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NAPLES, Italy -- Not missing Gonzalo Higuain in the least, Napoli tightened its grip on Group B of the Champions League with a convincing 4-2 win over Benfica on Wednesday.Captain Marek Hamsik opened the scoring with a header after 20 minutes, and Napoli opened the floodgates early in the second half with three goals -- two of them from Dries Mertens -- in the space of seven minutes.Mertens scored his first with a beautiful free kick that floated over Benficas wall before dipping down into the net. Arkadiusz Milik, the 22-year-old Poland center forward brought in to replace Higuain, converted a penalty before Mertens added another from close range after goalkeeper Julio Cesar made a miscalculation.Substitutes Goncalo Guedes and Eduardo Salvio scored late for Benfica.We showed that we can belong in this competition, Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri said. Knocking out a top-level squad like this is not easy.Having opened with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Dynamo Kiev, Napoli has six points from two games and looks improved despite Higuains Italian-record transfer to domestic rival Juventus for 90 million euros ($99 million).Besiktas has two points after drawing 1-1 with Dynamo in the other group match, while Dynamo and Benfica have one each.We played a great match and we obtained a great result against a top-level squad, Hamsik said. Too bad we conceded those two goals at the end but it was still a great match.Napoli had never before scored four goals in the Champions League, and the outburst came a day after Juventus 4-0 win over Dinamo Zagreb.Could this match be taken as a response to Juves performance?Napoli is here, Hamsik said. It was a big victory.After two seasons without Champions League action, Napolis San Paolo stadium was buzzing.Perhaps the only hindrance to the match being a sellout were expensive ticket prices, with the cheapest seats selling for 40 euros ($45). In a protest against the high costs, a banner hanging from the Curva B where Napolis hard-core ultra fans sit proclaimed the area the Settore popolare -- working class sector.Napoli controlled the game right from the start, with Milik set up by a long pass from Faouzi Ghoulam only to produce a weak shot on goal less than 20 seconds after kickoff.Benfica came close a few minutes later when Nelson Semedo rolled a cross into the area, before defender Elseid Hysaj was able to clear the danger.Also early on, Napoli lost key center back Raul Albiol to an apparent muscle strain. 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TIGERVILLE, S.C. -- Cam Jackson ran for 107 yards and a touchdown and undefeated Citadel beat Division II North Greenville 38-14 on Thursday night.Originally scheduled at Citadel on Saturday, the game was moved up and shifted to North Greenvilles Yount Stadium because of the anticipated impact of Hurricane Matthew.The Bulldogs (5-0) averaged 7 yards per carry and had 559 yards rushing with six ball carriers going for at least 73 yards on the ground.North Greenville struck first on Will Hunters 99-yard TD pass to Javon Smith and tied it at 14 in the second quarter when the pair connected for a 90-yarder.ddddddddddddBut Jacksons 52-yard run on the next play from scrimmage gave Citadel the lead for good and the Bulldogs added a pair of third-quarter TDs -- Dominique Allens 15-yard keeper and 30-yard TD pass -- to make it 35-14. ' ' '