Side note: Armanti Edwards has ran 30 times for 281 yards, and passing is 13 for 15 for 169 yards with a TD pass. One of, if not the best postseason performances in FCS history!
11:04 PM -- Eric Ward drives the Spiders near midfield, but disaster strikes for Richmond as Gary Tharrington's pressure forces a quick pass from Ward that is picked off by Corey Lynch! (Note: Appalachian is 20-0 when Lynch intercepts a pass in a game). ASU football with 8:03 remaining, leading 49-35.
11:10 PM -- Appalachian strikes paydirt yet again. Armanti Edwards fires a 13-yard pass to Nic Cardwell (his second TD reception of the game). The PAT is blocked, but ASU leads 55-35. The play caps a 5 play, 63 yard drive. Armanti Edwards has 313 yards rushing, setting a record for the most in FCS history by a quarterback and most ever in a non-championship game. The current rushing record overall is 333 yards by Adrian Peterson, which Edwards needs only 20 yards to break.
11:16 pm - Barring a comeback of epic proportions, the Mountaineers will be making its third straight trip to Chattanooga for the FCS Championship game. The Avery Journal-Times will be on-hand, ON SITE next Friday night from Findley Stadium with coverage of App's quest for a third straight championship.
Note: The attendance at tonight's contest was 24,140, a non-title game record!
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