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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Senior Jared Cramer set a school record with 170 rushing yards and tied a school standard with four touchdowns in his final game at Barker-Lane Stadium to help Campbell register a 41-31 win over Morehead State before a crowd of 3,417 on Saturday afternoon.
The Camels improve to 6-3 overall and 5-2 in the Pioneer Football League with their school-record fifth consecutive win, while the Eagles slip to 2-7 on the season and 1-5 in conference play with their fourth straight setback. The two schools have now split four meetings in the all-time series.
Cramer, a fifth-year running back, entered the contest averaging just five carries and 26.6 rushing yards per game. He eclipsed that in the first quarter and never looked back.
Cramer, who carried 18 times, tallied touchdown runs of nine yards in the first and 15 yards in the second. He added scoring sprints of 16 and 63 yards in the third to help put the contest out of reach.
Junior quarterback Zach Lewis set MSU single-game records for completions (44) and attempts (68) in the loss. The PFL’s top passer finished with 400 yards through the air, four touchdowns and just one interception.
Junior wide receiver Donte Sawyer was MSU’s top receiver with 11 grabs for 109 yards and three touchdowns, while senior halfback Ronnie McDermott added nine catches for 106 yards.
All three of Sawyer’s scores came in the second half and each cut the deficit to 10 points. He found the end zone from 14 and 16 yards away in the third stanza, then sprinted to the goal line from 17 yards out in the final period.
Campbell scored 14 points off Morehead State turnovers in the first half to open up a 20-3 advantage by intermission. The showdown was never closer than 10 points the rest of the way.
Campbell recorded 415 total yards, including 276 on the ground. Morehead State finished with 514 total yards in the setback.
Campbell junior quarterback Braden Smith closed out the tilt 13-of-23 for 139 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. His top target was senior Harrison Jordan, who pulled in three receptions for 61 yards.
Senior defensive end Kyle Manley posted a career-best 17 tackles for Morehead State, while senior linebacker Tony Bachman added 12 stops.
The Eagles, who began the day with just five miscues over the past five affairs, turned the football over three times. Campbell coughed up the pigskin twice.
Morehead State has two games remaining this season. The Eagles travel to Davidson on Nov. 12 and finish the campaign at home against Butler on Nov. 19. Both contests are slated for 1 p.m. ET.
