Monmouth Hawks at Elon Phoenix
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Elon builds early lead behind Downing and Brayboy before holding off Monmouth for a 28-26 victory
Downing threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Brayboy and a 41-yarder Jordan Bonner in the first quarter. Downing's 65-yard TD pass to Johncarlos Miller II gave Elon a 21-6 halftime lead.
Monmouth answered in the third quarter when Dymere Miller broke loose on a 68-yard touchdown run and Sone Ntoh's 2-yard burst into the end zone capped a 10-play, 80-yard drive that pulled the Hawks to 21-19.
Brayboy' 41-yard touchdown run made it 28-19 early in the fourth. Marquez McCray's 12-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Derry capped the scoring with 1:29 to go.
Downing threw for 282 yards without an interception, and Brayboy accounted for 137 yards of offense for Elon (4-4, 3-1 Coastal Athletic Association).
McCray was 23-of-37 passing for 246 yards for Monmouth (3-4, 2-2). Miller made 11 catches for 146 yards receiving, including a 43-yard touchdown catch in the first half to go with his long scoring run. Jaden Shirden added 110 yards rushing on 19 carries.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 14:06 | Chandler Brayboy 59 Yd pass from Matthew Downing (Jack Berkowitz Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 7:29 | Jordan Bonner 41 Yd pass from Matthew Downing (Jack Berkowitz Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:27 | Dymere Miller 43 Yd pass from Marquez McCray (Michael Calton Jr. PAT failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:53 | Johncarlos Miller II 65 Yd pass from Matthew Downing (Jack Berkowitz Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 13:37 | Dymere Miller 68 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:25 | Sone Ntoh 2 Yd Run (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:21 | Chandler Brayboy 41 Yd Run (Jack Berkowitz Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:29 | Joshua Derry 12 Yd pass from Marquez McCray (Michael Calton Jr. Kick) |
Statistics
 MONM |
 ELON |
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|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 3-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 |
| 3-6 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 460 | Total Yards | 375 |
| 260 | Passing | 282 |
| 24-39 | Comp-Att | 14-20 |
| 6.7 | Yards per pass | 14.1 |
| 200 | Rushing | 93 |
| 30 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 6.7 | Yards per rush | 2.4 |
| 5-50 | Penalties | 2-21 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 27:46 | Possession | 32:14 |
Game Information
Location: Elon, NC
Attendance: 5,891 · Capacity:
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