Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - If there was one thing Southern University failed to do this season, it was stop Alcorn States offense. Thats hard to do when Braves quarterback John Gibbs Jr. is on top of his game. The Houston native had 365 total yards and passed for three touchdowns as Alcorn State beat defending champion Southern, 38-24, in its first appearance in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game Saturday at NRG Stadium. Alcorn State (10-3) last won the SWAC title in 1994 before the conference staged a championship game. The Braves reached the 10-win mark for the first time since 1947. They had defeated Southern, 56-16, in a regular-season meeting. Southern (9-4) hadnt lost since that Sept. 27 matchup, winning seven straight games. But Gibbs was too good on a day he was named the SWAC co-offensive player of the year with Alabama State running back Malcolm Cyrus. Gibbs, a 6-foot-6 junior, completed 20-of-30 pass attempts for 232 yards with one interception. He also carried the ball 15 times for 133 yards. Southern overcame a 24-10 halftime deficit with two touchdowns in the first five minutes of the third quarter. But Alcorn State went back ahead 31-24 on Anthony Williams IIIs 4-yard run - his second touchdown - with 4:55 left in the quarter. Gibbs then threw a 51-yard touchdown to Brandon Vessell in the first minute of the fourth quarter, extending the Braves lead to 38-24. He threw a touchdown to Jordan Payne in the first quarter and then one to Billy Shed with three seconds left in the first half. Willie Quinn had an 86-yard punt return for a touchdown for Southern. Quarterback Austin Howard was 14-for-29 for 151 yards. White Air Max 90 China . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Marc-Andre Fleury, Penguins (3) - Surrendered a tough first goal against on a deflection through the body short side. Green Air Max 90 China . 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And now they have seen it for themselves.Despite having a starting rotation riddled with injuries, the Atlanta Braves have still managed to ride their stellar starting pitching to top spot in the TSN.ca MLB Power Rankings, ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics. Early-season surprises can shift the rankings dramatically, but the Braves have been getting lights-out stuff from Aaron Harang, Ervin Santana, Alex Wood and Julio Teheran. The Brewers, ranked at 12 in the preseason, are up to two, with their own impressive pitching, including closer Francisco Rodriguez, who is striking people out, despite decreased velocity. Like the Braves, the Oakland As have injuries to deal with in their starting rotation, but they have also received four strong starts from 30-year-old journeyman Jesse Chavez. If Chavez is for real, he could be one of the great stories of this season. Moving from 22 in the preseason to four, the Colorado Rockies have been raking like nothing else at home. As a team, they have a .985 OPS at Coors Field, compared to just .662 on the road, but they also have the second-best run differential in the National League. The Toronto Blue Jays are one of the pleasant surprises, following a disastrous 20113 season, and decent pitching has lifted them from 25 in the preseason to 12.dddddddddddd Coming into the year, the rankings were not optimistic for the New York Yankees, pegging the pinstripers at 16, but early returns from starting pitchers Michael Pineda and Masahiro Tanaka have given the Yankees hope, despite a lineup full of holes. The Yankees rivals, the Boston Red Sox, have stumbled out of the gate and, as a result, are at 21, after opening the season in second spot. Hopes were higher for the Cleveland Indians too, ranked 11 coming into the season, but they sit at 23, with some of their highly-touted young players struggling. Following last years breakout season, the Pittsburgh Pirates came into the year ranked fifth, but quiet bats leave them at 24 with this update. Finally, no team can compare to the Arizona Diamondbacks for disappointment. They werent necessarily going to be great, ranked 19th coming into the season, but they are on pace for 35 wins. They even found a way to get ranked below the Houston Astros! Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '
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