WSFA 12 News Montgomery, AL |East edges West 26-21
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Associated Press - December 19, 2009 9:24 PM ET
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Florida A&M's Leroy Vann returned a punt 81 yards for a first-quarter touchdown to highlight the East's 26-21 win over the West in the inaugural HBCU Bowl all-star game Saturday.
Vann, who returned five punts for touchdowns this season, won the game's most valuable player honors.
West quarterback Tim Buckley of Alcorn State had two touchdowns passing.
Buckley threw a 24-yard TD pass to Achille Hendje of Morehouse to open the scoring. He threw a 29-yard scoring pass to Alabama A&M's Thomas Harris early in the fourth quarter.
The East took a 19-14 lead late in the second quarter on a 33-yard pass from Norfolk State's Dennis Brown to Hampton's Lamarcus Coker.
Early in the fourth quarter, Devan James of Morgan State scored on a 4-yard run to give the East a 26-14 lead.
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