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Sunday, November 14, 1999

A&M-K wins shootout with Angelo
Javelinas finish season on four-game roll, 42-38
By Javier Becerra
Caller-Times

KINGSVILLE -- Texas A&M-Kingsville's tumultuous season nearly ended Saturday night the same way it started -- in defeat.
   Fullback Mack Pittman scored on a 4-yard run with 1:07 left to play to lift the Javelinas to a 42-38 win over Angelo State University at Javelina Stadium.
   Angelo State had used a 31-point second quarter to surge past the the Javelinas in the first half, giving the Rams a 31-14 lead at halftime. Both teams combined for 28 points in a span of 1:15 near the end of the second half, 21 of those by Angelo State.
   Angelo State quarterback Sterlin Gilbert completed 15 of 31 pass attempts for 277 yards and four touchdowns to pace the Rams' offensive attack.
   The Javelinas closed their season at 5-4 in the Lone Star Conference South Division and 5-6 overall. Angelo State, needing a win to move back into contention for a spot in the Division II national playoffs, fell to 6-3 in the LSC and 7-4 overall.
   A&M-Kingsville wasted no time in demonstrating its dominance from the last three weeks.
   On the Javelinas first play from scrimmage, quarterback Lamar Amos connected with running back Ahmad Carter on a screen pass for an 83-yard touchdown. Gregg Johnson's extra point gave A&M-Kingsville a 7-0 lead with 12:16 left in the first quarter.
   A&M-Kingsville's defense Angelo State to punt on two consecutive possessions before the Rams were able to put together their first scoring drive.
   From its own 47-yard line, the Rams drove down to the A&M-Kingsville 5 in seven plays, highlighted by two key passes by Gilbert, but settled for a 22-yard field goal by Yunes. The kick cut the Javelinas' lead to 7-3 just three seconds into the second quarter.
   Eight minutes later, Angelo State's Shock Davis gave the Rams the lead, 10-7, when he returned a punt by A&M-Kingsville kicker Matt Hantelmann 69 yards for a touchdown.
   Then things got crazy.
   With 2:01 on the clock and the ball at their own 45-yard line, the Rams added to their lead with a 55-yard scoring pass from Gilbert to Billy Williams. Yunes' extra point made it 17-7.
   On the ensuing kickoff, A&M-Kingsville's Derrick Foster picked up a muffed catch at goal line and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown, tying the existing NCAA, LSC and A&M-Kingsville records. Foster's run took 13 seconds off the clock, and helped the Javelinas move to within 17-14.
   On the Rams' first play from scrimmage following the kickoff, Gilber hit Ricky Boehle for a 62-yard touchdown pass. Just 17 seconds removed from Foster's score, Yunes added the extra point to put Angelo State back on top, 24-14.
   A&M-Kingsville's Amos then fumbled on the Javelinas' first play of their ensuing possession, giving the Rams possession at the Javelina 21-yard line. Three plays later, with 38 seconds left, Gilbert hit Davis for his third touchdown pass of the quarter on an 11-yard fade route to the back right corner of the end zone. Yunes' extra point sent Angelo State into halftime with a 31-14 lead.

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