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Wake Forest's Chris Barclay (28) dives for a first half
score against East Carolina Saturday as ECU's Chris Moore (40) approaches in
the background. Barclay ran for 210 yards and 4 touchdowns as the Demon
Deacons defeated the Pirates 44-34. (AP Photo, Chris Keane) |
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By AARON BEARD
AP Sports Writer
WINSTON-SALEM Chris
Barclay ran for 210 yards and tied a school record with four rushing
touchdowns Saturday night to lead Wake Forest past East Carolina 44-34.
Micah Andrews added 142
yards rushing for the Demon Deacons (1-2), who got a much-needed win and
beat their instate rival for the fifth straight season. Wake Forest had
lost eight of nine games dating to last season, but avoided its first
0-3 start under fifth-year coach Jim Grobe.
Aundrae Allison had eight
catches for 158 yards and two touchdowns for the Pirates (1-1), who
suffered their first loss under new coach Skip Holtz. Chris Johnson also
ran for 102 yards and a score.
The Demon Deacons came
into the season saying this was their most talented team under Grobe,
but they had yet to show it. They lost their opener to Vanderbilt 24-20
their seventh loss by seven or fewer points dating to last season
and followed with a 31-3 loss at Nebraska last week.
On Saturday, however, the
Demon Deacons finally looked something like the team they claimed to be.
Barclay and Andrews led the team's 407-yard rushing total, the school's
best rushing day since tallying 528 yards against Tulsa in 1971.
Wake Forest took a 31-6
late in the first half and held a 21-point lead midway through the third
quarter before the Pirates fought back. Johnson capped a 64-yard drive
with a 12-yard score, while Allison broke free from a defender for a
59-yard TD pass from James Pinkney that made it 34-27 at the end of the
third quarter.
But the Demon Deacons
behind their impressive rushing tandem put the game away with a pair
of scoring drives.
On the first, Andrews
cracked the 100-yard mark with a 44-yard sprint to the 15, setting up
Sam Swank's 30-yard field goal for a 37-27 lead with 12:13 left.
Then, after East Carolina
went three-and-out, Barclay took a third-down carry straight up the
middle and broke free for a 65-yard score and a 44-27 lead with 9:35
left.
Barclay's big day his
second career 200-yard effort was a welcome sight for the Demon
Deacons. The two-time all-Atlantic Coast Conference performer missed the
opener when he was suspended for breaking a team rule. Andrews started
in his place and ran for 254 yards in the loss to the Commodores.
Barclay returned with a
60-yard day as Andrews' backup in the 31-3 loss at Nebraska last week,
and again was on the sideline behind Andrews against East Carolina. But
he didn't need long to make his presence felt, scoring three TDs in the
first half to take sole possession of the school's career rushing
touchdown record.
After spinning into the
end zone for a 6-yard score on Wake Forest's second drive, Barclay
scored for the second time with a 19-yard run through the right side for
a 24-3 lead.
Late in the half, Barclay
scored again, this time cutting to the outside with a hesitation move
that sent defender Kasey Ross sprawling to the turf and scoring from 13
yards out for the 31-6 lead.
Pinkney threw for 292
yards and three touchdowns for the Pirates.
02/23/2007 10:54 AM
Copyright 2005 The
Associated Press. Bonesville.net contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may
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