OUTMANNED: Southern blows past Golden Lions

Southern, being in a mathematical struggle in the Western Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference after their 41 point loss against Alcorn on last week.
Now, hope is still alive when Southern rebounded against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Sophomore quarterback, Austin Howard became the prime catalyst after throwing four touchdowns for 229 yards with six players scoring and the defense effortlessly holding the Golden Lions to a screeching halt in Golden Lion Stadium, for 57-24.
Southern had a better offense against UAPB, due to better conditions, unlike the past two weeks, against Texas Southern and Alcorn State.
Southern can now contend for their third consecutive SWAC Western Division title as Grambling and Prairie View both won on Saturday to sustain a two game advantage over Southern.
However, Southern has to achieve victory in their next two games of the season and Grambling and Prairie View has to lose both of their games.
UAPB (1-8, 0-7) has to host Grambling next Saturday while Prairie View (6-2, 6-1) travels to Montgomery, Alabama to rattle Alabama State.
The Jaguars had less than 100 yards in each of their previous games due to the weather and took clear advantage and blasted UAPB 41-8 before halftime.
Howard finished his accolades before switching into sophomore quarterback, Deonte Shorts to handle the reigns in the third quarter.
Howard wanted to grant faith to the Jaguar Nation.
“We wanted to come out and show our teammates and our fans that we’re still a good team,” said Howard. “That was very important.”
Howard’s first three drives in the first quarter alone ended in the positive rankings for touchdowns: Bradley Coleman for an 8 yard pass, Willie Quinn for a 13 yard pass and Malcolm Crockett for a 37 yard pass.
The explosive Southern offense blasted out of the gate in the second quarter when Southern scored on two more drives, Shorts for 16 yards and Lenard Tillery clashed into the end zone for a yard after a fumble by Mike Jones.
This became Tillery’s third consecutive 100 yard scoring game and he almost closed in on a 1,000 rushing yard season against UAPB.
UAPB was finally in scoring range after converting two points.
Redshirt junior wide receiver, Nico Talbert then caught a 37 yard pass from Howard for another touchdown.
At the end of the half, Dante McDonald for UAPB went through the red zone for a 1 yard touchdown.