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11-04-2018, 07:24 AM
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. â Eastern Kentucky shutout Austin Peay in the second half to overcome a 13-3 deficit and pick up an Ohio Valley Conference win, 17-13, on Saturday.
The win was the 600th in the history of Colonel football.
Leodis Moore III intercepted a pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown with 8:12 left in the third quarter to cut the Governor lead to 13-10. The interception came two plays after the Colonels had missed on a 25-yard field goal attempt.
On the third play of Eastern's next possession, quarterback Alphonso Howard left the game with an injury. True freshman Parker McKinney came in and went 7-for-8 the rest of the game for 89 yards.
Moore's second interception of the game stopped an Austin Peay drive at the EKU 29 yard line with 6:33 left in the game. McKinney went to work and led the Colonels to the go-ahead score. He completed a 3rd-and-5 pass that came up just short of the first down. L.J. Scott took the hand off and picked up the first down on a 13-yard run to keep the drive alive. On the next play, McKinney hit Jackson Beerman for 14 yards over the middle to the APSU 35 yard line. A roughing the passer penalty pushed the ball to the 20 yard line. McKinney dropped back to pass again and connected with a diving Dan Paul over the middle in the end zone for the touchdown.
Samuel Hayworth's extra point gave the visitors a four-point lead with 4:23 to go.
The Eastern Kentucky (5-4, 4-2 OVC) defense rose to the occasion again. The Governors moved the ball to the EKU 27 yard line. On 3rd-and-4, Kente Williams carried the ball to the 18, but a holding penalty made it 3rd-and-14 from the 37. Jeremiah Oatsvall threw two incompletions and Austin Peay gave the ball back with 1:49 remaining.
Eastern ran the ball on three straight plays forcing the Govs to use their two remaining timeouts, but the Colonels had to punt with 38 seconds on the clock. On the second play of the ensuing possession, TJ Comstock intercepted the ball to seal the win.
The Colonels will play their final home game of the 2018 regular season on Saturday, Nov. 10, against Robert Morris. Kickoff at Roy Kidd Stadium is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
EKU out-gained the conference's top rushing team 215 to 190 on the ground. Eastern had nearly a 100-yard advantage in total offense, 360 to 261. Daryl McCleskey had 81 yards on 14 carries. Scott finished with 73 yards on 18 carries.
Moore ended the game with his two interceptions, eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss and a pass break-up.
Full article at the link below.
https://ekusports.com/news/2018/11/3/foo...ctory.aspx
The win was the 600th in the history of Colonel football.
Leodis Moore III intercepted a pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown with 8:12 left in the third quarter to cut the Governor lead to 13-10. The interception came two plays after the Colonels had missed on a 25-yard field goal attempt.
On the third play of Eastern's next possession, quarterback Alphonso Howard left the game with an injury. True freshman Parker McKinney came in and went 7-for-8 the rest of the game for 89 yards.
Moore's second interception of the game stopped an Austin Peay drive at the EKU 29 yard line with 6:33 left in the game. McKinney went to work and led the Colonels to the go-ahead score. He completed a 3rd-and-5 pass that came up just short of the first down. L.J. Scott took the hand off and picked up the first down on a 13-yard run to keep the drive alive. On the next play, McKinney hit Jackson Beerman for 14 yards over the middle to the APSU 35 yard line. A roughing the passer penalty pushed the ball to the 20 yard line. McKinney dropped back to pass again and connected with a diving Dan Paul over the middle in the end zone for the touchdown.
Samuel Hayworth's extra point gave the visitors a four-point lead with 4:23 to go.
The Eastern Kentucky (5-4, 4-2 OVC) defense rose to the occasion again. The Governors moved the ball to the EKU 27 yard line. On 3rd-and-4, Kente Williams carried the ball to the 18, but a holding penalty made it 3rd-and-14 from the 37. Jeremiah Oatsvall threw two incompletions and Austin Peay gave the ball back with 1:49 remaining.
Eastern ran the ball on three straight plays forcing the Govs to use their two remaining timeouts, but the Colonels had to punt with 38 seconds on the clock. On the second play of the ensuing possession, TJ Comstock intercepted the ball to seal the win.
The Colonels will play their final home game of the 2018 regular season on Saturday, Nov. 10, against Robert Morris. Kickoff at Roy Kidd Stadium is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.
EKU out-gained the conference's top rushing team 215 to 190 on the ground. Eastern had nearly a 100-yard advantage in total offense, 360 to 261. Daryl McCleskey had 81 yards on 14 carries. Scott finished with 73 yards on 18 carries.
Moore ended the game with his two interceptions, eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss and a pass break-up.
Full article at the link below.
https://ekusports.com/news/2018/11/3/foo...ctory.aspx
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