GREENVILLE, S.C. — Jerome Felton collected just 56 total yards Saturday, but three of his runs ended in touchdowns as he led Furman to a 23-17 win against The Citadel in Southern Conference action.
Felton scored on runs of three, two and four yards, all in the second quarter to give the Paladins (5-2, 3-0 SoCon) a 23-0 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs (1-5, 1-2) got their offense going in the second half scoring on a Nuru Goodrum 12-yard run and picking up a 38-yard field goal from Blake Vandiver in the third. Goodrum led all rushers with 66 yards on 14 carries.
Duran Lawson capped the scoring with a 3-yard run in the fourth. The Citadel’s last drive ended in an interception with 17 seconds left in the game.
Both quarterbacks completed 20 of 31 passes — Citadel’s Duran Lawson for 246 yards and Furman’s Jordan Sorrells for 251 yards. Lawson had two picks while Sorrells threw one pick.
Chattanooga 17,
W. Carolina 14, OT
CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Matt Lopez passed for a touchdown and dived for a 1-yard score, and Chattanooga beat Western Carolina 17-14 in overtime on Saturday.
Lopez’s fourth-down leap tied the game at 14 with about four minutes remaining in the third quarter. In overtime the Mocs (3-4, 2-2 Southern Conference) lost the toss and played offense first, and Esteban Lopez hit a 37-yard field goal.
Jonathan Parsons’ 41-yard field goal attempt went wide after the Catamounts (2-4, 0-4) ran for 1 yard and had two incomplete pass plays on their overtime possession.
Darius Fudge ran 25 times for a career-high 151 yards for Western Carolina, including a 15-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Mitchell Dukes returned a Matt Lopez interception 28 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter.
Eldra Buckley picked up 162 yards on 30 carries for the Mocs.
Appalachian St. 14,
Wofford 7
BOONE, N.C. — Armanti Edwards threw for a touchdown and ran for a second score to lead Appalachian State to a 14-7 win over Wofford on Saturday.
Both scoring plays came in the first quarter and the defending Division I-AA champion Mountaineers (6-1, 3-0 Southern Conference) jumped out to an early lead over the Terriers (2-4, 1-2).
Edwards hit Dexter Jackson for a 12-yard passing score midway through the period. Then a 9-yard Wofford punt gave the Mountaineers possession at the Terriers’ 41, setting up a scoring drive that Edwards finished with a 16-yard touchdown run.
with about five minutes remaining.
Wofford’s Kevious Johnson ran 12 yards for a touchdown in the middle of the third period. Johnson ran 11 times for 28 yards, and Jeremy Marshall added 37 yards on six carries.
Edwards was 12-for-24 with one interception for 132 yards, and ran 17 times for 91 yards. Kevin Richardson ran 23 times for 111 yards for Appalachian State.
Felton scored on runs of three, two and four yards, all in the second quarter to give the Paladins (5-2, 3-0 SoCon) a 23-0 halftime lead.
The Bulldogs (1-5, 1-2) got their offense going in the second half scoring on a Nuru Goodrum 12-yard run and picking up a 38-yard field goal from Blake Vandiver in the third. Goodrum led all rushers with 66 yards on 14 carries.
Duran Lawson capped the scoring with a 3-yard run in the fourth. The Citadel’s last drive ended in an interception with 17 seconds left in the game.
Both quarterbacks completed 20 of 31 passes — Citadel’s Duran Lawson for 246 yards and Furman’s Jordan Sorrells for 251 yards. Lawson had two picks while Sorrells threw one pick.
Chattanooga 17,
W. Carolina 14, OT
CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Matt Lopez passed for a touchdown and dived for a 1-yard score, and Chattanooga beat Western Carolina 17-14 in overtime on Saturday.
Lopez’s fourth-down leap tied the game at 14 with about four minutes remaining in the third quarter. In overtime the Mocs (3-4, 2-2 Southern Conference) lost the toss and played offense first, and Esteban Lopez hit a 37-yard field goal.
Jonathan Parsons’ 41-yard field goal attempt went wide after the Catamounts (2-4, 0-4) ran for 1 yard and had two incomplete pass plays on their overtime possession.
Darius Fudge ran 25 times for a career-high 151 yards for Western Carolina, including a 15-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Mitchell Dukes returned a Matt Lopez interception 28 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter.
Eldra Buckley picked up 162 yards on 30 carries for the Mocs.
Appalachian St. 14,
Wofford 7
BOONE, N.C. — Armanti Edwards threw for a touchdown and ran for a second score to lead Appalachian State to a 14-7 win over Wofford on Saturday.
Both scoring plays came in the first quarter and the defending Division I-AA champion Mountaineers (6-1, 3-0 Southern Conference) jumped out to an early lead over the Terriers (2-4, 1-2).
Edwards hit Dexter Jackson for a 12-yard passing score midway through the period. Then a 9-yard Wofford punt gave the Mountaineers possession at the Terriers’ 41, setting up a scoring drive that Edwards finished with a 16-yard touchdown run.
with about five minutes remaining.
Wofford’s Kevious Johnson ran 12 yards for a touchdown in the middle of the third period. Johnson ran 11 times for 28 yards, and Jeremy Marshall added 37 yards on six carries.
Edwards was 12-for-24 with one interception for 132 yards, and ran 17 times for 91 yards. Kevin Richardson ran 23 times for 111 yards for Appalachian State.
