Photo by Newberry College
By Thomas Grant Jr.
Led by former Brookland-Cayce quarterback Reed Charpia, Newberry football has won the South Athletic Conference regular season title.
The Wolves defeated Cardinal Newman 28-21 last Saturday at Setzler Field to secure a bid to the 2025 NCAA Division 2 playoffs 28-21 before a sold-out crowd at Setzler Field.4
Charpia completed 21-29 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns. His 70-yard touchdown pass to Keshon Washington with 1:48 left was the game-winner.
Santory Jones sealed the win with an interception in the endzone with four seconds left. It was Newberry’s seventh straight win and third SAC title in five years.
For the season, Charpia has 2,682 passing yards with 23 touchdowns and just one interception. His 227 completions are the second-best, his 2,682 yards passing are the third best and his 23 touchdowns are tied for the fourth best single season total in Newberry history.
Another former Bearcat on the Wolves’ roster iswide receiver Will Young.
Newberry (9-1) now awaits the release of the NCAA Division II playoff brackets on Nov. 23.
Former Gator Honored by SoCon
A Georgia Southern placekicker earned Sun Belt Conference honors Monday following the Eagles’ 25-23 win at Appalachian State.
Freshman kicker Tripp Bryant earned Special Teams Player of the Week honors after converting four of five field goal attempts from 21, 26, 23 and 24 yards. The River Bluff graduate’s final make early in the fourth quarter gave Georgia Southern a 25-16 lead.
The four field goals were the most ever by an Eagle kicker against Appalachian State.
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