Jonathon McCrary threw three first-half touchdowns and ran for another as the Clark Atlanta University offense churned out 644 yards of total offense to defeat Central State 55-14 Saturday night at CAU Panther Stadium.

Clark Atlanta (2-0) took a 27-0 halftime lead after McCrary, last week's Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week, threw touchdown passes to Josh Banks and Jonathan Sanders, who caught two.  McCrary also ran for another touchdown.

The CAU running game took over in the second half as Roger Thomas had three touchdown runs to help the Panthers to salt away the win over Central State (0-2). It's the Panthers' second win in a row over the Marauders, who fell to CAU 20-13 last season.

Thomas finished with 130 yards and three touchdowns rushing, while McCrary was 17-of-22 for 288 yards and three touchdowns passing with one TD on the ground.  CAU didn't punt the ball all night.

CAU's 55 points was the most points scored by an SIAC team since Tuskegee put up 62 points against Stillman in 2014.  It's the most points Clark Atlanta has scored since 2013 when the Panthers defeated College of Faith 56-0.

Trent Mays threw for 220 yards and ran for a touchdown for Central State while Darian Nelson rushed for 87 yards and the Marauders other touchdown.

Linebacker Harding Harper returned from injury to finish with 11 tackles, eight unassisted for CAU.  Defensive back Julian Colvard added nine tackles and interception for the Panthers.

Clark Atlanta visits Tuskegee on Sept. 16.