Lewis runs and passes Duke over Central

By: JournalNow Staff | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: September 27, 2009

DURHAM

Thaddeus Lewis passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another score to help Duke beat N.C. Central 49-14 in the Bull City Gridiron Classic last night.

It was the first-ever matchup between the schools, which are a couple of miles from each other.

Lewis finished with 189 yards passing for the Blue Devils (2-2), who totaled 486 yards. Freshman Desmond Scott led Duke with 100 yards rushing and a touchdown on 16 carries.

The Blue Devils scored on their first three possessions to take a 21-0 lead. N.C. Central (0-4) scored two touchdowns -- Tim Shankle's 1-yard run and Jeffery Henderson's 83-yard interception return. But the Blue Devils responded with 28 unanswered points.

Duke linebacker Vincent Rey set a school record with his third touchdown off a fumble.

N.C. Central 7 7 0 0 -- 14

Duke 21 7 14 7 -- 49

First Quarter

Duke--Kurunwune 14 run (Maggio kick), 12:33.

Duke--D.Scott 23 run (Maggio kick), 8:42.

Duke--Varner 18 pass from Lewis (Maggio kick), 3:19.

NCCU--Shankle 1 run (Cardelle kick), 1:27.

Second Quarter

NCCU--J.Henderson 83 interception return (Cardelle kick), 13:33.

Duke--Varner 14 pass from Lewis (Maggio kick), :33.

Third Quarter

Duke--Lewis 5 run (Maggio kick), 10:06.

Duke--Rey 16 fumble return (Maggio kick), 4:08.

Fourth Quarter

Duke--Huffman 3 pass from Renfree (Maggio kick), 14:56.

A--26,390.

TEAM STATISTICS

NCCU Duke

First downs 8 28

Rushes-yards 28-70 41-233

Passing 111 254

Comp-Att-Int 8-19-0 25-37-1

Return Yards 91 63

Punts-Avg. 7-36.6 3-48.3

Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0

Penalties-Yards 4-40 6-47

Time of Possession 24:47 35:13

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING--N.C. Central, Shankle 11-40, McCord 8-38, Goforth 3-(minus 1), K.Williams 3-(minus 2), M.Johnson 3-(minus 5). Duke, D.Scott 16-100, Kurunwune 14-93, Co.Jones 7-32, Lewis 4-8.

PASSING--N.C. Central, M.Johnson 5-15-0-82, K.Williams 3-4-0-29. Duke, Lewis 17-25-0-189, Renfree 8-12-1-65.

RECEIVING--N.C. Central, Scott 3-37, Irvine 2-54, Shankle 1-11, An.Johnson 1-5, Ward 1-4. Duke, Varner 6-76, Vernon 6-72, Kelly 5-49, Williams 3-28, Huffman 2-28, Hollingsworth 1-2, Bell 1-1, Watkins 1-(minus 2).