Bears maul Eagles 37-3 HICKORY, N.C. – The No. 18 Carson-Newman Eagles (10-3) fell to the No 14. Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (11- 1) by a score of 27-20 in the second round of the 2013 NCAA DII Football Playoffs in front of 4,146 fans at Moretz Stadium on a chilly Saturday afternoon. Despite having a 20-10 halftime lead, the Bears outscored the Eagles 17-0 in the second half to collect Lenoir-Rhyne over Carson-Newman. “I take my hat off to Lenoir-Rhyne’s staff and players circumstances,” said Carson-Newman head coach Ken Sparks. “We’re not ready to end the season and quit playing, but we through playing. We’re grateful for the year that we’ve had and I’m personally After Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) gave C-N a 3-0 lead with a season-long 48-yard field goal, the 74 the victory, the second of the 2013 season for for how they came back under some tough grateful for a group of young ones and 25 seniors that have invested so much in this program.” Quickie Statistics (Final) #18 Carson-Newman vs #13 Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov 30, 2013 at Hickory, N.C.) C-N L-R Score 20 27 FIRST DOWNS 20 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-258 54-316 PASSING YDS (NET) 144 60 Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-13-0 8-5-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 72-402 62-376 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 1-4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-98 5-135 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-30.2 4-35.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 11-71 0-0 Possession Time 31:31 28:29 Third-Down Conversions 9 of 17 3 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 2-2 Carson-Newman Lenoir-Rhyne Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg De'Andre Thomas 16 93 12 81 1 33 5.1 Brandon Baker 15 85 8 77 0 30 5.1 Tyron Douglas 10 53 1 52 0 12 5.2 Andy Hibbett 6 48 0 48 0 16 8.0 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg Teverrius Jones 13 106 4 102 1 68 7.8 Isaiah Whitaker 16 67 0 67 0 14 4.2 Josh Justice 9 60 1 59 1 13 6.6 Jarrod Spears 7 58 0 58 0 21 8.3 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack De'Andre Thomas 13-25-0 144 1 36 0 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Josh Justice 4-4-0 44 1 21 0 Teverrius Jones 1-4-0 16 0 16 0 Receiving No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 5 63 0 36 Steven Isom 3 32 0 13 Luther Walker 3 28 0 13 James Phillips 1 20 1 20 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Greyson Wells 2 26 1 16 Greg Baker 1 21 0 21 Graham Duncan 1 7 0 7 Jarrod Spears 1 6 0 6 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Charlie Rhea 2 55 27.5 34 1 0 Curt Duncan 2 66 33.0 34 0 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Austin Barker 4 140 35.0 41 1 0 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 1 4 0 4 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Michael Green 1 4 0 4 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long TraShaun Ward 2 41 0 21 Luther Walker 2 36 0 21 Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long Jarrod Spears 3 85 0 38 Graham Duncan 2 50 0 25 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Jarod Henderson 5-5 10 0.0 0.5 Jaycob Coleman 5-5 10 0.0 2.5 Anthony Baskin 3-5 8 0.0 0.0 Greg Beauduy 2-6 8 0.0 0.0 Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFL Michael Green 8-2 10 0.0 3.0 Lendre Sparrow 4-5 9 0.0 0.0 Joe Anderson 4-5 9 0.0 0.0 Blake Baker 4-2 6 0.0 0.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H 1st 08:25 C-N - Curt Duncan 48 yd field goal, 4--7 2:02 3 - 0 08:04 L-R - Teverrius Jones 68 yd run (Zach Neumann kick), 1-68 0:13 3 - 7 03:29 C-N - De'Andre Thomas 1 yd run (Curt Duncan kick), 12-74 4:31 10 - 7 2nd 12:20 C-N - Curt Duncan 26 yd field goal, 11-62 3:55 13 - 7 05:29 C-N - James Phillips 20 yd pass from De'Andre Thomas (Curt Duncan kick), 12-84 5:06 20 - 7 00:00 L-R - Zach Neumann 46 yd field goal, 6-58 1:50 20 - 10 3rd 06:15 L-R - Zach Neumann 46 yd field goal, 13-31 5:36 20 - 13 00:07 L-R - Josh Justice 4 yd run (Zach Neumann kick), 9-74 3:47 20 - 20 4th 04:49 L-R - Greyson Wells 10 yd pass from Josh Justice (Zach Neumann kick), 11-92 5:24 20 - 27 Bears quickly responded as quarterback Trevarrius Jones ran for a 68-yard touchdown, and with the point-after attempt the Bears led the Eagles 7-3 with 8:04 left in the first quarter. The Eagles marched 74 yards downfield on the next drive, ending in a De’Andre Thomas (Milledgeville, Ga.) quarterback sneak from the one-yard line to put the Eagles back in front 10-7 with three and a half minutes left in the first quarter, and that would be the score at the end of the first 15 minutes. Duncan hit his second field goal of the day, a 26- yard kick, with 12:20 left in the second quarter to extend Carson-Newman’s lead to 13-7. After the Eagles forced the Bears to go three-andout, Carson-Newman used a heavy ground attack to move the ball down the field and wear out the clock through the mid-portion of the second quarter. On 3rd and inches at the L-R 19 yard line, Thomas passed to tight end James Phillips for a touchdown, and following the point-after Carson- Newman’s lead was at 20-7 with 5:29 before halftime. The completion was the first to a C-N tight end since the 2012 season. The Bears added a Zach Neumann 46-yard field goal at the end of the half to put the halftime score at: Carson-Newman 20, Lenoir-Rhyne 10. The Eagles outgained the Bears in total offense 297-138, with 206 yards coming on the ground for Carson-Newman. Neumann accounted for the next L-R score as he nailed a 47-yard field goal to cut Carson-Newman’s lead to 20-13 with 6:15 left in the third quarter. Just before the end of the third quarter, third-string Lenoir-Rhyne quarterback Josh Justice capped a 13-play, 31-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run, and with the point-after the game was tied at 20 through three quarters. Carson-Newman’s first drive in the fourth quarter saw the Eagles convert on a third-and-long with a 37-yard completion from Thomas to TraShaun Ward. The ground game, specifically runs by Andy Hibbett, helped the Eagles get to the two-yard line, yet Carson-Newman couldn’t get into the end zone. The Bears then blocked a Duncan 22-yard field goal attempt, and took over at their own eight-yard line with 10:13 to play. Following the block, the Bears had an 11-play, 92- yard drive that took just over five minutes off the clock and ended with Justice hitting wide receiver Grayson Wells on a 10-yard touchdown pass, as the Bears took a 27-20 lead with 4:49 to play.
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