SAC Football Week 8 Roundup
Another week of SAC football is in the books. Saturday's action was headlined by Tusculum quarterback Bo Cordell's Division II career passing yards record and Newberry's upset win over top-10 UNC Pembroke. Recap each game here.
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No. 18 Carson-Newman 47, North Greenville 26
TIGERVILLE, S.C. – No. 18 Carson-Newman (7-1) steamrolled to 582 yards of total offense in a 47-26 victory at North Greenville (4-4). The win is C-N's fourth consecutive. The Eagles have scored at least 40 points in each win. [More]
No. 24 Lenoir-Rhyne 27, Mars Hill 20
MARS HILL, N.C. - The 24th-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne football team (7-1, 5-0) made it seven wins in a row with a 27-20 victory over Mars Hill (2-6, 0-4) Saturday afternoon at Meares Stadium in a South Atlantic Conference game. [More]
Wingate 41, Tusculum 33
GREENVILLE, Tenn. - A fourth down pass break-up by Wingate University redshirt junior defensive back Jon Jimenez ended a wild fourth quarter and clinched a 41-33 South Atlantic Conference football victory for the Bulldogs over Tusculum College at Pioneer Field. Tusculum quarterback Bo Cordell became Division II's all-time passing yards leader in the first quarter. [More]
Catawba 34, Brevard 17
BREVARD, N.C. - Catawba got 146 yards rushing fromCary Littlejohn and three touchdowns from Danny O'Brien in a 34-17 win over host Brevard in South Atlantic Conference football action on Saturday afternoon at Brevard Memorial Stadium. [More]
Newberry 24, No. 8 UNC Pembroke 21
NEWBERRY, S.C. - Corey Washington caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from W.T. Murden with 1:10 left in the game to give the Newberry Wolves a 24-21 upset win over the No. 8/12 UNC Pembroke Braves at Setzler Field on Saturday night. [More]