Justice Haynes Scores Three Times as Georgia Tech Wins 44-11
Justice Haynes scored three touchdowns, and none of them was longer than 31 yards. The first one was a catch, a 1-yard pass from Alberto Mendoza. The second was a 1-yard run. The third was a 31-yard run. Georgia Tech beat Mercer 44-11, and it was never in doubt.
Georgia Tech scored first and never let go. After Haynes's second touchdown made it 14-0 early in the second quarter, Mercer's Simon Zeidan kicked a 21-yard field goal. Aidan Birr answered with one of his own from 32 yards, and Mendoza hit Jaiven Plummer for a 37-yard touchdown with 32 seconds left in the half. That made it 24-3 at the break.
Mercer did stay busy after halftime, mostly on special teams. Zeidan added a 40-yard field goal in the third quarter, and after Haynes's 31-yard run (the extra point was blocked), Cameron Goggins returned the miss for a defensive two-point conversion. Zeidan added a 31-yarder and it was 30-11. Then Debron Gatling's 33-yard catch from Mendoza and a 1-yard Chad Alexander run finished the scoring at 44-11. Mercer's points came from three field goals and that one odd two-pointer, so the Bears never scored a touchdown.
Georgia Tech had 410 total yards, 249 through the air, with no turnovers and three sacks. It moves to 1-2. Mercer is 0-1.
Fantasy-wise, Haynes was the story at 36.7 points, and Mendoza threw three touchdown passes for the first time this season.