SAC Football Week 9 Roundup
Another Saturday of SAC football is in the books. Among the week nine storylines was Mars Hill and Lenoir-Rhyne picking up key wins to remain even in the loss column of the conference standings. Get recaps from all the action here.
Carson-Newman 35, Brevard 19
BREVARD, N.C. - Carson-Newman outscored Brevard 28-12 in the second half and Ken Sparks earned yet another career milestone as the Eagles ran past BC, 35-19. [More]
Mars Hill 23, Tusculum 20 (OT)
MARS HILL, N.C. - Jon Richt threw for 369 yards, including the game-winning five-yard touchdown strike to Jeremy Hughes in overtime as Mars Hill outlasted Tusculum on Saturday, 23-20. [More]
Lenoir-Rhyne 44, Wingate 13
WINGATE, N.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne football team (6-2, 4-1) picked up its fifth-straight win and stayed in the hunt for the South Atlantic Conference championship with a 44-13 victory over Wingate (5-4, 4-2) Saturday afternoon at Irwin Belk Stadium. [More]
UNC Pembroke 31, Newberry 24
PEMBROKE, N.C. - The Newberry Wolves held a seven-point halftime lead, but the UNC Pembroke Braves scored on three of their first four drives of the third quarter and held on for a 31-24 victory at Grace Johnson Stadium on Saturday afternoon. [More]
North Greenville 21, Catawba 14
SALISBURY, N.C. - Despite a strong defensive effort that held visiting North Greenville to just 289 total yards, Catawba fell to the Crusaders on Saturday afternoon, 21-14. [More]