FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- Ferrum's Hunter Ferguson kicked a 22-yard field goal with six seconds to play as the Panthers knocked off Methodist, 32-31, on Saturday afternoon at Monarch Stadium.
 
The 22-yard field goal came at the end of an 11-play drive and capped a 25-point fourth quarter for Ferrum (2-6, 2-3) as the Panthers rallied from a 28-7 deficit in the fourth quarter. Methodist now sits at 3-5 on the season and 1-4 in the USA South.
 
The Monarchs raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first period on a two-yard run by E'Mond Brown and an 18-yard scamper by Emotie Dears. Brandon Torres converted both extra points.
 
Early in the second quarter, Ferrum halved its deficit to 14-7 as Anthony Merritt found Raushod Floyd in the end zone from 12 yards out. Both teams were held off the scoreboard the remainder of the half, and the teams went into the break at 14-7.
 
Methodist kicked off to begin the third quarter, but Windell Palmer picked off Troy Helton on the Panthers' second play and gave MU the ball at Ferrum's 37-yard line. Following a 35-yard completion from Dylan DeGroot to Anthony Radke that advanced to the ball to FC's two yard line, Dears scored his second rushing touchdown of the game for a 21-7 lead with 13:17 left in the period.
 
At the 8:40 mark of the third quarter, MU pushed its lead to 28-7 as DeGroot hooked up with Damarco Smith on a 10-yard scoring strike.
 
Ferrum began its comeback as Michael Hunter hauled in a 66-yard scoring pass from Helton just 13 seconds into the final period to make it 28-14. The Monarchs fumbled away the ensuing kickoff and the following drive resulted in a Floyd three-yard touchdown run to make it 28-21 with 11:39 to play.
 
Ferrum forced a three-and-out on MU's ensuing drive and Helton pulled FC within a point, 28-27, with a 35-yard touchdown run with 7:19 to play. Ferrum took a 29-28 lead after the snap was bobbled on the PAT attempt and the holder, Tyler Morgan, was able to regain possession and win a footrace to the pylon.
 
The Monarchs regained the lead on Torres' 33-yard field goal with 3:30 to play, but that proved enough time for Ferrum to pull out the win.
 
DeGroot finished 20-of-30 passing for 241 yards with one touchdown. Dylan Cummings hauled in a team-high six passes for 72 yards. Radke added four catches for 60 yards. Dears led the Monarchs with 39 yards rushing on eight carries and added a pair of scores.
 
Helton gained 171 yards on the ground on 32 carries, and added 163 yards passing completing 10-of-20 passes with a pick and one score. Chris Guy had 74 yards receiving on seven grabs.
 
The Methodist defense was led by Kyle Colborn, who had eight tackles and a half sack. Jamal Brown also had eight stops and Bryan Bing chipped in seven. Shyheim Simpson had five stops, including 2.0 for loss, and Tevis Dasher added 1.5 sacks among his three tackles.
 
Ferrum was led by Kwajay Witcher's eight tackles. Chayce Hamilton had eight tackles with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
 
Methodist will play at Greensboro next Saturday at 1:00 pm.