BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Darrell Bridges ran for 159 yards and
Presbyterian defeated Campbell 31-14 Saturday night at Barker-Lane Stadium.
Will Brock completed 11-of-21 passes for 129 yards and two
scores for the Blue Hose (1-2), who led 17-0 early in the second quarter.
Darquez Watson had five receptions for 58 yards and one score.
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De’Shawn Jones ran for 76 yards for the Camels (2-1), who suffered
their first loss of the season. Elijah Burress completed 10-of-23 passes for
117 yards and one touchdown.
Linebacker Daniel Bostick set a Campbell Division I era
(since 2008) record with 16 tackles, two solo.
Ray Miller and Darren Flowers added 10 stops each.
Presbyterian finished with a 348-258 advantage in total
offense and finished with a 33:59 to 26:01 edge in time of possession.
The Blue Hose, who opened the year with losses at FBS
Central Michigan and sixth-ranked (FCS) Chattanooga, took the opening kickoff
and drove 79 yards. Cedric Frazier
hauled in a 21-yard pass from Brock with 8:42 left in the quarter and Brett
Norton’s PAT put PC in front 7-0.
Norton’s 26-yard field goal gave Presbyterian a 10-0 lead at
the end of the first period.
Bridges’ 6-yard run capped a 9-play, 68-yard drive – helped
along with a pass interference penalty on third down – and PC led 17-0 with
13:04 remaining in the half.
Campbell got on the board with 6:58 to play in the second
when Burress completed a 28-yard pass to running back Jared Joyner. However, Mitchell Brown’s PAT hit the left
upright.
DaShawn Davis returned the ensuing kickoff 67 yards to give
the Blue Hose a first down at the Campbell 27.
Brock ran in from one yard out and PC led 24-6 at halftime.
Campbell trimmed the lead to 10 with 9:52 to play in the
final quarter on a 14-play, 76-yard drive.
De’Shawn Jones kept the march alive with an 11-yard run on 4th-and-3 at
the PC 27; then ended the push from one yard out. Burress’ pass to Austin Fleming on the
two-point conversion attempt trimmed the margin to 24-14.
After the teams exchanged punts, PC drove 75 yard in five
plays for the final score of the night.
Bridges ran 48 yards off left tackle to give PC a first down at the
Campbell 22. Brock’s 17-yard toss to
Darquez Watson and Norton’s PAT pushed the gap to 31-24.
Saturday’s attendance of 5,860 was the sixth-largest in
Barker-Lane Stadium history.
Campbell opens Pioneer Football League play at home next
Saturday with a 6 p.m. kickoff against Butler.
Presbyterian hosts Florida Tech next Saturday before starting Big South
Conference action Oct. 8 at Gardner-Webb.
Story courtesy of Campbell Sports Information
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