BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Redshirt freshman Drake May got off to a hot start to the season, throwing for 352 yards and scoring five total touchdowns. north carolina lasted long Appalachia63–61, Saturday despite giving up 40 points in the fourth quarter.
The younger brother of former Tar Heels basketball star Luke May, May threw a school-record nine touchdown passes in two career starts. He also ran for the score against the Mountaineers.
Chase Bryce threw for 376 yards and gave 6 touchdowns to Appalachian State (0-1).
The two teams totaled 62 points and 504 yards in the fourth quarter.
With the game tied at 49, May lofted the ball over center to DJ Jones for a 42-yard touchdown pass in an all-out blitz by the Mountaineers, with 2:50 remaining in North Carolina (2-1). 0) gave the lead to the game.
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Appstate responded with Bryce throwing his fifth TD pass of the game with a 28-yard strike to DeShawn Davis with 31 seconds remaining. The Mountaineers made his two-point conversion for a clear win, but Bryce’s pass went over Davis’ head.
The game seemed to end there, but UNC’s Bryson Nesbitt returned an onside kick for a 43-yard touchdown. Sure enough, Bryce found Kadin his Robinson on his 26-yard TD strike and he had nine seconds left to cut the lead to 63-61.
The Mountaineers scored two but Bryce was stopped short of the end zone.
The Tar Heels clattered to 34 consecutive points after falling behind 21-7, silencing a record crowd of 40,168 at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
May threw three TD passes in the first half, including a 10-yard TD strike to Nesbitt to give the Tar Heels a 28–21 lead with one second remaining.
May made UNC’s 28th straight unanswered point on a 12-yard touchdown run to start the second half, tiptoeing off the sideline before receiving congratulations from former Tar Heels and current Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell in the end zone. received.
UNC pushed the lead to 41–21 after two Noah Burnett field goals going into the fourth quarter before the Mountaineers fought back with six touchdowns.
It was the highest score scored in a UNC game since the school began playing football in 1888.
downs and out
The Tar Heels played without outstanding wide receiver Josh Downs, who sat out with a lower body injury.
Arguably the team’s best player, Downs had 9 catches for 78 yards and two touchdowns in UNC’s win over Florida A&M, and finished last season with 101 catches for 1,335 yards and eight touchdowns. Leading the ACC with a touchdown.
Takeaway
North Carolina: New defensive coordinator Gene Chizyk has a lot of work to do. His defense gave up 338 yards and 40 points in the 4th quarter.
Appalachia: Bryce had a spectacular game, but their offense faltered in the 3rd quarter. His defense struggled to stop May.
next
North Carolina: Saturday in Georgia.
Appalachia: Saturday at No. 6 Texas A&M.
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