Hampton tops 0-9 Presbyterian 40-17 for 1st Big South win
HAMPTON, Va. -- Deondre Francois threw two touchdown passes and Shai McKenzie ran for 152 yards and a score as Hampton pulled away from winless Presbyterian College in the second half to post its first Big South victory of the season, 40-17 on Saturday afternoon.
McKenzie scored on an 11-yard run in the first minute of the game after Francois hit Marcel Paul with a 52-yard pass on the first play of the game.
After Parker Maddrey put the Blue Hose (0-9, 0-4) on the board with a 32-yard field goal, Francois hit KeyRon Catlett from 10-yards out for a touchdown and hit him again for a 2-point conversion to make it 14-3 two minutes into the second quarter. Francois hit Adeon Johnson from 9-yards out, but the Pirates missed on the 2-point conversion just before halftime to make it 20-3 at intermission.
Brandon Thompson threw a 42-yard pass to Dohnte Meyers and then ran in from the 1 to pull Presbyterian within 20-17 midway through the third quarter, but the Blue Hose would not score again.
Austin Bradley hit Jadakis Bonds with a 51-yard touchdown to give Hampton (5-4, 1-2) a 27-17 lead after three quarters, then ran in from 17 yards out to make it 33-17. Ohmante Jenkins returned a blocked Presbyterian punt 24 yards for the score to set the final margin.
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2021 Big South Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Kennesaw State | 7-0 | 11-2 |
Monmouth | 6-1 | 7-4 |
North Carolina A&T | 3-4 | 5-6 |
Robert Morris | 3-4 | 4-6 |
Charleston Southern | 3-4 | 4-6 |
Hampton | 3-4 | 5-6 |
North Alabama | 2-4 | 3-8 |
Campbell | 2-5 | 3-8 |
Gardner-Webb | 2-5 | 4-7 |