How they did

Published 12:00 am Monday, October 26, 2009

A look at how college football players with ties to the Vicksburg area did in games played over the weekend.

• Mississippi College linebacker Quartez Ashmore (Vicksburg High) had a team-high 12 tackles — nine solos and three assists — 1 1/2 tackles for loss and a forced fumble in a 26-7 win over East Texas Baptist on Saturday.

• Mississippi College running back Austin Divinity (Hinds AHS) carried the ball nine times for 52 yards and returned one kickoff for 33 yards.

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• Louisiana-Monroe cornerback Otis Stamps (Warren Central) had one solo tackle, one assist and an interception in a 36-13 loss at Kentucky.

• Nicholls State running back A.J. Williams (Hinds AHS) carried the ball six times for 16 yards and returned one kickoff for 23 yards in a 42-13 loss to Central Arkansas.

• Southern Miss safety Chico Hunter (Warren Central) had one solo tackle and one assist in a 43-6 rout of Tulane.

• Jackson State receiver Anthony Mayes (Hinds AHS) caught three passes for 46 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown, in a 25-16 victory over SWAC rival Mississippi Valley State..

• Jackson State defensive back Marcel Young (Hinds AHS) assisted on one tackle, intercepted a pass and blocked an extra point in the victory over Valley.

• Millsaps defensive lineman John Robert Burnett (St. Aloysius) assisted on two tackles and was credited with a quarterback hurry in a 24-0 win over Centre College.