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Griffin Gets Go-Ahead Touchdown; BC Beats #16 N.C. State
November 12, 2022 | Football
Freshman wideout connects with fellow frosh Emmett Morehead for the 21-20 win
RALEIGH, N.C. – Joseph Griffin Jr.'s touchdown with :14 seconds remaining Boston College, 21-20, #16 N.C. State on Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium.Â
ÂEmmett Morehead and Griffin connected on the two-yard scoring play after an N.C. State pass interference call on 4th down gave the Eagles a 1st-and-goal deep in the scoring area. The Eagles began that final scoring drive with 2:47 left on their own 31 yard line and used 12 plays to drive 69 yards for the go-ahead score.
ÂN.C. State got out to a 14-0 in the first quarter before Emmett Morehead connected with Zay Flowers on a 17-yard touchdown reception. The score capped an eight-play, 75-yard drive and it was 14-7 with less than three minutes left in the opening frame.
ÂThe Eagles' defensive unit shined in the second quarter, stuffing a Wolfpack scoring try with a formidable goal line with under six and a half minutes remaining in the half. N.C. State tacked on a 30-yard field goal to make it 17-7 with 1:36 left in the second. BC would drive deep into Wolfpack territory before a Morehead pass was intercepted near the goal line. It would stay at 17-7 at the break.
ÂAfter N.C. State recovered a muffed punt reception by BC, it extended the lead to 20-7, after Christopher Dunn drilled a 45-yard field goal with 11:11 left in the third.
ÂMorehead and Flowers would connect again in the third on their second TD collaboration of the day - a slant route that Flowers took 35-yards to the house. After Connor Lytton converted the point-after, it was 20-14 Wolfpack with 7:13 in the period.
ÂOn the next drive, N.C. State QB M.J. Morris fumbled and the Eagles' Neto Okpala recovered at the Wolfpack 47 yard line. But the BC would commit a turnover of its own to give it back to the Pack. With 12 and a half minutes left, BC's defensive efforts forced a turnover - Marcus Valdez forced a fumble and Vinny DePalma recovered to get the ball back for BC. After a turnover on downs by the Eagles, Elijah Jones picked off Morris at the BC 28 yard line with six and a half minutes to play.
ÂMorehead finished the game 29-for-48 for 33 yards and three touchdowns. His top target - Zay Flowers - had a historic day for Boston College. He finished with seven receptions for 130 yards and two scores. His second catch of the day - a 15-yard completion in the first quarter - put him at the top of the Eagles' record books, as the all-time leader in receiving yards.
ÂDefensively, Cole Batson led BC with nine tackles, while veterans Jaiden Woodbey, Vinny DePalma, and Marcus Valdez combined for 18 tackles (11 solo) - a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, two sacks, and 3.5 tackles for a loss.
ÂBoston College travels to Notre Dame on Saturday, Nov. 19. Kickoff in South Bend between the Eagles and Fighting Irish is set for 2:30 p.m. and the game can be seen live on NBC.
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Team Stats
BOS 0, NCS 7
NCS - Pennix,Trent 27 yd pass from Morris,MJ (Dunn,Christopher kick) 5 plays, 88 yards, TOP 01:58
BOS 0, NCS 14
NCS - Morris,MJ 10 yd run (Dunn,Christopher kick), 6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:09
BOS 7, NCS 14
BOS - Flowers,Zay 17 yd pass from Morehead,Emmett (Lytton,Connor kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:12
BOS 7, NCS 17
NCS - Dunn,Christopher 30 yd field goal 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 03:18
BOS 7, NCS 20
NCS - Dunn,Christopher 45 yd field goal 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 02:23
BOS 14, NCS 20
BOS - Flowers,Zay 35 yd pass from Morehead,Emmett (Lytton,Connor kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:58
BOS 21, NCS 20
BOS - Griffin,Joe 2 yd pass from Morehead,Emmett (Lytton,Connor kick) 12 plays, 69 yards, TOP 02:33
