Saturday, October 30, 2010

Chas Henry's field goal in OT lifts Florida over Georgia

Chas Henry kicked a 37-yard field goal to give the Florida Gators a 34-31 overtime victory over their rival Georgia Bulldogs today in Jacksonville. The Gators' Will Hill intercepted a pass by Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray on the first possession of overtime and nearly returned it for a touchdown. The Gators (5-3, 3-3 SEC) used an up-tempo offense to jump on the Bulldogs (4-5, 3-4) early, building a 21-7 halftime lead with three second-quarter touchdowns. Georgia hung around, cutting the lead to 21-16 before a Henry field goal put Florida ahead by eight at 24-16 with 10:48 left in the game. Murray responded by leading the Bulldogs down the field and hitting former Plant High teammate Orson Charles for a 29-yard score. Murray ran in the two-point conversion to even the score at 24. The teams then traded touchdowns with Trey Burton scoring on a 51-yard run for the Gators and the Bulldogs marching down to answer on a 15-yard Murray scoring pass to A.J. Green, tying the score at 31 with 4:36 remaining, which lead to the overtime.

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