HAMPTON, Va. — Miles Myree scored two touchdowns and Morgan State never trailed in grinding out a 30-28 season-opening win over Hampton on Saturday night.
The Bears ran for 244 yards on 55 carries and quarterback Tahj Smith attempted only eight passes, completing five for 75 yards. Myree and Keith Jenkins Jr. led the rushing game with 68 yards each.
The score was tied at 7 early in the second quarter before Jason Collins Jr. gave the Bears the lead for good when he scored on a 41-yard run.
After trailing 20-14 at halftime, Hampton closed to within two points twice in the second half.
Ja’Quan Snipes’ 2-yard run for Hampton made it 23-21 late in the third quarter before J.J. Davis answered with a 15-yard run that made it 30-21 for Morgan State.
Malcolm Mays hit Kevin Johnson Jr. with a 29-yard touchdown pass with 4:29 remaining in the game, and the Pirates trailed 30-28.
Morgan State ran out the clock with a nine-play, 32-yard drive.
Mays completed 13 of 17 passes for 168 yards with two touchdowns and was the Pirates’ leading rusher with 63 yards on four carries.
