Elizabeth City State was clinging to a six-point lead in the final moments of Saturday’s game against Virginia Union, and a last-gasp Panthers rally had put the ball on the Vikings’ 14-yard line.
“Coach said we needed a big play, so he looked to one of his big-play guys,” said ECSU senior defensive end Brad Davis, who just happens to be one of those guys.
Sure enough, Davis delivered. He blew through the Virginia Union offensive line and dumped quarterback Kenneth Graham for an 8-yard loss on an attempted boot-leg play.
Two incomplete passes later, Elizabeth City State had a 27-21 win that clinched a second consecutive Northern Division title and a second straight berth in the CIAA championship game.
“They got me one time on the ...
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