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Presbyterian @ Mercer, Week 1 · 2026

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Sat, Sep 5, 2026Five Star Stadium at the Moye ComplexMacon, GA

The Story

Mercer rolls past Presbyterian 62–3.

SeriesMercer leads 3–1

ClosingClosing Mercer −22.5 · O/U 54.5 · final margin 59Mercer covered · Over hit

HOW IT WENT

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Presbyterian03003
Mercer202171462

FINAL

Scoring
  1. Q112:00MercerJ.King 16-yd TD run (S.Zeidan kick)
  2. Q19:50MercerJ.King 51-yd TD pass to B.Smith
  3. Q16:13MercerPassing TD
  4. Q26:07MercerJ.King 6-yd TD pass to S.Albee (S.Zeidan kick)
  5. Q22:10MercerJ.King 12-yd TD run (S.Zeidan kick)
  6. Q20:43PresbyterianK.Bailey 38-yd FG
  7. Q20:01MercerJ.King 14-yd TD pass to T.Solomon (S.Zeidan kick)
  8. Q30:54MercerJ.Pickles 26-yd TD run (S.Zeidan kick)
  9. Q411:09MercerPassing TD
  10. Q411:09MercerKickoff
  11. Q47:38MercerRushing TD
Play-by-play165 plays
Q4Presbyterian12 plays · 45 yds · 7:38 · End of Game3–62
  1. 0:003rd & 7 at MER 30End of 4th quarter.
  2. 2:003rd & 7 at MER 30No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass incomplete short left to #18 B.Johnson thrown to MER28
  3. 2:002nd & 9 at MER 32Timeout Presbyterian, clock 02:00
  4. 7:382nd & 9 at MER 32No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass complete short right to #18 B.Johnson caught at MER30, for 2 yards to the MER30, End Of Play
  5. 7:381st & 10 at MER 33No Huddle-Shotgun #21 T.O'Banner rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER32 (#11 D.Marcelus; #26 J.Jordan)
  6. 7:383rd & 8 at PRES 49No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres rush middle for 18 yards gain to the MER33 (#2 E.Lane; #26 J.Jordan), 1ST DOWN
  7. 7:382nd & 8 at PRES 49No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass incomplete deep right to #80 R.Guillory thrown to MER18
  8. 7:381st & 10 at PRES 47No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Smith rush right for 2 yards gain to the PRE49 (#2 E.Lane)
  9. 7:383rd & 2 at PRES 45No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE47 (#90 A.Holewski; #11 D.Marcelus), 1ST DOWN
  10. 7:382nd & 3 at PRES 44No Huddle-Shotgun #21 T.O'Banner rush left for 1 yard gain to the PRE45 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley; #33 A.Butts Jr.)
  11. 7:381st & 10 at PRES 37No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass complete short left to #21 T.O'Banner caught at PRE31, for 7 yards to the PRE44 (#22 C.Kermott)
  12. 7:383rd & 5 at PRES 30No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres rush middle for 7 yards gain to the PRE37 (#48 R.Dangler; #9 J.Walker), 1ST DOWN
  13. 7:382nd & 9 at PRES 26No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE30 (#48 R.Dangler)
  14. 7:381st & 10 at PRES 25No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Smith rush left for 1 yard gain to the PRE26, out of bounds at PRE26
  15. 7:381st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
Q4Mercer1 play · 83 yds · 0:16 · Touchdown3–62
  1. 7:381st & 10 at MER 17Devon Caldwell 83 Yd Run (Sully Croker Kick)
Q4Presbyterian5 plays · 21 yds · 3:15 · Punt3–56
  1. 7:544th & 4 at PRES 46#27 T.Hutton punt 37 yards to the MER17 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER17
  2. 11:093rd & 9 at PRES 41No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass complete short left to #24 T.Pearson caught at PRE45, for 5 yards to the PRE46, out of bounds at PRE46
  3. 11:093rd & 14 at PRES 36No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Holtzclaw sacked for loss of 0 yards to the PRE36 (#26 J.Jordan, #34 M.Bradley) PENALTY MER Offside (#98 L.Wilkenson) 5 yards from PRE36 to PRE41. NO PLAY
  4. 11:092nd & 15 at PRES 35No Huddle-Shotgun #24 T.Pearson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the PRE36 (#90 A.Holewski; #11 D.Marcelus)
  5. 11:091st & 10 at PRES 40No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Holtzclaw sacked for loss of 5 yards to the PRE35 (#90 A.Holewski)
  6. 11:092nd & 13 at PRES 22No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Holtzclaw pass complete short left to #24 T.Pearson caught at PRE23, for 18 yards to the PRE40, out of bounds at PRE40, 1ST DOWN
  7. 11:092nd & 8 at PRES 27PENALTY PRE False Start (#74 K.Ferschke) 5 yards from PRE27 to PRE22. NO PLAY
  8. 11:091st & 10 at PRES 25No Huddle-Shotgun #24 T.Pearson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE27 (#26 J.Jordan; #11 D.Marcelus)
  9. 11:091st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
Q4Mercer3 plays · 15 yds · 0:39 · Touchdown3–47
  1. 11:48PENALTY MER Delay Of Game (#19 J.Pickles) 5 yards from PRE03 to PRE08. NO PLAY
  2. 11:093rd & 7 at PRES 12Kel Calixte 12 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)
  3. 11:482nd & 10 at PRES 15No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush right for 3 yards gain to the PRE12 (#88 T.Chandler)
  4. 11:481st & 10 at PRES 15No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete short left to #8 C.Goggins thrown to PRE00
Q3Presbyterian3 plays · -8 yds · 1:01 · Fumble3–48
  1. 11:483rd & 16 at PRES 17No Huddle-Shotgun Presbyterian rush middle for 2 yards loss to the PRE15 fumbled by Presbyterian at PRE15 recovered by MER #16 M.Williams at PRE15, End Of Play
  2. 0:002nd & 11 at PRES 22End of 3rd quarter.
  3. 0:492nd & 11 at PRES 22No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Holtzclaw sacked for loss of 5 yards to the PRE17 (#19 A.Askew)
  4. 0:491st & 10 at PRES 23No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Burleson rush left for 1 yard loss to the PRE22 (#33 A.Butts Jr.; #55 E.Johnson-Kelley)
  5. 0:491st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00 #0 N.Taylor return 23 yards to the PRE23 (#48 R.Dangler; #24 N.Gay)
Q3Mercer6 plays · 80 yds · 2:40 · Touchdown3–48
  1. 0:543rd & 4 at PRES 26No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 26 yards gain to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:54, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
  2. 3:342nd & 6 at PRES 28No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE26 (#47 L.Armstrong)
  3. 3:341st & 10 at PRES 32No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE28 (#18 H.Wilkinson; #21 R.Largin)
  4. 3:341st & 10 at PRES 46No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush left for 14 yards gain to the PRE32 (#13 C.Makovsky), 1ST DOWN
  5. 3:342nd & 9 at MER 21No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush right for 33 yards gain to the PRE46 (#13 C.Makovsky), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  6. 3:341st & 10 at MER 20No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER21 (#4 D.Hall; #18 H.Wilkinson)
Q3Presbyterian9 plays · 68 yds · 3:01 · Missed FG3–41
  1. 3:344th & 5 at MER 12#32 K.Bailey field goal attempt from 30 yards NO GOOD (H: #3 M.Holtzclaw, LS: #52 Z.Bennaim), clock 03:34
  2. 6:353rd & 5 at MER 12No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to MER00
  3. 6:352nd & 9 at MER 16No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #80 R.Guillory caught at MER11, for 4 yards to the MER12 (#13 M.Polke; #25 E.McDowell)
  4. 6:351st & 10 at MER 17No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Burleson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER16 (#48 R.Dangler; #99 K.Akintunde)
  5. 6:351st & 10 at MER 35No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER32 (#11 D.Marcelus; #48 R.Dangler) PENALTY MER Horse Collar Tackle (#11 D.Marcelus) 15 yards from MER32 to MER17, 1ST DOWN
  6. 6:352nd & 10 at PRES 35No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short middle to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE47, for 30 yards to the MER35 (#5 J.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
  7. 6:351st & 10 at PRES 35No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to PRE45 broken up by #55 E.Johnson-Kelley
  8. 6:352nd & 6 at PRES 24No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #1 J.Patrick caught at PRE27, for 11 yards to the PRE35 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley), 1ST DOWN
  9. 6:351st & 10 at PRES 20No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE24 (#48 R.Dangler)
Q3Mercer12 plays · 73 yds · 5:10 · Missed FG3–41
  1. 6:354th & 2 at PRES 14Timeout Mercer, clock 06:35
  2. 6:354th & 2 at PRES 14#37 S.Zeidan field goal attempt from 32 yards NO GOOD (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton), clock 06:35
  3. 8:393rd & 7 at PRES 19No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 5 yards gain to the PRE14 (#47 L.Armstrong; #36 C.Glover)
  4. 8:392nd & 7 at PRES 19No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete short right to #1 T.Solomon thrown to PRE11
  5. 8:391st & 10 at PRES 22No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PRE19 (#24 T.Durant)
  6. 8:393rd & 4 at PRES 35No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 13 yards gain to the PRE22 (#8 S.Johnson; #10 N.McGill), 1ST DOWN
  7. 11:452nd & 8 at PRES 39No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE35 (#5 A.Ruppe)
  8. 11:451st & 10 at PRES 41No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE39 (#9 L.Cook; #97 G.Danner)
  9. 11:453rd & 2 at PRES 45No Huddle #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE41 (#97 G.Danner), 1ST DOWN
  10. 11:452nd & 6 at PRES 49No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE45 (#47 L.Armstrong)
  11. 11:451st & 10 at MER 47No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE49 (#47 L.Armstrong; #24 T.Durant)
  12. 11:451st & 10 at MER 30No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #1 T.Solomon caught at MER35, for 17 yards to the MER47 (#7 B.Carstarphen), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  13. 11:451st & 10 at MER 13No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 17 yards gain to the MER30 (#10 N.McGill; #7 B.Carstarphen), 1ST DOWN
  14. 11:451st & 10 at PRES 35#32 K.Bailey kickoff 55 yards to the MER10 #7 Z.Palode-Gary return 13 yards to the MER23 (#3 J.Turner) PENALTY MER Holding 10 yards from MER23 to MER13
Q2Mercer2 plays · 21 yds · 0:00 · End Of Half3–41
  1. 0:00End of 2nd quarter.
  2. 0:071st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 58 yards to the PRE07 #2 C.Johnson return 21 yards to the PRE28 (#30 J.Bond), out of bounds
Q2Mercer4 plays · 56 yds · 0:33 · Touchdown3–41
  1. 0:012nd & 4 at PRES 14No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #1 T.Solomon caught at PRE00, for 14 yards to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:01, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Incomplete pass". CALL UPHELD #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
  2. 0:071st & 10 at PRES 20Timeout Mercer, clock 00:07
  3. 0:341st & 10 at PRES 20No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush right for 6 yards gain to the PRE14, out of bounds at PRE14
  4. 0:341st & 10 at PRES 31No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short left to #23 M.Purdy caught at PRE21, for 11 yards to the PRE20 (#10 N.McGill), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  5. 0:341st & 10 at MER 44No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short middle to #23 M.Purdy caught at PRE37, for 25 yards to the PRE31 (#21 R.Largin), 1ST DOWN
  6. 0:341st & 10 at PRES 35#32 K.Bailey kickoff 55 yards to the MER10 #0 E.Rasheed return 34 yards to the MER44 (#47 L.Armstrong; #2 J.Patton)
Q2Presbyterian9 plays · 54 yds · 1:27 · Field Goal3–34
  1. 0:434th & 7 at MER 21#32 K.Bailey field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #3 M.Holtzclaw, LS: #52 Z.Bennaim), clock 00:43
  2. 2:003rd & 7 at MER 21No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to MER13 broken up by #8 C.Goggins
  3. 2:002nd & 10 at MER 24No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short middle to #1 J.Patrick caught at MER21, for 3 yards to the MER21 (#5 J.Richardson)
  4. 2:001st & 10 at MER 24No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to MER00 broken up by #18 J.Ferguson
  5. 2:002nd & 10 at PRES 41No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete deep middle to #2 C.Johnson caught at MER25, for 35 yards to the MER24, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
  6. 2:001st & 10 at PRES 41No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep right to #1 J.Patrick thrown to MER23
  7. 2:003rd & 1 at PRES 34No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short left to #14 A.Smith caught at PRE35, for 7 yards to the PRE41 fumbled by #14 A.Smith at PRE42 forced by #18 J.Ferguson recovered by PRE #1 J.Patrick at PRE41, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
  8. 2:002nd & 1 at PRES 34No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right thrown to PRE36 QB hurried by #99 K.Akintunde
  9. 2:001st & 10 at PRES 25Timeout Presbyterian, clock 02:00
  10. 2:101st & 10 at PRES 25No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE33, for 9 yards to the PRE34 (#13 M.Polke)
  11. 2:101st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
Q2Mercer2 plays · 14 yds · 0:29 · Touchdown0–34
  1. 2:102nd & 8 at PRES 12No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 12 yards gain to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:10, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
  2. 2:391st & 10 at PRES 14No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short left to #9 B.Smith caught at PRE12, for 2 yards to the PRE12, End Of Play
Q2Presbyterian8 plays · 34 yds · 3:28 · Punt0–27
  1. 2:394th & 17 at MER 41#27 T.Hutton punt 0 yards to the MER41 blocked by #4 C.Moore recovered by MER #19 A.Askew at PRE25 #19 A.Askew return 11 yards to the PRE14, End Of Play
  2. 6:073rd & 17 at MER 41No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep middle to #1 J.Patrick thrown to MER17
  3. 6:072nd & 9 at MER 33No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MER41 (#99 K.Akintunde)
  4. 6:071st & 10 at MER 34No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Smith rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER33 (#11 D.Marcelus; #16 M.Williams)
  5. 6:072nd & 4 at PRES 44No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete deep middle to #18 B.Johnson caught at MER35, for 22 yards to the MER34 (#5 J.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
  6. 6:071st & 10 at PRES 38No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 6 yards gain to the PRE44 (#3 C.Favors; #13 M.Polke)
  7. 6:074th & 2 at PRES 33PENALTY MER Offside (#2 E.Lane) 5 yards from PRE33 to PRE38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
  8. 6:073rd & 2 at PRES 33No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short middle to #1 J.Patrick thrown to PRE36 broken up by #5 J.Richardson
  9. 6:072nd & 5 at PRES 30No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PRE33, End Of Play
  10. 6:071st & 10 at PRES 25No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush right for 5 yards gain to the PRE30 (#13 M.Polke)
  11. 6:071st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
Q2Mercer10 plays · 80 yds · 4:48 · Touchdown0–27
  1. 6:071st & 6 at PRES 6No Huddle #2 J.King pass complete short middle to #18 S.Albee caught at PRE00, for 6 yards to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:07 #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
  2. 7:274th & 2 at PRES 9No Huddle #2 J.King rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PRE06 (#93 C.Freese), 1ST DOWN
  3. 7:273rd & 4 at PRES 11No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE09 (#10 N.McGill)
  4. 7:272nd & 10 at PRES 17Timeout Presbyterian, clock 07:27
  5. 10:552nd & 10 at PRES 17No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short left to #0 E.Rasheed caught at PRE11, for 6 yards to the PRE11, End Of Play
  6. 10:551st & 10 at PRES 17No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass incomplete short left to #4 M.Calixte thrown to PRE00
  7. 10:553rd & 12 at PRES 30No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 13 yards gain to the PRE17 (#4 D.Hall; #7 B.Carstarphen), 1ST DOWN
  8. 10:552nd & 18 at PRES 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 6 yards gain to the PRE30 (#8 S.Johnson; #5 A.Ruppe)
  9. 10:551st & 10 at PRES 28No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King sacked for loss of 8 yards to the PRE36 (#36 C.Glover)
  10. 10:551st & 10 at MER 30No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short middle to #9 B.Smith caught at MER45, for 42 yards to the PRE28 (#8 S.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
  11. 10:551st & 10 at MER 20No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #14 J.Kostmayer caught at MER20, for 10 yards to the MER30 (#4 D.Hall), 1ST DOWN
Q2Presbyterian8 plays · 35 yds · 3:56 · Missed FG0–20
  1. 10:554th & 5 at MER 19#32 K.Bailey field goal attempt from 36 yards NO GOOD (H: #3 M.Holtzclaw, LS: #52 Z.Bennaim), clock 10:55
  2. 14:513rd & 5 at MER 19No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 0 yards to the MER19 (#4 C.Moore; #0 J.Carter)
  3. 14:512nd & 5 at MER 19No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush middle for 0 yards to the MER19 (#0 J.Carter; #99 K.Akintunde)
  4. 14:511st & 10 at MER 24No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short left to #9 D.Abercrombie caught at MER25, for 5 yards to the MER19 (#0 J.Carter; #24 N.Gay)
  5. 14:512nd & 3 at MER 34No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #5 D.Moate caught at MER31, for 10 yards to the MER24 (#14 E.McDowell), 1ST DOWN
  6. 14:511st & 10 at MER 41No Huddle-Shotgun #18 B.Johnson rush right for 7 yards gain to the MER34 (#48 R.Dangler; #1 B.Gunn), out of bounds
  7. 14:512nd & 10 at PRES 46No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush left for 13 yards gain to the MER41, out of bounds at MER41, 1ST DOWN
  8. 14:511st & 10 at PRES 46No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush middle for 0 yards to the PRE46 (#35 J.Joseph; #4 C.Moore)
Q1Mercer3 plays · 6 yds · 1:09 · Punt0–20
  1. 14:514th & 4 at MER 11#96 S.Seymour punt 43 yards to the PRE46 fair catch by #18 B.Johnson at PRE46
  2. 15:003rd & 4 at MER 11No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass incomplete deep middle to #9 B.Smith thrown to MER46
  3. 0:002nd & 7 at MER 8End of 1st quarter.
  4. 1:002nd & 7 at MER 8No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER11 (#9 L.Cook; #0 N.Taylor)
  5. 1:001st & 10 at MER 5No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER08 (#93 C.Freese; #3 J.Turner)
Q1Presbyterian12 plays · 70 yds · 5:13 · Downs0–20
  1. 1:004th & 1 at MER 3No Huddle #20 J.Burleson rush middle for 2 yards loss to the MER05 (#16 M.Williams; #15 K.McInnis), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
  2. 6:133rd & 1 at MER 3No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 0 yards to the MER03 (#0 J.Carter; #10 E.Brantley Jr)
  3. 6:133rd & 4 at MER 6PENALTY MER Offside (#99 K.Akintunde) 3 yards from MER06 to MER03. NO PLAY
  4. 6:132nd & 10 at MER 12No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #2 C.Johnson caught at MER06, for 6 yards to the MER06 (#20 R.McNally)
  5. 6:131st & 10 at MER 12No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #1 J.Patrick thrown to MER00
  6. 6:132nd & 8 at MER 20No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MER12 (#0 J.Carter), 1ST DOWN
  7. 6:131st & 10 at MER 22No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Burleson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER20 (#3 C.Favors; #14 E.McDowell)
  8. 6:132nd & 2 at MER 29No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #1 J.Patrick caught at MER22, for 7 yards to the MER22 (#5 J.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
  9. 6:131st & 10 at MER 37No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MER29 (#0 J.Carter; #14 E.McDowell)
  10. 6:131st & 10 at MER 48No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #9 D.Abercrombie caught at MER37, for 11 yards to the MER37, out of bounds at MER37, 1ST DOWN
  11. 6:131st & 10 at PRES 36No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush left for 1 yard gain to the PRE37 (#11 D.Marcelus) PENALTY MER Face Mask (#11 D.Marcelus) 15 yards from PRE37 to MER48, 1ST DOWN
  12. 6:132nd & 5 at PRES 30No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Burleson rush middle for 6 yards gain to the PRE36 (#14 E.McDowell; #0 J.Carter), 1ST DOWN
  13. 6:131st & 10 at PRES 25No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short middle to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE25, for 5 yards to the PRE30 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley)
  14. 6:131st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
Q1Mercer5 plays · 86 yds · 1:47 · Touchdown0–20
  1. 6:132nd & 8 at PRES 32Eric Rasheed 32 Yd pass from Jaylen King (Simon Zeidan Kick)
  2. 7:101st & 10 at PRES 34No Huddle-Shotgun #30 J.Bond rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE32 (#21 R.Largin; #5 A.Ruppe)
  3. 7:101st & 10 at MER 42No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete deep middle to #9 B.Smith caught at PRE34, for 24 yards to the PRE34 (#21 R.Largin), 1ST DOWN
  4. 7:102nd & 3 at MER 21Timeout Presbyterian, clock 07:10
  5. 8:002nd & 3 at MER 21No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 21 yards gain to the MER42 (#1 R.Pooler), 1ST DOWN
  6. 8:001st & 10 at MER 14No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MER21 (#93 C.Freese)
Q1Presbyterian5 plays · 23 yds · 1:50 · Punt0–13
  1. 8:004th & 1 at PRES 48#27 T.Hutton punt 38 yards to the MER14 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER14
  2. 9:503rd & 1 at PRES 48No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep left to #14 A.Smith thrown to MER30 broken up by #5 J.Richardson
  3. 9:502nd & 9 at PRES 40No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short middle to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE44, for 8 yards to the PRE48 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley; #19 A.Askew)
  4. 9:501st & 10 at PRES 39No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush right for 1 yard gain to the PRE40 (#3 C.Favors; #10 E.Brantley Jr)
  5. 9:502nd & 8 at PRES 27No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 12 yards gain to the PRE39 (#24 N.Gay), 1ST DOWN
  6. 9:501st & 10 at PRES 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE27 (#54 K.Wellington; #15 K.McInnis)
  7. 9:501st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
Q1Mercer3 plays · 57 yds · 1:04 · Touchdown0–13
  1. 9:503rd & 4 at MER 49No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #9 B.Smith caught at PRE49, for 51 yards to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:50, 1ST DOWN #19 J.Pickles pass attempt failed
  2. 10:542nd & 10 at MER 43No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short left to #7 Z.Palode-Gary caught at MER45, for 6 yards to the MER49 (#36 C.Glover; #15 D.Dorsey)
  3. 10:541st & 10 at MER 43No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush left for 0 yards to the MER43 (#36 C.Glover)
Q1Presbyterian3 plays · 1 yds · 1:06 · Punt0–7
  1. 10:544th & 9 at PRES 26#27 T.Hutton punt 31 yards to the MER43 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER43
  2. 12:003rd & 16 at PRES 19No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE17, for 7 yards to the PRE26 (#24 N.Gay; #13 M.Polke), out of bounds
  3. 12:003rd & 6 at PRES 29No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE45, for 0 yards to the PRE29 PENALTY PRE Pass Interference (#2 C.Johnson) 10 yards from PRE29 to PRE19. NO PLAY
  4. 12:002nd & 10 at PRES 25No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Smith rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE29 (#15 K.McInnis)
  5. 12:001st & 10 at PRES 25No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep middle to #2 C.Johnson thrown to PRE45
  6. 12:001st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
Q1Mercer5 plays · 50 yds · 2:01 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 12:001st & 10 at PRES 16No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush right for 16 yards gain to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:00, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
  2. 14:012nd & 7 at PRES 29No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #9 B.Smith caught at PRE16, for 13 yards to the PRE16 (#24 T.Durant), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  3. 14:011st & 10 at PRES 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PRE29 (#8 S.Johnson)
  4. 14:012nd & 10 at MER 50No Huddle-Shotgun #0 E.Rasheed rush right for 18 yards gain to the PRE32 (#8 S.Johnson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
  5. 14:011st & 10 at MER 50No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass incomplete deep middle to #0 E.Rasheed thrown to PRE01 broken up by #7 B.Carstarphen
Q1Presbyterian3 plays · 6 yds · 0:59 · Punt0–0
  1. 14:014th & 4 at PRES 31#27 T.Hutton punt 33 yards to the MER36 #9 B.Smith return 14 yards to the PRE50 (#14 M.Gordon)
  2. 15:003rd & 4 at PRES 31No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to PRE34
  3. 15:002nd & 6 at PRES 29No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE31 (#54 K.Wellington; #4 C.Moore)
  4. 15:001st & 10 at PRES 25Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short left to #9 D.Abercrombie caught at PRE29, for 4 yards to the PRE29 (#8 C.Goggins), out of bounds
  5. 15:001st & 10 at MER 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback

BOX SCORE

Week 1 · 2026
1234T
Presbyterian03003
Mercer202171462

PLAYER STATS

Week 1 · 2026

Passing

PresbyterianPresbyterianC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Landon Sharpe17/291846.300
Max Holtzclaw1/11818.000
Jayden Torres3/5142.800
Totals21/352166.200
MercerMercerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Jaylen King12/1523615.740
JP Pickles3/5357.010
Totals15/2027113.650

Rushing

PresbyterianPresbyterianCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Landon Sharpe13554.2013
Jayden Torres4317.8018
Anton Smith482.004
Brice Johnson177.007
Jackson Burleson561.206
Damion Moate551.002
Tyree Pearson231.502
Tony O'Banner221.001
Max Holtzclaw2-10-5.000
Team1-2-2.000
Totals391052.7018
MercerMercerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Devon Caldwell1115213.8183
Zahmari Palode-Gary7578.1021
JP Pickles55210.4126
Jaylen King8486.0216
Eric Rasheed11818.0018
Javious Bond122.002
Totals3332910.0483

Receiving

PresbyterianPresbyterianRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Brice Johnson78311.9030
Caleb Johnson24120.5035
Tyree Pearson22311.5018
Jalen Patrick3217.0011
Deverious Abercrombie3206.7011
Damion Moate11010.0010
Anton Smith177.007
Tony O'Banner177.007
Ricky Guillory144.004
Totals2121610.3035
MercerMercerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Brayden Smith513226.4151
Eric Rasheed23819.0132
McCord Purdy23618.0025
Travion Solomon23115.5117
Mykel Calixte11212.0112
Jackson Kostmayer11010.0010
Sam Albee166.016
Zahmari Palode-Gary166.006
Totals1527118.1551

Fumbles

PresbyterianPresbyterianFUMLOSTREC
Anton Smith100
Team110
Totals210
MercerMercerFUMLOSTREC
Marquis Williams001

Kick Returns

PresbyterianPresbyterianNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Noah Taylor12323.0230
Caleb Johnson12121.0210
Totals24422.0230
MercerMercerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Eric Rasheed13434.0340
Zahmari Palode-Gary11313.0130
Totals24723.5340

Punt Returns

MercerMercerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Cameron Moore13434.0340
Brayden Smith11414.0140
Aaryn Askew0110.0110
Totals25929.5340

Kicking

PresbyterianPresbyterianFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Kade Bailey1/333.0380/03
MercerMercerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Simon Zeidan0/10.007/77
Sully Croker0/00.001/11
Totals0/10.008/88

Punting

PresbyterianPresbyterianNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Thatcher Hutton413934.80238
Team100.0000
Totals513927.80238
MercerMercerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Senin Seymour14343.00043

Defense

PresbyterianPresbyterianTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Shyne Johnson5300000
Luke Armstrong5200000
Chris Glover4211000
Nick McGill4200000
Ryan Largin4200000
Carson Freese3200000
Tymaries Durant3200000
Debo Hall3100000
Totals532511100
MercerMercerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Ronin Dangler7200000
Delano Marcelus7100000
Jyarius Carter7100000
Ean Johnson-Kelley5200.5100
Mike Polke5200000
Jeremy Richardson4400200
Ethan Mcdowell4100000
Nigel Gay4100000
Totals822435510

Mercer vs Presbyterian Team StatsMercer vs Presbyterian Team Stats

Week 1 · 2026
MercerMERPresbyterianPRES
241ST DOWNS19
600TOTAL YDS321
271PASS YDS216
329RUSH YDS105
0TURNOVERS1
23:43POSSESSION31:51

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