NEWBERRY, S.C. -- After the two teams traded early touchdowns, Newberry College scored 30 unanswered points as it handed Elizabeth City State a 46-20 defeat in the season opener for both football teams Saturday at Newberry.Brian Spencer OF Newberry opened the scoring with a 40-yard return of an intercepted Namon Jones pass and ECSU responded with a 13-play, 77-yard drive that culminated in a four-yard run by Jones to even it at 7-7 with 8:15 left in the first period.
But for the next two quarters-plus, it was all Newberry.
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Newberry rolls past Elizabeth City State, 46-20
NEWBERRY — Brian Spencer returned an interception on the season’s second play from scrimmage for a 40-yard touchdown to set the tone, as the Newberry Wolves rolled to a 46-20 victory over Elizabeth City State in both teams’ season opener at Setzler Field on Saturday night.
Newberry moves to 1-0 on the season and hosts Shorter next Saturday at 6:30 p.m., while the 0-1 Vikings host Delta State for a 6 p.m. kick.
The Wolves made the Vikings pay for early turnovers to pull ahead in the first quarter. After ECSU tied the game on its second possession of the game on a Namon Jones 4-yard quarterback keeper, the Newberry offense took over for its first drive of the game. W.T. Murden went 3-for-3 on the drive with an excellent 40-yard pass to Jason Livingston capping off a 4-play, 65-yard scoring drive to make it 13-7 after a missed PAT.
A.J. Booker recovered a Jones fumble on the second play of the next drive at the Viking 24, and Newberry needed just two plays to make it a 20-7 lead on a 13-yard scoring pass from Murden to Corey Washington.
After forcing ECSU to punt, the offense encountered its first resistance, with the drive stalling at the Newberry 30. JoJo Morris boomed a 45-yard punt and Arnez Gray forced a fumble on the return which was recovered by Lance Richardson at the Viking 30. Just four plays later and two plays into the second quarter, a John Gadson 3-yard TD carry made it a 27-7 lead.
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