Last Updated: October 22, 2023, 03:00 IST
PITTSBURGH: Taj Butts punched in a brief run for a landing in opening minutes of the fourth quarter and Duquesne survived a livid comeback by St. Francis (Pa.) to earn a 38-35 Northeast Conference win on Saturday.
Down 38-14 with beneath 12 minutes left within the recreation, the Red Flash scored three touchdowns, together with Trey McLeer’s 40-yard return of a blocked Duquesne punt and Cole Doyle’s brief move to Jayden Ivory with 57 seconds left to chop the deficit to 38-35. After recovering an onsides kick, St. Francis drove to arrange a last-second 45-yard discipline objective try by Macrae Plummer, however he couldn’t convert as time expired.
Darius Perrantes threw three first-half touchdowns, together with a 69-yard landing to Joey Isabella, and Tim Lowery added a 15-yard scoop-and-score as time ran out within the second quarter to stake Duquesne to a 31-7 lead at intermission.
Perrantes completed 13 of 24 for 227 yards with an interception. Isabella caught 4 passes for 116 yards and JaMario Clements had 14 carries for 88 yards to guide Duquesne (4-3, 3-0), which stays the one undefeated group within the NEC.
Mercury Swaim picked off a Perrantes move in the long run zone early within the third quarter to finish a Duquesne risk and Jordan Jackson scored on the ultimate play of the third quarter to get St. Francis inside 31-14. Mason Imbt scored his second landing of the sport halfway by the fourth to make it 38-21.
Doyle was 15 of 27 for 204 yards, a landing and an interception and ran for an additional 86 yards on a dozen carries to guide St. Francis (2-5, 2-2). Imbt completed with two yards on two carries, each for touchdowns.
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