On Saturday afternoon, the Appalachian State Mountaineers were too much for the Eastern Washington Eagles. The Mountaineers used 529 total offensive yards to defeat the Eagles 38-35. Armanti Edwards threw two touchdowns and ran for one as the Mountaineers continued their playoff winning streak to ten straight games.
“Obviously, we are tickled to death to be one step farther along in the playoffs,” Appalachian Coach Jerry Moore stated..jpg)
”It was a good football game between two good football teams.”
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”It was a good football game between two good football teams.” Appalachian, the two time defending national champion, jumped out to a 38-21 lead late in the fourth quarter after Kevin Richardson scored from 18 yards out. Richardson, a Walter Payton Award Candidate, played in a limited role due to an injury suffered last week against James Madison. Devon Moore stepped into Richardson’s role and had 104 yards on 24 carries and one touchdown, while Richardson only had 8 carries for 69 yards with one touchdown.
“Devon is a very fine running back. We love to play them both. We felt we would not lose anything with Kevin out. We ended up playing with both of them,” Moore noted.
The Eagles tried to make a late comeback as Dale Morris scored from a yard out and Matt Nichols found Matt Martin for a late touchdown. However, it was not enough to overcome the Mountaineer lead.
Nichols, the Big Sky Conference Offensive Player of the Year, was 24 of 42 passing for 185 yards, two touchdowns and one interception, and also added 54 yards on 12 carries.
The Mountaineers will host next weekend’s semifinal game at Kidd .jpg)
Brewer stadium. “It’s a great place to play. The crowd was in the ball game from the beginning to the end. It’s really a really neat and good college atmosphere,” Moore noted.”Your up in the mountains. Everyone cut their Christmas trees this morning, and came to the ballgame this afternoon. It’s a neat deal.” The Mountaineers will face Richmond in the NCAA Semifinal round on Friday Night.
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Brewer stadium. “It’s a great place to play. The crowd was in the ball game from the beginning to the end. It’s really a really neat and good college atmosphere,” Moore noted.”Your up in the mountains. Everyone cut their Christmas trees this morning, and came to the ballgame this afternoon. It’s a neat deal.” The Mountaineers will face Richmond in the NCAA Semifinal round on Friday Night.The Avery Journal-Times Sports Blog will have full coverage of the Mountaineers as they try to get back to Chattanooga. We Will have a preview up sometime Tuesday night or Wednesday evening of the App's Friday Night showdown.
