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12/12 23:38 CST Jones' 2 TDs push Montana State over Stephen F. Austin 44-28 in
FCS Quarterfinals
Jones' 2 TDs push Montana State over Stephen F. Austin 44-28 in FCS
Quarterfinals
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) --- Adam Jones ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns as No.
2 Montana State used a season-high 227 rushing yards to end No. 7 Stephen F.
Austin's eight-game winning streak with a 44-28 victory Saturday in an FCS
quarterfinal matchup.
Montana State will face the winner of No. 3 Montana and No. 11 South Dakota in
the semifinals.
The Bobcats scored on six of their first eight possessions and never trailed,
improving to 12-2 while earning a spot in the national semifinals. Stephen F.
Austin, which had not lost since Sept. 6, finished the year 11-3.
Montana State struck first midway through the opening quarter when Jones capped
a 10-play, 65-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Justin Lamson added two
touchdown passes in the second quarter, connecting with Jones for a 21-yard
score and Luvens Valcin for a 3-yard touchdown to build a 24-0 lead.
Stephen F. Austin responded just before halftime, driving 75 yards in 1:22 and
converting a two-point play on Sam Vidlak's 11-yard touchdown pass to Clayton
Wayland to pull within 24-8.
The Lumberjacks cut the margin to 24-14 early in the third quarter on Jaylen
Jenkins' 5-yard run, but Montana State answered with a Myles Sansted field goal
and a Lamson 5-yard rushing touchdown to restore control. Jenkins scored again
late in the third to keep the Lumberjacks within reach.
Any momentum ended early in the fourth when Jones broke free for a 16-yard
touchdown run on the Bobcats' first snap of the quarter.
Stephen F. Austin became just the second FCS team to score 28 points against
Montana State this season. No other FCS opponent topped 17 points in regulation.
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