Jackson, Miss. ? Steven Jyles passed for 80 yards and a touchdown and ran for 31 more yards to lead the White to a 17-9 victory over the Red in the Magnolia Gridiron All-Star Classic on Saturday.

The White team, which consisted of Division I-A seniors whose teams either didn’t qualify for or already played in bowl games, needed a late defensive stop to defeat their Red counterparts from Division I-AA, II and III and other schools. Each team also had players from NAIA schools on its roster.

The Red recovered a fumble by the White’s Kasey Young of Western New Mexico at the White 49 with 49 seconds remaining and moved it to the 28. But John Eubanks of Southern Mississippi intercepted Travis Lulay’s final pass at about the 10 and returned it 80 yards before tripping at the Red 10 as time expired.

Jyles, of Louisiana-Monroe, finished 6-of-10 passing with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Boone Stutz of Texas A&M and one interception.

Montana State’s Lulay was 8-of-14 passing for 90 yards for the Red, while Blayne Baggett of Indiana State was 9-of-21 for 79 yards with a one-yard TD.

The White took a 10-point lead early in the second half. Jyles’ TD pass to Stutz capped an efficient five-play, 74-yard drive to open the half and make it 17-7.

Bill Sampy of Louisiana-Lafayette caught a 41-yard touchdown pass from Matt Bohnet of Eastern Michigan, and Justin Brantley kicked a 22-yard field goal for the White.

With time winding down in the first half, the Red team made the play of the day. Baggett threw a 12-yard pass to Texas Southern’s Hank Edwards, who then lateraled to Alabama State’s Keldrick Williams. He ran 39 yards to the White one with three seconds remaining, and Baggett sneaked in on the next play.