MURFREESBORO, North Carolina -- Cameron Stover threw for 349 yards in the victory, and rewrote the Chowan record books after throwing six touchdown passes and completing 27 of 38 passes. CJ Wrestler had the previous record of five touchdown passes (vs. Johnson C. Smith in 2008), and 24 pass completions (vs. Shaw in 2008). Additionally, the 60 points scored by the Hawks in the home opener was the most scored since 1993 when Chowan scored 51 points in Garrison Stadium against Gallaudet.Robert Holland led all receivers in the game with eight catches for 129 yards. Holland, Dexter Green and DeSean Martin each tallied two touchdowns in the win, with Charles Holmes scoring one as well. Martin had 16 carries for 73 yards. For Alderson-Broaddus, Logan Bauder collected nine catches for 100 yards with Wilson Vaughn throwing two touchdown passes for 281 yards. Brandon Jones had 17 carries for 94 yards.
At the 7:17 mark in the first quarter, Cornell Duncan intercepted Vaughn's pass and ran it back 58 yards to give the Hawks an early 6-0 lead. Alex Noboa's point after attempt was good, allowing Chowan to pull ahead 7-0. The Hawks struck again when Stover connected with DSean Martin to make the score 13-0. Noboa's point after attempt was blocked by the Battlers, but the Chowan continued to hang on the momentum. Alderson-Broaddus got on the board early in the second quarter with a field goal from Nathaniel Arce-Washington.
Chowan quickly answered back as Stover connected with Martin again on a short four yard pass to make the score 19-3. Noboa's made point after attempt brought the score to 20-3 early in the second quarter. An eight play, 28 yard drive saw Vaughn connect with Andre Garcia resulting in another score for Alderson-Broaddus. Arce-Washington's point after attempt was good narrowed the score to 20-10.
After halftime, a 90 yard kickoff return and a made point after attempt brought the Battlers within striking distance, but Chowan held on to a 20-17 advantage. A four play 49 yard drive resulted in JR Williams carrying the ball eight yards into the end zone for Hawks. Noboa's point after attempt was good, and the Hawks pulled ahead 27-17. With 12:40 remaining in the third quarter, Stover orchestrated a three play, 30 yard drive concluding with a 14 yard pass to Dexter Green. Noboa's point after attempt was good and the Hawks pulled ahead 34-17.
Stover and Green connected once more, this time with a 19 yard pass to take the score to 40-17. The Battlers answered back with a four play, 68 yard drive to get on the board after Vaughn tossed a 58 yard pass to Garcia for the score. The point after attempt was good, making the score 40-24.
On the next drive, Chowan worked their way down the field from their own 49 yard line before Stover tossed a seven yard pass to Holland for another touchdown. Instead of attempting the point after, Stover made good on the two point conversion to extend the Hawks' lead to 48-24.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Jared Turner picked off a pass from Vaughn, which later resulted in Stover tossing a 36 yard pass to Holland to make the score 54-24. The point after was blocked. Down but not out, the Battlers answered back on the next drive and made good on the point after attempt to inch the score to 54-31.
With Dain McFarland in at quarterback, the Hawks used a 32 yard pass to Charles Holmes to score again in the contest. The point after attempt was blocked and Chowan maintained a comfortable 60-31 advantage. The Battlers would score once more before the conclusion of the contest after using a nine play, 84 yard drive and point after attempt before falling to the Hawks 60-39.
Alderson-Broaddus slips to 1-1 on the year and will look to recover next week when they host St. Joseph's at 12:00pm. Chowan improves to 1-1 on the young season after the victory. They travel to Concord, CT next Saturday to take on Sacred Heart University. The September 21st match-up is slated for 1:00pm.
The Chowan University football team cruised to a 60-39 shoot out win on Saturday afternoon against Alderson-Broaddus University in Garrison Stadium.
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