Three Albany State University football players have been selected to play in the 2011 Cactus Bowl, which will be held Friday, Jan. 7, at Texas A&M-Kingsville’s Javelina Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (CST).
Running backs Robert Welton and LiRonnie Davis, and linebacker Jacob Hardwick are among the 88 football players that will participate in the Division II senior all-star game.
Hardwick, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., led the SIAC and was ranked fifth in the nation with 13.5 sacks. He was second in the SIAC and tied for sixth in the nation with 22 tackles for loss. He recorded 56 tackles, including 28 solos, five forced fumbles and five pass breakups. He was named to the SIAC’s All-Conference First Team. Hardwick also played in the Second Annual Russell Athletic HBCU Senior Bowl in December.
A senior from Macon, Ga., Welton rushed for 886 yards on 161 carries for 10 touchdowns, averaging 73.8 yards per game during his first season as a Golden Ram. Welton was named to the SIAC All-Conference Second Team.
Davis, a senior from Macon, Ga., rushed for 596 yards on 103 carries and scored five touchdowns for the Golden Rams. He also caught 19 receptions for 297 yards and seven touchdowns.
Welton, Davis and Hardwick helped the Golden Rams to the 2010 SBN National Black College Football Championship, the 2010 SIAC Championship title and a berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
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. The game will be broadcast on radio by Sports Radio Corpus Christi 1230 AM and streamed at www.sportsradiocc.com
http://www.cactusbowl.org/. The game will be broadcast on radio by Sports Radio Corpus Christi 1230 AM and streamed at www.sportsradiocc.com
The all-star game has been named the Cactus Bowl and played in Kingsville, Texas since January 2001. It was previously known as the Snow Bowl and played in Fargo, N.D. All profits of the Cactus Bowl are donated to Shriners Hospitals for Children throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada.
The all-star game has been named the Cactus Bowl and played in Kingsville, Texas since January 2001. It was previously known as the Snow Bowl and played in Fargo, N.D. All profits of the Cactus Bowl are donated to Shriners Hospitals for Children throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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