Special teams come through as NCCU drops Howard

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — N.C. Central turned a pair of third quarter Howard mistakes into touchdowns and that proved to be the difference as the Eagles defeated the Bison 37-28 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference showdown at Howard’s Greene Stadium.

NCCU (3-2, 1-0 MEAC) set the tone early, driving 49 yards on its first possession capped by Idreis Augustus’ six-yard touchdown run.

Oleg Parent’s point-after kick was blocked.

Howard (1-4, 0-2 MEAC) countered immediately when Jonathan Booker caught a 20-yard scoring strike from Greg McGhee to make it 7-6.

The Eagles returned the favor and regained the lead, 13-7, when Dequadis Tucker scored from 17 yards out early in the second quarter.

But the Bison answered late in second quarter when McGhee threw his second touchdown pass of the day, this one to Stewart Hartman for nine yards to take its final lead of the game 14-13.

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