71 2013 In Review TIGERVILLE, S.C. – No. 18 Carson-Newman (7-1) steamrolled to 582 yards of total offense in a 47-26 victory at North Greenville (4-4). The win is C-N’s fourth consecutive. The Eagles have scored at least 40 points in each win. Carson-Newman showed balance, passing for 231 yards and rushing for 351. De’Andre Thomas (Milledgeville, Ga.) became the first Carson-Newman quarterback since Alex Good in 2007 to pass for more than 200 yards in two games in a season. He was 15-of-22 through the air. Thomas also connected with Andy Hibbett (Corryton, Tenn.) for his first career receiving touchdown to snap a six-week streak where the Eagles failed to pass for a score – the longest such streak this century. “People were loading up on us to stop the run and De’Andre was able to throw the football,” Sparks said. “The better we throw it, the better off we are. We have to continue to work on it, but De’Andre’s getting better every week and has an unbelievable game today.” Anthony Eubanks (Pendleton, S.C.) snared eight passes for 138 yards. It took Carson-Newman 41 years to have an eight-catch performance prior to Eubanks’ eight grabs against Shorter. Now, he’s pulled that stunt off in two of the Eagles’ last three contests. The Eagles held their first pass-first quarterback to under 300 yards this season, although North Greenville gunslinger Nelson Hughes still tossed for 285 yards completing 31 of 41 throws. The Eagles limited the nation’s leading receiver Freddie Martino to 50 yards and four catches below his season averages, but Martino still managed to go for 11 grabs, 109 yards and two scores. “At times today we we’re a very poor tackling team,” Carson-Newman head coach Ken Sparks said. “I know that gives the defensive coaches fits. But we need to give North Greenville some credit too, they’ve got some people run that can make you miss.” North Greenville raced out of the gates with an eight-play, 74-yard drive capped off by a one-yard out route touchdown pass to Martino to open up a 7-0 lead on Carson-Newman with 12:06 left in the opening quarter. The Eagles would respond with 17 unanswered points. Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) buried a 20- yard field goal, Thomas ran a six-yard option fake and Brandon Baker (Miami, Fla.) burst through a hole on the right side of the line to scamper for a 35-yard score. The run pushed Baker past the 3,000 yard mark for his career. With his nine-carry, 77-yard performance, Baker passed Nate Inman for seventh on the career yards list with 3,020 career rushing yards. North Greenville would counter Baker’s score with a seven-play 59-yard drive finished off by a Simeon Byrd touchdown run from a yard away. However, the Eagles finished off the first half with their longest drive of the season, an eight—play, 95- yard trek down the field culminating in Tyron Douglas’ (Clover, S.C.) one-yard touchdown run with 1:28 left before the teams headed to the locker rooms. No. 19 Eagles circle wagons on Pioneers for 45- 17 homecoming victory, Sparks moves to seventh on all-time wins list Quickie Statistics (Final) Tusculum vs #19 Carson-Newman (Oct 19, 2013 at Jefferson City, TN) TC C-N Score 17 45 FIRST DOWNS 22 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-127 73-557 PASSING YDS (NET) 360 71 Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-27-1 11-5-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-487 84-628 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-39 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-72 4-119 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-35.0 3-40.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 7-50 8-53 Possession Time 24:12 35:48 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 16 6 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 4 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-5 Tusculum Carson-Newman Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Fernando Smith 13 75 0 75 0 17 5.8 Isaac Robinson 7 61 1 60 0 29 8.6 Shane Patterson 2 6 0 6 0 6 3.0 TEAM 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg De'Andre Thomas 19 183 1 182 2 33 9.6 Brandon Baker 14 141 0 141 2 69 10.1 Andy Hibbett 5 74 0 74 2 52 14.8 Tyron Douglas 16 71 0 71 0 14 4.4 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Bo Cordell 27-45-1 360 2 37 2 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack De'Andre Thomas 5-11-0 71 0 18 1 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Justin Houston 10 162 0 37 Ken Funnye 5 23 0 10 Wesley Powell 4 66 1 21 Johnathan Diliberto 2 34 0 28 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Luther Walker 2 33 0 18 TraShaun Ward 1 15 0 15 Anthony Eubanks 1 13 0 13 Andy Hibbett 1 10 0 10 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Logan Haynes 5 175 35.0 42 1 1 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Curt Duncan 3 122 40.7 45 1 2 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 3 39 0 21 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Justin Houston 4 72 0 33 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 3 105 0 53 Luther Walker 1 14 0 14 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Brian Alexander 5-15 20 0.0 0.0 Dustin Lane 5-7 12 0.0 0.0 Chaz Moulder 3-8 11 0.0 0.0 LiRonta Archie 3-7 10 0.0 0.0 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Jaycob Coleman 6-11 17 0.5 0.5 Jonathan Sites 1-8 9 0.0 0.5 Jarrett East-Brow 3-3 6 0.0 0.0 Sean Rawson 2-4 6 0.0 0.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 11:40 C-N - Brandon Baker 3 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 4-29 1:18 0 - 7 09:05 TC - Logan Cornelius 27 yd field goal, 11-65 2:30 3 - 7 02:42 C-N - Brandon Baker 69 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 5-81 1:59 3 - 14 2nd 14:31 TC - Deon Hicks 28 yd pass from Bo Cordell (Logan Cornelius kick), 2-57 0:23 10 - 14 13:05 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 32 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 3-68 1:26 10 - 21 3rd 06:09 C-N - Andy Hibbett 10 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 13-70 5:01 10 - 28 01:30 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 15 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 6-57 1:35 10 - 35 4th 12:08 C-N - Andy Hibbett 52 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 8-95 3:51 10 - 42 04:43 C-N - Curt Duncan 19 yd field goal, 14-47 5:37 10 - 45 02:08 TC - Wesley Powell 12 yd pass from Bo Cordell (Logan Cornelius kick), 8-75 2:35 17 - 45 Quickie Statistics (Final) #18 Carson-Newman vs North Greenville (Oct 26, 2013 at Tigerville, SC) C-N NGU Score 47 26 FIRST DOWNS 28 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 61-351 27-118 PASSING YDS (NET) 231 285 Passes Att-Comp-Int 22-15-0 40-31-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 83-582 67-403 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-10 1-16 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-63 8-150 Interception Returns-Yards 1-11 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-30.5 4-41.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-39 8-50 Possession Time 31:31 28:29 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 5 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 4 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 4-5 Carson-Newman North Greenville Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Tyron Douglas 19 128 2 126 1 54 6.6 Andy Hibbett 15 100 0 100 0 14 6.7 Brandon Baker 9 77 0 77 1 35 8.6 De'Andre Thomas 16 51 5 46 3 9 2.9 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg T. Walker 16 131 0 131 1 27 8.2 S. Byrd 4 6 3 3 1 5 0.8 D. Paulk 2 3 8 -5 0 3 -2.5 N. Hughes 5 26 37 -11 0 21 -2.2 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack De'Andre Thomas 15-22-0 231 1 53 0 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack N. Hughes 31-40-1 285 2 27 1 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Anthony Eubanks 8 138 0 53 Aaron Seward 3 41 0 17 Andy Hibbett 2 52 1 40 TraShaun Ward 1 5 0 5 Receiving No. Yards TD Long F. Martino 11 109 2 27 T. Garrett 5 36 0 14 T. Walker 4 37 0 22 D. Rouse 4 28 0 10 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Curt Duncan 2 61 30.5 37 1 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB J. Gravely 4 166 41.5 51 0 0 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 3 10 0 6 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long N. Gay 1 16 0 16 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 4 63 0 22 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long C. Thompson 8 150 0 29 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Jaycob Coleman 10-5 15 0.0 1.5 Michael Ross 6-2 8 0.0 0.0 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL N. Rodgers 4-10 14 0.0 0.0 R. Walker 5-6 11 0.0 1.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 12:06 NGU - F. Martino 1 yd pass from N. Hughes (J. Gravely kick), 8-74 2:54 0 - 7 07:37 C-N - Curt Duncan 20 yd field goal, 12-67 4:22 3 - 7 00:26 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 6 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 13-55 4:50 10 - 7 2nd 09:44 C-N - Brandon Baker 35 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 8-65 2:34 17 - 7 04:15 NGU - S. Byrd 1 yd run (J. Gravely kick blockd), 7-59 1:54 17 - 13 01:28 C-N - Tyron Douglas 1 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 8-95 2:42 24 - 13 3rd 00:26 NGU - F. Martino 11 yd pass from N. Hughes (J. Gravely kick blockd), 7-59 1:56 24 - 19 00:26 C-N - Jarrett East-Brown PAT return 26 - 19 4th 13:05 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 7 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 6-79 2:15 33 - 19 09:21 NGU - T. Walker 8 yd run (J. Gravely kick), 10-93 3:33 33 - 26 06:46 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 3 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 6-76 2:26 40 - 26 02:13 C-N - Andy Hibbett 12 yd pass from De'Andre Thomas (Curt Duncan kick), 8-39 3:16 47 - 26 JEFFERSON CITY- Carson-Newman head coach Ken Sparks coached his 400th career game and win number 314 was a sweet one as the Eagles rolled up 628 yards of total offense-557 on the ground- as they defeated Tusculum 45-17 on Homecoming Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium. The win by Sparks ties him with Eastern Kentucky’s Roy Kidd and Chicago’s Amos Alonzo Stagg for seventh place in career wins in NCAA history. The C-N mentor was quick to give praise to many others for the success he has enjoyed on Mossy Creek. “I have been blessed with good people, surrounded with good people and been able to coach with good people who have responded to challenges,” Sparks said. “Our main goal has always been that we would do something that would enhance someone’s life for eternity. The way to do that is to do everything as unto the Lord and I am grateful that He has allowed me to live long enough to coach in 400 games. That’s a long time,” Sparks said with a laugh. The win is the No. 19 Eagles’ (6-1, 3-1 SAC) fifth consecutive over the Pioneers (3-4, 1-3 SAC). C-N’s 628 yards of total offense and 557 yards rushing are both the most for the program since C-N beat TC last season thanks to 649 yards of total offense and 563 yards rushing. The C-N offense was paced by quarterback De’Andre Thomas (Milledgeville, Ga.) who ran 19 times for 182 yards and two scores as well as passing for 71 yards. Brandon Baker (Miami, Fla.) carried the ball 14 times for 141 yards and two scores and Andy Hibbett (Corryton, Tenn.) scored two touchdowns of his own for the Eagles. (6-1, 3-1). TraShaun Ward (Miami, Fla.) had a big game on special teams as he had 105 yards on three carries and added 39 yards on three punt returns. Tusculum (3-4, 1-3) quarterback Bo Cordell (Cincinnati, OH) entered Saturday’s contest needing 394 yards to become Division II’s all-time leading passer. He came close as he finished the contest 27-of-45 for 360 yards and two scores. His favorite receiver was Justin Houston (Cleveland, TN) who caught 10 passes for 162 yards. The Carson-Newman offense scored on every possession in the second half except the first and last one but even more impressive was the fact the Eagles’ defense held the potent Tusculum offense to only 82 total yards before the last scoring drive of the game by the Pioneers. “The kids knew that there had been times all season we had not finished ball games and not executed at times and I think they were determined this time to not have any major letdowns and I thought they did a great job,” Sparks said of his team’s performance in the final 30 minutes of play. The Eagles jumped on top when they took advantage of a great punt return by Ward who set C-N up at the Tusculum 29 yard line with a 21-yard return. Baker capped the drive with a three-yard run and Curt Duncan’s (Morristown, Tenn.) point after was good to give Carson-Newman a 7-0 lead. The Pioneers responded with an 11-play, 65 yard drive and Logan Cornelius (Chattanooga, TN) booted a 27-yard field goal to make it 7-3. The next drive for Carson-Newman resulted in the play of the contest as Baker busted through the middle wide open and didn’t stop until he found pay dirt 69 yards later – the rush was the longest of Baker’s career. Duncan’s kick was true to give the Eagles a 14-3 lead. Carson-Newman crushes Crusaders 47-26, captures fourth consecutive contest
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