JACKSON, TENN. – The Kentucky State University football team scored a season-high 40 points in beating Lane in convincing fashion, 40-20, on their Homecoming Saturday in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action.
Kentucky State rattled off 24 unanswered points in the second quarter and through the first drive of the third quarter to put distance between them and the Dragons.
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Jaylen Myers was 6-of-11 for a season-high 142 yards and two touchdowns. He had scoring strikes of 45 yards to senior Jonathan Powell and 41 yards to junior Brendan Lawler. Myers tacked on 77 yards on just eight carries and a rushing score.
Redshirt junior Brett Sylve added a team-high 93 yards rushing on 15 attempts. Powell had 83 yards on four receptions.
Defensively, Antwoine Lloyd had seven tackles, one for loss, and a sack which forced a safety. Jeremiah Owens and Myrthel Stewart tallied five tackles each.
More to come ….