SAN ANGELO, TX — Canon Wiese scored four touchdowns and rushed for a career-high 173 yards Saturday night as Angelo State defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville 28-14 in Lone Star Conference football action at LeGrand Stadium at 1st Community Credit Union Field.
The Rams improved to 3-5 overall and 3-3 in conference play, while the Javelinas fell to 4-4 overall and 4-2 in the LSC.
Wiese accounted for all four of Angelo State's touchdowns, rushing for three scores and catching another. He finished with 173 yards on 15 carries, including touchdown runs of 9, 74 and 49 yards.
Angelo State totaled 450 yards of offense, including 288 rushing yards. Ashton Dickens added 56 yards on 20 carries, while quarterback Maddox Maher completed 16 of 22 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown.
Alan Dobbins led the Rams with five receptions for 61 yards, while Donny Bishop added four catches for 55 yards.
After a scoreless first quarter, Angelo State took the lead on Wiese's 9-yard touchdown run with 12:21 remaining in the second quarter.
Wiese struck again late in the half, breaking free for a 74-yard touchdown run to give the Rams a 14-0 advantage at halftime.
Angelo State extended its lead in the third quarter with a 17-play, 92-yard drive that consumed 7:44. Maher capped the possession with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Wiese, putting the Rams ahead 21-0.
Texas A&M-Kingsville scored early in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 21-7, but Wiese answered with a 49-yard touchdown run with 5:07 remaining.
The Javelinas added a late touchdown to make it 28-14, but Angelo State recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the clock.
Defensively, the Rams held Texas A&M-Kingsville to 141 rushing yards and recorded four sacks.
Mathew Onyejiaka led Angelo State with nine tackles, followed by Caleb Taylor with eight.
Dabrein Moss recorded five tackles, an interception returned 20 yards and a pass breakup. Iverson Moore added five tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack and a pass breakup.
Angelo State will return to action Saturday, Oct. 31, when the Rams travel to Odessa to face UT Permian Basin.
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