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PINE BLUFF, Arkansas -- Prairie View A&M had a huge day on both sides of the ball with season-highs in total offense and sacks as they dominated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 51-23 at Golden Lion Stadium.
UAPB opened the contest with a solid drive down the field but the Panther defense foreshadowed what was to come as Terrence Reynolds sacked UAPB's Ben Anderson and recovered the fumble at the PVAMU 28. The Panthers' passing game was crisp to open the contest but stalled at the UAPB 28 as Chris Barrick kicked the scoring off with a 28-yard field goal.
UAPB's Tyler Strickland nailed a 45-yard field goal on the ensuing drive to knot the contest at 3-all but the Panther offense continued to strike as Rayshaun Givens and Lovelocke connected on a 25-yard pass to open the drive. Several plays later, the Panthers moved ahead 10-3 as Johnta' Hebert rushed 16 yards up the middle fpr the score.
From that point, the Panther defense set the tone with an impressive display of force as they harrassed UAPB into allowing two sacks on the ensuing drive. It took only three plays on PVAMU's next drive for the team to score as Lovelocke saw a hole up the middle and raced in for the score as the lead grew to 17-3 after the PAT.
Two more sacks by PVAMU ended UAPB's next drive but the Panthers gave the ball back to the Golden Lions thanks to a fumble in the backfield. However, the Panthers received a bit of relief as UAPB misfired on the field goal but once again, the Panthers were their own worst enemy as the officials ruled Hebert fumbled behind the line of scrimmage. UAPB took advantage of the gift and scored in two plays as wide receiver Isiah Ferguson caught a short pass from Anderson and made a nifty move to the endzone to trail 17-10 after the PAT.
After suffering the untimely turnover and touchdown, the Panther offense quickly answered with a 9-play, 59-yard scoring drive that saw Lovelocke connect with Nick Pitre for a 14-yard touchdown reception in the middle of the endzone. The PAT was successful by Barrick as the Panthers claimed a 24-10 lead with 2:39 left.
The Panthers came out the locker room with the same fire they displayed in the first half as Hebert caught a pass from Lovelocke and raced 26 yards to cap off a seven-play, 76-yard drive. The PAT was good by Barrick as the Panthers claimed a 31-10 lead.
UAPB was forced to punt once again as the high-powered Panthers kept on scoring as the Lovelocke-to-Hebert combination worked once again as Hebert juked out several defenders en route to a 17-yard touchdown pass. Barrick's PAT was good as the Panthers claimed a 38-10 advantage.
On the next drive, the defense forced another fumble which saw Jerome Howard scoop it up and race nearly 60 yards. Two players later, Lovelocke hit Pitre in the gut of UAPB's defense for a 22-yard strike and a 45-10 lead after the PAT. After the score, the Panthers' special teams unit made a mistake and allowed UAPB to score on an 88-yard kickoff return for a 45-17 margin after the PAT with 8:55 remaining in the third stanza.
Despite the kickoff return, the Panther offense slowed things down and took five minutes off the clock as Chris Barrick nailed a 39-yard field goal for a 48-17 advantage with 3:46 left in the third quarter. UAPB added a late touchdown off a Panther turnover late in the fourth quarter followed by a 34-yard field goal by Barrick for the game's final score.
The Panthers finished the day with 644 (355 P, 289 R) total offensive yards compared to only 313 by UAPB. Hebert finished with 122 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown while Lovelocke finished with 355 passing yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-36 passing. Wideout Nick Pitre led the way with 88 yards on five receptions with two touchdowns.
Defensively, the linebacking duo of Jerome Howard and Danny Brownell combined for 22 tackles and 4.5 sacks.
The 2014 season comes to an end next weekend as PVAMU will travel to Huntsville, Ala. for a 1 p.m. kickoff inside Lewis Crews Stadium.
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