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Big week for local collegiate football players

In college football last week, a number of graduates from Fayette County schools performed well.

• John Deraney (Fayette County) kicked four extra points, a 39-yard field goal and five punts for 173 yards in N.C. State’s 45-31 loss to Miami.

• Matt Fuhrman (Starr’s Mill ) had five solo tackles, three asists and two tackles for a loss in the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s 37-20 loss to Rensselaer.

• Kedric Golston (Sandy Creek) had one solo tackle, one assist and one sack in Georgia’s 20-14 win over Arkansas.

• Phillip Hyde (Sandy Creek) had 43 yards rushing, 22 yards receiving and a touchdown in Samford’s 42-36 overtime win over Tennessee State.

• Chris James (Starr’s Mill) had four extra points and a 31-yard field goal in Western Kentucky’s 31-9 win over Indiana State.

• J.R. Lemon (Sandy Creek) had 30 yards rushing in Stanford’s 16-13 loss to Oregon.

• Riley Swanson (Sandy Creek) had five solo tackles in Wake Forest’s 20-17 loss to Florida State.

All stats are pulled from the universities’ Web sites. If a player has been omitted, please send the information to sports@thecitizennews.com.