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Armanti Edwards and returned the interception 35 yards to the Mountaineer 11-yard line. Two plays later, Tim Shankle took advantage of Edwards’ first interception of the season with a twoyard touchdown scamper to tie the game at 7-7 at the 5:57 mark of the first quarter. On ASU’s next offensive play, Hillie recovered a fumble Game North Carolina Central ..........................21 at the ASU 24-yard #9 Appalachian State ............................55 line to set up a twoOctober 10, 2009 yard touchdown Kidd Brewer Stadium - Boone, n.C. pass from Michael North Carolina Central University silenced a sellout Johnson to tight NCCU linebacker Calvin Hillie intercepts homecoming crowd with a seven-point lead at the end of the first end Earthan Ward. a pass by Armanti Edwards to set up the quarter, but the ninth-ranked Mountaineers of Appalachian State Frankie Cardelle’s game-tying score. Photo by WG Sports Photos University scored 27 unanswered points over the next two quarters extra-point kick gave the visiting Eagles a 14-7 lead with 34 seconds remaining in the to cruise to a 55-21 victory inside Kidd Brewer Stadium. After ASU running back Devon Moore raced 73 yards for opening 15 minutes of play. The second quarter was a different story. After NCCU held the first score of the game at 10:14 of the opening stanza, NCCU the nationally-ranked Mountaineers to just 70 total yards and two junior linebacker Calvin Hillie stepped in front of a pass from first downs in the first quarter, Appalachian exploded for 208 yards and 12 first downs in the second stanza. ASU scored two touchdowns and a field goal to take a 24-14 cushion into the locker room at intermission. The Mountaineers posted a field goal and another touchdown in the third quarter, before NCCU struck again with a 44-yard touchdown catch by Andrew Johnson to make the deficit 34-21 with 14:28 left in the contest. ASU pulled away with three more touchdowns, including a three-yard rush with only NCCU tight end Earthan Ward makes an over-the-shoulder catch in the end zone to give the Eagles a 14-7 lead 13 seconds remaining. ASU amassed 644 over Appalachian State, the ninth-ranked team in the nation. Photo by Rob Moore, Watauga Democrat Newspaper 24-yard line, Fears hit Miles at the 10-yard line and Miles found the end zone for the victory. The Aggies’ first score since 10:40 of the second quarter touched off a wild celebration for the home team. Miles finished with 101 yards and two touchdowns on just four receptions for A&T (3-2). Fears threw for 166 yards and two scores on 8-of-20 passing, while also leading the Aggies in rushing with 58 ground yards. NCCU (0-5) was sparked by Scott’s career-high 179 receiving yards and a touchdown on five catches. Shankle topped the Eagles’ ground effort with 70 yards on 16 carries. Johnson ended with 130 yards on 6-of-16 passing with a touchdown, but threw three interceptions and lost a fumble. Williams came off the bench to complete 5-of-7 passes for 86 yards and a score. The NCCU defense was led by linebacker Rakeem Vick with nine tackles, while Calvin Hillie and Teryl White added eight stops each.