SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) -
Armanti Edwards threw for 415 yards and
two touchdowns to help Appalachian State rally for a 44-34 victory
over Wofford on Saturday.
Edwards was 27 of 34 and threw scoring passes of 27 and 57 yards
to Brian Quick, and the Mountaineers (4-2, 3-0 Southern Conference)
scored the final 24 points for their 15th consecutive conference
victory.
Wofford (1-5, 0-3) took a 34-20 lead on Austin Palmer's 2-yard
run with 12:22 left in the third quarter, but Derek Moore cut the
lead to 34-27 on a 48-yard run with 6:16 remaining in the third
quarter.
The Mountaineers cut the lead to 34-30 before Moore, who had 25
carries for 180 yards, scored on a 1-yard run for a 37-34 lead with
10 minutes remaining in the game.
Edwards' 57-yard pass to Quick provided the winning margin with
6:48 remaining.
Mike Rucker rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown on eight
carries for Wofford.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) -
Jordan Sorrells threw for three
touchdowns and 205 yards, and Furman held off a late Samford surge
to seal a 26-24 win on Saturday.
Sorrells, who finished 21-for-28, threw a 16-yard touchdown pass
to R.J. Webb to put the Paladins (4-2, 3-1 Southern Conference)
ahead 20-7 at halftime.
After Cameron Yaw's 21-yard field goal pulled the Bulldogs (3-4,
1-3) within 10, Sorrells connected with Chris Truss on an 8-yard
score to push the lead to 26-10.
Samford got 1-yard touchdowns runs from both Alex Barnett and
Chris Evans in the fourth quarter but it wasn't enough. Evans also
scored from 2 yards out in the first quarter.
Sorrells threw his first touchdown in the opening quarter - an
8-yarder to Jerodis Williams - and Tersoo Uhaa scored on a 2-yard
run to open the scoring for Furman.
Dustin Taliafero was 29-for-46 passing with 306 yards and an
interception for Samford.
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