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Johnson hits the big time with three TD’s against Clemson

By MICHAEL BOYLAN
mboylan@TheCitizenNews.com

In Georgia Tech’s first game of the season, freshman wide receiver Calvin Johnson had two catches for 45 yards. It was a good debut but it wasn’t very flashy.

This past Saturday, Johnson, the former Sandy Creek standout, got flashy. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound receiver had 8 catches for 127 yards and three touchdowns, one of which was the game-winner, which came with 11 seconds left in the game.

He is the only freshman in Georgia Tech history to have three or more touchdowns in a game. Johnson was named ACC Rookie of the Week.

Other formerly local players who performed for their college teams were:

• Matt Fuhrmann (Starr’s Mill) had 10 tackles and a sack for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

• Kelvin German (Sandy Creek) had two rushes for four yards for Middle Tennessee State University.

• Kedric Golston (Sandy Creek) had one tackle and three assists for the University of Georgia.

• Jermaine Harris (Sandy Creek) had a tackle for the University of South Carolina.

• Reuben Houston (Starr’s Mill) had an interception, five solo tackles, an assist and four punt returns for 43 yards for Georgia Tech.

• Phillip Hyde (Sandy Creek) had nine rushes for 41 yards for Samford University.

• Will Judson (Sandy Creek) had four kick returns for 96 yards for Florida A&M.

• J.R. Lemon (Sandy Creek) had 14 rushes for 61 yards and three receptions for 28 yards for Stanford University.

• Riley Swanson (Sandy Creek) had three solo tackles for Wake Forest.

Stats were pulled from the universities’ Web sites. If a local player has been omitted, please forward the information to sports@thecitizennews.com.