| THE BASICS |
SCORE: Concord 28, UNC Pembroke 25
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 6-5, 6-4 MEC; Concord 4-6, 4-6 MEC
LOCATION: Athens, W.Va. (Callaghan Stadium) |
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| HOW IT HAPPENED |
| 1ST QUARTER |
An fumble by the Braves deep in their own territory set up the first points of the day as Concord drove 18 yards in seven plays to take the early lead. Kevon Young-Warren handled a bulk of the offensive duties, carrying the ball five times for 17 yards, but quarterback Jack Mangel dove in from one yard out on fourth down to finish off the drive. CU 7, UNCP 0
An interception and ensuing return later in the quarter gave the hosts the ball near midfield, and they cashed in on the turnover again. Jack Mangel completed all three of his pass attempts for 34 yards, but Kevon Young-Warren ran it in from eight yards out to cap the touchdown drive. CU 14, UNCP 0
Devin Jones return the ensuing kickoff 52 yards to give the Braves their first good field position of the day, and they cashed in to get on the board. Josh Jones ran for 13 yards on a key second-down play, and completed a pair of passes for 19 yards, including a dazzling 8-yard strike to Trey Dixon. CU 14, UNCP 7
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| 2ND QUARTER |
The Braves took advantage of an interception and put together a 16-play, 75-yard scoring drive to even up the score midway through the second quarter. Josh Jones completed six of his seven pass attempts for 70 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown strike to C.J. Davis on 4th-and-3. Jones also ran for 16 yards on the possession. CU 14, UNCP 14
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| 3RD QUARTER |
An onside kick to start the second half backfired on the Mountain Lions as UNCP took its only lead of the afternoon on a 7-play, 45-yard scoring drive that was capped by a 30-yard field goal from Alex Alvarado. The drive was keyed by a 43-yard pass-and-catch from Josh Jones to Rodney Smith that set the visitors up in the red zone. UNCP 17, CU 14
Concord answered on the ensuing possession, capping an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive with a 21-yard touchdown pass from Jack Mangel to Tywan Pearce. Mangel threw for 68 yards on 5-of-6 passing, while Justin Lee rushed for 13 yards on a pair of carries. CU 21, UNCP 17
A blocked punt attempt late in the third quarter gave Concord the ball at the UNCP 28-yard line, and Jack Mangel found Tywan Pearce with an 8-yard touchdown pass to the back of the endzone to put the Mountain Lions up by two scores. CU 28, UNCP 17 |
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| 4TH QUARTER |
UNCP took over possession at their own 15-yard line at the halfway point in the final period, and drove 85 yards in 10 plays to set up the late-game dramatics. Josh Jones completed three of his five passing attempts for 66 yards on the possession, while also rushing for 17 yards on three carries. CU 28, UNCP 25
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| INSIDE THE BOX SCORE |
+ Junior Josh Jones accounted for 409 yards of total offense on the afternoon, including a season-best 49 rushing yards (11 carries). He also threw for 360 yards and two touchdowns on 25-of-45 passing with one interception.
+ Seven different wide receivers caught passes on the afternoon for the Braves, including redshirt sophomore Trey Dixon who logged team-bests in both receptions (6) and receiving yards (98). He also caught a first-quarter touchdown pass.
+ Redshirt sophomore John Jones led the Braves with 13 tackles (9 solo) on the afternoon, while freshmen Dante Bowlding and Virgil Lemons both tallied interceptions. It was the fourth interception of the campaign for Bowlding – the fourth-most in school history. |
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| NOTABLES |
+ UNCP finished the 2021 campaign with six victories – its most since posting 10 wins in 2016. The Braves concluded the season with a 3-2 record at home, as well as a 3-3 clip away from Pembroke.
+ The Braves, who welcomed more than 60 newcomers to the team this season, will return 14 starters for the 2022 campaign, including eight on offense. |
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| UP NEXT |
| Season complete. |
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