Box Score FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky State Football hosted Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) opponent Fort Valley State as the Wildcats defeat the Thorobreds 31-9.
 
True Freshman Denim Johnson had his first collegiate start where he completed 21 passes for 218 yards and rushed for 111 yards with one touchdown. Out of his 218 passing yards Markell Cotton led the contest with 111 receiving yards on six receptions.
 
For the second consecutive week Dontavius Broadnax led the Thorobreds with eight tackles including 2 tackles for a loss of eight yards. Theron Foreman also earned eight tackles and .5 tackles for a loss.
 
How It Happened
Early in the first quarter (12:29) Fort Valley State scored the first seven contest on five-yard rushing touchdown. Kentucky State would drive down the field 68 yards that ended on a made 23-yard field goal to close on the 7-3 Wildcat lead at the end of the first quarter.
 
Fort Valley State controlled the second quarter scoring 10 points to take a 17-3 going into halftime.
 
In the third quarter the Wildcats connected on a short pass in the endzone to extend their lead. Johnson took a 52 yard rush to the house but a blocked extra point only added six to the board. The final points of the contest came on a 40 yard touchdown pass by the Wildcats that secured a 31-9 victory.
 
Post Game Thoughts
In his opening statement Head Coach Huggins said, "Fort Valley State is a good ball club they came into today 2-1. When you are playing a ball club like that you have to be locked in and execute, they let outside factors dictate what they did during the week, and they got exposed on their home turf."
 
"At the end of the day we are blessed, we came out healthy and we got another opportunity to change our outcomes and change the outcome of the season. It has to start one day at a time, one practice at a time, one week at a time and one game at a time. We are going to push the envelope and make some changes find out who wants to compete and who doesn't." Head Coach Huggins said about the opportunity ahead.
   
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