Bethune-Cookman football routed by UAPB; Stetson loses seventh straight

Bethune-Cookman got quite the scare on Halloween. The nightmare began early as Arkansas-Pine Bluff jumped out to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter and a 49-0 lead at halftime en route to a 63-21 dismantling of the Wildcats at Simmons Bank Field.  The Golden Lions recorded the first 56 points. They capitalized on five B-CU interceptions, including a pair of pick-sixes in the opening half. Three quarterbacks attempted passes for the Wildcats. Cordan Patterson tossed the lone touchdown pass, finding Myles Morales for 16 yards to get his offense on the board with one minute left in the third quarter. Overall, Patterson completed seven of his 13 throws for 108 yards, one TD and one interception. Patterson and Deanwar Johnson each scampered for scores in the fourth quarter. Jaydis Wiley went 6 of 15 for 72 yards and a pick. Joel Morris was intercepted on both of his passes, and punter Isaac Gallagher-Cheetham also threw a pick. Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Jack Schierholz fired two touchdown passes, each to Demetric Whitlock Jr., and Jaylen Jennings rushed for two scores. Jalen Williams and Chris Hicks Jr. also hit paydirt on the ground. The Golden Lions racked up 333 rushing yards. They averaged 9.8 yards per carry. Bethune-Cookman now holds a 5-4 record (3-2 in SWAC). It takes another road trip on Nov. 7, this time for a 3 p.m. game at Southern. Dayton 44, Stetson 34 Break out your calculators. Stetson’s losing streak stretched to seven games with a 44-34 loss to Dayton at Spec Martin Memorial Stadium. It marked the third straight week the Hatters posted at least 31 points but the fourth consecutive game they allowed at least 38. Stetson (1-8, 0-5 PFL) has now surrendered 28 or more points in every game except its lone victory, a 45-10 trouncing of Webber International on Sept. 5. Against the Flyers, the Hatters produced a season-high 570 yards — 346 through the air and 224 on the ground. Dayton gained 458. Stetson built a 16-9 halftime advantage with a 6-yard run by Troy Flowers, a 28-yard pass from Thomas von Grote to Kingston McCullough and a field goal by Trey Hess. But the Flyers leapfrogged ahead 23-16 with two touchdown passes by Bryce Schondelmyer in the third quarter and held on the rest of the way.  They iced their victory with three rushing touchdowns in the final period. Luke Hansen paced Dayton’s ground attack with 158 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. His offense piled up 263 rushing yards. Von Grote connected with Landon Farco and Shawne Jones for scoring strikes in the fourth to keep it close. The Hatters’ quarterback finished with 346 passing yards, three TDs and one INT. Stetson heads to Davidson next Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.