By LaTonia Thirston, Sports Information Director Prairie View A&M
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas —Behind a dominant defensive showing that kept the Alabama State offense to 16 rushing yards, Prairie View A&M took down the Hornets 21-14 at home Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers improved to 6-5 on the year and 6-2 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Hornets fell to 6-4 and 5-3.
Caleb Johnson led all Panthers rushers with 77 yards in the contest, picking up 5.5 yards per carry. Jamarious Brooks also added 43 yards on the ground, averaging 6.1 yards per carry.
Chris Herron hauled in one catch for 54 yards and one score.
Cj Pressley showed out for the Prairie View A&M defense, totaling eight tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, and one forced fumble. Derrick Ray added four tackles, 1.0 TFL, and one sack, and Nevon Cooper had in the win.
The Prairie View A&M offense did a good job extending drives, converting on 44.4 percent of third-down attempts.
Defensively, Prairie View A&M did an excellent job neutralizing the Alabama State rushing attack, holding the Hornets to 16 yards on the ground. In part because of that stellar defense, Prairie View A&M runners out-gained their Alabama State counterparts 170-16. The Panther’s defense disrupted Alabama State’s backfield all game, racking up four sacks and nine total tackles for loss.
How It Happened
Prairie View A&M scored first with 2:51 remaining in the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead. The Panthers then extended their lead to 14-0 with another score.
Prairie View A&M continued to expand its advantage after Alabama State made it a 14-7 game, scoring again with 8:53 left in the fourth quarter to go ahead 21-7. Prairie View A&M went scoreless the rest of the game while Alabama State added seven points to finish off the scoring.
Game Notes
» Alabama State outgained Prairie View A&M 399-279 in the contest.
» The Panthers scored first with 2:51 left in the first quarter and never trailed the rest of the game on their way to victory.
» Prairie View A&M had their highest scoring quarter in the fourth period when they put up seven points.
» Prairie View A&M converted 4 of 9 third downs while Alabama State was successful on 2 of 11.
» The Panthers had three players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Keyshawn Johnson, who had 11.
» Efren Jasso punted two times for the Panthers with an average of 50 yards per punt while pinning the Hornets inside their own 20 two times.
» Prairie View A&M gave up just seven points in three Alabama State trips to the red zone.
» The Panthers didn’t allow a sack in the contest.
» The Panthers collected nine tackles for loss and added four sacks.
» Prairie View A&M got off to a fantastic start in the contest, putting 14 unanswered points on the board before Alabama State could respond.
» Damon Stewart led the Hornets passing attack, completing 27 of his 38 attempts for 372 yards and two touchdowns.
» Tyree Saunders was Alabama State’s leading receiver with 120 yards and two touchdowns.
