Final
North Carolina beats East Carolina 42-17
Oct 2, 2010 - 11:03 PM By AARON BEARD AP Sports WriterCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) -- Shaun Draughn scored three second-half touchdowns while Da'Norris Searcy returned an interception for a touchdown in his first game back to help North Carolina beat East Carolina 42-17 on Saturday.
Draughn ran for 137 yards for the Tar Heels (2-2), who have won two straight games despite continuing to be short-handed due to an ongoing NCAA investigation. Johnny White also ran for a career-high 140 yards while T.J. Yates threw two TD passes, giving North Carolina a win against its instate rival here for the second straight season.
Dominique Davis threw for a touchdown for the Pirates (2-2), who got off a solid start only to see the game slip steadily away from there. East Carolina has now lost two straight games after opening Ruffin McNeill's tenure at his alma mater with a pair of wins against Conference USA opponents.
North Carolina had plenty to feel good about with this win. Draughn fell a yard short of his career high and got stronger against the Pirates' struggling defense, while White overcame an ankle injury that had him questionable for the game with a strong performance of his own.
It marked the first time in six years that the Tar Heels had a pair of 100-yard rushers in the same game, and the first time in five years that the Pirates had allowed two 100-yard rushers.
Draughn scored on a 1-yard run late in the third quarter to make it a two-possession game, then bulled over defenders at the pylon for a 4-yard score midway through the fourth. He scored on a 13-yard run in the final minute, capping an eight-play drive in which he carried the ball on every play.
North Carolina was without 11 players due to the NCAA review into agent-related benefits and possible academic misconduct involving a tutor. The school had held Searcy - a safety who started every game last season - out of the first three games to determine his eligibility before he was cleared to return Thursday.
The announcement came so late in the week that coach Butch Davis said it was unclear exactly how much Searcy could contribute. But Searcy made a huge play, grabbing an overthrown pass from Davis then cutting back inside of Dwayne Harris' attempted tackle on the way to the end zone to tie it at 14 heading into halftime.
That was the highlight of a defensive effort that steadily improved as the game went on, with the Pirates' spread offense rolling to 131 yards in the first quarter but managing fewer yards with each period. And it was enough help for an offense that didn't look particularly sharp, yet avoided committing any turnovers for the first time this season.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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EAST CAROLINA 7 7 3 0 17
NORTH CAROLINA 7 7 14 14 42 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: EAST CAROL - TD, LANCE LEWIS 13 YD PASS FROM
DOMINIQUE DAVIS (MICHAEL
BARBOUR KICK), 8:41. EAST
CAROLINA 7-0
NORTH CARO - TD, JHERANIE BOYD 25 YD PASS FROM
T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH
KICK), 12
Oct 2 6:45 PM - NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 17
NORTH CAROLINA 42 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 2 6:45 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA SHAUN DRAUGHN 13 YD RUN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 42 4th - 0:49Oct 2 6:40 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA SHAUN DRAUGHN 13 YD RUN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 42 4th - 0:49Oct 2 6:40 PM- NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 17
NORTH CAROLINA 42 0:49 LEFT, 4TH QTR
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 42 4th - 0:49Oct 2 6:40 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA SHAUN DRAUGHN 4 YD RUN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 35 4th - 6:22Oct 2 6:21 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA SHAUN DRAUGHN 4 YD RUN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 35 4th - 6:22Oct 2 6:21 PM- NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 17
NORTH CAROLINA 35 6:22 LEFT, 4TH QTR
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 35 4th - 6:22Oct 2 6:21 PM - NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 17
NORTH CAROLINA 28 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 2 6:03 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA SHAUN DRAUGHN 1 YD RUN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 28 3rd - 0:03Oct 2 6:03 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA SHAUN DRAUGHN 1 YD RUN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 28 3rd - 0:03Oct 2 6:03 PM- NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 17
NORTH CAROLINA 28 0:03 LEFT, 3RD QTR
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 28 3rd - 0:03Oct 2 6:03 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DWIGHT JONES 13 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 21 3rd - 5:40Oct 2 5:41 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DWIGHT JONES 13 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 21 3rd - 5:40Oct 2 5:41 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DWIGHT JONES 13 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 21 3rd - 5:40Oct 2 5:41 PM- NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 17
NORTH CAROLINA 21 5:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 21 3rd - 5:40Oct 2 5:41 PM - NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 17
NORTH CAROLINA 14 9:31 LEFT, 3RD QTR
East Carolina 17, North Carolina 14 3rd - 9:31Oct 2 5:34 PM - NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 14
NORTH CAROLINA 14 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 2 4:58 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DA'NORRIS SEARCY 46 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 14, North Carolina 14 2nd - 2:53Oct 2 4:48 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DA'NORRIS SEARCY 46 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 14, North Carolina 14 2nd - 2:53Oct 2 4:48 PM- NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 14
NORTH CAROLINA 14 2:53 LEFT, 2ND QTR
East Carolina 14, North Carolina 14 2nd - 2:53Oct 2 4:48 PM
TD EAST CAROLINA JOE WOMACK 39 YD PASS FROM DWAYNE HARRIS (MICHAEL BARBOUR KICK)
East Carolina 14, North Carolina 7 2nd - 14:54Oct 2 4:14 PM
TD EAST CAROLINA JOE WOMACK 39 YD PASS FROM DWAYNE HARRIS (MICHAEL BARBOUR KICK)
East Carolina 14, North Carolina 7 2nd - 14:54Oct 2 4:14 PM
TD EAST CAROLINA JOE WOMACK 39 YD PASS FROM DWAYNE HARRIS (MICHAEL BARBOUR KICK)
East Carolina 14, North Carolina 7 2nd - 14:54Oct 2 4:14 PM- NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 14
NORTH CAROLINA 7 14:54 LEFT, 2ND QTR
East Carolina 14, North Carolina 7 2nd - 14:54Oct 2 4:14 PM - NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 7
NORTH CAROLINA 7 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 2 4:12 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA JHERANIE BOYD 25 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 7, North Carolina 7 1st - 2:44Oct 2 4:03 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA JHERANIE BOYD 25 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 7, North Carolina 7 1st - 2:44Oct 2 4:03 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA JHERANIE BOYD 25 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
East Carolina 7, North Carolina 7 1st - 2:44Oct 2 4:03 PM- NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 7
NORTH CAROLINA 7 2:44 LEFT, 1ST QTR
East Carolina 7, North Carolina 7 1st - 2:44Oct 2 4:03 PM
TD EAST CAROLINA LANCE LEWIS 13 YD PASS FROM DOMINIQUE DAVIS (MICHAEL BARBOUR KICK)
East Carolina 7, North Carolina 0 1st - 6:19Oct 2 3:54 PM
TD EAST CAROLINA LANCE LEWIS 13 YD PASS FROM DOMINIQUE DAVIS (MICHAEL BARBOUR KICK)
East Carolina 7, North Carolina 0 1st - 6:19Oct 2 3:54 PM
TD EAST CAROLINA LANCE LEWIS 13 YD PASS FROM DOMINIQUE DAVIS (MICHAEL BARBOUR KICK)
East Carolina 7, North Carolina 0 1st - 6:19Oct 2 3:54 PM- NCAAF
EAST CAROLINA 7
NORTH CAROLINA 0 6:19 LEFT, 1ST QTR
East Carolina 7, North Carolina 0 1st - 6:19Oct 2 3:54 PM
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