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63
Winner UNC Pembroke UNC 6-5 , 5-3
7
Concord CON 1-10 , 1-8
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNC
6-5 , 5-3
63
Final
7
Concord CON
1-10 , 1-8
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
UNC UNC Pembroke 14 14 14 21 63
CON Concord 7 0 0 0 7

Game Recap: Football | | Morgan Sheehan, Assistant AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Football Closes Out Season With Dominating Win At Concord

ATHENS, W.Va. - The UNC Pembroke football team registered 619 yards of total offense and limited Concord to just 18 first downs and 224 yard of offense on the way to a 63-7 victory in the season finale on Saturday at Callahan Stadium.

The Braves (6-5, 6-3 MEC) closed out the season on a four-game winning streak. The Mountain Lions (1-10, 1-8 MEC) finish the season on a three-game losing skid and finished 0-6 when playing at home. 
 
THE BASICS
SCORE: UNC Pembroke 63, Concord 7
RECORDS: UNC Pembroke 6-5, 6-3 MEC; Concord 1-10, 1-8 MEC
LOCATION: Athens, W.Va. (Callahan Stadium)
HOW IT HAPPENED
1ST QUARTER
Concord went for it on fourth down, but Kameron Howard was sacked for a loss of eight yards by Marquis Raspberry where UNC Pembroke took over on their on 29-yard line. Colin Johnson completed a deep pass to Que Kennedy for a 71-yard touchdown. UNCP 7, CON 0
 
Kameron Howard completed a short pass to Marcus Striggles for a gain of 16-yards, which was followed by a 32-yard rush from JQ Brown for a touchdown. UNCP 7, CON 7
 
Concord was marching down the field, but Marquis Raspberry sacked Kameron Howard who fumbled the ball and was recovered by Jahari Clemons to give the Braves the ball on their own 27-yard line. Colin Johnson connected 45-yards with Jo Hayes for a first down, followed by an 11-yard rush from JaQuan Kelly. Johnson found an open Jayden Smith for a 15-yard touchdown. UNCP 14, CON 7
2ND QUARTER
Sincere Baines ran the ball for the first three plays for a total of 24 yards. Colin Johnson and JaQuan Albright connected for a seven-yard completion in the endzone. UNCP 21, CON 7
 
Concord was forced to punch after just three offensive plays where UNCP started on their own 44-yard line. Colin Johnson completed a pass to JaQuan Albright for a gain of 53-yard followed by a one-yard completion to Jo Hayes. JaQuan Kelly broke through the defense to find the endzone for a UNCP touchdown. UNCP 28, CON 7
3RD QUARTER
The Braves started with the ball in the second half where Sincere Baines ran back the opening kickoff for 24-yards. Colin Johnson found an open Josh Jenkins for a completion for 15 yards followed by an eight-yard run from Baines. Johnson continued to move the offense down the field with a 26-yard completion to Baines for a first down. Que Kennedy caught a 16-yard pass from Johnson which set up a two-yard touchdown run for Baines. UNCP 35, CON 7
 
The UNCP defense limited Concord to another three-and-out where Jo Hayes returned the kickoff for 24-yard. Colin Johnson completed a deep pass to JaQuan Kelly for a gain of 25-yard followed by a completion to Jo Hayes for a 25-yard touchdown. UNCP 42, CON 7
4TH QUARTER
Concord attempted to get a first down on a fourth-and-eight play where Kameron Howard's pass was incomplete to JQ Brown, and the Braves took over on their own 32-yard line. Colin Johnson and Jayden Smith connected for a gain of 12-yards, as Johnson then completed a 12-yard pass to JaQuan Albright. Johnson completed a 19-yard pass to Smith which led to a 15-yard touchdown pass to Josh Jenkins. UNCP 49, CON 7
 
Caleb Hester intercepted a pass from Blayne Ferguson which he returned for 17-yards. UNC Pembroke fumbled two plays later as Concord took over on their own 22-yard line. Marquis Raspberry intercepted a pass from Ferguson where he took it to the house for a 14-yard touchdown. UNCP 56, CON 7
 
Sincere Baines ran through the Concord defense for a gain of 25 yards to move down the field. Baines found the endzone with a two-yard run for the final score of the game.  UNCP 63, CON 7
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
+ Colin Johnson finished was 23-of-35 on pass attempts and threw for 451 yards and five touchdowns. The senior now holds the school record for most passing touchdowns in a single season with 36. 
+ Sincere Baines ran the ball 17 times for 112 total yards and a pair of touchdowns. The sophomore also caught three passes for a total of 60 yards. 
+ Jo Hayes caught seven passes for a total of 104 yards and one touchdown. 
+ Malik McKinzie recorded seven solo tackles and forced one fumble. The junior also had five tackles for a total of 21-yards and three sacks for a total of 19 yards. 
NOTABLES
+ UNC Pembroke finished Saturday's game with a season-best 619 yards of total offense. 
+ The Braves limited Concord to just 18 total first downs. 
+ Head Coach Mark Hall becomes the first coach in the history of the program to go .500 or better in his first two seasons. 
UP NEXT
Season Complete. 
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