Highlights
YOUTUBEScoring plays
12 SCORES
Dillon Beard 7 Yd pass from Austin Howard (Greg Pittman Kick)
7-0
Austin Howard 2 Yd Run (Greg Pittman Kick)
14-0
Greg Pittman 33 Yd Field Goal
17-0
Austin Howard 8 Yd Run (Greg Pittman Kick)
24-0
Jamir Hannah 14 Yd pass from Ellis Richardson (Ephraim Henderson Run for Two-Point Conversion)
24-8
Montrell Jones 6 Yd pass from Austin Howard (Greg Pittman Kick)
31-8
Stacy Robinson 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
31-14
Randall Menard 0 Yd Fumble Return (Greg Pittman Kick)
38-14
Jamir Hannah 13 Yd pass from Daniel Duhart (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
32-20
Brandon Barnes 1 Yd pass from Daniel Duhart (Ephraim Henderson Run for Two-Point Conversion)
32-28
Dillon Beard 14 Yd pass from Austin Howard (Greg Pittman Kick)
39-28
Ephraim Henderson 9 Yd pass from Daniel Duhart (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
45-34
What happened
ESPN RECAPSouthern beats Alabama State 45-34 behind 6 TDs from Howard
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Austin Howard threw for 355 yards and four touchdowns and added two more on the ground to lead Southern past Alabama State 45-34 Saturday night. Howard completed a 7-yarder to Dillon Beard and later ran for a 2-yard score to give the Jaguars a 14-0 lead. Southern (3-2 overall, 3-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) got a 33-yard field goal from Greg Pittman before halftime to make it 17-0. Howard then carried it in from 8 yards to make the score 24-0. The Hornets (2-4, 2-3) finally got on the board when Ellis Richardson completed a 14-yard pass to Jamir Hanna, and the two-point conversion made it 24-8. Howard responded with a 6-play, 40-yard drive that ended when he found Montrell Jones for a 6-yard score to make it 31-8. Alabama State cut the lead to 38-28 when Daniel Duhart completed a 1-yard score to Brandon Barnes with 3:38 to play.
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Team stats
SOU · ALSTASU FOOTBALL STADIUM, MONTGOMERY · ATTENDANCE 11,580
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