Boone, NC: Six occasions they tried, and 6 occasions they failed. Heading into Tuesday evening’s showdown at Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina was 0-6 at Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone. The Chanticleers most up-to-date journey (2021) resulted in heartache as Chandler Staton kicked a 24-yard area objective as time expired to propel the Mountaineers to a 30-27 win over CCU. On their seventh journey to the “Excessive Nation,” it was CCU that might have the final giggle as Kade Hensley’s area objective, from almost the identical spot on the sector as Staton’s sport winner two years in the past, break up the sticks and handed the Chanticleers a 27-24 win over App State.
Parts of the Sport Story are Courtesy of CCU Media Relations: CCU took the opening kick /off and shortly drove down the sector thanks to 2 lengthy go performs from Grayson McCall to Jared Brown for 40 yards and Sam Pinckney for 31 yards. Braydon Bennett punched the ball in from one yard out to place the Chants on the scoreboard first. Hensley’s additional level gave CCU a 7-0 lead. The drive took seven performs and lined 83 yards in simply 3:43.
After throwing a career-high 4 interceptions in a loss at Georgia Southern, McCall was almost flawless towards the Mountaineers. The redshirt senior answered again with a career-high 373 yards passing on 19-of-28 makes an attempt with two touchdowns. He accomplished passes to seven completely different receivers on the evening, recording his eighty fifth and 86th profession TDs, shifting into second place on the Solar Belt Convention’s all-time landing checklist.
“Man, what a sense,” McCall stated afterwards. “It feels actually good to come back out right here in Boone and get a win.”
The Mountaineers’ opened the second-half with a drive that resulted in a punt. On the following possession, CCU didn’t convert on fourth-and-three from the App State 46-yard line. The Mountaineers then drove down the sector to knot the rating at 17-17 on a two-yard go play with 6:18 left within the third.
CCU responded with one other fast scoring drive as McCall related with Kendall Karr on 32-yard strike down the center of the sector for a TD. Hensley’s profitable PAT made the rating 24-17. The drive lasted simply 3:30 and lined 77 yards on seven performs. Throughout the drive included a 14-yard reception by Reese White for a primary down and a defensive go interference. The Chants went into the fourth quarter main 24-17.
After the 2 groups traded punts, App State drove the ball 80 yards down the sector, aided by a 67-yard go completion, and scored on a five-yard go. With 8:47 left in regulation, the rating was even at 24-24.
On its subsequent drive, CCU marched down the sector however was unable to transform a fourth-and-two from the App State 14-yard line. On the very subsequent play, the Mountaineers accomplished a 69-yard go, however Milan Tucker was hit from behind by Coastal’s Keonte Lusk and fumbled the ball, which was recovered by Abraham Temoney on the Chanticleers’ 16-yard line. The Chants took benefit of the miscue and marched down the sector to the seven-yard, the place Hensley nailed the game-winning 24-yard area objective as time expired. The closing drive lined 77 yards on 11 performs and used up the ultimate 4:43 of the competition.
CCU will play its third straight street sport when it travels to Arkansas State on Saturday, Oct. twenty first. Kickoff is about for 7 p.m.
Field Rating
