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Return to OriginalGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP)—Carlton Fears threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Wallace Miles in the second overtime to lead North Carolina A&T to a 23-17 victory over North Carolina Central on Saturday night.
Fears passed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 58 yards to help the Aggies (3-2) break a three-game losing streak to the Eagles (0-5).
Fears was 8-for-20, and Miles caught four passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns. His 37-yard touchdown catch gave the Aggies a 7-0 lead with 9:53 left in the first quarter.
North Carolina A&T led 17-7, but the Eagles scored 10 fourth-quarter points to force overtime. Michael Johnson threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to Will Scott to cut the lead to 17-14 with 12:28 left in the game and Frankie Cardelle hit a 20-yard field goal with 2:36 remaining.
Scott caught five passes for 179 yards.
Head to Head - Week 5
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina Central | 306 | 216 | 90 | 13 | 16.7% | 7/121 | 4 | 24:32 |
| North Carolina A&T | 339 | 166 | 173 | 16 | 42.1% | 14/110 | 1 | 35:28 |