NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP)—James Mallory scored two touchdowns, part of Central Connecticut State’s 24 unanswered second-half points, to beat Sacred Heart 24-12 on Saturday.
Mallory rushed for 80 yards on 21 carries and caught four passes for 28 yards for the Blue Devils (3-1, 1-0 Northeast Conference). Hunter Wanket was 15-for-21 passing with 127 yards.
Dale Fink threw a 26-yard score to Garry Coles and a 34 yarder to Stephen Tedesco, putting the Pioneers (0-4, 0-1) up 12-0 at halftime.
But the Blue Devils scored all the points in the second half, highlighted by Mallory’s 1-yard TD run in the third quarter and 9-yard score in the fourth to give them a 17-12 lead with 6:50 to play.
Fink drove the Pioneers down to the Blue Devils’ 5-yard line less than 3 minutes later. But Marcus Dorsey intercepted Fink’s pass, taking it 100 yards for the final score.
Head to Head - Week 5
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart | 268 | 259 | 9 | 20 | 28.6% | 8/55 | 1 | 27:50 |
| Central Connecticut State | 347 | 163 | 184 | 15 | 35.7% | 8/90 | 1 | 32:10 |
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