North Carolina A&T holds off Appalachian State

BOONE, North Carolina --  N.C. A&T, beginning a new season Saturday night, took a 24-6 lead and held off a furious comeback attempt to beat Appalachian State 24-21.

Appalachian State missed a 46-yard field-goal attempt with 2 seconds left which would have tied the game.

The Mountaineers, reeling from a 30-6 loss at Montana last weekend, at least showed some late life against the Aggies. Trailing 24-6, ASU’s Kameron Bryant hit Barrett Burns with a 10-yard touchdown pass with 5:23 left. The 2-point conversion attempt succeeded, cutting ASU’s deficit to 10 points at 24-14.

Bryant then hooked up with Marcus Cox on a 9-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds left. Drew Stewart’s point-after kick made the score 24-21.

The Mountaineers then recovered an onside kick at midfield. After driving to the A&T 30 with seven seconds left, Stewart’s potential game-tying kick sailed wide left.

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