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10/22 22:17 CDT James London's 40-yard FG in OT helps Appalachian St. beat
James Madison 34-31
James London's 40-yard FG in OT helps Appalachian St. beat James Madison 34-31
BOONE, N.C. (AP) --- James London kicked a walk-off 40-yard field goal in
overtime, Malachi Singleton threw two touchdown passes, and Appalachian State
beat previously-unbeaten James Madison 34-31 on Thursday night.
London also make field goals of 48, 27 and 36 yards for Appalachian State (5-2,
2-1 Sun Belt Conference). Singleton 26-of-40 passing for 271 yards.
JMU's Morgan Suarez missed a 47-yard attempt from the right hash that bounced
off the left upright on the first possession in overtime. Suarez had tied his
career long with a 47-yard field goal that gave the Dukes a 24-21 lead in the
fourth quarter.
Colton Phares intercepted a pass and returned it 21 yards to the JMU 14 with
6:03 to play and two plays later Henry Hasselbeck's 4-yard touchdown pass to
Luke Douglas gave the Mountaineers their first lead of the game at 31-24.
Camden Coleman was 22-of-39 passing for 232 yards with a touchdown and an
interception and added a 6-yard rushing TD with 3 seconds left in regulation
for JMU (7-1, 4-1).
On fourth-and-3, Coleman hit Jeremiah Harrison for 3-yard gain that made it
first-and-goal from the 6 with 12 seconds to play and on the next play Coleman
scored on a quarterback draw that made it 31-all with 3 seconds left in
regulation and forced OT.
George Pettaway, who finished with 57 yards rushing and a touchdown on 15
carries, left the game due to an apparent left hamstring injury late in the
fourth quarter and did not return. The North Carolina transfer had his string
of four consecutive games with at least 100 yards rushing snapped.
Up next
JMU: Hosts Troy next Thursday.
Appalachian State: Visits Georgia Southern on Halloween.
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