It’s becoming a familiar end-of-game script for Fayetteville State’s football team – someone kicking for the win as time expires.
The scene repeated itself for the third time in the last four games on Saturday. Jacob Meneses hit a 40-yard field goal as the clock ticked to zero, lifting the Broncos to a 20-17 triumph over visiting Lincoln (Pa.).
Fayetteville State was burned by a field goal at the buzzer against UNC Pembroke during week one. FSU won the CIAA championship last November, hitting a field goal on the last play against Chowan.
Fayetteville State had to score twice with less than five minutes to play to get its first win of the season and open the CIAA schedule 1-0. Lincoln took a 17-9 lead with a 26-yard field goal from Andre Jandayan with 5:33 left. The Broncos tied the contest 1:01 later on a 46-yard TD play from Joe Owens Jr. to David Baros.
FSU got the ball back and that set the stage for Meneses heroics. He also had a 32-yarder in the first quarter.
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Winston-Salem State 24, Elizabeth City State 7
Daylin Lee threw for a touchdown and rushed for another, helping Winston-Salem State snag its first win of the season at home Saturday. Asa Barnes also had a rushing touchdown for the Rams in a 24-7 victory over Elizabeth City State.
Lee put Winston-Salem State ahead 10-0 with a seven-yard TD run right before halftime. His 10-yard scoring strike to RJ Mobley made it 17-7 in the third quarter. Barnes, who finished with 92 yards rushing, put the contest out of reach with his two-yard plunge into the end zone late in the third quarter.
Jobanni Esparza kicked a 29-yard field goal for the Rams’ other points. Terrel Chance led Winston-Salem State’s defense with nine tackles, including eight solo takedowns. Justin Fleming had two sacks and seven tackles.
Chase Williams completed a 34-yard pass to Quinzel Lockhart for ECSU’s lone touchdown. Both teams are now 1-2 overall.
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Johnson C. Smith 30, Bluefield State 13
Johnson C. Smith jumped out to a 20-0 lead and cruised to its second win of the season in three tries.
Robert Adams had a 19-yard touchdown run in the first half. Daryl Taybron returned a blocked punt 45 yards. Jacob Newman found the end zoneon a rush from five yards away. Al Garcia booted field goals of 26, 28 and 22 yards.
Both teams struggled to mount long drives and rip off explosive plays. Bluefield State outgained the Golden Bulls 231-207 but had 10 penalties for 108 yards.
Jack Smith had 10 tackles and three tackles-for-loss for Johnson C. Smith. The Golden Bulls had 14 takedowns behind the line of scrimmage. Benari Black, Dirk Cureton, Tynan Tucker, Keion Joyner and Steny Joseph helped fuel the solid defensive effort.
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Virginia Union 28, Livingstone 20
The Blue Bears (0-3, 0-1 CIAA) played one of the top conference teams tough, leading 13-0 in the first quarter. Brenton Hilton completed touchdown passes of 79 yards (to Angel Carrillo) and 25 yards (Matthew Henery) during that stretch.
Virginia Union (3-0, 1-0) scored 28 unanswered points before Hilton completed his third TD pass of the night in the fourth quarter to Henery, covering 42 yards. Hilton finished 17-of-26 for 314 yards, though he did throw four interceptions.
Carrillo finished with 147 receiving yards. Henery had 117.
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Bowie State 21, Shaw 7
Sidney Gibbs scored on a 20-yard run early in the fourth quarter of this defensive struggle to pull the Bears within 14-7. But Bowie State answered on its next series to keep Shaw at bay.
Neither team earned more than 300 yards of offense. Gibbs led the Bears with 62 rushing yards. Noah Terry had an interception. Brian Patterson forced a fumble and earned a sack.
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Virginia State 55, St. Augustine’s 12
Josiah Benson returned a punt 55 yards for a touchdown, and Avonte George scored on a one-yard run for the Falcons (0-3, 0-1). Virginia State improved to 3-0, 1-0.
