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Prairie View A&M’s comeback falls short to Southern

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BATON ROUGE, La. — The Prairie View A&M University football team lost a 37-31 contest at Southern Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

Neiko Hollins passed for 242 yards and three touchdowns, two to Darius Floyd and one to Khadarel Hodge. Sta’Fon McCray rushed for 138 yards and one touchdown for the Panthers (3-5, 2-3).

Trailing by what would become the final margin, Reggie Stubblefield forced a Southern fumble at the Panther 10-yard line, which was recovered and returned by Jalyn Williams to the PVAMU 17 with 1:36 remaining. Prairie View A&M gained one first down before turning the ball over on downs with 33 seconds remaining.

The teams have played five times in Baton Rouge since 2009, with the games being decided by a total of 19 points.

“We knew it would be a 60-minute ballgame,” said a disappointed Prairie View A&M head coach Willie Simmons. “We talked to the guys all week about it. Every time we play Southern, it’s always a dogfight. It comes down to which team makes the most plays at the end. Unfortunately for us, they made a few more plays than we did. The guys fought hard and competed. At the end, we just didn’t do enough to win.” [easyazon_infoblock align=”right” identifier=”B016LG89VS” locale=”US” tag=”hbcusports-20″]

The contest saw four lead changes and two ties. After Southern scored first less than two minutes into the game, the Panthers tied the score two minutes later. Following a Jaylen Harris interception and 29-yard return, a three-play, 34-yard drive ended with a 17-yard scoring pass from Hollins to Floyd to tie the game at 7-7.

After the Jaguars (6-3, 4-1) regained the lead in the second quarter on a field goal, the Panthers took the lead for the first time on the ensuing drive. A 14-play, 71-yard drive ended with a 12-yard scoring pass from Hollins to Hodge to put PVAMU ahead 14-10 with just over eight minutes to play until halftime.

After Southern scored before halftime to take a 17-14 lead, the Panthers scored quickly on the opening drive of the third quarter. A four-play, 65-yard possession ended with McCray’s eight-yard scoring run to put the Prairie View back in front 21-17 less a minute into the second half. A Zach Elder 24-yard field goal extended the lead to 24-17 with 8:20 to play in the third quarter.

Southern scored the game’s next 20 points to take s 37-24 lead with just over seven minutes remaining before Hollins led another touchdown drive. The nine-play, 73-yard possession ended with a 15-yard scoring pass from Hollins to Floyd with just four minutes remaining.

Hodge caught six passes for 81 yards and a touchdown, and Floyd caught five passes for 76 yards and two touchdowns. Jalan Coleman led the Panthers with 10 tackles. Stubblefield and Jaylen Harris each had interceptions for PVAMU.

“I tip my hat to Southern,” Simmons said. “They’re a fine football team. (Head) Coach (Dawson) Odums has done a phenomenal job here. We have to play better and clean some things up to give ourselves a chance, but I’m proud of the effort the guys gave. We’ll get back to work on Monday and try to fix the mistakes and try to give ourselves a chance to win next week.”

Prairie View A&M will play its final home game Saturday against Arkansas-Pine Bluff next Saturday at 1 p.m. on Senior Day and Military Appreciation Day.

Courtesy: PVAMU Athletics



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