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31
Winner Huntingdon HUNT 3-1 , 2-1
20
Methodist University MUFB 4-1 , 3-0
Winner
Huntingdon HUNT
3-1 , 2-1
31
Final
20
Methodist University MUFB
4-1 , 3-0
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
HUNT Huntingdon 14 0 7 10 31
MUFB Methodist University 7 7 0 6 20

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

Hawks Pull Away Late in Title Game

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.  Tied at halftime, visiting Huntingdon College outscored Methodist football, 17-6, in the second half to win 31-20 in the USA South Athletic Conference Spring 2021 Football Championship game Saturday at Monarch Stadium.

The game was tied at 14-14 halftime. After a third-quarter Hawks' touchdown, Huntingdon made it a two-possession game for the first time with a field goal for a 24-14 lead with under seven minutes remaining in the game. 

THE ESSENTIALS
Final score: Huntingdon def. Methodist, 31-20
Records: Methodist 4-1; Huntingdon 3-1
Location: Monarch Stadium; Fayetteville, N.C.
Event: USA South Athletic Conference Spring 2021 Football Championship

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Hawks bludgeoned the Monarchs with an incredulous 73 rushing attempts and 384 yards on the ground. 20 of their 22 first downs came via the run game. Leading 21-14, Huntingdon burned nearly nine minutes of game clock with a 20-play drive that resulted in a 25-yard field goal for the 10-point advantage. The drive was exclusively all run plays and it featured two fourth-down conversions, including a 4th-and-6 at the Monarchs' 27-yard line.
  • On the next Methodist possession, the Monarchs turned the ball over on downs in their own territory and the Hawks' quarterback Landon Cotney rushed for a 26-yard touchdown to effectively seal the deal. With 10 ticks remaining, Brandon Bullins found AJ Cooper for a seven-yard touchdown for the game's final score of 31-20.
  • It was an electric start to the game for Methodist as Kobe Praylow scored a 70-yard rushing touchdown on the Monarchs' second drive. Praylow had a second touchdown that was nullified by penalty in the second period.
  • The Monarchs tied the game at 14-14 with 5:08 left in the second quarter. Brandon Bullins completed consecutive passes to Xzavier McNeil for gains of 21 and 24 yards before finding a wide-open Tobias Johnson for a 39-yard touchdown.
  • Cotney had a pair of touchdowns through the ground in the first quarter, scoring on consecutive drives for a 14-7 Hawks' lead. His scores were the finishing touches of seven-play drives. His first score was set up by a 43-yard completion to the Monarchs' 10-yard line.
  • After a Methodist turnover-on-downs on its first possession in the second half, Huntingdon countered with a 12-play, 69-yard drive for a touchdown to take the lead with 5:48 on the clock in the third. The Hawks converted a 3rd-and-2 and a 4th-and-1 on that drive before Jalen Pugh punched it in from a yard out.
STAT FACTS
  • The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for Methodist, its first such streak since the 2013 season. It also prevents the Monarchs from winning their first outright USA South Championship.
  • Roderic Christian Jr. turned in an otherworldly performance with 18 total tackles, including 14 solo stops. Omarion Jones added five solo tackles and five assisted tackles. Khalil Patterson had an interception in the second quarter that halted a Huntingdon drive near the red zone.
  • Bullins completed 23-of-44 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns. McNeil was his leading receiver with five catches for 80 yards, followed by four receptions and 79 yards from Praylow.
  • Praylow finished with 277 all-purpose yards. He was the team's leading rusher with three rushes for 74 yards, 70 of which came on the touchdown. He also had 95 yards off of kick returns, with a long of 40, plus a 29-yard punt return.
  • For the Hawks, Kahari McReynolds had 38 carries for 157 yards and Pugh had 19 rushes for 111 yards. Cotney rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries while completing 4-of-12 passes for 76 yards.
    
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