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09-22-2012, 10:50 PM
Final from Richmond
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09-23-2012, 12:23 AM
Big win for the 21st ranked Colonels over the 24th ranked Gamecocks. Matt Denham rushed 24 times for 214 yards and 2 touchdowns and also caught a 28 yard touchdown pass. T.J. Pryor threw for 231 yards and 4 touchdowns for EKU who moved to 3-1 and 1-0 in the OVC.
09-23-2012, 12:24 AM
Holy crap. Nice win EKU.
09-23-2012, 01:35 AM
09-23-2012, 10:41 AM
RICHMOND, Ky. â Eastern Kentucky Universityâs 21st ranked football team jumped out to a 34-8 halftime lead on its way to a 51-21 win over No. 24 Jacksonville State University on Saturday at Roy Kidd Stadium. The game featured a match-up of the top two teams in the Ohio Valley Conference preseason poll.
Eastern (3-1, 1-0 OVC) rolled up 380 yards of offense in the first half and scored on five of its seven possessions. Colonel senior quarterback T.J. Pryor had four first half touchdown passes while JSU quarterbacks combined for three completions.
Pryor got EKU on the board by capping the teamâs first possession with a 28-yard touchdown toss to senior running back Matt Denham.
With Eastern Kentucky in front 14-0 early in the second quarter, the Gamecocks cut the deficit to six with an eight-play, 74-yard scoring drive. Coty Blanchard completed an eight-yard touchdown pass to Denzel Cheeks and Jerry Slota ran in for the two-point conversion.
The Colonels scored on their next possession, starting a streak of 20 unanswered points. Senior wide out Tyrone Goard hauled in a 38-yard touchdown pass from Pryor to get it started. Pryor also completed scoring strikes of 18 and three yards to finish off the second quarter.
Pryor finished the first half 12-for-17 for 218 yards to go along with his four touchdown passes.
After Jacksonville State (1-2, 0-1 OVC) put seven on the board with 4:23 left in the third quarter, Denham answered with a career-long 73-yard touchdown run to push the lead back to 29 points.
Any hope of a fourth quarter Gamecock comeback faded when senior defensive back Cejay Ceniza intercepted his second pass of the game at the EKU 16 and returned it 84 yards down the visitors sideline for a touchdown. The extra-point made it 51-15 with 14:45 left in the game.
Eastern finished with 558 yards of offense. Pryor completed 13 of 20 pass attempts for 231 yards and did not throw an interception. The Colonels combined for 327 yards on the ground. Denham carried 24 times for 218 yards, two touchdowns on the ground and one through the air. Junior running back Deshaun Sands had 46 yards on 14 carries. Goard caught five passes for 91 yards and a score.
JSUâs Marques Ivory went 14-for-26 for 181 yards. He tossed one touchdown pass and two interceptions. DaMarcus James ran for 65 yards and a touchdown.
EKU takes to the road next week for a national televised game at UT Martin. Kick off on FOX College Sports is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET.
NOTES
--Cejay Cenizaâs first quarter interception was the first career pick for the senior. He did it again in the fourth quarter, returning his second career pick 84 yards for a touchdown.
--The Colonels scored their first points off of turnovers of the season in the second quarter. After JSU fumbled, EKU marched 47 yards in seven plays for a touchdown.
--Sophomore fullback Jeremy James scored his first career touchdown when he hauled in a three-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.
--Matt Denham has reached 100 yards rushing in 11 of the last 12 games.
--Since Jacksonville State joined the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003, no other teams have won more conference games than EKU and JSU. Eastern is now 56-16 (.778) and the Gamecocks are 54-18 (.750) during that span.
--With two scores on the ground, Matt Denham raised his career total to 16 rushing touchdowns.
--The Colonels are now 46-19 all-time in OVC openers.
--Quarterback T.J. Pryor entered the game needing 350 yards and 43 completions to become EKUâs all-time leader in both categories. After completing 13 passes for 231 yards, the senior now needs 119 yards and 30 completions to break the program records.
--The 26-point deficit at the break is the largest halftime deficit Jacksonville State has ever faced in an OVC game.
--Eastern Kentucky improved to 6-7 against ranked FCS teams under head coach Dean Hood.
EKUSports.com
Eastern (3-1, 1-0 OVC) rolled up 380 yards of offense in the first half and scored on five of its seven possessions. Colonel senior quarterback T.J. Pryor had four first half touchdown passes while JSU quarterbacks combined for three completions.
Pryor got EKU on the board by capping the teamâs first possession with a 28-yard touchdown toss to senior running back Matt Denham.
With Eastern Kentucky in front 14-0 early in the second quarter, the Gamecocks cut the deficit to six with an eight-play, 74-yard scoring drive. Coty Blanchard completed an eight-yard touchdown pass to Denzel Cheeks and Jerry Slota ran in for the two-point conversion.
The Colonels scored on their next possession, starting a streak of 20 unanswered points. Senior wide out Tyrone Goard hauled in a 38-yard touchdown pass from Pryor to get it started. Pryor also completed scoring strikes of 18 and three yards to finish off the second quarter.
Pryor finished the first half 12-for-17 for 218 yards to go along with his four touchdown passes.
After Jacksonville State (1-2, 0-1 OVC) put seven on the board with 4:23 left in the third quarter, Denham answered with a career-long 73-yard touchdown run to push the lead back to 29 points.
Any hope of a fourth quarter Gamecock comeback faded when senior defensive back Cejay Ceniza intercepted his second pass of the game at the EKU 16 and returned it 84 yards down the visitors sideline for a touchdown. The extra-point made it 51-15 with 14:45 left in the game.
Eastern finished with 558 yards of offense. Pryor completed 13 of 20 pass attempts for 231 yards and did not throw an interception. The Colonels combined for 327 yards on the ground. Denham carried 24 times for 218 yards, two touchdowns on the ground and one through the air. Junior running back Deshaun Sands had 46 yards on 14 carries. Goard caught five passes for 91 yards and a score.
JSUâs Marques Ivory went 14-for-26 for 181 yards. He tossed one touchdown pass and two interceptions. DaMarcus James ran for 65 yards and a touchdown.
EKU takes to the road next week for a national televised game at UT Martin. Kick off on FOX College Sports is scheduled for 12 p.m. ET.
NOTES
--Cejay Cenizaâs first quarter interception was the first career pick for the senior. He did it again in the fourth quarter, returning his second career pick 84 yards for a touchdown.
--The Colonels scored their first points off of turnovers of the season in the second quarter. After JSU fumbled, EKU marched 47 yards in seven plays for a touchdown.
--Sophomore fullback Jeremy James scored his first career touchdown when he hauled in a three-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.
--Matt Denham has reached 100 yards rushing in 11 of the last 12 games.
--Since Jacksonville State joined the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003, no other teams have won more conference games than EKU and JSU. Eastern is now 56-16 (.778) and the Gamecocks are 54-18 (.750) during that span.
--With two scores on the ground, Matt Denham raised his career total to 16 rushing touchdowns.
--The Colonels are now 46-19 all-time in OVC openers.
--Quarterback T.J. Pryor entered the game needing 350 yards and 43 completions to become EKUâs all-time leader in both categories. After completing 13 passes for 231 yards, the senior now needs 119 yards and 30 completions to break the program records.
--The 26-point deficit at the break is the largest halftime deficit Jacksonville State has ever faced in an OVC game.
--Eastern Kentucky improved to 6-7 against ranked FCS teams under head coach Dean Hood.
EKUSports.com
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