Halftime Report: Jackson State Tigers Cruising to a 31-0 Halftime Lead

Deion Sander's offense came out of the blocks and led Edward Waters' defense often and early in the first half. EWC's first possession went three and out

Deion Sander's offense came out of the blocks and led Edward Waters' defense often and early in the first half.
EWC's first possession went three and out against JSU. Following the Edward Waters punt, Jackson State scored their first touchdown of the season in 6 plays on a 40-yard drive in 2:15 minutes. QB Jalon Jones used a pop-pass to RB Warren Newman for a 6-yard touchdown play. K Misiak kicked the extra point. JSU led 7-0 in Coach Prime's first score as a head coach.

Edward Waters failed on their next drive and had another three and out with 0 yards on three plays. JSU kicked a field goal on an 11-play and 50-yard possession to increase their lead 10-0 off K Glenn Misiak's 23-yard kick.

It was clear from the game's onset that Jackson State's offense was too fast of Edward Waters. Also, JSU's defense controlled the tempo against the EWC offense.

EWC offense did not record a first down in the first quarter and finally notched a first down in the second quarter. They only picked-up 2 first downs after running 22 offensive plays for 44 total yards in the first half.
On the other side, JSU's offense was extremely potent. Prime's squad had 16 first downs from 42 plays and 265 yards in their first half.

The special teams unit for JSU was led by their electric freshman RB Warren Newman who had 5 returns for 62 yards in the half.

The JSU Tigers scored 21 additional points before halftime. Jalon Jones rushed for a 6-yard touchdown with 1:07 left on the clock before halftime. But the ensuing kickoff, EWC's returner Davis fumbled with 55 seconds remaining. JSU quickly took advantage of the football being in EWC's territory. Jones located Daylen Baldwin to the left in the endzone for a 10-yard touchdown.

JSU leads by 31-0 over Edwards Waters.