(STATS) -- A season-ending injury to starting quarterback Kyle Lauletta last week hasnt quite left Richmonds offense short-handed.As expected, Richmond relied on defense and special teams to post a 39-10 win over visiting North Carolina A&T in the first round of the FCS playoffs, but the Spiders also got a huge performance from sophomore quarterback Kevin Johnson in his first career start at Robins Stadium.The Spiders (9-3) advanced to play at No. 7 seed North Dakota (9-2) next Saturday.I cant say enough about how proud I am of this team and the way they stepped up this week, showing true toughness and resiliency, said coach Danny Rocco, whose team has had 12 season-ending injuries, including to eight starters. This has not been the easiest year and sit here with nine wins, a third straight year with a playoff win and another opportunity against a tremendous opponent next week, it really says a lot about those guys in that locker room.Richmond limited N.C. A&Ts star running back Tarik Cohen to 70 yards from scrimmage and forced his first fumble after 528 straight touches without one, and held the Aggies (9-3) to 226 offensive yards while gaining four turnovers. On special teams, Dejon Brissett scored on a 92-yard punt return and Griffin Trau kicked four field goals to tie Richmonds single-game record.The Spiders also took a redshirt off Johnson as he replaced Lauletta, the two-year starter who suffered an ACL tear against William & Mary. Johnson completed 15 of 23 passes for 315 yards, completing the blowout with a 32-yard touchdown pass to Brian Brown in the third quarter and a 7-yard scoring run in the fourth.Weve got a great group of guys who fight for each other every day and thats exactly what this is, Johnson said. Were excited for the opportunities in front of us.Another youngster, redshirt freshman Deontez Thompson, finished with 24 carries for 98 yards and his ninth rushing touchdown. He also caught three passes for 31 yards.N.C. A&T quarterback Oluwafemi Bamiro was a mere 13 of 28 for 87 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions in the defeat, which extended the MEACs playoff losing streak to 20.Cohen entered the season with 1,588 rushing yards and his career with a MEAC-record 5,619 yards. Jahlil Okafor Jersey . Miikka Kiprusoff had just announced his retirement after a decade-long run in Calgary and it would be up to Berra and Ramo to fill the void. Derrick Favors Jersey . It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. https://www.cheappelicans.com/295u-desmond-mason-jersey-pelicans.html .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. New Orleans Pelicans Pro Shop . Thats not a comment on the suspension that banished the Portland Winterhawks general manager and coach from his Western Hockey League teams bench for most of the 2012-13 season. Nickeil Alexander-Walker Jersey . Aduriz headed home Markel Susaetas cross in the sixth minute to open the scoring at San Mames Stadium. He bettered that with a long-range blast that went in off the goal frame in the 18th, and converted a penalty in the 72nd after Diego Mainz was sent off for fouling Aduriz with only the goalkeeper to beat. MACON, Ga. -- Demetre Rivers scored career highs with 30 points and 5 of 9 3-pointers and Mercer cruised past Division III Oglethorpe 98-41 on Wednesday night.Rivers scored 20 points and made four 3s in the first half, including back-to-back 3-pointers amid a game-breaking 17-2 run, and the Bears led 45-25 at halftime.Jaylen Stowe opened the second half with a 3-pointer, Rivers followed with a dunk and the Bears led by 36 with 9:04 left. The Dolphins were scoreless for 7:19 while Mercer pulled away 92-41 and finisheed shooting 35 of 64 from the floor (54.dddddddddddd7 percent) and 12 of 27 from behind the arc (44.4 percent).Rivers was 11 of 16 from the floor and made all three of his free throws. Ryan Johnson scored 11 points, Ross Cummings and Rashad Lewis scored 10 apiece and Mercer outscored Oglethorpe 19-0 on fast breaks and 40-18 in the paint.Chris Lawrence led Oglethorpe (3-5) with nine points. ' ' '