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11/22 17:22 CST Colton Phares recovers fumble with 55 seconds left to secure
App State's 26-24 victory over Marshall
Colton Phares recovers fumble with 55 seconds left to secure App State's 26-24
victory over Marshall
BOONE, N.C. (AP) --- Jaquari Lewis rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and
Colton Phares forced and recovered a fumble with 55 seconds left in the fourth
quarter to secure Appalachian State's 26-24 victory over Marshall on Saturday.
App State trailed 21-9 midway through the second quarter before JJ Kohl led an
eight-play, 75-yard drive that ended in his 19-yard connection with David
Larkins. The Mountaineers started the second half with another 75-yard drive
that Lewis capped with a 5-yard touchdown run.
Marshall had a first-and-goal opportunity at the 10 late in the third quarter
before settling for a 25-yard field goal to go ahead 24-23. The Thundering
Herd's fourth-quarter drives ended in a missed field goal, a punt and
back-to-back fumbles.
Ian Ratliff's 70-yard punt pinned Marshall at its own 1-yard line and Caleb
Sandstrom later came up with a strip-sack near midfield with 5:36 to go.
Dominic De Freitas made a go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 2:02 left before
Phares sealed it for Appalachian State (5-6, 2-5 Sun Belt).
Carlos Del Rio-Wilson threw for 146 yards with an interception for Marshall
(5-6, 3-4). Zion Turner was 8-of-9 passing for 54 yards. Del Rio-Wilson rushed
for two touchdowns and 71 yards, and Jo'Shon Barbie added 102 yards on the
ground and a score.
The home team has won this series meeting the last six seasons.
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