Brown leads Fort Valley State past Morehouse

Otis Brown threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns Saturday as Fort Valley State topped Morehouse 24-16 in Atlanta.

The Wildcats (3-6) led 17-3 at halftime. Brown’s 19-yard touchdown pass to Christopher Weems with 14:12 to go put Fort Valley State up 24-10, and a 16-play, 88-yard drive by Morehouse that finished with a 2-yard scoring pass to pull Morehouse to within eight points did not leave enough time for Morehouse to score again.

Brown, who also connected with Weems on an 11-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, had an 8-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter. Juan Serna added a 33-yard field goal and went 3-for-3 on extra-point attempts.

Fort Valley State outgained Morehouse 137-30 on the ground and had more total yards, 303 to 223.

The Wildcats meet Albany State at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Columbus.

This story was originally published October 29, 2016 at 7:39 PM with the headline "Brown leads Fort Valley State past Morehouse."