NCAAF

North Carolina A&T Aggies at North Carolina Central Eagles

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Final
24 - 66

Harris accounts for 4 TD, Taylor runs for 126 yards and 2 TDs, NC Central beats NC A&T 66-24

Harris finished 15-of-24 passing for 244 yards and his 2-yard touchdown run made it 40-12 late in the second quarter.

Taylor ripped off a 66-yard scoring run to give North Carolina Central (2-2) the lead for good at 14-9 with 5:51 left in the first quarter. The Aggies went three-and-out on their ensuing drive before Harris and Markell Quick connected for a 60-yard touchdown about 5 minutes later and Isaiah Fisher-Smith blocked a punt that was recovered in the end zone by Trey Goodridge to make it 27-9 with 14:47 left in the second quarter.

Malcolm Reed scooped up a fumble caused by D.J. Estes and returned it 11 yards for a TD to make it 53-18 with 1:37 left in the third quarter. Cameron Williams picked off a pass on the next play from scrimmage and then Javion Martin replaced Harris and on his first play hit Mekhi Wall for a 46-yard touchdown 29 seconds later.

Aaron Harris returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and North Carolina A&T (1-2) led 6-0 after Andrew Brown missed the PAT attempt.

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Scoring Summary

NCAT TD 1st Period 14:47 Aaron Harris 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Andrew Brown PAT failed)
NCCU TD 1st Period 9:41 Joaquin Davis 14 Yd pass from Walker Harris (Juan Velarde Kick)
NCAT FG 1st Period 7:16 Andrew Brown 27 Yd Field Goal
NCCU TD 1st Period 5:51 J'Mari Taylor 66 Yd Run (Juan Velarde Kick)
NCCU TD 1st Period 0:46 Markell Quick 60 Yd pass from Walker Harris (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
NCCU TD 2nd Period 14:47 Trey Goodridge 0 Yd Punt Return (Juan Velarde Kick)
NCCU TD 2nd Period 7:36 J'Mari Taylor 5 Yd Run (Juan Velarde Kick)
NCAT FG 2nd Period 2:32 Andrew Brown 36 Yd Field Goal
NCCU TD 2nd Period 0:58 Walker Harris 2 Yd Run (Juan Velarde PAT blocked)
NCCU TD 3rd Period 10:40 Chauncey Spikes 6 Yd pass from Walker Harris (Juan Velarde PAT failed)
NCAT TD 3rd Period 5:10 Justin Fomby 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
NCCU TD 3rd Period 1:37 Malcolm Reed 11 Yd Fumble Return (Juan Velarde Kick)
NCCU TD 3rd Period 1:08 Mehki Wall 46 Yd pass from Javion Martin (Juan Velarde PAT failed)
NCAT TD 4th Period 9:15 Shimique Blizzard 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
NCCU TD 4th Period 1:47 Aleni Mageo 15 Yd pass from Joshua Jones (Juan Velarde Kick)

Statistics

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18 1st Downs 22
4-18 3rd down efficiency 8-13
2-4 4th down efficiency 1-1
327 Total Yards 512
208 Passing 354
17/38 Comp/Att 19/28
5.5 Yards per pass 12.6
119 Rushing 158
32 Rushing Attempts 35
3.7 Yards per rush 4.5
6-60 Penalties 13-98
4 Turnovers 0
1 Fumbles lost 0
3 Interceptions thrown 0
29:06 Possession 30:54

Game Information

Venue: O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium

Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 14,400 · Capacity:
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