Southern holds off Prairie View A&M 34-28
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ladarius Skelton scored on a 6-yard run after Southern blocked a punt and Devon Benn added a late TD run to help the Jaguars hold off Prairie View A&M 34-28 on Saturday night.
The Jaguars (3-3, 2-0 Southwest Athletic Conference) beat the Panthers (2-4, 1-1) for a fourth straight time.
Southern took a 14-7 lead into halftime, but Prairie View's Jaylen Harris picked off a Skelton pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to pull the Panthers even at 14-all in the third quarter.
Southern regained the lead on Cesar Barajas' 44-yard field goal and then stretched its advantage to 31-21 on Skelton's TD run following the blocked punt.
The Panthers got within three points on Tony Mullins' 5-yard TD run, but Skelton led a long drive that was capped by a Barajas field goal to wrap up the win for the Jaguars.
Game Information
2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Florida A&M | 8-0 | 12-1 |
Alabama State | 5-3 | 7-4 |
Jackson State | 5-3 | 7-4 |
Alabama A&M | 3-5 | 5-6 |
Bethune-Cookman | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Mississippi Valley State | 1-7 | 1-10 |
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Prairie View A&M | 6-2 | 6-6 |
Alcorn State | 6-2 | 7-4 |
Southern | 5-3 | 6-5 |
Grambling | 4-4 | 5-6 |
Texas Southern | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1-7 | 2-9 |