BUIES CREEK – Presbyterian hands Campbell their first loss
of the season 31-14 in front of the sixth largest home crowd in Barker-Lane
Stadium history.
Campbell’s do-it-all QB Elijah Burress led the Camels with
161 yards of offense, 117 yards through the air on 10 of 23 passing with one
touchdown and 44 yards on the ground on 15 attempts.
Presbyterian was led by RB Darrell Bridges, who carved up
the Campbell defense for a season high 159 yards on 32 carries for 1 TD.
QB Will Brock, making his first start for the Blue Hose,
completed 11 of 21 passes for 129 yards with two touchdowns. He’s first finding
Cedric Frazier in the back of the end zone from 21 yards out, giving
Presbyterian the early 7-0 lead.
Presbyterian would add a Brett Norton 26-yd field goal before
the end of the 1st quarter and a Bridges six-yard touchdown on the QB keeper
early in the 2nd quarter to take a 17-0 led before the Campbell offense would
awaken.
After a quarter and a half of three-and-outs, Campbell’s
offense comes to life in a five play, 73-yard drive that ended in a 28-yard
touchdown pass from Burress to Jared Joyner. Mitchell Brown’s PAT kick was no
good, leaving the score at 17-6.
Presbyterian would answer back with a touchdown drive of
their own before the end of the first half to take a 24-6 lead into the locker
room.
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| Photo Credit: Bennett Scarborough |
After a defensive showdown in the third quarter, Campbell
tried to make it interesting to start the fourth quarter when DeShawn Jones
found the end zone and the ensuing two-point conversion pass from Burress to
Austin Fleming cut the Blue Hose lead to ten, 24-14.
Presbyterian would put the game out of reach a couple drives
later when Brock would find Darquez Watson for the 17-yard Blue Hose touchdown
with 2:27 left to play.
Presbyterian’s offense outgained Campbell’s 348-258.
Up next for Presbyterian is their home opener against a
streaking 3-0 Florida Tech team.
Campbell opens up Pioneer league play at home with Family
Weekend against Butler (2-1) with a 6 pm kickoff. For tickets visit the
Campbell ticket office: http://www.gocamels.com/tickets/Football
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