Paine College wins the team’s first Homecoming football game in 52 years against Edward Waters College.

AUGUSTA, Georgia  -- The Paine College football team (1-6) passed a major milestone of their football season. The team won its first victory of the season and Homecoming football game since 1962 to the tune of 38-14.

To start the game, Edward Waters (2-5) struck first with two touchdowns in the second quarter. The first touchdown came when Sean Adkinson caught a short pass from Tyler Mahla with 13:39 left in the second. The second score for the Tigers came when Kevin Hutchings picked up a Paine fumble and rushed for 42 yards into the end zone.

Paine would get on the board with :32 left in second quarter when Isiah Jenkins carried the ball into the endzone and Wisdom Ndizee making the point after, 7-14.
The second half would be all Lions as they ground and pounded their way to their first won of the season.

Austin Beamus would get Paine's second score of the day when he caught a 32-yard bomb from Loranzo Hammonds to knot the score at 14-14. Beamus's score would begin the offensive juggernaut for Paine as three more Lions would break the plane for touchdowns.

Stephen Sawyer scored a touchdown with 12:00 left in the fourth quarter after a 1-yard charge past the EWC defense, 21-14. Wisdom Ndizee showed off his powerful leg by drilling a 32-yard field goal through the uprights to bring the score to 24-14.

The Paine College defense was on fire and Jarod Richardson was proof of it. Richardson intercepted a pass from Tiger's quarterback, Taylor Mahla and ran 32-yards for the Lions third touchdown of the day, 31-14 with 6:39 left in the fourth quarter. Don Quarles, Jr. would score the fourth touchdown to solidify the win for Paine. Quarles, Jr. caught a short pass from Reginald Green with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter, 38-14.

The victory was hard fought with the Lions offense gaining total 266 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns. Paine's defense account for 47 tackles and one sack. Loranzo Hammond led the quarterback corps with 85-yards and 1 touchdown. Isiah Jenkins was the leading rusher for Paine with 40 yards and 1 touchdown. Vincent Thomas led the Lions in tackles with eight including five solo.

Edward Waters finished the day with 286 total offensive yards and 2 TDs.

Paine College returns to competition on Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. as they travel to Fort Valley State to face the Wildcats.

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Turnovers doom Kentucky State in tough loss to Miles College

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FRANKFORT, Kentucky -- Kentucky State University celebrated homecoming but it was turnovers that put a damper on the football game.

The Thorobreds’ three red zone trips in the first three quarters all ended on a turnover and a fourth quarter rally fell short in a 19-13 loss to Miles College Saturday at Alumni Stadium.

“We just can’t afford to have turnovers, especially when we are driving and playing well,” KSU head football coach Josh Dean said. “Those are the things we’ve got to really clean up.”

In the opening drive of the game, Miles College went 89 yards in 10 plays capped off on a 1-yard run by quarterback David Whipple to take the early 6-0 lead.

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Lincoln Blue Tigers Beat Texas College, 62-6, on Homecoming

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri  --  Morris Henderson ran for four touchdowns, Owen Jordan threw for three more and the Lincoln football team racked up 600 yards of offense in a 62-6 win over Texas College on Saturday (Oct. 18).

Saturday was Homecoming for Lincoln, and the Blue Tigers gave a packed Dwight T. Reed Stadium a lot to cheer for, starting with a 66-yard touchdown run by Henderson on the second play of the game. Henderson later scored from 42 yards out following an interception by Reggie McMillan, the first of four on the day by LU. In the first quarter alone, Henderson gained 119 yards and the two scores on just five carries.

The game briefly turned into a defensive tussle after that point, but Henderson changed that with just under 10 minutes to go in the second quarter with a 38-yard run down to the Texas College 28. Owen Jordan then hit Delvon Rouser for a nine-yard completion before finding Bryson Winfrey for a 19-yard touchdown. The drive came after Lincoln's defense forced the Steers to turn the ball over on downs deep at the LU 34 and took just three plays.

Kerry Roby put the Blue Tigers back on the scoreboard with 2:54 left in the half, intercepting a Texas College pass at the TC 40 and making several players miss while running all the way into the end zone. Robert Daniels had previously returned a pick for a score against St. Joseph's on Oct. 11, giving Lincoln a pick-six in two consecutive weeks.

Lincoln (2-5) would score again on its next drive, with Henderson finding the end zone for the third time on the afternoon on a five-yard run. That drive was set up by Jordan completions of 22-yards to Henderson and 20-yards to Khiry Draine and gave the Blue Tigers a 35-0 lead entering halftime.

Texas College (0-8) would get on the board for the only time on its opening drive of the second half on a drive that was ultimately kept alive by a pass interference call on Lincoln on a fourth-down incompletion. After receiving that new life, TC hit back-to-back passes of 13-yards and nine-yards, with the latter coming in the end zone. The Steers decided to go for two, but Lawrence Cayou stopped Texas College's quarterback on a keeper short of the goal-line to keep it a 35-6 game.

It didn't take long for Lincoln to answer, though, as Henderson scored his fourth and final touchdown of the day on a 21-yard scamper on the Blue Tigers' ensuing drive. The touchdown was the first of the season in a third quarter by the Blue Tigers, and was set up by an 18-yard reception by Henderson and an 11-yard catch by Draine.

Daniels ended the Steers' drive with an interception that gave LU the ball at the TC 45. A 20-yard run by Henderson moved the ball down to the LU 20, and on the next play, Jordan made it a 48-6 ballgame on a throw to Draine. Henderson finished his day with 222 yards rushing and 46 yards receiving for 268 all-purpose yards. Draine led the receiving corps with five catches for 76 yards while Winfrey had three receptions for 40 yards.

The Blue Tigers added two more scores in the fourth quarter, with the first set-up by Austin Chiagorom's first career interception. After three rushes by Mustafa Rosenetted 19 yards, Jordan connected with Vanzell Richardson on a 66-yard completion for a score. Jordan ended his day with 17 completions to eight different receivers for 261 yards and the three scores. Dennis Vinson replaced Jordan late in the fourth quarter, with his only completion going 22 yards to Christopher Willis for Lincoln's ninth touchdown of the contest.

The 62 points were the most scored by a Blue Tiger team since 1964, when Lincoln scored 73 in a shutout of Missouri S&T. Lincoln also hung 62 points against St. Mary's in 1963, with that amount being the fourth-most points scored by a Lincoln team in a single game. The 56-point margin of victory is the largest for Lincoln since that 1963 win over St. Mary's. The victory also gives Lincoln its second Homecoming win in the past three years, as the Blue Tigers also picked up a 34-27 Homecoming win over Nebraska-Kearney in 2012.

Davon Walls led the Lincoln defense with six tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries, a sack and a forced fumble. Kareem Joyner also had six tackles to go with 1.5 tackles for loss while Treston Pulley added five takedowns, 1.5 TFL and a broken-up pass. Daniels and Stephen Marsh each added five tackles while McMillan, Roby and Jeremy Rives all finished with four. William Coleman posted a team-best two sacks while Derrick Nash and Eric Howard both had tackles for loss.

Julio Segura averaged 40.2 yards on four punts, three of which pinned the Steers inside their own 20. Segura also averaged 60.3 yards on 10 kickoffs. Andrew Fisheltacked on eight extra points, tying Gerald Walker's LU single-game record. Willis ran 23 yards on a punt return, Lincoln's only special teams return of the afternoon.

Up next for the Blue Tigers are their two longest road trips of the season. Lincoln will close out October at Indianapolis next Saturday (Oct. 25), with kickoff scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CT.



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PVAMU Panthers Claim 52-19 Win Over MVSU

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ITTA BENA, Mississippi – Prairie View A&M quickly took the fun out of Mississippi Valley State's homecoming as they dominated from start to finish in a 52-19 road win at Rice-Totten Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Junior running back Johnta Hebert wasted no time in setting the tone as he opened the game with a 95-yard kickoff return after fielding a squib kick by MVSU. The PAT was good as the Panthers claimed an early 7-0 lead. The lead improved to 13-0 at the close of the quarter as placekicker Chris Barrick nailed a pair of field goals ranking from 32 and 20 yards.

Early in the second quarter, defensive back Terence Reynolds intercepted a MVSU pass and two plays into the ensuing drive, senior quarterback Jerry Lovelocke found a streaking Greg Thurmond for a 26-yard touchdown reception and a 20-0 lead after the PAT.

On the next possession, the Panther defense came up big once again as senior linebacker Danny Brownell forced a fumble which landed into the hands of defensive end Ahkeem Barton. The offense had to punt but the defense came up huge on the next drive as Brownell forced his second consecutive fumble which led to a Damond Jackson recovery.

After the recovery, the offense kept on clicking as Lovelocke and wideout Nick Pitre hit a on a 26-yard touchdown pitch-and-catch for a 27-0 lead.

The defense forced a punt on the next drive and Hebert broke free on the first play late in the second quarter for a 77-yard touchdown run. Barrick's PAT was good as the Panthers claimed a 35-0 lead. Another defensive three-and-out by the PVAMU defense led to Barrick's third field goal of the half as the Panthers finished the half ahead 38-0.

After an impressive first half, the Panthers came out the locker room fired up as Lovelocke connected with Greg Thurmond for an 83-yard scoring strike at the 9:56 mark. Several minutes later, Thurmond made an acrobatic 44-yard catch off a Trey Green pass to move the Panthers into scoring position once again. Three plays later, Jovante Ham moved the Panthers ahead 52-0 with a 2-yard rush up the middle.

Mississippi Valley State made a late charge in the fourth quarter as quarterback Patrick Ivy connected with wideout Julian Stafford for a pair of touchdown receptions coupled with a 1-yard rush from Ivy slightly before the six-minute mark.

PVAMU finished with 465 total yards as Hebert rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Lovelocke passed for 207 yards and three touchdowns on 12-of-21 passing while Thurmond caught three passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Linebacker Jerome Howard finished with 10 tackles, a sack and a tackle for loss.

The Panthers return home next weekend for their final contest at Blackshear Field as they'll battle Alcorn State at 1 p.m. Next Saturday's game will have a plethora of activities as the annual Sports Hall of Fame class will be introduced in addition to a pregame ceremony honoring 23 seniors and the postgame Blackshear Field celebration.


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Alcorn State Braves Rebound With 40-25 Homecoming Win Over Texas Southern

LORMAN, Mississippi  -- Head Coach Jay Hopson and the Braves football team were able to bounce back after a tough loss last week at Grambling.  Despite not scoring in the second half, the Braves were able to hold on for a 40-25 homecoming victory over Texas Southern.

After a huge run on the Braves first touch of the quarter, Anthony Williams III scored from two yards out to give the Braves a 7-0 lead.

Six minutes later quarterback John Gibbs, Jr. connected with Jordan Payne for a 19-yard touchdown to push the Braves lead to 14-0 at the 4:39 mark in the first quarter.

Gibbs scored a rushing touchdown of his own from two yards out just seconds after the beginning of the second quarter.

After Texas Southern scored for the first time to cut the lead to 20-7, Gibbs found Charles Hughes for a 63-yard touchdown to push the Braves lead right back to three touchdowns, 27-7.

About three minutes later after a holding penalty, Gibbs hit LaDarrien Davis for a 12-yard touchdown to increase the Braves lead to 33-7.

Freshman running back Arron Baker scored for the Braves one more time before the half scrambling for a 21-yard touchdown to give the Braves a 40-7 lead.  Texas Southern nailed a field goal with 1:01 left in the second quarter.  The Braves took a 40-10 lead into the locker room.

The Braves didn't score a single point in the second half but Texas Southern managed to score 15 points.  Despite the scoreless half, the Braves held on to the victory.

Gibbs completed 15-of-26 passes for season-high's of 244 yards and three touchdowns. Haiden McCraneypunted the ball four times for an average of 45.5 yards.  Anthony Williams recorded seven tackles, intercepted a pass, and averaged 24.0 yards on punt returns.  Jamil Cooks racked up five tackles, three tackles for a loss, and one sack. 

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Grambling routs Arkansas Pine Bluff in high-scoring win

GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Grambling moved to 5-0 in the SWAC with a high-scoring 63-39 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday afternoon at Eddie Robinson Stadium.

The Tigers (5-3, 5-0) led Pine Bluff early on 14-10 with the difference being two turnovers by the Golden Lions (1-5,0-4), one of which the the G-Men converted into six points on a stripe and fumble recovery by linebacker Rando Giovanni.

Getting the start for the third consecutive week, Johnathan Williams ignited Grambling's passing offense by completing two long touchdowns to Chester Rogers (44 yards) and Verlon Hunter (38 yards). Hunter and Williams already hooked up on Grambling's first drive of the game for a 73-yard score that put the Tigers up 7-3.

Pine Bluff quarterback Ben Anderson, who entered the day ranked second in the SWAC in total offense, completed 27-of-50 passes for 467 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 66 and two additional scores also threw two costly interceptions Grambling turned into points.

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Freshman QB Brihm leads Bethune-Cookman to 48-20 rout of Savannah State

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- There is little doubt Bethune-Cookman has its deepest team in Brian Jenkins’ five seasons as head coach.

On Saturday, it proved it.

B-CU emptied its bench while rolling up 543 yards of offense in a 48-20 rout at Savannah State.

The 16th-ranked Wildcats didn’t even play starting quarterback Quentin Williams or leading rusher Anthony Jordan.

Redshirt freshman Larry Brihm started under center and passed for 222 yards and three touchdowns, adding 33 yards and a score on the ground before leaving after the first drive of the third quarter.

Reserve running back Danny Dillard led a powerful running game (289 yards) with 87 yards and a score. And the defense held the Tigers to 202 total yards and forced five turnovers, including two interceptions by Thomas Finnie and one by Jameson Wright.


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