Box Score Marauders unable to keep up with Morehouse
ATLANTA, Georgia – The Central State Marauders were unable to keep pace with a potent Morehouse College offense in a 41-14 loss on Saturday night.
The loss drops the Marauders to 1-2 overall with a 0-1 ledger in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). The Tigers of Morehouse stay undefeated on the year with a 3-0 mark and are now 1-0 in SIAC play.
CSU began the game on a high note when quarterback
Trent Mays found
Darius Meadors for a 65-yard hook-up. Running back
Jerry Lanier capped off the drive from 1-yard out to give the Marauders an early 7-0 lead.
Morehouse immediately responded on its next possession with an 8-play, 61-yard drive capped off by a Santo Dunn touchdown run to tie the game, 7-7, with 9:20 left in the first quarter. Towards the end of the quarter, it was the Morehouse defense that came up with a big play by intercepting a pass inside their own 10-yard line to keep the score tied up.
CSU's issues in the red zone continued in the second quarter as passes were intercepted at the MC goal line on back-to-back drives. While CSU struggled to put points up on the B.T. Harvey Stadium scoreboard, Morehouse built their lead to double-digits thanks to 34-yard field goal by Fernando Sdelam and another touchdown run by Dunn to end the half up 17-7.
Dunn gave his team full momentum to start the second half with an 89-yard kickoff return for a score to begin the third quarter. Pinning the CSU offense back to its own 1-yard line and forcing a punt, the Tigers regained possession on the CSU 28-yard line. Quarterback Michael Sims scored three plays later with a 13-yard run to put his team up 31-7.
CSU's only score of the second half came on a 62-yard pass play from Mays to tight end
Robert Corbin, Jr. with 9:45 remaining in the game. Morehouse tacked on one more score on a 24-yard pass from Sims to Amyr Smith at the 6:21 mark to further solidify the victory.
Leading the SIAC's top scoring offense, Sims found nine different receivers while finishing the day completing 23 of 36 passes for 227 passes and a touchdown. Dunn finished the game with 73 rushing yards, 89 kick return yards and three scores.
Cornerback Mandall Ray led Morehouse's defensive efforts with two interceptions and 7 tackles.
Corbin, Jr. highlighted CSU's offensive performance with four receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Devon Cunningham lead the Marauder defense with nine tackles and one pass break up.
The Marauders will travel to Frankfort, Kentucky to play rival Kentucky State next Saturday at 1 pm.
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