North Carolina A&T Aggies at North Carolina Central Eagles
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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
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TD | 1st Period 14:47 | Aaron Harris 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Andrew Brown PAT failed) |
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TD | 1st Period 9:41 | Joaquin Davis 14 Yd pass from Walker Harris (Juan Velarde Kick) |
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FG | 1st Period 7:16 | Andrew Brown 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 5:51 | J'Mari Taylor 66 Yd Run (Juan Velarde Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:46 | Markell Quick 60 Yd pass from Walker Harris (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:47 | Trey Goodridge 0 Yd Punt Return (Juan Velarde Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 7:36 | J'Mari Taylor 5 Yd Run (Juan Velarde Kick) |
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FG | 2nd Period 2:32 | Andrew Brown 36 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 0:58 | Walker Harris 2 Yd Run (Juan Velarde PAT blocked) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:40 | Chauncey Spikes 6 Yd pass from Walker Harris (Juan Velarde PAT failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:10 | Justin Fomby 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:37 | Malcolm Reed 11 Yd Fumble Return (Juan Velarde Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:08 | Mehki Wall 46 Yd pass from Javion Martin (Juan Velarde PAT failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 9:15 | Shimique Blizzard 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:47 | Aleni Mageo 15 Yd pass from Joshua Jones (Juan Velarde Kick) |
Statistics
 NCAT |
 NCCU |
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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
Location: Durham, NC
Attendance: 14,400 · Capacity:
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