By Justin Jarrett
LowcoSports.com
A whole lot of Lowco representation was on display Saturday in Atlanta when Jackson State took down South Carolina State in the SWAC/MEAC Challenge. In fact, it was a star we got to know quite well on Friday nights who lit up the scoreboard first.
Whale Branch alum Irv Mulligan opened the scoring with a 46-yard TD run and finished with 109 yards on 14 carries and classmate Jaheem Hazel broke up three passes for JSU, which rode the momentum from Mulligan’s breakaway to a 17-0 halftime lead and opened it up to 37-0 before the Bulldogs scored with 22 seconds left.
Former Beaufort star Kacy Fields had three carries and a reception in his debut as a true freshman for S.C. State, whose roster also includes former Bluffton stars Rakim White and Jaylin Linder, former Battery Creek and May River standout Jaeon Allen, and Colleton County alum Ian Shark.
Jackson State has one more tie to Whale Branch in running backs coach Brandon Morton, another former Warrior who helped recruit Mulligan and Hazel to the Tigers as graduate transfers after they completed their degrees at Wofford.
