Alabama State defeats Miles College with quick start

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Dematrius Davis and Myles Crawley threw touchdown passes in the first quarter and Alabama State held on to defeat Division II Miles College 21-13 on Saturday night.

Stanto Dunn scored late in the first quarter to make it 21-0 but couldn't muster any more against the Golden Bears.

Jayce Melock capped a two-play, 59-yard drive early in the first by catching a 14-yard slant pass to open the scoring, a play set up by a 45-yard completion on a wide receiver reverse pass.

Crawley threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Darius Edmonds on his first throw of the game to make it 14-0.

Dunn capped the scoring for the Hornets (2-0), whose drives covered 59, 56 and 51 yards.

After a pair of field goals Miles got back in the game on a 15-yard pass from Jacob Millhouse to Collin Woods with 2:54 to go.

A turnover at the Miles 12-yard line with 1:10 left gave the Golden Bears, who were down to their third-string quarterback, a final chance but they couldn't get out of their end before time ran out during a multiple lateral razzle-dazzle play.

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