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parsons
27
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR 1-0 , 1-0
20
Newberry NBY 1-1 , 0-1
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
1-0 , 1-0
27
Final
20
Newberry NBY
1-1 , 0-1
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT F
LR Lenoir-Rhyne 7 3 0 7 3 7 27
NBY Newberry 7 0 7 3 3 0 20

Game Recap: Football |

Bears Outlast Newberry in Double OT in Season Opener

NEWBERRY, S.C. – Sean White hit Kelin Parsons for a game-winning touchdown in double overtime that led the Lenoir-Rhyne Football Team to a victory at Newberry in LR's season opener. The Bears have now won 18 straight games against South Atlantic Conference opponents.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 27, Newberry 20 (2 OT)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (1-0, 1-0 SAC), Newberry (1-1, 0-1 SAC)
Location: Newberry, S.C. | Setzler Field

STATS OF THE GAME:
•   The Bears started off the scoring with a blocked punt on Newberry's first drive. Jordan Holmes broke through to block the punt and Alvin James returned it for 20 yards for a touchdown on his first career touch.
•   On the ensuing extra point, senior kicker Chase Allbaugh became the program's all-time leader in career points by a kicker. Allbaugh surpassed Colin Corpe with his 265th career point.  
 •  The Bears were held without a first down until freshman RB Dwayne McGee started moving the chains on his own. Three long runs got the LR offense moving.  
•   Each team had seven first downs in the first half but Newberry dominated time of possession, holding the ball for 19:58.  
•   Percy King scored the second non-offensive touchdown of the contest as he returned an interception 10 yards to put LR up 17-14. However, the Wolves evened the game at 17 with just over one minute left. 
•   Lenoir-Rhyne had a chance to win the game in regulation but a 42-yard field goal was blocked as time expired. 
•   In the first OT, the Bears held Newberry to a short field goal but didn't convert a first down on offense and Allbaugh calmly sank a 33-yarder to send the game to a second OT. 
•   The second OT was just two plays before White hit Parsons for the game-winner. 
•   Defensively, LR held Newberry to three straight incompletions before intercepting a Hail Mary on the final play of the game. 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•   On the second play of the game, Amari Houston recorded a sack to extend Lenoir-Rhyne's streak of consecutive games with at least one sack to 40.
•   Lenoir-Rhyne started double-digit newcomers including true freshman QB Sean White.
•   For the second consecutive trip into Newberry, Lenoir-Rhyne won with a freshman QB making his first career start. Back in 2018, Gunnar Anderson led the Bears to a 34-21 win at Setzler Field.  
•   McGee finished with 30 carries for 160 yards, the 165th all-time 100-yard rushing game for LR in the NCAA era.  
•   Ryan Carter had a team-high five grabs for 51 yards. 
•   Jon Ross Maye finished with a game-high 14 tackles and Amari Houston added nine and also split a sack with King. 

UP NEXT: LR will host Barton in the Bears home opener on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. 
 
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