BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Cam Jefferson and Jalen Woods connected on a 71-yard touchdown and Southern beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 31-9 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game.
The Jaguars (7-4, 6-1) host Grambling in two weeks before taking on East champion Jackson State in the conference title game on Dec. 7. Southern lost to Jackson State 33-15 this season but games played across divisions do not count in the conference standings.
The Golden Lions (2-8, 2-5) took a 6-0 first-quarter lead on two Trey Glymph field goals but Kendric Rhymes and Kobe Dillon ran for touchdowns for a 14-6 halftime lead.
Woods' TD came early in the third quarter for a 15-point edge. Joshua Griffin added a field goal and Willie Miles returned a fumble 7 yards for the Jaguars' final points.
Woods threw for 202 yards with a TD and interception.
Mehki Hagens was 14 of 27 for 216 yards passing for UAPB.
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