BOONE, N.C. — Coastal Carolina’s Cade Hensley ran from the field 24 yards with no time left in App State’s 27-24 loss in a nationally televised Sun Belt Conference showdown Tuesday night at a packed Kidd Brewer Stadium. Kicked a goal.
Two years ago, in a similar situation when App State intentionally stopped short of the end zone to shorten the clock and set up a short field goal, Chandler Staton kicked the ball 24 yards as time expired to score 30. They clinched a home victory vs. 27. A match against the Chanticleers. Coastal won in much the same way this time.
After allowing a touchdown on the game’s opening drive and falling behind 14-0 in the first eight minutes, App State (3-3, 1-1) trailed twice and was 17-all in the third quarter, 2nd. It was 24-all in the quarter. the 4th. caden sullivan’s Midway through the fourth quarter, App State got its first possession of the game when it wasn’t trailing, when Grayson McCall’s 4th-and-2 keeper was stopped for a 1-yard loss from the Mountaineers’ 14 points.
Joey Aguilar completed the path to milan tucker Coastal forced a fumble at the end of a long run to the Coastal 20 with 4:43 remaining, and defenseman Abraham Temane slid to recover the bounce just before it went over the sideline and out of bounds. .
The Chanticleers (3-3, 1-2) fought back with an 11-play, 77-yard drive, going 16 yards deep at the App State 2 and CJ Beasley sliding down short of the end zone for 21 yards. Yard gain in the final minute.
With 34,252 fans in attendance, Aguilar threw for 305 yards and two touchdowns, including a fourth-and-4 touchdown pass from the Coastal 6. Dalton Stroman After 67 yards with 8 minutes and 47 seconds left. makai jackson. Nate NoelThe nation’s No. 2 rusher had two offensive touches on App State’s opening drive before missing the remainder of the game with a lower-body injury. kanye roberts, maquel haywood and Armani Marshall He totaled 22 carries for 104 yards and one score.
Defensively, andrew parker jr. led the team with 12 tackles, and Sullivan contributed a career-high nine tackles.
The Mountaineers finally broke even for the first time at 17-all on Aguilar’s 2-yard touchdown pass. david larkins With 6:18 left in the third quarter, the Chanticleers responded with a seven-play, 77-yard touchdown drive and quickly regained the advantage. A third-and-5 penalty for defensive pass interference preceded McCall’s 32-yard touchdown pass to wide-open tight end Kendall Carr.
App State fell behind early as McCall completed passes of 40 and 31 yards on the opening drive and then threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Jameson Tucker.
McCall went 9-for-9 for 220 yards through the final four minutes of the first half, but App State closed the gap to 14-0 in the final minutes. michael hughes Marshall made a 29-yard field goal and completed a 3-yard touchdown run with 3:25 left before intermission to lead just 17-10.Aguilar short completion to tight end Eli Wilson A 4th-and-10 pass from the Coastal 38 saw Wilson weave through traffic from the middle of the field to the 6 for a 32-yard gain.
Coastal Carolina’s defense started the second half with a fourth-down stop near midfield, but App State answered with a stop on a fourth-and-3 incompletion from the Mountaineers’ 46. Haywood had three rushes following a defensive pass interference on first down. He gained 32 yards, including 20 yards and then 5 yards on a third-and-four carry from 7 yards. This set up a short touchdown pass from Aguilar to Larkins, and Hughes’ extra point tied the score.
Two years ago, App State overcame an early 14-0 deficit to beat Coastal at home, and the Mountaineers trailed 14-0 at ULM with a 41-40 win and a 9-0 lead. Conference play began on March 30th. I managed to take the lead.
