HICKORY, N.C. -- No. 18 Lenoir-Rhyne ran its winning streak over Carson-Newman to five games with a 21-point victory on Saturday night. The Bears are now 10-1 against the Eagles in the last 11 matchups.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #18 Lenoir-Rhyne 34, Carson-Newman 21
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (3-1, 2-0 SAC), Carson-Newman (1-3, 0-2 SAC)
Location: Hickory, S.C. | Moretz Stadium
STATS OF THE GAME:
• After Carson-Newman started the scoring with a 30-yard field goal, LR rattled off 20 straight points.
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Malik Simmons scored on a 25-yard pass and
Percy King returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown to make it 17-3.
• King finished the afternoon with two interceptions, the first multi-INT game from a LR defender since he did the same thing against Barton in the spring of 2021.
• A pair of LR field goals in the scoring run -- one to open it and one to close it -- made it 20-3 going into the second half.
• Nate Craft's second FG of the day for Carson-Newman made it 20-6 with 11:07 in the third quarter.
• With 1:40 left in the third,
Jadus Davis capped an 8-play, 77-yard drive with a 5-yard TD plunge to make it 27-6.
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Dwayne McGee capped LR's scoring with a 30-yard TD run to push him over 100 yards on the game. McGee finished with 20 carries for 108 yards, his second straight 100-yard rushing performance.
• Braxton Westfield scored the final TD of the game to make it 34-13 which stood as the final.
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Sean White threw for 208 yards and didn't turn the ball over while completing 17-of-28 passes.
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Deondre Lester had seven grabs for 93 yards and moved into the top 10 in career catches.
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Jon Ross Maye finished with 10 total tackes and Andre Johnson had nine grabs and a sack.
• The Bears outgained Carson-Newman 351-214 and went +2 in the turnover battle.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
• LR's sack streak reached 58 straight games as
Andre Jefferson and Dominique Davis recorded sacks.
• The Bears are now 70-21 in SAC games since 2010.
• LR is 53-19 in home games since 2010.
• This is the 21st time since 2010 that the Bears didn't commit a turnover.
• LR ends its September slate with a 3-1 record and own a 32-13 mark this month since 2010.
UP NEXT: LR will return to action on Saturday when they travel to UVA Wise.
