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Sunday, September 18, 2016

Blue Hose Too Much for the Camels as Campbell Falls 31-14

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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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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Campbell Falls to Presbyterian 31-14

Justin Jones 2:43 PM

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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