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36
Methodist MU 1-3 , 1-1
41
Winner Brevard BREVARD 1-3 , 1-1
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1-3 , 1-1
36
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41
Brevard BREVARD
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Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
MU Methodist 0 21 7 8 36
BREVARD Brevard 0 27 14 0 41

Game Recap: Football | | Ja'Shawn Steward-Johnson

Offense Puts Up Big Numbers in Loss to Brevard

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  It was another prolific showing by Vontre Howard and the Monarchs' offense but it was not enough as Methodist fell to Brevard 41-36 Saturday afternoon in a conference matchup. Methodist was unable to convert a 4th and five at Brevard's 12-yard line with less than two minutes left in the game.

A week after breaking the program's single-game rushing record, Howard responded with another great performance to the tune of 195 yards, two touchdowns, and 21 carries. As a team, the Monarchs had 359 rushing yards and outpaced the Tornados 469-332 in total yards of offense.

JUST THE FACTS
Final score: Brevard def. Methodist, 41-36
Records: Methodist 1-3 (1-1), Brevard 1-3 (1-1)
Location: Brevard Memorial Stadium in Brevard, N.C.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • It was a sluggish first quarter for both teams as neither team were able to strike in the opening frame.
  • Josh Carter continued displaying his explosiveness as a rusher and a receiver when he scored a 49-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. He had three rushes for 70 yards and a touchdown and seven catches for 49 yards.
  • The second quarter was as lively as you would ever see in football. The second quarter featured two punts, an interception, and seven touchdowns.
  • A 56-yard Brevard pass from Dalton Cole to Tyler Gregory set up a one-yard Gregory touchdown which was the first points of the game.
  • On the very first play from scrimmage after a blocked punt gave the Tornados a 20-7 lead, Howard ran 70 yards for a touchdown.
  • This was a classic punch, counterpunch game as each team had a response for the other's big play. After Methodist took a 21-20 lead thanks to a 5-yard touchdown pass to Tracy Fusilier from Steve Keoni, the Tornadoes took the ensuing kickoff 84 yards to set up a one-yard touchdown and retake the lead.
  • Cole connected with Martigus Henley on consecutive drives to open the third quarter for touchdowns.
  • There were two very costly Monarch fumbles that were recovered by Brevard. One fumble led directly to a Tornados touchdown and the other fumble occurred with Methodist in the red zone.
  • With less than five minutes in the fourth quarter, the Monarchs had the ball thanks to an E.J. White 44-yard interception reception. At Brevard's 12-yard line, Keoni's pass fell incomplete on 4th and five to effectively end the game.
  • Keoni went 16-of-26 passing with 110 yards, a touchdown, and an interception.
  • In addition to Howard's and Carter's efforts in the run game, Keoni had 51 yards rushing on seven carries and Nick Baker had 43 yards on seven carries, and a touchdown.
  • Monarchs' Nate Jones set a season-high in tackles with 15 total tackles, 12 of them being solo stops. Julian Cupo and Kodi Carrington each had eight total tackles and a tackle for loss.

TORNADOS TWISTS
  • Brevard saw great contributions from Andreas Wyatt and Trevon Charles. Wyatt made contributions on both defense and special teams as he recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown and caught an interception off Keoni deep in the red zone. He also had three total tackles.
  • Charles was a special teams phenom as he got credited for the punt block and returned a kickoff 84 yards. Those two plays led to 14 points in favor of the Tornados. Charles also added four solo stops to those numbers.
  • Cole went 21-of-33 for 292 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception.
  • Henley made his moments count with two catches for two touchdowns. He had 63 receiving yards. Gregory led all receivers with a game-high 95 yards.

BEYOND THE STATS
  • Another game, another great offensive show by Methodist. They have scored at least 33 points in every one of their four games after topping that mark only twice all of last season.
  • 41 points was a season-high mark for Brevard, the previous being 34 points.
  • Howard leads the conference in rushing yards for the season with 597. He is averaging 149.3 yards per game. The next closest mark is 107.3.
  • Nick Baker and Howard are one and two in the USA South in rushing touchdowns with six and five, respectively.
  • Not to be outdone, Keoni is fourth in the conference passing yards per game (183.0) and his favorite target Carter is second in receiving yards per game with 88.3.

UP NEXT
  • The Monarchs return home to play (2-2) Maryville (Tenn.) on Saturday, October 13 at 1 p.m.
  • Next week, Brevard travels to Georgia to play  (0-4) Huntingdon at 2 p.m.
    
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