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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke Scott bounced outside to the left for the go-ahead 16-yard touchdown run with 5:08 left that helped N.C. State overcome a blown 21-point lead and beat Appalachian State 41-31 on Saturday night.
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State → bounce → night
Scott ran for 148 yards and two TDs for the Wolfpack (2-2), coming on a night when N.C. State was trying to regroup from a shocking loss at Vanderbilt.
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State → run → Vanderbilt
That game saw the Wolfpack go from on the verge of a road win to losing on a last-second fumble that was recovered for a score.
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that → see → score
As N.C. State nickelback Jackson Vick said: “We really needed this one.”
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We → say → one
“This team just battled all week,” coach Dave Doeren said.
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Doeren → battle → ?
“With a lot of negativity outside of our program, they just insulated themselves and blocked the noise and I’m proud of them for that.”
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I → insulate → that
The Wolfpack initially appeared headed for a smooth recovery by scoring touchdowns on four of six first-half drives to lead 28-7.
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Wolfpack → head → drives
But the Mountaineers (3-1) rallied with back-to-back TD drives — around a surprise onside-kick recovery — to tie it at 31-all on Gavin Barber’s 9-yard scoring catch with 9:41 left.
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Mountaineers → rally → 9:41
After Scott put N.C. State up 38-31, Vick broke up a fourth-down pass with 3:59 left, then the Wolfpack added Kanoah Vinesett’s 35-yard field goal to make it a two-possession game.
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it → put → goal
Still, Doeren’s squad couldn’t feel relaxed until James London’s 42-yard field goal went wide left with 45 seconds left.
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goal → feel → seconds
Malachi Singleton threw for 317 yards and two touchdowns while also running for a score to lead Appalachian State.
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Singleton → throw → State
But the Mountaineers couldn’t run the ball, rushing for 62 yards on 22 carries for the game.
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Mountaineers → run → game
“I think our guys believe and I think they’ve got a lot of fight in them,” Appalachian State coach Dowell Loggains said.
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Loggains → think → them
“I’m super proud of the team, they got put in a tough spot, they battled, they fought.
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they → ’m → spot
So I’m really pleased with that part of it.
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I → ’m → it
But we came here to try to win the football game and we didn’t get that done.”
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that → come → game
The Mountaineers arrived with their first 3-0 mark since starting 7-0 in 2019, and they’re in the midst of playing their first five games in their home state of North Carolina.
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they → arrive → Carolina
They had won their last two games by a combined five points against Charlotte and East Carolina, then gave N.C. State a scare after climbing out of a big hole.
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They → win → hole
So much about Saturday was moving past last week’s disaster.
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much → move → disaster
That included quarterback CJ Bailey, who lost the fumble that turned a road win into an improbable loss.
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that → include → loss
Bailey scored on a 5-yard keeper around the left side to cap the Wolfpack’s first drive.
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Bailey → score → drive
He had two TD throws by halftime — the last being the 17-yard connection with Keenan Jackson for the 28-7 lead shortly before the break — but cooled with just 88 yards passing after halftime.
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last → have → halftime
“It was just a very level-headed mindset,” Bailey said of the team’s response to Appalachian State’s comeback.
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Bailey → say → comeback
The deciding drive
The drive that put the Wolfpack ahead for good started with Bailey hitting Jackson for a 19-yard pass to the right side.
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Bailey → decide → side
But from there, it was a physical and tone-setting push with eight straight runs between Scott and Davion Gause.
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it → set → Scott
“It’s easy for people on the outside to panic,” Doeren said, “but I have a lot of trust in these players and I knew that they would come through.”
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they → ’ → players
Up next
Appalachian State: The Mountaineers have an open week before hosting Old Dominion on Oct. 10.
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Mountaineers → have → Oct.
No. 16 Louisville visits the Wolfpack next Saturday.
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Louisville → visit → Wolfpack
The Aporia
