Williams, Clay help Bowie St. to victory
Salisbury slips away from Montclair St.; Frostburg St., Stevenson, Morgan St. win
Montez Clay (Dunbar) and Maurice Williams (St. Frances) led the way for host Bowie State football in its 20-15 victory over Virginia State, Saturday.
Clay made four receptions for a teamhigh 55 yards and two touchdowns and Williams had 13 carries for 66 yards. The Bulldogs improved to 5-2, 3-1 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and the Trojans fell to 3-3, 3-1. Both teams are 1-1 in the North Division.
The Bulldogs’ Amir Hall threw for a season-low 171 yards, completing 16-of-24 passes and two touchdowns. Defensively, Roger Richardson paced Bowie State with seven tackles, forced one fumble and was credited with one pass breakup.
Virginia State quarterback Cordelral Cook led his team in both passing (215) and rushing yards (83). Cook completed 16of-28 passes with one interception and was sacked three times. Joshua Harris was the game’s leading receiver with a game-high six receptions and a game-high 79 yards. Patrick Prosser and Kurtis Brooks led the VSU with nine and eight tackles respectively.
Bowie State kicker Gene Carson put the Bulldogs up 3-0 on a 29-yard field goal with 3:49 left in the first quarter.
Virginia State scored on a safety early in the second quarter. The Bulldogs’ Carson made his second field goal from 27 yards with 2:59 left in the first half for a 6-2 Bowie lead.
Clay had the next two scores, scoring on a 2-yard pass from Hall at the 10:11 mark of the third quarter and again five minutes later, this time from 22 yards away, providing a 20-2 cushion for the home team.
Virginia State’s Cook ran it in for six from 11 yards out and Nicholas Woolfolk’s extra point trimmed the Trojans deficit to 20-9 heading into the fourth quarter.
The Trojans put together a drive to start the fourth quarter but came up short. Virginia State attempted a fake punt and, combined with a personal foul penalty, it kept the drive alive. But, Bowie State’s defense held.
Virginia State was able to cut the Bowie State lead to five (20-15) with three minutes left on a 1-yard touchdown run by Daniel Reid.
SALISBURY 17, MONTCLAIR STATE 15: The host Sea Gulls (6-0, 5-0 New Jersey Athletic Conference) scored 17 points in the first quarter and held on to beat the Red Hawks (5-1, 4-1).
Jack Navitsky completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Khari Chase for a 7-0 Salisbury lead with 10:56 left. Kadarrius Campbell had a 1-yard touchdown run with 4:43 left and Trevor Skoglund made a 36-yard field goal with 2:26 left to complete the 17-0 run.
FROSTBURG STATE 56, WILLIAM PATERSON 0: Connor Cox (South River) threw three touchdown passes during a 42-0 run in the second quarter and the host Bobcats (5-0, 4-0 New Jersey) shut out the Pioneers (0-6, 0-5).
The win marked the first 5-0 start since 1999, the third largest margin of victory in program history and the largest margin of victory in a shutout in 58 years.
Cox went 9 of 16 for a 133 yards. Frostburg State special teams scored twice during the second quarter on punt returns by Lincoln Ikwubuo (36 yards) and Christian Thornton (Arundel, 26 yards).
STEVENSON 20, WIDENER 6: Ty Crabb threw a touchdown pass and rushed for another touchdown to lead the visiting Mustangs (5-2, 4-1 Middle Atlantic Conference) past the Pride (3-4, 3-2). Crabb had 19 carries for 61 yards and completed 7-for-11 for 53 yards. Stevenson’s defense came up with big plays as Izaiha Pitts made a 38-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown and Hanif Jones had two interceptions.