ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Stone Earle accounted for four touchdowns, and Javon Gipson caught two of them for Abilene Christian in a 38-20 win over Lamar in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.

Jordon Vaughn opened the Wildcats' tally with a 14-yard run on the opening drive of the game. He had a game-high 96 rushing yards on 15 attempts.

Earle found Raydrian Baltrip on an 18-yard connection, and Gipson for 22 yards, to put the Wildcats up 24-0 early in the second quarter. He connected with Gipson again on a 26-yard touchdown early in the fourth.

Earle was 25-of-31 passing with 308 yards and an interception. He had a six-yard rushing score in the first minute of the fourth quarter. Gipson had nine catches for 164 yards.

Aiden McCown was 15 of 31 for 266 yards and two touchdowns f

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