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By AARON BEARD
Associated Press
GREENVILLE (AP) — Art Brown rushed for 161 yards and scored four
touchdowns to lead East Carolina over Army 59-24 on Saturday.
The win improved the Pirates (2-3) to 2-0 in Conference USA, putting
them in a tie with Southern Miss atop the standings.
Aris Comeaux had two touchdowns for Army (0-5, 0-3), which fell to 0-6
against the Pirates.
East Carolina scored 21 first-quarter points and jumped to a 38-17
halftime lead. The Black Knights didn't get closer than 14 points the
rest of the way.
Brown rushed nine times for 87 yards with touchdown runs of 1 and 31
yards in the first half. He also had a 2-yard TD reception from Paul
Troth in the second quarter to give East Carolina a 28-3 edge.
He scored his fourth touchdown on a 17-yard run down the left side early
in the fourth quarter.
The Pirates got solid play from their special teams, which set the
Pirates up with excellent field position several times. East Carolina
had three returns of 22 yards or more in the second quarter alone,
giving the ball to the Pirates near midfield or better.
Marvin Townes had a 45-yard kickoff return after Army's first touchdown,
and Terrance Copper had a 76-yard punt return. Both led to touchdown
drives.
Even when things went well for Army, which scored two second-quarter
touchdowns, the Pirates scored on the ensuing drives to prevent the
Black Knights from building any momentum.
The Pirates' defense forced a fumble by William White on Army's second
play, giving the ball to East Carolina at the Army 31-yard line. The
Pirates needed just three plays to put the ball into the end zone,
ending with Townes' 1-yard run.
Army scored on a 29-yard field goal by Paul Stelzer on its next drive.
But the Pirates intercepted Silva on the Black Knights' next drive, and
eventually scored on Brown's 1-yard run.
The Pirates added a 49-yard touchdown pass from Troth to Richard Alston
as time expired in the first quarter for a 21-3 lead.
Army found the end zone late in the second quarter, getting a 15-yard
pass from running back Marcellus Chapman to Comeaux, pulling the Black
Knights to 28-10. It was only the second touchdown scored by Army's
offense in its last 15 quarters.
East Carolina answered with Townes' return, giving the Pirates the ball
at Army's 46. Brown did the rest, rushing twice and ending the drive
with the 31-yard score.
Army pulled to 35-17 on Comeaux's 84-yard punt return for a touchdown
with 56 seconds left in the first half. But East Carolina scored on a
46-yard field goal by Kevin Miller as the half ended.
02/23/2007 10:51 AM
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