PINE BLUFF, ARK. – Arkansas-Pine Bluff received the 2023 SWAC Western Division Championship with a 36-31 win over Prairie View A&M Saturday at Simmons Financial institution Discipline.
The Golden Lions (4-0 total, 4-0 SWAC) continued to show again the clock in successful the division championship for the primary time since 2012, the final season UAPB received the SWAC Championship.
The Golden Lions will play within the Cricket Wi-fi SWAC Soccer Championship Recreation introduced by Pepsi Zero on Saturday, Might 1 towards Alabama A&M at 2 p.m. at a location to be decided
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QB Skyler Perry (16-33, 201 yards, 4 TDs 1 INT; 12 automobile, 45 yards, 1 TD) accounted for a career-high 5 touchdowns, WR Josh Wilkes (3-16-2) caught a pair of landing passes, and WR Tyrin Ralph tied a career-high seven receptions for a career-high 100 yards and one landing as UAPB defeated Prairie View A&M (2-1, 2-1) for the primary time since 2012.
LB Isaac Peppers III had 4 tackles and a career-high 3.5 sacks. His sack on the ultimate play of the sport sealed the win for the Golden Lions. DB Jalon Thigpen additionally had a career-high two interceptions within the contest.
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Trailing 14-7 after the primary interval, UAPB scored three touchdowns within the second quarter. Perry’s one-yard TD run tied the rating at 14-14 lower than two minutes into the second quarter.
Following a three-and-out by the Golden Lion protection, Daryl Carter blocked a punt deep in PVAMU territory that was recovered by the Panthers contained in the five-yard line. Three performs later, Perry’s five-yard landing move to Wilkes gave the Golden Lions a 20-14 lead with 10:42 to play till halftime because the PAT was blocked.
After the Panthers regained the lead at 21-20 with just below 9 minutes to play till intermission, UAPB answered on the following drive. Perry’s 31-yard landing move to Ralph ended a six-play, 60-yard drive to provide the Golden Lions at 27-21 lead they’d take to halftime.
The groups traded discipline objectives within the third quarter earlier than UAPB took the sport’s solely double-digit lead within the fourth quarter. Aided by a key fourth-down conversion on the primary play of the fourth quarter, Perry accomplished a 10-play, 61-yard drive with a three-yard scoring strike to Wilkes to provide the Golden Lions a 36-24 lead with simply over 12 minutes to play.
PVAMU responded with a landing drive, scoring with 7:06 remaining however wouldn’t rating once more.
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