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Hampton holds off late Howard rally, wins 31-28
Hampton Pirates, Va. (AP) Jadakis Bonds and Darran Butts each had a touchdown catch and Hampton won its season opener with a 31-28 victory over Howard Bison on Saturday night.
Christopher Zellous had a touchdown run from inside the red zone and Bonds made a two-handed, over-the-shoulder catch while crossing the goal line, giving Hampton a 14-6 lead with 11 seconds remaining before halftime.
Darran Butts beat a defender for a reception and ran untouched into the end zone, stretching the Pirates' lead to 28-13.
Howard scored 22 fourth-quarter points.
It was the 97th meeting between the teams. Hampton has won 19 of the last 23 games and leads the series 55-41-1. Howard's last victory in the series came in 2014.
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| Team Stats |  |
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| 1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Gain | 0 | 0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
| Avg Rush Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
| Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yards Per Pass | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Touchdowns | ||
| Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Other | ||
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
| Punts - Avg | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Return Yards | ||
| Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
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J. Scroggins
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J. Scroggins | 4/6 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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E. James
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E. James | 75 | 406 | 2 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Scroggins
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J. Scroggins | 6 | -1 | 1 | 6 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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B. Smith
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B. Smith | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
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J. Snipes
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J. Snipes | 9 | 29 | 0 | 14 |
| Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
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T. Paisant
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T. Paisant | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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J. Snipes
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J. Snipes | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 24 |
| Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
| Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
| Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
| Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
