BATON ROUGE, La. — Southern delivered a commanding home victory Saturday, beating Bethune-Cookman 45-17 as Week 10 of Southwestern Athletic Conference football tightened the championship races in both divisions.
The Jaguars improved to 5-5 overall and 3-3 in conference play, staying one game behind a three-team group atop the West. Bethune-Cookman dropped to identical records with its second consecutive loss.
Trey Holly rushed for 206 yards as Southern built a 31-3 halftime advantage at A.W. Mumford Stadium. The Jaguars added 14 points in the third quarter before Bethune-Cookman scored the game’s final touchdown in the fourth. Christian Johnson passed for 111 yards for Southern, while Rashon Brown led the Wildcats with 98 rushing yards…