SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 4, 2014
Air Force 30, Navy 21: Kale
Pearson threw for 112 yards and three touchdowns to help the Falcons
stay unbeaten at home with a win over the Midshipmen.
Wide receiver Jalen Robinette had
a 54-yard touchdown pass to Garrett Brown for Air Force (4-1). Brown had three catches for 73 yards and two scores and Jacobi Owens led
the ground attack for the Falcons with 78 yards on 23 carries.
Chris Swain rushed 14 times for
103 yards and a touchdown for Navy (2-4), which turned the ball over
twice. Keenan Reynolds was 6-of-14 for 126 yards and a touchdown,
with Jamir Tillman catching four of those for 63 yards.
Pearson got the Falcons on the
board first, finding Alex Ludowig for a 1-yard touchdown late in the
first quarter, but the Midshipmen responded less than three minutes
later on Swain's 46-yard touchdown run. Robinette found Brown on a
54-yard scoring strike in the final minute of the first quarter, but
Reynolds' 10-yard scoring scamper was the only tally of the second
quarter, sending the game to halftime in a 14-14 tie.
Pearson found Garrett Griffin
with a 3-yard touchdown pass midway through the third to put Air
Force up for good, and Will Conant's 22-yard field goal late in the
fourth pushed the lead to 10. Reynolds connected with DeBrandon
Sanders on a 40-yard touchdown with just over two minutes to play,
but the Midshipmen couldn't recover an onside kick and Pearson found
Brown on a 13-yard scoring pass on fourth down in the final minute to
set the final score.