OLUMBIA, S.C. – The Benedict College Tigers scored 21 unanswered points in the second half and forced four turnovers and blocked three punts in the game to defeat the Allen University Yellow Jackets 37-24 in a SIAC football game on Saturday at Charles F. Bolden Stadium.
The Tigers jumped out to a 20-2 lead in the first quarter, only to see the Yellow Jackets pull to within 20-17 on a short touchdown run on the final play of the first half.
After Joshua Lee blocked an Allen punt late in the third quarter, A’chean Durant rushed for a 14-yard touchdown to give Benedict a 27-17 lead. The Tigers took over late in the third quarter after Caleb Riggs broke up an Allen fourth-down pass attempt, and the drive ended with a Zane Spires 42-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter…