DOVER, Delaware -- The Delaware State football team gained just 155 yards and committed three turnovers through three quarters Saturday. But when the Hornets got ball at their 39-yard line with 14:07 left, a victory against Norfolk State was still in their grasp.
The Hornets secured it on an 18-play, 61-yard drive, ending with a Cory Murphy 1-yard touchdown run, helping
Delaware State eke out a 14-7 homecoming victory over the Spartans on Saturday.“We converted something like three third-and-longs. I was in the mindset of ‘No matter what, I’m going to buy
some time,’ ” Murphy said of the Hornets’ final drive. “If it’s not there, I had to make something happen.”Murphy connected with Malik Golston and Milton Williams to help
Delaware State (2-4, 2-1 MEAC) convert back-to-back third-and-longs to move from the Norfolk State 49 to the 23. Four plays later, Dae-Hon Cheung gained 4 yards on a fourth-and-2 at the Norfolk State 15.The final conversion came on a fourth-and-inches from just outside the 1-yard line, and Lamar Shaw gained just enough for a first down, setting up Murphy’s touchdown one play later. Hornets coach Kermit Blount had no doubts he was going to go for it on fourth down both times on the winning drive, rather than try a field goal.
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