ASU routs Troy, controls Sun Belt

Arkansas State’s Austin Moreton (left) celebrates with Kendall Sanders (center) and Chris Murray after Sanders’ touchdown catch in the first half of Thursday’s game at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Troy, Ala. The Red Wolves took over sole possession of fi rst place in the Sun Belt Conference with a 35-3 victory.TROY, Ala. -- The leader of the Sun Belt Conference was decided by defense late Thursday night.

Arkansas State, with its 14-game Sun Belt winning streak on the line against co-leader Troy, punted seven times in the first half; its quarterback threw seven consecutive incomplete passes at one point; and it went three-and-out on five first-half drives in a row in front of 23,764 at…