Stillman 27, Kentucky State 17

October 29, 2005

FRANKFORT, Ky. | Phillip and Marcus Bryant each caught a touchdown pass, and Carlos Valasques scored on a 71-yard run as Stillman College defeated Kentucky State 27-17 on Saturday.

Stillman improved to 4-4 overall, 3-4 in the SIAC. Kentucky State fell to 6-4 overall, 5-3 in league play.

Marcus Bryant led the Tigers with 100 receiving yards on four catches. He scored Stillman's first touchdown on a 60-yard pass from Charles McCullum with 4:45 left before halftime. Kevin Flemming kicked the first of Stillman's three extra points.

Stillman took the lead for good on Phillip Bryant's 12-yard touchdown pass from McCullum with 1:55 left in the third quarter.

McCullum completed 18 of 24 passes for 268 yards.

Valasques led the Tigers in rushing with 132 yards on 12 carries, finishing the day with an average of 11-yards per carry. Valasques's touchdown with 1:36 left capped a Stillman drive of 82 yards in seven plays.

Kentucky State started the scoring with a 20-yard field goal by Stephen Harris with 8:06 left in the first quarter.

The Thorobreds went ahead 10-0 in the second quarter as Nick Moore scored on a 37-yard run and Harris kicked the extra point.

Stillman rallied with McCullum's touchdown passes, and a tough 11-yard scoring run by Lonnie Collier which gave the Tigers a 20-10 lead with 10:01 left to play.

Kentucky State drove 27 yards in four plays and got a 15-yard touchdown run by Roni Robinson at the 4:38 mark. Harris added the extra point.

Stillman gained 148 yards rushing, with the Thorobreds gaining 147. Cassius Chambers led the Thorobreds with 51 rushing yards on 14 carries. Robinson gained 49 yards on seven carries.

Kentucky State's Caleb Midura completed 13 of 31 passes for 142 yards with an interception. Shawn Johnson completed 3 of 6 passes for 42 yards.

Larry Albert led the Stillman defense with 12 tackles and Harvey Logan recorded eight tackles. Albert and Alex Dumeus teamed up for a sack. Robert Brown led Kentucky State with 10 tackles and Ray Huff followed with nine tackles.

Stillman next plays at Clark Atlanta on Saturday, Nov. 5. Kick-off is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CST/1:30 EST.