He’s no secret, but Virginia State’s Trent Cannon sure is a weapon.
The VSU running back scored three touchdowns, including two back-breaking runs in the second half, to help lead his team to a 42-19 win over Fayetteville State to claim the CIAA championship.
Crown ‘Em: @VSUTrojans 42, @FSUBroncos 19 F.
Congrats to the @CIAAForLife champs pic.twitter.com/d4K1EsQJpr
– HBCU Gameday (@HBCUGameday) November 12, 2017
VSU remains unbeaten at 10-0 and is primed to make the Divsion II playoffs and possibly host a first-round game. It came into the game ranked third in the Super Region Two rankings and the top seven get in.
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Cannon broke the CIAA Championship Game rushing record with 186 yards, aided by a 73 yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 79 yarder in the fourth quarter to effectively kill the Broncos hopes of a comeback.
Quarterback Cordelral Cook had a solid all-around game as well, throwing for 169 yards and two touchdowns and running for a 57 yard score to boot.
Cook, Cannon and their VSU teammates handed Reggie Barlow his first championship as a head coach.
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