Brandon Gilliam, Former WC Standout, Led Alabama State to a win on Saturday

Former Warren Central High School football player Brandon Gilliam helped Alabama State University to a win against Prairie View A&M. The Hornets won 9-6 where Gilliam was responsible for all nine points.

Gilliam knocked down field goals from 42, 29, and 30 yards which improved ASU’s record to 6-5 on the year. 

Below story from Alabama State Athletics:
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University put together a 15-play, 53-yard drive, culminating in a 30-yard field goal from Brandon Gilliams with 6:43 left in the contest to help the Hornets claim a 9-6 win over Prairie View A&M on Saturday at ASU Stadium.

The Hornets improved to 6-5 on the year and 5-3 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Panthers fell to 5-7 and 3-5.

Daquon Kincey led all Hornets rushers with 93 yards in the contest, picking up 4.4 yards per carry. Kareem Keye also added 44 yards on the ground, averaging 5.5 yards per carry.

Ajai Harrell pulled in two catches for 45 yards.

James Burgess recorded six tackles, one tackle for losss, one sack, one forced fumble, and one recovered fumble. Caleb Offord added 0.5 TFL and one interception and Demarkus Cunningham had eight tackles and one recovered fumble in the win.

The Hornets won the turnover battle in Saturday’s game, forcing three turnovers while coughing the ball up twice, with Alabama State turning those takeaways into three points.

Defensively, Alabama State did an excellent job restricting the Prairie View A&M offensive attack, holding the Panthers to 197 total yards. The Hornets kept Prairie View A&M under 150 yards on both the ground and through the air, allowing 122 passing and 75 rushing yards. The Hornets defense took up residence in Prairie View A&M’s backfield all game, racking up four sacks and seven total tackles for loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Alabama State grabbed a 3-0 lead over Prairie View A&M after scoring the game’s first points with 10:59 remaining in the first quarter.Prairie View A&M scored to go ahead 6-3 before the Hornets responded to tie the game at 6-6.

Alabama State followed with a 30-yard field goal from Gilliam at the 6:43 mark in the fourth quarter and took a 9-6 lead in the process. Neither team scored again in the game.

GAME NOTES

• The win snapped Prairie View’s nine-game winning streak against the Hornets.
• Alabama State out gained Prairie View A&M 230-197, including a 159-75 advantage on the ground.
• Alabama State won the turnover battle 3-2 after intercepting one pass and recovering two fumbles.
• Alabama State had their highest scoring quarter in the fourth period, when they put up three points.
• Alabama State converted 3 of 13 third downs while Prairie View A&M was successful on 6 of 16.
• The Hornets had three players with more than eight tackles in the ballgame led by Rico Dozier, who had nine.
• Brandon Gilliam knocked through three field goals for the Hornets with a long of 42 yards.
• Alabama State went 1-for-1 on fourth down, converting on 100 percent of attempts.
• The Hornets didn’t allow a sack in the contest.
• Jaden Johnson led the Panthers passing attack, completing 13 of his 23 attempts for 122 yards with one interception.
• Lamagea McDowell led the Prairie View A&M rushing attack with 56 yards.

UP NEXT: The 100th Turkey Day Classic features Alabama State and Tuskegee at 1 p.m. on Thursday at ASU Stadium. The game will be nationally televised on ESPUN with Tiffany Greene and Jay Walker bringing you the call.