Sam Houston St. routs HBU; PV starts 3-0 in SWAC play
Sam Houston State scored four unanswered touchdowns to open Saturday’s game against Houston Baptist and eventually pulled away for a 52-16 win at Husky Stadium.
The Bearkats (3-0, 2-0 Southland Conference) had 405 yards by halftime and used only 2 minutes and 1 second or less on each of their first four touchdown drives. Javin Webb scored twice in the first quarter.
HBU (2-2, 1-2) forced a pair of punts after the initial touchdown, but Sam Houston State recovered quickly, marching 87 yards in five plays. First downs by Webb and Remus Bulmer set up a 48-yard touchdown from Jeremiah Briscoe to Yedidah Louis for a 14-0 lead.
The Bearkats led 28-0 when Briscoe found Na- than Stewart for an 8-yard touchdown to begin the second quarter, set up by Tyler Scott’s 25-yard reception.
Bulmer finished with a career-high 124 rushing yards on 19 carries. Louis led all receivers with 111 yards, while Briscoe finished with 369 passing yards and three touchdowns without an interception.
Terrance Peters led the Huskies with 104 yards on 18 carries. PRAIRIE VIEW A&M56 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. 21
Anthony Wiltz accounted for 151 all-purpose yards and had three touchdowns to help lead the Panthers to a rout of the Delta Devils in Itta Bena, Miss.
Prairie View (3-1, 3-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) got on the board first with Terrance Singleton’s pick-6 just more than two minutes into the game. TEXAS SOUTHERN 31 ALABAMA ST. 27
Averion Hurts hit Austin Watts for a goahead 41-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter, and the Tigers (2-2, 2-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference) scored 15 unanswered points to rally past the Hornets in Montgomery, Ala. OLD DOMINION 33, UTSA 19
David Washington threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 69 yards and another score to lead the Monarchs to a win over the Roadrunners (1-3) in the Conference USA opener for both teams at Norfolk, Va.
From staff and wire reports