PVAMU Hebert Ends Season With Offensive Explosion In Win Over UAPB

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas  -- Sophomore running back Johnta' Hebert exploded for a career-high 250 yards while quarterback Jerry Lovelocke rushed for three touchdowns as the Prairie View A&M Panthers jumped out to a 22-point first quarter lead and never looked back in a 43-23 season finale win at Blackshear Field on Saturday.

UAPB gambled to open the game as their fourth down conversion was stuffed by the PVAMU defense at the PVAMU 30.   Hebert opened the drive with a bang as he rushed for 32 yards on his first four carries.  Several plays later, Lovelocke scored the game's first touchdown as he rushed in from two yards out for the 7-0 lead following Christopher Barrick's PAT.

PVAMU's special teams came up big on its next drive as senior Levon Castillo blocked a UAPB punt which rolled into the endzone for a safety and a 9-0 advantage.  The Panthers wasted no time in scoring again as Lovelocke capped off a nine-play, 45-yard drive with a 9-yard scamper for the 16-0 lead after Barrick's PAT.

The Panther defense forced a punt once again and Courtney Brown got in on the action as he reeled off two long runs with the latter a 19-yard touchdown run for a 21-0 lead to cap off the scoring in the first quarter.

UAPB opened the second stanza with a 30-yard field from Tyler Strickland but the Panthers kept on rolling as Lovelocke connected with fullback Walter Barreda for a 14-yard touchdown pass with 9:11 remaining in the quarter.  UAPB would tack on two additional field goals from Strickland in the quarter and came up big on the defensive side with a pair of interceptions to end the half down 29-9.

A 29-yard punt return by Anthony Wiltz set up PVAMU's first scoring drive of the second half as Hebert ran the ball with force to move into the redzone.   Four plays later, Castillo scored from a yard out to move the Panthers on top 36-9 after Barrick's PAT.

The Golden Lions used a Ben Anderson 26-yard touchdown pass to score their first touchdown of the day but Lovelocke struck again in the fourth quarter with his third touchdown run of the game.  UAPB's Jeremiah Young scored from two yards with 7:56 left in the game to cap off the game's scoring.

The Panthers once again were an offensive force as they finished with 597 total offensive yards while allowing UAPB to finish with 350 yards.  Hebert finished with 250 yards on 35 carries while Brown eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark with 88 yards on 13 carries.  Lovelocke passed for 134 yards on 18-of-25 passing while linebacker Chuck Obi finished his career at PVAMU with 12 tackles and two tackles for loss.

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