Tolbert’s 3TDs lifts Alcorn St. into SWAC win column while keeping Alcorn St. winless in conference
LORMAN, Miss. (AP) — Jaylon Tolbert threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns Alcorn State beat Mississippi Valley State 32-10 on Saturday.
Tolbert threw scoring passes of 10, 16 and 74 yards to Jarvis Rush, Ja’Coby Matthews and Tyran Warren, respectively. His 74-yard scoring pass to Warren a minute-and-a-half into the second half extended the Braves’ (2-6, 1-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) lead to 29-0.
Tolbert completed 23 of 32 pass attempts and connected with nine different receivers. Matthews was the biggest recipient with seven receptions for 73 yards.
Mississippi Valley State (1-6, 0-3) recorded its lone touchdown when Josh Brown completed a 27-yard scoring pass to Cameron Nelson with 5:43 left in the third quarter.
Brown threw for 151 yards for the Delta Devils.
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