SALISBURY, Md. - William Midgette ran for two fourth quarter touchdowns to seal a 34-19 Salisbury win over Frostburg State in the 11th Annual Regents Cup game, Saturday in Salisbury. 

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FSU finishes the season 1-9 overall and 1-2 in the ACFC while SU evened its record at 5-5 and 2-1 in the conference. It's the sixth-straight win for the Sea Gulls in the Regents Cup game and Salisbury now leads the all-time series 21-16.

Salisbury's Randal Smedley took home Mike McGlinchey Most Outstanding Player honors after running for a game-high 121 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns. Smedley's first touchdown with 3:02 to play in the second quarter gave the hosts the lead for good at 13-9. Senior defensive lineman Mike Iheakanwa (Lantham, Md./Duval) grabbed McGlinchey honors for the Bobcats after making six tackles and returning a fumble 61 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter to trim a Salisbury lead to just one, 20-19.

Salisbury racked up 382 yards on the ground on 56 rushing attempts and totaled 425 yards in offense. The Sea Gulls entered the contest averaging 234 rushing yards a game and 328.9 yards of total offense. Meanwhile, FSU put up 224 yards of offense including 146 through the air.

The game started with a flurry of action as the first three drives of the contest resulted in points. The Bobcats took the opening kickoff and marched 67 yards on 15 plays for the first score of the game. FSU chewed up nearly nine minutes of the clock and freshman Zachary Beukers (Lusby, Md./Calvert) kicked a 20-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead.

Salisbury was quick to answer, scoring on its first possession. The Sea Gulls moved 61 yards on eight plays for a go-ahead touchdown as quarterback Sean Kelly ran in from 10 yards out for a 7-3 edge.

However, it was FSU's turn to answer on the game's third drive. The Bobcats again moved 67 yards for a touchdown, this time needing just seven plays and 3:04 for a 9-7 lead. Sophomore quarterback Josh Volpe (Germantown, Md./Northwest) connected with senior wideout Avery Willie (Aberdeen, Md./Aberdeen), a former Salisbury transfer, for a 25-yard touchdown toss.

FSU held the 9-7 lead until Smedley's first touchdown with 3:02 to play in the opening half. The Sea Gulls capitalized on an FSU interception at the SU 48-yard line, moving 52 yards on seven plays, capped by a 17-yard touchdown from Smedley.

Willie gave Frostburg State great field position on the final drive of the first half with a 32-yard kickoff return to the SU 45. Seven plays later, Beukers kicked his second field goal of the game, a 24 yarder, as Salisbury held a slim 13-12 at halftime.

The two teams traded third quarter touchdowns as FSU trailed by just one point again, 20-19, heading into the fourth. Smedley found the endzone for the second time just 1:04 into the third quarter. He scored from 51 yards out, his second longest rush of the season, to extend the Sea Gull lead to 20-12.

After Frostburg State's ensuing drive stalled at its own 40, it was the Bobcat defense that came up with the big play and a score. SU maneuvered down to the Bobcat 35 and appeared ready to score again, but FSU sophomore Michael Ezeani (Glenn Dale, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt) stripped Kelly of the football and Iheakanwa scooped it up and raced 61 yards for a touchdown to narrow the gap to 20-19.

However, Salisbury controlled the fourth quarter, holding the ball for 10 minutes and forcing two Bobcat interceptions. Midgette scored the first touchdown at 14:29 and later sealed the victory with a six-yard touchdown run with 2:24 to play.

Sophomore Travis Blair (Upper Marlboro, Md./Oxon Hill) posted a career-high 15 tackles while junior Terryl Monroe (Temple Hills, Md./Dematha) made 12 stops.