ASU racked up 594 yards of total offense and scored five touchdowns on gains of 30 yards or more.
Kyle Washington threw and rushed for a touchdown and added 201 yards of offense. The sophomore quarterback ran for 97 yards and threw for 104 against the Yellow Jackets.
Warren Truesdale added 113 yards passing and rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown.
The Yellow Jackets scored first with a 29-yard touchdown run by Ward Anderson, but ASU responded with a 10-yard touchdown connection between Truesdale and Calhoun with 1:51 remaining in the first quarter. The Rams took their first lead of the game on a 42-yard field goal by
Rhett Peterson and would go into halftime with a 17-14 lead after a 23-yard touchdown run by Calhoun with 3:32 remaining in the half.
ASU would extend its lead to 24-14 two minutes into the second half when Washington took off for a 52-yard touchdown run. The Rams tacked on another touchdown on a 1-yard
Blake Smith run early in the fourth quarter and Washington hit tight end
Zane Hernandez on a 9-yard connection for the final score ASU points of the game.
Black Hills State scored twice in the fourth quarter with two touchdown passes from Anderson to Jake Frauenholtz and Bradley Adamson to make the final score 38-26.
Rush Seaver led the Rams with nine tackles and forced a fumble, while
Ryan Clapsaddle had seven tackles and
Clayton Callicutt had six. Callicutt and
Jonathan Family each recorded sacks with
Matthew Gholston and
Colt Drennan teaming up to bring down BHSU's Anderson.
The Rams return to action next Saturday at 8 p.m. against Colorado-State Pueblo at AT&T Stadium in Arlington for the Lone Star Conference Football Festival.
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