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09/05 18:07 CDT Singleton throws for 3 TDs in 1st half as App State opens
season by beating FCS-program Maine 55-3
Singleton throws for 3 TDs in 1st half as App State opens season by beating
FCS-program Maine 55-3
BOONE, N.C. (AP) --- Malachi Singleton threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns
on 22-of-24 passing to help Appalachian State open its season by beating
FCS-program Maine 55-3 on Saturday.
Singleton had 18 completions for 250 yards and three scores in the first half
as App State led 31-0. Singleton connected with Sam Pickett III for touchdowns
of 14 and 7 yards in the second quarter.
Jaquari Lewis added a 12-yard touchdown run on App State's first possession of
the second half to make it 38-0. Nate Branch had a 36-yard touchdown run early
in the fourth and Jackson Grier scored on a 28-yarder three minutes later.
App State outgained Maine 647-250, with 299 yards coming on the ground. The
Black Bears were held to just 12 first downs.
Lewis finished with 11 rushes for 69 yards for App State. Caleb Pitts and
Colton Phares each intercepted a pass.
Eddie Buehler, in his second collegiate game, completed 18 of 32 for 198 yards
for Maine (1-1).
It was the third meeting between App State and Maine, which traveled to Boone
and won FCS playoff games over the Mountaineers in 2002 (14-13) and 2011
(34-12).
Up next Maine: Hosts Merrimack next Saturday. App State: At East Carolina next Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here.
Up next Maine: Hosts Merrimack next Saturday. App State: At East Carolina next Saturday. ___ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP's full college football coverage here.
