Box Score Bowie, MD - The Johnson C. Smith football team suffered its third straight loss of the season, falling to Bowie State, 24-0, Saturday afternoon.
JCSU gave up 457 yards of total offense while being held to 240 yards of its own.
Bowie State's first score came at 11:50 in the first quarter on a 4-yard TD run by Kendall Jefferson completing a 10-play, 84-yard game opening drive and giving the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead.
BSU increased its lead to 14-0 late in the first quarter when quarterback Trevon Bennett completed an 8-yard pass to Keith Brown completing a 16-play, 73-yard drive.
The Bulldogs extended their lead to 17-0 midway through the second quarter on a 25-yard field goal by Mario Diaz-Aviles.
Following halftime, BSU scored its final points of the afternoon with 2:45 remaining in the third quarter on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Bennett to Khari Lee.
Senior quarterback
Keahn Wallace (Miami, Fla.) paced the Golden Bulls with 134 passing yards, completing 18-of-33 and added 17 rushing yards.
De'Erik Bradley (Columbia, S.C.) posted a team-high 72 rushing yards while
Avius Capers had six receptions for 51 yards.
Austin Jacques (Springdale, Md.) was all over the field, racking up a game-high 23 tackles in the loss.
JCSU never got into the red zone during the game with their deepest penetration being the Bowie State 23-yardline late in the second quarter.
JCSU returns home to face division leading Winston-Salem State, Saturday October 11 at Memorial Stadium in Charlotte. Kickoff is set for 2:00pm.
