PEMBROKE, N.C. -- Ferrum College fell 41-14 to University of North Carolona at Pembroke in a Conference Carolinas football clash tonight at Grace P. Johnson Stadium. It was the first-ever meeting between the two schools in football.
RECORDS
UNC-Pembroke 3-1, 1-0 CC
Ferrum 1-3, 0-1 CC
THE BASICS
Tre Robinson's 9-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Greene at 4:39 of the first quarter opened scoring, and the Braves led 7-0 after one. Robinson found Jackson Karcher from 25 yards out at 14:04 of the second quarter, then Taylor Harris split the uprights from 22 yards out at 6:19 to make it 17-0. Devyn Grant's one-yard run up the middle four minutes later made it a 24-0 game at the break.
Robinson had an 11-yard touchdown run to open the third quarter, then his 34-yard scoring strike to Malik Brown at the 6:38 mark of the third made it a 38-0 score heading into the fourth quarter.
Jycen Anciso plunged into the end zone from a yard out to get Ferrum on the scoreboard at 11:07 of the fourth quarter. Six minutes later Harris drilled a 47-yard field goal attempt to extend the lead to 41-7. Anciso closed out scoring with a 13-yard run up the middle with just over two minutes left to play for the final score.
KEY STATS
UNC-Pembroke: Robinson 12-16 passing, 212 yds, 2 TD; Harris 2-2 FG
Ferrum:
Jahylen Lee 20 att, 109 yds; Anciso 5 at, 14 yds, 2 TD;
Eli Foutz 10-16 passing, 66 yds
UP NEXT
Coach Kevin Sherman's team will be idle next week, then returns to action Saturday, October 4, at home against Shorter College. The Conference Carolinas game is scheduled for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff at W.B. Adams Stadium.
