ATLANTA -- Justin Thomas weaved through the Duke defense on a 50-yard run, finally clinching a Georgia Tech win with less than 2 minutes remaining.After ending the crucial run with a slide, Thomas rose to walk back to his teammates with the added swagger that showed he knew this had been a special day.Thomas ran and threw for a combined 459 yards with four touchdowns and Georgia Tech recovered after blowing a three-touchdown lead to beat Duke 38-35 on Saturday.Im out there trying to have fun, just enjoying the moment, embracing it, Thomas said.Thomas ran for a career-high 195 yards with two touchdowns and threw for 264 yards and two touchdowns. He became the first Georgia Tech player with 400 yards of total offense since George Godseys school-record 477 yards against Virginia in 2001.Hats off to Justin Thomas, said Duke linebacker Ben Humphreys. Its probably the best game hes had in his career. Watching on film, hes a different player in person.Duke coach David Cutcliffe said he told Thomas after the game `Young man, you played like a senior.Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said Dukes defense forced Thomas to keep the ball on option plays.I thought he played very well today, Johnson said. He made plays.Said Thomas: Its just me trying to be aggressive.Georgia Tech (5-3, 2/3 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a streak of two straight losses to Duke (3-5, 0-4).Duke running back Jela Duncan, who ran for two touchdowns, suffered a lower leg injury that Cutcliffe said appears to be season-ending.Cutcliffe called the injury news really just gut-wrenching.After trailing 28-7 at halftime, Duke took advantage of two Georgia Tech turnovers and a fourth-down stop to score 28 of the next 31 points for a 35-31 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Daniel Jones 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Daniel Helm gave the Blue Devils the lead. It was Helms second touchdown catch.Thomas and the Yellow Jackets had a quick answer. Thomas was chased out of the Georgia Tech end zone for a 46-yard run before completing a 21-yard touchdown pass to Clinton Lynch.FOURTH AND NONE: No team has converted a fourth down on Dukes defense this season. Add Georgia Tech to the list after Marcus Allen was stopped on a fourth-and-1 run early in the fourth quarter. It was the ninth straight fourth-down stop for Duke. Georgia Techs offense is 8 for 15 on fourth-down conversions.GREEN HURTGeorgia Tech running back J.J. Green couldnt put weight on his right leg and was helped to the locker room in the third quarter. Georgia Tech announced Green wouldnt return but provided no other update on his injury.THE TAKEAWAYDuke: The Blue Devils showed heart in not giving up after it appeared Georgia Tech put the game away in the first half. Though overshadowed by Thomas, Jones also posted big numbers as he passed for 305 yards with two touchdowns and ran for 73 yards. But the Blue Devils couldnt overcome three first-half turnovers, including Duncans two lost fumbles.Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets were hurt by their inability to make a third-down stop, a continued problem that stands in the way of Georgia Techs hopes of competing for the Coastal Division title. Georgia Tech is last in the ACC in third-down defense and Duke was successful on eight of 13 third downs. Georgia Tech allowed a season-high 559 yards.UP NEXTDuke: The Blue Devils will try again for their first ACC win when they return to Durham to play No. 25 Virginia Tech next Saturday.Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets begin a stretch of two straight road games against Top 25 teams when they play at No. 21 North Carolina next week.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org Cheap Kent Tekulve Jersey . 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Arvind Pujara chuckles, and says, Why should he stop there? when asked how much hed like Cheteshwar to score a ton on his home ground in its first Test. It will be the first time the father will watch his son bat live.There is another player for whom this would be special. The portraits of him in the stadium make careful note of the twirl in his moustache. The Rajputana twirl. Ravindra Jadeja has already displayed the sword celebration at Lords, the home of cricket. Plenty will be wishing to see him do so again, at the home of his cricket.He learnt the game in Jamnagar, a few kilometres down the road, becoming a fine addition to the towns heritage of left-arm spin. One of their residents, Vinoo Mankad, helped India to their first Test win. Jadeja would be expected to follow suit and win Rajkots first Test too.Considering the citys history, its almost disarming to see how quiet things are. A few people were at the airport when India arrived. A few at the ground to catch a glimpse of the men theyve only seen on TV or on paper. Life simply goes on. Perhaps the people have already been spoilt. They have two entire tournaments named after men with roots in Saurashtra. The Ranji Trophy - for Raanjitsinhji who also gave cricket the leg glance.dddddddddddd And the Duleep Trophy - for his nephew Duleepsinhji. Their domestic team has been active since the 1950s and were the runners-up last season. This is just five little days of international cricket.There is nervous energy among the administrators though. The Saurashtra Cricket Association president Niranjan Shah has made a few trips out to the middle, to check on the pitch, and then other proceedings. On Wednesday, he would have completed the ultimate achievement. He has invited the states chief minister to watch the game. Arrangements have been made to felicitate Test players from the region - all the way back to Salim Durani, the great allrounder of the 60s and 70s - and also those like Sitanshu Kotak and Jaydev Shah, who have been part of over 100 domestic games.The Pujara family has been in Rajkot for 50 years. Cheteshwar grew up in the heart of the city. With his father having worked for the railways, living quarters came with the job and there was a ground close-by as well. Every morning he would wake up at six and get some training in until nine, when school started. He wouldnt even change out of his uniform before heading off to play some more, his father in tow. Both of them began thinking about cricket seriously when Cheteshwar was seven-eight years old.Jadejas path was harsh. He trained at Cricket Bungalow, an academy in Jamnagar, where making mistakes would earn a beating. He had to dive around on hard, abrasive surfaces. He was taught flight by avoiding the head of a boy who would stand on the middle of the pitch. Outrageous things happen here. That a Test match has finally come along is no real biggie. ' ' '
