Carolinas football: Presbyterian edges WCU 19-14
Presbyterian scored twice on interceptions, including a touchdown in the closing minutes, and turned back visiting Western Carolina 19-14 in a nonconference Football Championship Subdivision game Saturday.
The Blue Hose (3-2) were trailing 14-13 with less than two minutes remaining when defensive lineman Deonte Davis intercepted a pass from backup Catamount quarterback Garrett Brown and ran 32 yards for the go-ahead score.
On the ensuing possession, freshman quarterback Wes Holcombe threw an interception, and the Catamounts (3-2) lost to Presbyterian for the first time since 1969.
By quarters:
Western Carolina ... 7 ... 0 ... 7 ... 0 – 14
Presbyterian ... 6 ... 7 ... 0 ... 6 – 19
PC – Ed Britt 25 interception return (kick failed)
WCU – Tyler Sexton 31 pass from Troy Mitchell (Richard Sigmon kick)
PC – Kaleb Griffin 1 run (B. Morrow kick)
WCU – Spearman Robinson 21 pass from Mitchell (Sigmon kick)
PC – Deonte Davis 32 interception return (pass failed)
Att – 4,007 (at Clinton, S.C.)
Wofford 17, The Citadel 13
Aaron Miller was stopped inches short of the goal line on the game’s final play, and the visiting Bulldogs fell to Wofford for the 16th straight season.
The Citadel (0-1 Southern Conference, 1-4 overall) had driven 64 yards in 16 plays and were at the Wofford 3 with seconds left. Miller then ran a quarterback draw and was stopped by Dylan Young.
Evan Jacks’ second touchdown run of the game, a 25-yard scamper, had put the Terriers (1-0, 3-2) ahead in the third quarter.
By quarters:
The Citadel ... 3 ... 3 ... 7 ... 0 – 13
Wofford ... 7 ... 3 ... 7 ... – 17
Wof – Evan Jacks 1 run (David Marvin kick)
Cit – Eric Goins FG 28
Wof – Marvin FG 29
Cit – Goins FG 35
Cit – Cam Jackson 11 run (Goins kick)
Wof – Jacks 25 run (Marvin kick)
Att – 9,259 (at Spartanburg)
New Hampshire 48, Elon 14
The Phoenix opened their Colonial Athletic Association history with a lopsided loss to the Wildcats. New Hampshire (2-0, 4-1) led 48-0 after three quarters before Elon (0-1, 1-4) got on the scoreboard.
By quarters:
New Hampshire ... 17 ... 17 ... 14 ... 0 – 48
Elon ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 14 – 14
NH – Jimmy Owens 1 run (C. Breda kick)
NH – Breda FG 22
NH – R.J. Harris 15 pass from Andy Vallas (Breda kick)
NH – Steven Thames 55 interception return (Breda kick)
NH – J. Giansante 6 pass from Vallas (Breda kick)
NH – Breda FG 42
NH – Kyon Taylor 5 pass from C. McCormick (Breda kick)
NH – Donald Goodrich 4 run (Max Pedinoff kick)
E – Tracey Coppedge 1 run (Justin Gallagher kick)
E – Thuc Phan 5 run (Gallagher kick)
Att – 6,141 (at Elon)
Lenoir-Rhyne 48, Brevard 17
The sixth-ranked Bears roared to a 41-0 halftime lead and coasted to victory in this South Atlantic Conference game. Quarterback Miles Freeman rushed for three touchdowns, as Lenoir-Rhyne (3-0, 5-0) rushed 58 times and threw only five passes.
The Bears rushed for 390 yards, with seven players totaling 30 or more yards on the ground. Brevard fell to 0-2, 0-5.
By quarters:
Lenoir-Rhyne ... 27 ... 14 ... 0 ... 7 – 48
Brevard ... 0 ... 0 ... 10 ... 7 – 17
LR – Miles Freeman 1 run (Justin Powell kick)
LR – Freeman 1 run (run failed)
LR – Jarrod Spears 15 run (Powell kick)
LR – Freeman 1 run (Powell kick)
LR – Victor Brannan 53 pass from Freeman (Powell kick)
LR – Michael Patrick 9 run (Powell kick)
Brev – A. Noboa FG 28
Brev – J. Ollis 7 run (Noboa kick)
LR – Kyle Dugger 4 run (Powell kick)
Brev – K. Jeter 9 pass from K. Herbst (Noboa kick)
Att – 1,351 (at Brevard)
Bowie State 24, Johnson C. Smith 0
Trevon Bennett threw two touchdown passes as the Bulldogs built a 17-0 halftime lead and coasted to a CIAA victory over the Golden Bulls.
By quarters:
Johnson C. Smith ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 – 0
Bowie State ... 14 ... 3 ... 7 ... 0 – 24
Bow – Kenda Jefferson 4 run (Marc Diaz-Aviles kick)
Bow – Keith Brown 8 pass from Trevon Bennett (Diaz-Aviles kick)
Bow – Diaz-Aviles FG 25
Bow – Khari Lee 35 pass from Bennett (Diaz-Aviles kick)
Att – 819 (at Bowie, Md.)
Catawba 51, Tusculum 21
Cary Littlejohn and Mike Sheehan each rushed for more than 100 yards, helping the host Indians gain more than 500 yards’ total offense in this South Atlantic Conference game.
Catawba (2-1, 3-2) rolled up a season-high 383 yards on the ground and scored five first-half touchdowns. Tusculum fell to 0-2 and 1-4.
By quarters:
Tusculum ... 0 ... 14 ... 7 ... 0 – 21
Catawba ... 7 ... 28 ... 7 ... 9 – 51
Cat – David Burgess 30 pass from Mike Sheehan (Chad Hollandsworth kick)
Cat – Burgess 7 run (Hollandsworth kick)
Cat – Cary Littlejohn 61 run (Hollandsworth kick)
Cat – Eamon Smart 17 run (Hollandsworth kick)
Tus – Fernando Smith 1 run (Logan Cornelius kick)
Tus – Smith 1 run (Cornelius kick)
Cat – Sheehan 5 run (Hollandsworth kick)
Cat – Burgess 6 run (Hollandsworth kick)
Tus – Ken Funnye 47 pass from Malcolm Pendergrass (Cornelius kick)
Cat – Reid Carlton 1 run (Hollandsworth kick)
Cat – Team safety
Att – 1,877 (at Salisbury)
N.C. Central 27, Howard 22
Malcolm Bell threw three touchdown passes and the host Eagles (1-0, 2-3) held off a Howard (0-3, 1-5) comeback in this Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.
Bell fired scoring passes of 44 yards to Adrian Wilkins, 43 yards to Delqwan Jackson and 15 yards to Quenti Atkinson as N.C. Central built a 27-9 lead early in the final period and held on.
By quarters:
Howard ... 0 ... 3 ... 6 ... 13 – 22
N.C. Central ... 0 ... 14 ... 6 ... 7 – 27
How – John Fleck FG 26
NCCU – Adrian Wilkins 44 pass from Malcolm Bell (Brandon McLaren kick)
NCCU – Delqwan Jackson 43 pass from Bell (McLaren kick)
How – Aquaniu Freeman 6 pass from Greg McGhee (run failed)
NCCU – Andre Clark 1 run (McLaren kick)
NCCU – Qunti Atkinson 15 pass from Bell (kick failed)
How – William Parker 4 run (Fleck kick)
How – Robert Mercer 1 pass from McGhee (pass failed)
Att – 6,772 (at Durham)
Carson-Newman 48, Mars Hill 20
Andy Hibbett rushed for 191 yards and three long touchdowns as the host Eagles walloped the Lions in a South Atlantic Conference game.
Hibbett, who carried only seven times in the game, scored on runs of 58, 65 and 55 yards in the second half. De’Andre Thomas also threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to TraShaun Ward for Carson-Newman.
Jamel Harbison was the offensive leader for Mars Hill, carrying 33 times for 165 yards and two touchdowns.
By quarters:
Mars Hill ... 14 ... 0 ... 0 ... 6 – 20
Carson-Newman ... 14 ... 14 ... 20 ... 0 – 48
CN – TraShaun Ward 61 pass from De’Andre Thomas (Ben Ogle kick)
MH – Jamel Harbison 17 run (Tyler Stewart kick)
MH – Harbison 1 run (Stewart kick)
CN – Jamal Jones 4 run (Ogle kick)
CN – Thomas 8 run (Ogle kick)
CN – Thomas 1 run (Ogle kick)
CN – Andy Hibbett 58 run (Ogle kick)
CN – Hibbett 65 run (Ogle kick)
CN – Hibbett 55 run (kick failed)
MH – Andrew Bocci 1 run (no conversion)
Att – NA (at Johnson City, Tenn.)
Virginia State 42, St. Augustine’s 35
Roderick Davenport ran for three second-half touchdowns as the visiting Falcons mounted a furious second-half rally but fell short in this CIAA game.
The Falcons (1-1, 1-4) threatened to tie the game after John’ta Cooper forced and recovered a Virginia Union fumble with 2:22 left, but the Trojans (2-0, 3-2) sacked St. Augustine quarterback Cyril Davis on fourth down to seal the win. Virginia Union led 42-14 early in the second half.
By quarters:
St. Augustine’s ... 7 ... 7 ... 7 ... 14 – 35
Virginia State ... 14 ... 14 ... 14 ... 0 – 42
SA – Claytin Lewis 64 pass from Cyril Davis (Michael Lima kick)
VS – Louis Johnson 2 run (Matt Hillquist kick)
VS – Tarian Ayres 1 run (Hillquist kick)
SA – Davis 2 run (Lima kick)
VS – Ayres 4 run (Hillquist kick)
VS – Ayres 9 run (Hillquist kick)
VS – Kavon Bellamy 15 run (Hillquist kick)
VS – Earl Hughes 11 run (Hillquist kick)
SA – Roderick Davenport 36 run (Lima kick)
SA – Davenport 4 run (Lima kick)
SA – Davenport 5 run (Lima kick)
Att – 1,000 (at Ettrick, Va.)
Fayetteville State 34, Lincoln (Pa.) 13
Sophomore running back Stephen Scott set a Lincoln record with 24 rushes and 129 yards, but the visiting Broncos got two touchdown passes from quarterback Derek Bryant in this CIAA game.
Fayetteviille State is 1-1, 1-4, while Lincoln is 0-2, 1-4.
By quarters:
Fayetteville State ... 6 ... 7 ... 14 ... 7 – 34
Lincoln ... 0 ... 7 ... 0 ... 6 – 13
FS – Andrew Montgomery 1 run (kick failed)
FS – Montgomery 3 run (Antonio Mayo kick)
Lin – Larquise Hobbs 24 pass from Doug Cook (Brett Arkelian kick)
FS – Kasunn Williams 17 pass from Derek Bryant (Mayo kick)
FS – Jemeryn Jenkins 15 run (Mayo kick)
Lin – Akeem Jordan 4 pass from Cook (Arkelian kick)
FS – Williams 29 pass from Bryant (Mayo kick)
Att – NA (at Lincoln, Pa.)
Elizabeth City State 59, Livingstone 21
Will Boyette threw four touchdown pass in lifting the Vikings (1-1, 2-3) to a CIAA victory over the previously undefeated Bears (1-1, 4-1).
By quarters:
Livingstone ... 7 ... 0 ... 14 ... 0 – 21
Elizabeth City St. ... 14 ... 14 ... 21 ... 10 – 59
Liv – Jalen Hendricks 10 pass from Drew Powell (Leonardo Manzo kick)
ECSU – Petey Boone 1 run (Jeff Flores kick)
ECSU – William Ellegot 15 pass from Will Boyette (Flores kick)
ECSU – Lovi Banks-Rose 38 pass from Boyette (Flores kick)
ECSU – Antonio huff 9 pass from Boyette (Flores kick)
Liv – Austin Higgins 18 pass from Powell (Manzo kick)
ECSU – Kenny King 38 run (Flores kick)
ECSU – A.J. Mundle 22 pass from Boyette (Flores kick)
Liv – Hendricks 34 pass from Powell (Manzo kick)
ECSU – Ronald Gray 70 run (Flores kick)
ECSU – Florest FG 28
Att. – 2,109 (at Elizabeth City)
Virginia Union 31, Shaw 9
Kenneth Graham threw touchdown passes of 74 and 67 yards to Donte Gross in leading Virginia Union to a CIAA victory.
By quarters:
Shaw ... 0 ... 3 ... 0 ... 6 – 9
Virginia Union ... 10 ... 14 ... 0 ... 7 – 31
VU – Troy Krepich FG 43
Sh – Ian Burris FG 34
VU – Donte Gross 74 pass from Kenneth Graham (Krepich kick)
VU – Gross 67 pass from Graham (Krepich kick)
Sh – Marqui Grizzle 37 pass from Trey Folston (run failed)
VU – Miller 30 pass from Jussie York (Krepich kick)
Att – NA (at Richmond)
North Greenville 38, Limestone 9
Limestone College (1-4) committed five turnovers, leading to 28 North Greenville points, in this nonconference game. The hosts improved their record to 4-1.
By quarters:
Limestone ... 3 ... 6 ... 0 ... 0 – 9
North Greenville ... 7 ... 14 ... 14 ... 3 – 38
NG – T. Jackson 16 run (J. Gravely kick)
Lime – J. Ray FG 27
NG – C. Proctor 75 interception return (Gravely kick)
Lime – J. Peete 68 fumble recovery (kick failed)
NG – Brown 6 pass from N. Hughes (Gravely kick)
NG – T. Anderson 33 interception return (Gravely kick)
NG – Jackson 10 run (Gravely kick)
NG – Gravely FG 43
Att. – 4,609 (at Tigerville, S.C.)
N.C. Wesleyan 34, Averett 30
Dustin Midgett threw a 22-yard touchdown pass fro Dwayne Bishop with 15 seconds remaining in the game, lifting the host Bishops (2-1, 3-2) to a USA South victory over the Cougars (0-3, 1-4). Averett had taken a 30-27 lead with 45 seconds remaining on a Hobie Proctor field goal.
N.C. Wesleyan scored 27 points in the fourth quarter.
By quarters:
Averett ... 14 ... 3 ... 7 ... 6 – 30
N.C. Wesleyan ... 0 ... 7 ... 0 ... 27 – 34
Aver – Ray Brown 65 run (Hobie Proctor kick)
Aver – Brown 5 run (Proctor kick)
NCW – Jacques Alston 32 run (C. Breckenridge kick)
Aver – Proctor FG 32
Aver – Alan Smith 14 pass from Drew Evans (Proctor kick)
NCW – Malik Adams 45 pass from Dustin Midgett (Breckenridge kick)
NCW – Alston 71 run (kick failed)
Aver – Proctor FG 27
NCW – Alston 34 pass from Midgett (Breckenridge kick)
Aver – Proctor FG 29
NCW – Dwayne Bishop 22 pass from Midgett (Breckenridge kick)
Att – NA (at Rocky Mount)
Huntington 51, Greensboro College 14
Luke Bailey completed 20 of 30 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns in leading the hosts (3-2) past Greensboro (1-3) in a nonconference game. Ryan Throndset fired two scoring passes to Gregory Clifton for Greensboro.
By quarters:
Greensboro ... 7 ... 0 ... 0 ... 7 – 14
Huntington ... 14 ... 10 ... 6 ... 21 – 51
Hunt – Darius Dawsey 26 pass from Luke Bailey (Jimbo Turk kick)
Gr – Gregory Clifton 15 pass from Ryan Throndset (Amilcar Martin kick)
Hunt – Brantley Carr 49 pass from Bailey (Turk kick)
Hunt – John Iwaniec 2 run (Turk kick)
Hunt – Turk FG 19
Hunt – Zach Camp 10 pass from Bailey (kick failed)
Hunt – Jay Ware 4 run (Turk kick)
Gr – Clifton 3 pass from Throndset (Martin kick)
Hunt – Lorenzo James 9 run (Turk kick)
Att – NA (at Montgomery, Ala.)
Campbell 31, Morehead State 24
Dakota Wolf’s 68-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Jared Joyner lifted Campbell (2-0, 2-3) to a Pioneer Football League victory over Morehead (1-1, 2-3).
By quarters:
Campbell ... 3 ... 14 ... 7 ... 7 – 31
Morehead State ... 0 ... 7 ... 10 ... 7 – 24
Camp – Mitchell Brown FG 39
Camp – Dakota Wolf 5 run (Brown kick)
MS – Rees Macshara 4 run (Luke Boyd kick)
Camp – DeShawn Jones 64 pass from David Salmon (Brown kick)
MS – Boyd FG 28
Camp – Isaiah Howard 91 kickoff return (Brown kick)
MS – J. Cornwall 44 pass from Austin Gahafer (Boyd kick)
MS – B. Bornhauser 1 run (Boyd kick)
Camp – Jared Joyner 68 pass from Wolf (Brown kick)
Att – NA (at Morehead, Ky.)
This story was originally published October 4, 2014 at 9:59 PM with the headline "Carolinas football: Presbyterian edges WCU 19-14."