CLINTON, S.C. (Interstat) — Presbyterian defeated Davidson 38-21 in an NCAA Football Championship Division game on Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium in Clinton, S.C. The Blue Hose improved to 3-3, while the Wildcats fell to 2-5. A crowd of 1,341 watched the home team control much of the contest. Davidson scored 21 points, and Presbyterian scored 38 points. Davidson scored 14 points in one quarter and seven in the second quarter. Presbyterian scored 20 points in the first quarter, 12 points in another quarter and six in the third quarter.

The scoring began in the first quarter with 13:36 remaining when Davidson quarterback Casey Bullock rushed up the middle for a 14-yard touchdown. Christos Tzoumakas kicked the extra point. Presbyterian answered with 8:00 left in the first quarter when Jackson Burleson ran 25 yards for a touchdown, but Noah Perrin’s kick attempt failed. With 3:58 remaining in the first, Landon Sharpe found Sean McNamara for a 13-yard touchdown pass, and a subsequent pass attempt failed. In the second quarter, Damion Moate rushed 2 yards for a Presbyterian touchdown with 12:49 left, and the pass attempt failed. Burleson added an 18-yard touchdown run with 8:26 remaining in the second, and Kade Bailey made the kick. In the third quarter, Bullock scored on a 2-yard run with 4:46 left, and Tzoumakas kicked the extra point. Bullock later broke free for a 45-yard run with 24 seconds left in the third as Davidson continued its scoring. In the fourth quarter, Sharpe ran 17 yards for a Presbyterian touchdown with 4:41 remaining, and Bailey’s kick attempt failed. Presbyterian finished with the 38-21 victory.

Bullock, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound quarterback from Medina, Ohio, completed 11 of 22 passes for 124 yards, ran 19 times for 74 yards and accounted for three touchdowns. He was Davidson’s most active offensive player. AJ Adams caught five passes for 45 yards, ran three times for 17 yards and returned a punt 10 yards while scoring a touchdown. Andrew Frazier had five receptions for 77 yards. Brodey Berg ran 12 times for 44 yards and caught one pass for 2 yards. Davidson also received contributions from several receivers and running backs as it tried to keep pace.

Presbyterian’s offense was led by Sharpe, who completed 13 of 22 passes for 149 yards, ran 16 times for 90 yards, punted once for 23 yards and scored one passing touchdown and one rushing touchdown. Burleson finished with 18 carries for 134 yards, one reception for 2 yards and three touchdowns. Moate added 21 carries for 109 yards, two receptions for 31 yards and one touchdown. McNamara caught a 13-yard touchdown pass. Deverious Abercrombie had two receptions for 42 yards. Anton Smith had two receptions for 26 yards and two kick returns for 38 yards. Caleb Johnson caught two passes for 23 yards. Brice Johnson had three receptions for 12 yards, two punt returns for 10 yards and one tackle. Tony O’Banner ran four times for 12 yards. Noah Perrin punted once for 36 yards.

Defensively, Presbyterian’s Ryan Largin recorded eight tackles and an interception. Noah Taylor added six tackles. Nick McGill had six tackles. Andrew Ruppe posted five tackles and one quarterback hurry. Tymaries Durant had five tackles and one sack. Bryce Stringer contributed four tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Debo Hall had three tackles. Hugh Wilkinson, Brock Feinberg, Langston Cook, Gerald Danner, RJ Pooler, Jalyn Turner, Shyne Johnson and Carson Freese each recorded two tackles. Levi Hoss, Damari Heller, Jaidyn Ferguson, Jeremiah Johnson, Bennett Baumgartner and JT Patton each finished with one tackle.

Davidson’s defense was paced by Jarmal Gilmore, Ryan Bassani, Robert Lamar and Hudson Altenburg, who each made seven tackles. Michael Leonard had six tackles and half a sack. Ayden Bell added six tackles. Danzel Chukwuemeka had four tackles. Jamal Chandler-Fuller had four tackles. Brice Baker recorded four tackles and one quarterback hurry. Jeramy Stith had four tackles. Rodney Unnasch added four tackles. Hayden Meese made three tackles. Christos Tzoumakas punted four times for 169 yards.

Davidson entered the game after a season that has included wins over Dickinson and Virginia Military Institute and losses to Concord, Elon, Drake and San Diego. Presbyterian has posted wins over UVA Wise and Saint Thomas and losses to Marist, Western Carolina and Mercer. Davidson is next scheduled to host Morehead State. Presbyterian is next scheduled to visit Stetson. The Blue Hose will then visit Valparaiso and host Butler, while Davidson will later visit Saint Thomas and host Stetson, Dayton and Marist. Those matchups will come as both teams continue their NCAA Football Championship Division schedules.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Presbyterian 66, Davidson 22. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Presbyterian with a 93.8 percent probability to win. Davidson had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +15.5. The total score of 59 went under the over/under line of 57.5.