smith and connected on a 9-yarder with Tyrell Coard for a 42-3 advantage. Smith's lone punt return was a 75-yard touchdown and the game's final score with 1:39 remaining.
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Team stats
PRES · MERFIVE STAR STADIUM, MACON · ATTENDANCE 7,219
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