LAURINBURG – Blake Birchler threw three first-half touchdown passes, and Webber International spoiled St. Andrews football season opener Saturday afternoon.
Webber led 35-7 at halftime and rolled to a 49-14 victory in the only “Week 0” college football game involving a North Carolina school.
Redshirt-freshman quarterback Jalen Dodd and freshman running back Nahjiir Seagraves scored the St. Andrews’ touchdowns, one coming in each half.
Dodd’s TD came in the second quarter on a 1-yard run, capping a 12-play, 75-yard drive. Seagraves found the end zone from 3 yards out in the fourth period.
Junior receiver Aronson Cook had a big game receiving for the Knights, making eight catches for 106 yards. Freshman linebacker Tierell Milligan paced the defense with five tackles, two tackles-for-loss and a forced fumble.
Things don’t get easier for St. Andrews from here. Lindsey Wilson (10-1 a year ago) visits next week. Then, SAU goes on the road for four straight, including games at Bethel (11-1) on Sept. 9 and at FCS Davidson on Sept. 23.
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Webber International 49, St. Andrews 14
| Webber International (FL) (1-0, 0-0) | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| St. Andrews (0-1, 0-0) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| 1 | 11:20 | Webber International (FL) – Reynald Fleurival 15 yd pass from Blake Birchler. (Zachary Van Fleet kick is good). Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards in 3:34. | 7 – 0 |
| 1 | 06:37 | Webber International (FL) – Touchdown (Zachary Van Fleet kick is good). | 14 – 0 |
| 1 | 03:09 | Webber International (FL) – Tyler Romano 31 yd pass from Blake Birchler. (Zachary Van Fleet kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards in 1:20. | 21 – 0 |
| 2 | 14:00 | Webber International (FL) – Antonio Dawson 10 yd pass from Blake Birchler. (Zachary Van Fleet kick is good). Drive: 1 plays, 10 yards in 0:06. | 28 – 0 |
| 2 | 06:32 | St. Andrews – Jalen Dodd 1 yd run. (Diego Barahona kick is good). Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards in 7:22. | 28 – 7 |
| 2 | 00:09 | Webber International (FL) – Terry Weems 8 yd run. (Zachary Van Fleet kick is good). Drive: 12 plays, 46 yards in 6:15. | 35 – 7 |
| 3 | 04:38 | Webber International (FL) – Jordan Griffin 5 yd run. (Zachary Van Fleet kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards in 8:49. | 42 – 7 |
| 4 | 06:02 | St. Andrews – Nahjiir Seagraves 3 yd run. (Diego Barahona kick is good). Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards in 1:01. | 42 – 14 |
| 4… | 01:27… | Webber International (FL) – Avery Giddens 2 yd pass from Trent Grotjan. (Zachary Van Fleet kick is good). Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards in 4:24. | 49 – 14 |
St. Andrews stats
| Passing | C-A | YDS | LG | TD | INT | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Dodd | 12-20 | 159 | 47 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jailyn Ervin | 1-3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Darius Holly | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Gates | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Anterius Carpenter | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 9 | 0 |
| Kevon Daniels | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Devin Pinkard | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nahjiir Seagraves | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 3 | 1 |
| Jalen Dodd | 7 | -18 | -2.6 | 3 | 1 |
| Receiving | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aronson Cook | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 47 | 0 |
| Tyler Gates | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Anterius Carpenter | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Nijel Pearce | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| Kevon Daniels | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Barahona | 2/2 | 2 |
| # | St. Andrews | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Tierell Milligan | 3 | 2 | 5 | – | 2 – 4 | 1 | – | – | |||
| 8 | Lavarius Heath-Lewis | 4 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 11 | Aaron Christian | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| TM | Team | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 22 | Jalin Scruggs | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 23 | Jordan McCall | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 – 2 | – | – | 1 | |||
| 26 | Tedrick Spicer | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 28 | Kevon Daniels | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 33 | Josh Henderson | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 35 | El Hasain Hussain | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 0.5 – 8 | – | – | ||||
| 42 | Austin Hunt | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 47 | Quintell Green | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 56 | John Brown | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 – 6 | 1 – 6 | – | – | ||||
| 2 | Tyler Gates | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 10 | Justin Fortner | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 24 | Quantel Greene | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 40 | Brandon Basnight | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 46 | Diego Barahona | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 52 | Nick Henderson | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 86 | JJ Cobb | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 89 | Ellison Sandiford | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 90 | Aldair Serrato | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 – 1 | – | – | ||||
| 95 | Michael Suther | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 97 | Ervin Gardner | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0.5 – 8 | – | – | ||||
| 48 | George Tharpe | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| 21 | Jadon Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| TOTALS | 30 | 16 | 46 | 1 – 6 | 7 – 30 | 1 | 0-0 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
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