Morgan Beard
Staff Writer
The Jackson State University Tigers won in sloppy fashion last week in front of 3,827 fans. The Tigers defeated the Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley State University 26-16 at Rice-Totten Stadium on Oct. 31, a rainy Halloween day.
JSU is now 3-3 in Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play and 3-5 overall. Sophomore Quarterback Jarin Morikawa from Mililani, Hawaii, who started the game with 3 of 6 passes for 50 yards, left the game after two series in the 1st quarter before going out with an injury.
During the next series, injured junior QB LaMontiez Ivy from East St. Louis, Ill., led the team in passing with 12 of 28 passes for 147 yards and one touchdown. Sophomore RB Robert Johnson, IV led the team in rushing with a season high of 112 yards on 24 attempts with 4.7 yards per carry average and two catches for 15 yards. This was his second straight and third career 100 yard rushing game.
Senior WR Devin Fosselman from Woodville, Miss., led the team in receiving yards with 6 catches for 85 yards and a 24 yard game winning touchdown connection from Ivy.
With 14 first downs the Tigers total up 309 yards of offense (117 passing yards and 132 rushing yards). Defensively, the Tigers held the Delta Devils to 131 yards of total offense (69 rushing yards, 62 passing yards) and 11 first downs. This was the sixth time this season that the Tigers held an individual rusher under 100 yards in a game.
Junior DE Javancy Jones from Macon, Miss., led the team with nine tackles, a sack, 2.5 tackles for loss and a QB hurry. Linebacker Kwame Bowens from Lithonia, Ga., also had an outstanding game with eight tackles, a tackle for a loss, a blocked kick and an interception.
Senior DE Teddrick Terrell, sophomore DE Keontre Anderson, and junior DT Cornelius Henderson each had a sack on MVSU quarterback Slade Jarman. Senior kicker Ryan Deising from Nashville, Tenn., was perfect 4-4 against MVSU.
Deising, who scored the first points of the game with a 36-yard field goal, broke JSU’s career field goal record. He went into the game tied with former Jackson State kicker Eric Perri, with each having 48 field goals. Deising also connected on a 33-yard field goal in the 1st quarter, a 24-yard field goal in the 3rd quarter, and a 33-yard field goal in the 4th quarter.
Freshman long snapper Ronza Anderson from Jackson, Miss., had a great game snapping in the wet field conditions. Junior punter Darcy Williamson had an effective day punting the ball with an average of 33.3 yards per punt.
Freshman QB Jordan “Juice” Williams, from Memphis, Tenn., had an impressive collegiate debut, as he scored a rushing touchdown on the first play of his collegiate career which tied the score 16-16 in the 4th quarter with 9:06 left on the clock. The Tigers’ next opponent will be the Hornets of Alabama State University.
The Hornets bring in a 4-4 record with a 4-3 record in conference play. Alabama State is on a two game winning streak. The game will be Saturday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. in Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
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