ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) Jacorian Sewell ran for 164 yards, Edwin Summerour intercepted three passes, and Alcorn State defeated Mississippi Valley State 42-21 on Saturday night to open Southwestern Athletic Conference play.

Sewell's 55-yard touchdown run gave the Braves a 17-7 lead early in the second quarter and they led by at least two scores the rest of the way.

The Braves led 24-14 at halftime then added a safety and a field goal in the third quarter. Fourth-quarter touchdowns by Tavarious Griffin on a 1-yard run and Deablo McGee on a 16-yard pass from Tre Lawrence put the game out of reach.

Xzavier Vaughn threw for 105 yards and ran for 57 for Alcorn State (2-3). He had one touchdown passing and ran for another. The Braves finished with 299 rushing yards.

Ty’Jarian Williams also had a passing touchdown and another on the ground for the Delta Devils (0-5). --- Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

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