BJ Curry broke loose on a 79-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Arkansas-Pine Bluff held on for a 21-20 victory over Division II-member Miles College.
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — BJ Curry broke loose on a 79-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and Arkansas-Pine Bluff held on for a 21-20 victory over Division II-member Miles College on Saturday.
Curry finished with 98 yards rushing on 12 carries, and his TD-run gave Arkansas-Pine Bluff a 21-7 lead with 7:42 to play in the third quarter. Jamari Riley answered for Miles with an 8-yard touchdown run about three minutes later. Jaylin Peterson recovered a fumbled ball in the end zone that pulled Miles to 21-20 with 11:09 remaining.
Miles couldn’t convert on third and fourth downs from the Pine Bluff 2-yard line with about nine minutes left, fumbled the ball on its next series and ended its final drive stuffed at its own 28.Edwin Ekleinpeter Jr. was 13-of-29 passing for 262 yards for Miles.The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting.
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