Final
North Carolina ends long skid at Virginia 44-10
Oct 17, 2010 - 1:29 AM By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports WriterCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- T.J. Yates threw for three touchdowns and North Carolina won for the first time since 1981 at Scott Stadium, beating Virginia 44-10 Saturday night.
The Tar Heels (4-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) had lost 14 consecutive games on the Cavaliers' home field but dominated throughout this one. Yates hit Dwight Jones with a short slant on the first play and Jones went 81 yards for a touchdown after breaking one tackle.
Jones had a huge day, catching six passes for 188 yards and two scores in the first half. He missed a third TD when he stepped out at the half-yard line on a 54-yard reception and finished with seven catches for 198 yards. He arrived with 12 for just 104 yards this year.
Marc Verica struggled mightily for Virginia (2-4, 0-3), throwing three interceptions. Kevin Reddick returned the third one 22 yards for a touchdown and Verica was pulled.
The Tar Heels' victory was their fourth straight; Virginia lost its third in a row.
Verica's replacement, Ross Metheny, threw another interception on his first series, after a career-best 49-yard run by Keith Payne set the Cavaliers up at the Tar Heels' 1-yard line.
Virginia also failed to score in four tries after getting a first down at the 5 on its next series, but already trailed 37-10 when Payne was tackled on the fourth-down play.
The victory came as North Carolina continued to get players back from a roster-depleting NCAA investigation into agent-related benefits and possible academic misconduct. It had defensive end Linwan Euwell and tailback Ryan Houston available for the first time, but only Euwell played. The investigation has left five other Tar Heels ruled out for this season.
They hardly looked shorthanded against the team first-year coach Mike London is rebuilding. The Cavaliers had pledged to get back to basics on tackling after allowing 733 rushing yards in the past two games, but the first play showed there's still work to do.
Yates also seemed to find wide-open receivers whenever he needed one.
After Virginia pulled within four points at 7-3, Yates hit Zack Pianalto for 46 yards on the next series, leading to the first of Casey Barth's three field goals. Lineman Tim Jackson's interception of Verica set up a 49-yard drive capped by Jones' sliding catch of a 20-yard scoring pass.
Jones later caught another long pass on the first play of a series that started at the Tar Heels' 45, but was ruled to have stepped out half a yard before the end zone.
Yates hit Pianalto on the next play for the TD. He finished 17 of 22 for 325 yards.
Keith Payne carried 23 times for 107 yards and Virginia's lone touchdown.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NORTH CAROLINA 17 10 10 7 44
VIRGINIA 3 7 0 0 10 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NORTH CARO - TD, DWIGHT JONES 81 YD PASS FROM
T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH
KICK), 0:17. NORTH CAROLINA
7-0
VIRGINIA - FG, ROBERT RANDOLPH 24 YD, 6:04.
NORTH CAROLINA 7-3
NORTH CARO - FG, CASEY
Oct 16 9:11 PM - NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 44
VIRGINIA 10 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 16 9:11 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA SHAUN DRAUGHN 2 YD RUN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 44, Virginia 10 4th - 4:53Oct 16 8:57 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA SHAUN DRAUGHN 2 YD RUN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 44, Virginia 10 4th - 4:53Oct 16 8:57 PM- NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 44
VIRGINIA 10 4:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR
North Carolina 44, Virginia 10 4th - 4:53Oct 16 8:57 PM - NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 37
VIRGINIA 10 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 16 8:40 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA KEVIN REDDICK 23 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 37, Virginia 10 3rd - 9:12Oct 16 8:21 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA KEVIN REDDICK 23 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 37, Virginia 10 3rd - 9:12Oct 16 8:21 PM- NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 37
VIRGINIA 10 9:12 LEFT, 3RD QTR
North Carolina 37, Virginia 10 3rd - 9:12Oct 16 8:21 PM - NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 30
VIRGINIA 10 9:24 LEFT, 3RD QTR
North Carolina 30, Virginia 10 3rd - 9:24Oct 16 8:17 PM - NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 27
VIRGINIA 10 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 16 7:41 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 5 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
North Carolina 27, Virginia 10 2nd - 2:46Oct 16 7:27 PM
TD VIRGINIA KEITH PAYNE 5 YD RUN (ROBERT RANDOLPH KICK)
North Carolina 27, Virginia 10 2nd - 2:46Oct 16 7:27 PM- NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 27
VIRGINIA 10 2:46 LEFT, 2ND QTR
North Carolina 27, Virginia 10 2nd - 2:46Oct 16 7:27 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA ZACK PIANALTO 1 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 27, Virginia 3 2nd - 6:10Oct 16 7:14 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA ZACK PIANALTO 1 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 27, Virginia 3 2nd - 6:10Oct 16 7:14 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA ZACK PIANALTO 1 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 27, Virginia 3 2nd - 6:10Oct 16 7:14 PM- NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 27
VIRGINIA 3 6:10 LEFT, 2ND QTR
North Carolina 27, Virginia 3 2nd - 6:10Oct 16 7:14 PM - NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 20
VIRGINIA 3 7:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR
North Carolina 20, Virginia 3 2nd - 7:25Oct 16 7:03 PM - NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 17
VIRGINIA 3 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 16 6:44 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DWIGHT JONES 21 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 17, Virginia 3 1st - 1:17Oct 16 6:39 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DWIGHT JONES 21 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 17, Virginia 3 1st - 1:17Oct 16 6:39 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DWIGHT JONES 21 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 17, Virginia 3 1st - 1:17Oct 16 6:39 PM- NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 17
VIRGINIA 3 1:17 LEFT, 1ST QTR
North Carolina 17, Virginia 3 1st - 1:17Oct 16 6:39 PM - NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 10
VIRGINIA 3 5:45 LEFT, 1ST QTR
North Carolina 10, Virginia 3 1st - 5:45Oct 16 6:24 PM - NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 7
VIRGINIA 3 8:56 LEFT, 1ST QTR
North Carolina 7, Virginia 3 1st - 8:56Oct 16 6:16 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DWIGHT JONES 80 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 7, Virginia 0 1st - 14:43Oct 16 6:08 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DWIGHT JONES 80 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 7, Virginia 0 1st - 14:43Oct 16 6:08 PM
TD NORTH CAROLINA DWIGHT JONES 80 YD PASS FROM T.J. YATES (CASEY BARTH KICK)
North Carolina 7, Virginia 0 1st - 14:43Oct 16 6:08 PM- NCAAF
NORTH CAROLINA 7
VIRGINIA 0 14:43 LEFT, 1ST QTR
North Carolina 7, Virginia 0 1st - 14:43Oct 16 6:08 PM
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