2013 In Review JEFFERSON CITY- No. 18 Carson-Newman (10-2) opened the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs against a familiar foe Saturday afternoon at Burke-Tarr Stadium. The Eagles jumped out to a 21-0 lead before stiff-arming No. 25 Newberry (9-3) for a 37-27 first round win. The matchup was second time the two teams had tangled in three weeks. In the first meeting, everything that could go wrong for the Wolves did and Carson-Newman took advantage, racing out to a 35-0 lead before going on to a 52-31 victory. The Wolves came into the game determined to fare better the second time around and they did just that. Corey Washington (N. Charleston, S.C) had 267 all-purpose yards, including two long kick returns for touchdowns but the Eagles offense rolled up 544 total yards to down the Wolves 37-27. With the win, the fourth-seeded Eagles improve to 10-2, their first 10-win season since 2009, and advance to the second round next week where they will face fellow-SAC member and top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne. Fifthseeded 73 Newberry’s season comes to an end at 9-3. “I’m very excited that these guys showed character and maturity and didn’t let the circumstances dictate how we responded,” Carson-Newman head coach Ken Sparks said. “There were several instances where we could have responded in a negative way if we had lesser character. We look forward to playing another week.” The high-powered Eagles’ offense was led by quarterback De’Andre Thomas (Milledgeville, Ga.), who threw for 205 yards on nine of 19 passing with a touchdown. He also rushed for three scores on 24 carries and 85 yards. With 19 touchdowns this season, Thomas is within three of the single season record. He’s tied for the fifth most rushing scores in a single year with Tyrone Westmoreland (1997). Brandon Baker (Miami, Fla.) ran the ball 17 times for 127 times and a score to pace the C-N ground game. The C-N defense was impressive as they recorded six quarterback sacks in the game. Jaycob Coleman (Norton, Va.) had 11 tackles for Carson-Newman and Jonathan Sites (Hendersonville, Tenn.) added eight tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and three quarterback hurries. “We’ve struggled at times this year to be a shutdown defense,” Sparks said. “But they were relentless in getting pressure on the quarterback. We made some really big plays on that side of the football.” Newberry was paced by Raleigh Yeldell’s (Johnston, S.C.) 89 rushing yards and a touchdown and 130 passing yards with a score. The Wolves’ other quarterback, WT Murden (West Columbia, S.C.) had 130 yards through the air. Washington had 89 receiving yards but did his damage on kick returns where he had 177 yards and two long scores. Arnez Gray (Greenwood, S.C.) and Jalen Hunter (Seneca, S.C.) led the Wolves defense with 13 tackles each. Dominique Walker (Rock Hill, S.C.) added 10 tackles for Newberry. Eagles in position for playoff spot with 52-35 win at Wingate Quickie Statistics (Final) #21 Carson-Newman vs Wingate (Nov 16, 2013 at Wingate, N.C.) C-N WU Score 52 35 FIRST DOWNS 28 25 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 63-476 23--7 PASSING YDS (NET) 172 434 Passes Att-Comp-Int 16-13-0 48-32-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-648 71-427 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-98 6-98 Interception Returns-Yards 2-8 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 1-32.0 3-53.7 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 9-70 0-0 Possession Time 30:12 29:48 Third-Down Conversions 13 of 16 10 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-7 3-4 Carson-Newman Wingate Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Brandon Baker 19 152 2 150 0 67 7.9 De'Andre Thomas 19 125 2 123 3 34 6.5 Tyron Douglas 14 112 0 112 1 37 8.0 Andy Hibbett 6 73 0 73 1 54 12.2 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Mycah Gaylord 10 20 0 20 0 5 2.0 Josh Covington 9 14 10 4 1 9 0.4 R. Nallenweg 4 0 31 -31 0 0 -7.8 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack De'Andre Thomas 13-16-0 172 2 47 0 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack R. Nallenweg 32-48-2 434 4 53 4 Receiving No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 5 41 0 17 Luther Walker 3 66 1 47 Steven Isom 3 28 1 11 Andy Hibbett 1 20 0 20 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Jordan Berry 9 168 2 53 J. Funderburk 4 34 0 14 Tim Nalesnik 3 43 0 25 Hunter Haffly 3 39 0 18 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Charlie Rhea 1 32 32.0 32 0 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Austin Anthony 3 161 53.7 69 1 1 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 2 51 0 38 A.Crawford-Reid 5 74 0 24 C. Blassingame 1 13 0 13 Tim Nalesnik 1 24 0 24 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Greg Beauduy 5-7 12 0.0 0.5 Jaycob Coleman 4-7 11 0.0 0.5 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Jon Jimenez 7-4 11 0.0 1.0 Eric Mapoles 4-6 10 0.0 0.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 12:10 C-N - Andy Hibbett 54 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 9-87 2:50 7 - 0 06:40 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 16 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 11-70 3:24 14 - 0 2nd 07:53 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 3 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 9-80 3:24 21 - 0 01:20 WU - B. Ellington 12 yd pass from R. Nallenweg (Patrick Smith kick), 14-75 6:33 21 - 7 3rd 13:45 WU - Jordan Berry 37 yd pass from R. Nallenweg (Patrick Smith kick), 3-69 1:15 21 - 14 09:01 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 1 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 11-54 4:44 28 - 14 04:12 C-N - Steven Isom 9 yd pass from De'Andre Thomas (Curt Duncan kick), 5-79 2:04 35 - 14 00:40 WU - Mark Clyburn 8 yd pass from R. Nallenweg (Patrick Smith kick), 10-75 3:32 35 - 21 4th 14:35 WU - Josh Covington 1 yd run (Patrick Smith kick), 4-31 1:05 35 - 28 06:54 C-N - Curt Duncan 24 yd field goal, 18-78 7:41 38 - 28 06:13 WU - Jordan Berry 53 yd pass from R. Nallenweg (Patrick Smith kick), 2-65 0:41 38 - 35 05:55 C-N - Luther Walker 47 yd pass from De'Andre Thomas (Curt Duncan kick), 1-47 0:18 45 - 35 04:01 C-N - Tyron Douglas 17 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 2-18 0:50 52 - 35 Quickie Statistics (Final) #25 Newberry vs #18 Carson-Newman (Nov 23, 2013 at Jefferson City, TN) NBY C-N Score 27 37 FIRST DOWNS 17 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-116 70-339 PASSING YDS (NET) 225 205 Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-17-0 19-9-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-341 89-544 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 1-15 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-268 5-99 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-29.8 6-33.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-44 9-100 Possession Time 25:32 34:28 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 10 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 3 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-7 Newberry Carson-Newman Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Raleigh Yeldell 11 94 5 89 1 28 8.1 Romelo Doctor 6 22 0 22 0 12 3.7 Jason Livingston 3 10 2 8 0 5 2.7 Ryan Barnwell 1 2 0 2 0 2 2.0 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Brandon Baker 17 127 0 127 1 24 7.5 De'Andre Thomas 24 100 15 85 3 18 3.5 Tyron Douglas 17 74 0 74 0 15 4.4 Andy Hibbett 10 54 2 52 0 17 5.2 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack WT Murden 8-18-0 130 1 60 5 Raleigh Yeldell 9-16-0 95 0 24 1 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack De'Andre Thomas 9-19-0 205 1 55 2 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Cole Watson 4 28 0 14 Corey Washington 3 89 1 60 Byron Dickerson 3 39 0 18 Jason Livingston 3 34 0 13 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Luther Walker 4 93 0 55 TraShaun Ward 2 46 1 35 Steven Isom 2 37 0 31 Brandon Baker 1 29 0 29 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Kyle Clark 3 119 39.7 44 2 0 WT Murden 2 30 15.0 23 0 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Curt Duncan 6 200 33.3 44 2 0 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Corey Washington 1 1 0 0 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 1 15 0 15 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Jason Livingston 4 85 0 25 Corey Washington 2 177 2 95 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 4 87 0 27 Jarod Henderson 1 12 0 12 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Arnez Gray 8-5 13 0.0 0.0 Jalen Hunter 3-10 13 0.0 0.0 Dominique Walker 3-7 10 0.0 0.0 Alstevis Squirewel 3-5 8 1.0 1.0 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Jaycob Coleman 4-7 11 0.0 1.0 Greg Beauduy 6-2 8 1.0 1.0 Javaris Neal 4-4 8 1.0 2.5 Jonathan Sites 3-5 8 2.0 3.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 08:29 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 1 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 10-92 2:48 0 - 7 04:34 C-N - TraShaun Ward 35 yd pass from De'Andre Thomas (Curt Duncan kick), 5-58 1:46 0 - 14 2nd 12:55 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 2 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 10-59 3:08 0 - 21 12:43 NBY - Corey Washington 82 yd kickoff return (Kyle Clark kick) 7 - 21 04:01 NBY - Corey Washington 60 yd pass from WT Murden (Kyle Clark kick), 1-60 0:09 14 - 21 00:41 C-N - Curt Duncan 29 yd field goal, 12-59 3:20 14 - 24 3rd 05:24 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 1 yd run (TEAM rush failed), 5-70 1:47 14 - 30 4th 13:32 NBY - Raleigh Yeldell 20 yd run (Raleigh Yeldell rush failed), 7-40 2:53 20 - 30 08:08 C-N - Brandon Baker 13 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 6-47 2:24 20 - 37 07:55 NBY - Corey Washington 95 yd kickoff return (Kyle Clark kick) 27 - 37 WINGATE, N.C. – No. 21 Carson-Newman (9-2, 5-2 South Atlantic Conference) was nearly unstoppable offensively, but still had to withstand a late fourth quarter comeback from Wingate (4-6, 3-4 SAC), in a 52-35 victory for the Eagles that likely secures C-N a spot in the NCAA playoffs. The Eagles rung up 648 yards of total offense and converted on 13-of-16 third downs and only punted once. C-N failed to score on just four drives. In spite of the Eagles offensive dominance, Wingate went on a 21-3 run spanning the third and fourth quarters before Luther Walker (Pasadena, Calif.) snagged a 47-yard touchdown catch – a play wide receiver coach Derek Rang drew up. The Eagle defense made a stop on fourth down and Tyron Douglas (Clover, S.C) stomped into the end zone on a 17-yard run to cement the final margin at 17 points. “We were playing to win the ballgame,” Carson-Newman head coach Ken Sparks said. “It’s easy to sit on it a little bit, especially with the way we run the football. (Offensive Coordinator Mike) Turner did not back it down at all and we played to win the ballgame.” Carson-Newman’s offense featured its first trio of 100-yard rushers since the Eagles’ 38-35 playoff win over Lenoir-Rhyne last year. Brandon Baker (Miami, Fla.) led the way with 150 yards. De’Andre Thomas (Milledgeville, Ga.) added 123 yards on the ground to go along with the second three-rushing touchdown performance of his career, while Douglas wound up with 112 yards and the game’s final score. Thomas also added 172 yards through the air on 13-of-16 passing and a pair of scores. “We blocked the line of scrimmage well and the backs were just ripping,” Sparks said. “We mixed it up well. De’Andre did a fine job running the football and throwing it, 13-of-15 isn’t bad.” The Eagles started in fiery fashion similar to the Newberry game. The Eagles scored the first three touchdowns of the game to take a 21-0 lead at the midpoint of the second quarter. Andy Hibbett (Corryton, Tenn.) polished off a 54-yard touchdown run to start the scoring while Thomas converted on runs of 16 yards and three yards to push the Eagles’ initial lead out to 21. Wingate would strike back spanning the half. A Robbie Nallenweg 12-yard touchdown pass to the left boundary for Brandon Ellington got the Bulldogs on the board with 1:20 left in the first half. Then Nallenweg hooked up with Jordan Berry on a 37-yard pass on the Bulldogs opening drive of the second half to get within a score. The Eagles would respond with 14 unanswered points of their own with a De’Andre Thomas one-yard touchdown sneak and a Steven Isom (Maryville, Tenn.) nine-yard touchdown catch on a comeback route on the left sideline of the endzone with 4:12 left in the third quarter. The score was Isom’s first in 378 days. He last found the endzone in the Tusculum game in 2012. Following Isom’s score, Wingate began to make its comeback. Mark Clyburn snared an eight-yard touchdown pass at the goal line. On the ensuing kickoff the Eagles coughed up a Wingate pooch kick. The Bulldogs made C-N pay, taking advantage of the short field with a four-play, 31-yard drive capped off by a Josh Covington one-yard touchdown run. Eagles advance; C-N tops Newberry 37-27
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