Wednesday, November 9, 2011

35 consecutive points help Bethune-Cookman upend Morgan State



Bethune-Cookman rallied to beat Morgan State 49-23 Saturday in Daytona Beach.

Jackie Wilson scored the opening touchdown with a 1-yard run to give the Wildcats an early 7-0 lead.
Morgan State (5-4, 4-2 MEAC) responded with 10 unanswered points to lead by 3 in the second quarter.

 Bethune-Cookman (6-3, 4-2) took the lead for good by scoring 35 straight points in a stretch of 22:43.

During that span, Johnathan Moment scored on runs of 28 and 3 yards, Jackie Wilson scored on four and 45 yards and Isidore Jackson scored the fifth touchdown on a 21-yard run to give the Wildcats a 42-10 fourth quarter lead.

Morgan State scored twice in the second half but the damage was already done.
The Wildcats’ defense also contributed to the win with nine tackles for loss, three sacks and two interceptions.

Isidore Jackson led all BCU rushers with 93 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.

Travis Davidson rushed for 138 yards on 17 carries for Morgan State.

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