The Southern University Jaguar Football team is on a two-game win streak in conference play. The Jaguars went to Huntsville, Alabama with high determination to come out victorious against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs.
In the first quarter of play, the Jaguars scored 2 touchdowns, one of those was a 27 yard pass from junior Quarterback, Austin Howard to junior Tight End Dillon Beard. The biggest play of the 1st quarter was without question the fumble recovered by the Jaguars, which helped them get the 2nd touchdown of the night, which put them up 14-7 by the end of the 1st quarter. Going into the 2nd quarter the Jaguars were ahead of the Bulldogs and steady gaining momentum and gained even more when senior Running Back Lenard Tillery rushed for 2 yards giving the Jaguars their 3rd touchdown with just 12:03 on the clock. The Jaguars just kept scoring as junior quarterback Deonte Shorts from rushed for a 2 yard touchown. The Jaguars slowly pulled away as the Bulldogs deficient became even greater. The game was led into halftime with a 22-yard touchdown by Junior wide receiver Dontrell Brown.
Southern went on to score 3 more touchdowns with one of them coming from Senior wide receiver Willie Quinn for 58 yards and another from Tillery for 65 Yards and the last coming from Beard for 11 yards, putting the Jaguars ahead 56-24 at the end of the 3rd quarter. In the 4th quarter, the Jaguars defense stood tall, holding the Bulldogs to only 1 touchdown and the junior kicker Ruan Albuquerque helped seal the Jaguars win with a 4o yard field goal. The final score was 59-31, and the Jaguars improved to 2-2 overall. Howard passed for 280 yards and 5 touchdowns. Quinn finished with 112 yards receiving with 1 towndown while Tillery rushed for 179 yards with 2 touchdowns. With theis continued offensive production, the Jaguars have a good chance of being unstoppable the rest of the season.
The Jagaurs move on to face the Jackson State University Tigers who are 1-3 in Jackson, MS on Saturday October 15, 2016 at 6 p.m.
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Tamed: Jaguars put a leash on Bulldogs, still perfect in SWAC play
September 27, 2016
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