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Oct. 29—BUCKHANNON — The Concord University football team outlasted West Virginia Wesleyan 33-31 Saturday night in a Mountain East Conference game at Cebe Ross Field.
With the game tied 31-31 late in the fourth quarter, the CU offense (1-7, 1-5 MEC) was forced off the field.
Graduate punterJosh Hutley pinned the Bobcats (0-8, 0-6 MEC) at the one-yard line after a 53-yard punt with 57 seconds remaining.
The first play from scrimmage for WVWC resulted in an incomplete pass, and on the second-down play sophomore linebackers Ryker Brown and Nehemiah Scott tackled Wesleyan running back Kevin Mitchell in the end zone for a go-ahead safety.
After fielding the onside kick attempt, the Mountain Lions needed a pair of kneel downs to seal the win.
Concord had to come from behind multiple times in the game, including putting together a six-play, 75-yard drive in less than three minutes to tie the game at 31-31 with 3:33 remaining.
Senior running back JQ Brown scored from four yards out after the drive opened up with a 51-yard reception from sophomore quarterback Kameron Howard to junior tight end Bryce Ferguson.
CU led after its first drive of the game as sophomore wide receiver Jake Roberts had a 64-yard catch-and-run.
West Virginia Wesleyan outscored Concord 20-3 over the final 26 minutes of the first half to lead 20-10 at halftime.
The first long completion of the game to Ferguson, a 37-yard reception, set up Howard to find sophomore wide receiver Zion Odoms for an 18-yard touchdown on the first CU possession of the third quarter to trim the lead to 20-17.
Down 23-17, sophomore defensive back Kendall Bournes thwarted a Wesleyan drive with his second interception of the year.
Two plays later, Roberts was in the end zone again after a 52-yard touchdown strike from Howard with 12:15 left in the fourth.
Wesleyan bounced back with a…
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Author : Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va.
Publish date : 2024-10-29 11:48:00
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