Morant powers Bobcats to 23-0 victory

Sea Gulls suffer 1st loss of year, 34-30 to Rowan

Jamaal Morant (Milford Mill) opened and closed the scoring to power host Frostburg State to a 23-0 victory over William Paterson in football Saturday.

Morant had a 4-yard touchdown run with 13:32 left in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead and a 2-yard touchdown run with 2:22 left in the first half for the final score. He finished with 26 carries for 111 yards.

The win was the third straight for the Bobcats (4-1, 3-1 New Jersey Athletic Conference) and their first shutout of the season. The Pioneers fell to 2-3 and 1-3.

Frostburg State’s lone loss was to Wesley, 43-7, on Sept. 10.

ROWAN 34, SALISBURY 30: The Sea Gulls suffered their first loss of the season, giving up an eight-play, 71-yard, game-winning drive in the fourth quarter.

Dante Pinckney (17-for-22 for 300 yards) completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Zac Frantz with 12:24 left in the game in a come-frombehind victory for the host Owls.

Both teams are 4-1 and 3-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

Alex Potocko (River Hill) made a 23-yard field goal with 6:15 left in the third quarter to put Salisbury up 30-27.

MORGAN STATE AT SAVANNAH STATE, PPD: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced that the game between the Bears (2-2, 2-0) at the host Tigers (1-3, 1-1), originally scheduled for Saturday, has been rescheduled to Nov. 26. The game was postponed because of the weather threat posed by Hurricane Matthew and the state of emergency issued by Georgia.

Morgan State next faces host Hampton (2-3, 2-1) on Saturday at 2 p.m.