The University of Charleston held off a late West Virginia Wesleyan rally to defeat the Bobcats 28-23 Saturday at Cebe Ross Field in Buckhannon.
The University of Charleston held off a late West Virginia Wesleyan rally to defeat the Bobcats 28-23 Saturday at Cebe Ross Field in Buckhannon.
Wesleyan quarterback Nate Montana completed 31 of 53 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns, the second of which came with less than two minutes to play and put the Bobcats (3-7, 2-5 West Virginia Conference) within five points of the Golden Eagles. UC (8-2, 5-2) was able to kneel the ball the rest of the way to end the game.
Darrell Byrd led UC with 77 rushing yards and two touchdowns on three attempts while Jordan Roberts gained 61 yards and one touchdown on 21 carriers. Quarterback John Knox was 11 of 21 passing for 169 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Charleston's slim hopes of a conference championship are still alive. The Golden Eagles would have to beat West Virginia State next week and Shepherd, which has already clinched at least a share of the WVC championship, would have to lose to Fairmont State. The Rams beat UC earlier this season, but conference tiebreaker rules do not take head-to-head results into account. Glenville State and Concord would also share the WVC title with wins next week and a Shepherd loss.
FAIRMONT 48, W.VA. STATE 24: Fairmont State ran for 294 yards as a team on its way to the win against visiting West Virginia State at Duvall-Rosier Field.
Sophomore Daniel Monroe led the Falcons' ground attack with 118 yards on 10 carries and a career-high four touchdowns. The Yellow Jackets (2-8, 1-6) were led by Aubra Taylor's game-high 121 rushing yards.
Josh Johnson caught two fourth-quarter touchdown passes for WVSU and Ricky Phillips threw for 199 yards, three touchdowns and one interception on 13-of-29 passing.
For Fairmont State (4-5, 4-3), quarterback Bobby Vega completed 14 of 22 passes for 178 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
SHEPHERD 43, GLENVILLE 23: Freshman running back Allen Cross ran for three touchdowns and linebacker Dominic Tolson returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown as the Rams clinched a share of the WVC title with a home win.
For Shepherd (7-2, 6-1), quarterback Bobby Cooper threw for 248 yards with one touchdown and one interception on 15 of 24 passing.
The University of Charleston held off a late West Virginia Wesleyan rally to defeat the Bobcats 28-23 Saturday at Cebe Ross Field in Buckhannon.
Wesleyan quarterback Nate Montana completed 31 of 53 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns, the second of which came with less than two minutes to play and put the Bobcats (3-7, 2-5 West Virginia Conference) within five points of the Golden Eagles. UC (8-2, 5-2) was able to kneel the ball the rest of the way to end the game.
Darrell Byrd led UC with 77 rushing yards and two touchdowns on three attempts while Jordan Roberts gained 61 yards and one touchdown on 21 carriers. Quarterback John Knox was 11 of 21 passing for 169 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Charleston's slim hopes of a conference championship are still alive. The Golden Eagles would have to beat West Virginia State next week and Shepherd, which has already clinched at least a share of the WVC championship, would have to lose to Fairmont State. The Rams beat UC earlier this season, but conference tiebreaker rules do not take head-to-head results into account. Glenville State and Concord would also share the WVC title with wins next week and a Shepherd loss.
FAIRMONT 48, W.VA. STATE 24: Fairmont State ran for 294 yards as a team on its way to the win against visiting West Virginia State at Duvall-Rosier Field.Sophomore Daniel Monroe led the Falcons' ground attack with 118 yards on 10 carries and a career-high four touchdowns. The Yellow Jackets (2-8, 1-6) were led by Aubra Taylor's game-high 121 rushing yards.
Josh Johnson caught two fourth-quarter touchdown passes for WVSU and Ricky Phillips threw for 199 yards, three touchdowns and one interception on 13-of-29 passing.
For Fairmont State (4-5, 4-3), quarterback Bobby Vega completed 14 of 22 passes for 178 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
SHEPHERD 43, GLENVILLE 23: Freshman running back Allen Cross ran for three touchdowns and linebacker Dominic Tolson returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown as the Rams clinched a share of the WVC title with a home win.For Shepherd (7-2, 6-1), quarterback Bobby Cooper threw for 248 yards with one touchdown and one interception on 15 of 24 passing.
Justin Feagin completed 17 of 33 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns in the loss for Glenville (5-5, 5-2).
CONCORD 21, WEST LIBERTY 3: Concord forced five turnovers and surrendered just 193 yards of total offense to beat visiting West Liberty at Callaghan Stadium.The Mountain Lions (6-4, 5-2) were led on defense by Jake Lilly, who made a game-high 11 tackles and forced a fumble. Sophomore safety Davon Marion made seven tackles and collected his third interception of the season. On offense, quarterback Evin Dusold completed 19 of 37 passes for 174 yards and a touchdown.
The Hilltoppers (6-4, 4-4) struggled on offense all day. Quarterback L.D. Cross managed just 66 passing yards on 9 of 22 passing.
ST. ANSELM 52, SETON HILL 45: Seton Hill set a school record with 641 yards of total offense but could not hold off visiting St. Anselm.For the Griffins (0-10, 0-7), quarterback Andrew Jackson set two school single-game records with 38 completions (on 63 attempts) and 543 passing yards. Jackson completed four touchdown passes in the loss.
St. Anselm quarterback Andrew Murphy somehow had a better game than Jackson's record-setting effort, throwing for 612 yards and seven touchdowns on 45 of 74 passing.
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