HBCU Sports
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • PODCASTS
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
No Result
View All Result
HBCU Sports
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • PODCASTS
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE
No Result
View All Result
HBCU Sports
No Result
View All Result

Home Football

Arkansas-Pine Bluff shocks Southern, wins season opener 33-30

HBCU Sports by HBCU Sports
March 7, 2021
2
UAPB-vs-SU

Photo: WAFB-TV

318
VIEWS

You might also like

Southern gets statement win over Alcorn State to take SWAC lead

HBCU Legacy Bowl roster adds SWAC, CAA standouts

These are the HBCU football players to watch ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft

BATON ROUGE, La. – Quarterback Skyler Perry accounted for four touchdowns as the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff football team won at Southern 33-30 Saturday in the 2021 spring football season opener for the Golden Lions.

Perry completed 22 of 37 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns and rushed eight times for 58 yards and two additional touchdowns as UAPB (1-0 overall, 1-0 SWAC) won over Southern (1-1, 1-1) for the first time since 2012.

The UAPB defense forced four turnovers and held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by Southern, as the Golden Lions triumphed in a season-opening game for the first time since 2017 in earning Doc Gamble his first win as UAPB head coach.

Josh Wilkes (4-84-1) and Harry Ballard III (4-19-1) each had touchdown receptions for the Golden Lions, who were led by Tyrin Ralph’s seven receptions for 86 yards.

Kolby Watts and Marcus Askew each had nine tackles to lead the defense, along with Isaac Peppers eight tackles and fumble recovery. Jalon Thigpen, Shawn Steele, and Keyvien Johnson each had interceptions for UAPB, with Johnson’s INT in the final minute of play capping the win.

Trailing 14-10 in the second quarter, the Golden Lion defense pinned Southern inside the 10, leading to a blocked punt by UAPB’s Isaiah Singleton through the end zone for a safety.

Also read: UAPB athletic director Chris Peterson announces retirement after one year on the job

On the ensuing possession, Perry drove the Golden Lions 60 yards on seven plays, ending with a 14-yard touchdown reception by Wilkes to give UAPB the lead for good at 19-14 with 2:38 to play until halftime.

Following another three-and-out forced by the UAPB defense, the Golden Lion offense struck again. Driving 76 yards in eight plays, Perry hit Ballard with a two-yard TD pass in the back of the end zone with two seconds remaining to give UAPB a 26-14 halftime lead.

On the first drive of the third quarter, Perry executed arguably the most important play of the game. Following a sack on second down that gave UAPB a third-and-18 situation from its own 40-yard line, Perry connected with Ralph on a 23-yard completion and first down to the Southern 37-yard line. The possession concluded seven plays later with a two-yard scoring run by Perry to give UAPB a 33-16 lead and proved to be the winning points in the contest.

Southern rallied in fourth, blocking a punt and returning it for a touchdown in the first minute of the period, and then scored on its first offensive possession in the stanza to cut the UAPB lead to three points.

However, the Golden Lion defense sealed the win, forcing a Jaguar punt with just four minutes remaining before Johnson’s interception and 45-yard return with 46 seconds remaining clinched victory.

Courtesy: UAPB Athletics



Tags: Arkansas-Pine BluffSouthern
HBCU Sports

HBCU Sports

Next Post
Labor Day Classic

Prairie View wins Labor Day Classic over Texas Southern, 20-19

Comments 2

  1. Pingback: Southern planning to evaluate quarterback position on "week-to-week basis" but haven't officially named a starter
  2. Pingback: Southern planning to evaluate quarterback position on 'week-to-week basis' but haven't officially named a starter

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Trending

  • HBCU Sports exclusive: Terry Sims says he’s disheartened by turmoil at Bethune-Cookman
  • Jackson State beats out SEC, Big Ten schools for 3-star recruit on National Signing Day
  • Jackson State releases first schedule of new-look T.C. Taylor era
  • Ex-Alabama A&M wide receiver Brian Jenkins Jr. transfers to SWAC school
  • These former HBCU football players are Super Bowl LVII bound
  • Aubrey Miller, Isaiah Land shine in Reese’s Senior Bowl
  • HBCU Sports National Signing Day blog: See how your favorite football team fared
  • Bethune-Cookman targeting Raymond Woodie as head football coach
  • SWAC football stars Land, Miller are HBCU players to watch at Senior Bowl
  • The 2023 Alcorn State football schedule is out. Here are the Braves opponents

RSS HBCU Sports Forums

  • Shannon Sharpe
  • What's the update with the New JSU Stadium??
  • Everything Everywhere All At Once
  • JSU Football, the TC TAYLOR era!
  • Lighten the Mood 10th Edition
  • HBCU Basketball Thread: Feb 2023
  • S.U. Weeks & Cador to College Baseball HOF
  • Memphis Police Officers Charged With Murder
  • Allstate Partners with HBCU All-Star Battle of the Bands
  • NASA Awards $11.7 Million to PVAMU,BCU,FAMU and Others
  • TERMS & CONDITIONS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • COMMENT POLICY
  • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
 CONTACT US

© 2022 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

No Result
View All Result
  • SECTIONS
    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Baseball
    • Softball
    • Volleyball
    • Track & Field
    • Tennis
    • Golf
    • Bowling
    • Other Sports
    • News
    • Opinion
    • Features
  • BANDS
  • PODCASTS
  • FORUMS
  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT
  • DONATE

© 2022 RASHAD MEDIA - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
PARTNER OF IONE DIGITAL / CASSIUS NETWORK

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

X