Box Score
April 29, 2006
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
Freshman tailback Morgan Green scored on a 7-yard touchdown with three minutes left, completing a late comeback that lifted the White Team past the Red Team, 16-12, on Saturday at the University of Maryland Red-White Spring Football Game played at Byrd Stadium.
The game ended the Terrapins' four-week spring football practice and was played before 9,327 on a stunning afternoon as the campus celebrated its 150th anniversary with annual Maryland Day activities.
The Red Team held a 12-7 lead early in the fourth quarter, but the White Team went on the march behind redshirt freshman quarterback Chris Turner and Green. The White Team went on a 64-yard, 14-play march, with Turner going 4-for-6 and Green rushing for 20 yards on the drive, setting up a 25-yard field goal by Obi Egekeze that cut the deficit to 12-10 with 4:44 left.
On the Red's first play from scrimmage, Chima Amadi picked off a tipped pass for an interception, setting the White Team up on the Red 35-yard line. From there, transfer quarterback Josh Portis ran for 12 yards and passed to Greg Powell for 11 yards for back-to-back first downs. Green then carried for 5 and 7 yards to get into the end zone and give the White Team the lead.
Senior quarterback Sam Hollenbach completed 7 of 17 passes for 54 yards, but suffered two interceptions. Sophomore Jordan Steffy also went 7-for-17 with two interceptions and 50 yards.
Senior tailback J.P. Humber combined for 70 yards on 13 carries while playing for both teams. Lance Ball finished with 58 yards on 11 carries, with Green leading the White Team with 49 yards on 14 rushes. Josh Allen, making his first public appearance in Byrd Stadium after missing the entire 2005 season with a knee injury, finished with 28 yards on six carries for the Red Team.
Dan Ennis hit a 32-yard field goal on the last play of the first half to put the Red Team ahead 3-0. He capped the opening drive of the second half with a 35-yard field goal as the Red Team took a 6-0 lead.
Late in the third quarter, Kevin Barnes put the White Team ahead when he returned an interception 28 yards for a touchdown.
The Red Team regained the lead early in the fourth quarter, though, as Steffy directed the Red Team on a 14-play, 72-yard drive that ended with him finding redshirt freshman Terrell Skinner on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 10:31 remaining in the game. The Red Team's try for two points failed and the lead remained 12-7.
Skinner, also playing for both teams in the scrimmage, finished with five catches for 69 yards. Nolan Carroll had three receptions for 33 yards for the Red Team, while speedster Darrius Heyward-Bey had 49 yards on a pair of receptions.
Freshman linebacker Chris Clinton led the defensive chart with 10 tackles. Moises Fokou and Jamari McCollough each had seven tackles. Dre Moore had two sacks for the Red Team.
Maryland opens its 2006 regular season on Saturday, Sept. 2 at home against William & Mary.
