Richard leads North Carolina Central past Morgan State 28-17
BALTIMORE (AP) Davius Richard threw touchdown passes to four different receivers, including three in the second half, and North Carolina Central rallied for a 28-17 victory over Morgan State in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play on Saturday.
Richard, who completed 16 of 20 passes for 242 yards with one interception, knotted the score at 7 with his first TD toss - a 2-yarder to Quentin Chaplin with 1:37 left in the first quarter. That was all the scoring until Kluivert Akubuo-Onwuemeka nailed a 25-yard field goal with 5:08 left in the second to give Morgan State a 10-7 halftime lead.
Richard gave the Eagles (3-4) a 14-10 lead in their MEAC opener with a 31-yard scoring strike to Isiah Macklin midway through the third quarter. The Bears (0-7, 0-3) answered with Romello Kimbrough's 55-yard TD run for a 17-14 lead, but Richard gave NCCU the lead for good when he connected with Andrew Smith for a 53-yard score on the ensuing drive. Richard wrapped up the win with an 18-yard TD toss to Latrell Collier with 5:22 left to play.
Neil Boudreau completed 22 of 35 passes for 193 yards with a TD and an interception for Morgan State. His 19-yard scoring toss to Wesley Wolfolk gave the Bears a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Pullen
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J. Pullen | 8 | 39 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
W. Harris
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W. Harris | 6 | 24 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Powell
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Q. Powell | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Velarde
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J. Velarde | 1 | -16 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Velarde
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J. Velarde | 0/1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Crawley
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A. Crawley | 0 | 12 | 144 | 0 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Hamler
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D. Hamler | 0 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Wilkins
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T. Wilkins | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Shipley
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D. Shipley | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |