BUIES CREEK, N.C. (Interstat) — Kamden Sixkiller threw for 396 yards and four touchdowns, and Campbell withstood a relentless Stony Brook offense to beat the Seawolves 48-35 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Barker-Lane Stadium. The Fightin Camels improved to 8-2 overall and handed the visiting Seawolves their fifth loss in 10 games this season. Stony Brook finished with 35 points but could not match Campbell’s closing burst.

Sixkiller completed 33 of 46 passes for 396 yards and four touchdowns, directing a Campbell offense that answered nearly every Stony Brook strike. The Fightin Camels quarterback entered the game after throwing for 271 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Albany. Against the Seawolves, Sixkiller spread the ball to a deep group of receivers and helped Campbell turn a tight first half into a second-half track meet. Christian Campbell caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown, Jyron Waiters had three catches for 98 yards and a touchdown, Chinua Ezeigbo made nine catches for 82 yards, and Stevie Keener added three receptions for 32 yards. Connor Adair caught one pass for 22 yards, Evan Austin had two for 11, Keynan Richardson-Cook had one for seven, and Brady Ambrose had one catch for no gain.

Stony Brook quarterback Quinn Boyd did much of the heavy lifting for the Seawolves. Boyd completed 31 of 43 passes for 348 yards and four touchdowns and added nine rushes for 43 yards. Aidan Leffler completed 2 of 3 passes for 25 yards. Boyd’s favorite target was Seth Sweitzer, who caught nine passes for 149 yards and three touchdowns. D.J. Linkins added six catches for 86 yards and a touchdown, Max Ware made five catches for 65 yards, and Jameer Reeder turned 13 carries into 100 yards and a touchdown while adding six receptions for 17 yards. Lucas Martin ran twice for 1 yard and caught three passes for 16 yards, Dylan Harris carried five times for 41 yards, Justin Reshard caught one pass for 11 yards and returned one punt for 2 yards, Andrew Riggs caught one pass for 12 yards, and Rayden Aphayvong had two receptions for 17 yards.

Campbell’s ground game complemented Sixkiller. Ethan Lawrence ran 15 times for 68 yards and two touchdowns, including the decisive score with 18 seconds remaining. JJ Cowan carried 10 times for 67 yards and caught four passes for 17 yards and a touchdown. Jon Gullette did a little of everything, returning six kickoffs for 199 yards and two punts for 15 yards while scoring twice. He caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from Sixkiller in the second quarter and returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score in the third quarter. The Fightin Camels also got a 4-yard touchdown catch from Cowan early in the first quarter.

The game opened with Campbell striking first when Sixkiller found Cowan for a 4-yard touchdown. Stony Brook answered on Reeder’s 29-yard touchdown run. A 23-yard field-goal attempt by Brandon Bowman missed for Campbell in the first quarter, and the teams traded scores through the remainder of the first half. Boyd hit Sweitzer for a 5-yard touchdown, then connected with Sweitzer again for a 30-yard score. Sixkiller answered with a 7-yard touchdown to Gullette and a 75-yard touchdown pass to Waiters. Boyd closed the first-half scoring with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Linkins, helping Stony Brook stay within striking distance.

The third quarter produced a rapid exchange. Boyd found Sweitzer for a 28-yard touchdown, but Gullette immediately returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a Campbell touchdown. Lawrence later powered in from 2 yards out to tie the game again. In the fourth quarter, Sixkiller hit Christian Campbell for a 7-yard touchdown, but Bowman’s extra-point attempt failed, leaving Campbell ahead by six. Stony Brook could not answer, and Lawrence sealed the result with a 3-yard touchdown run with 18 seconds left before Bowman’s extra point made the final margin 13 points.

The Stony Brook defense was busy throughout. Geno Calgaro recorded 18 tackles, Joseph Garcia had 13 tackles and two quarterback hurries, and Anthony Ferrelli added 13 tackles and one quarterback hurry. Miles McGoy made eight tackles, Takai Takahashi had seven, and Khalid Bueno recorded six tackles, one sack, and one quarterback hurry. Justus Gaskin finished with three tackles, while AJ Roberts, Sebastian Regis, and Tyson Roberts had two tackles apiece. Cam Johnson, Lance Byndon, DaMario Crawford, Josh Leath, Maurice Seals, and Frenchmon Bethea each made one tackle. Crawford also returned two kickoffs for 23 yards, Declan McNamara returned one kickoff for 7 yards, and Lucas Love had one quarterback hurry. Patrick Cleary punted three times for 137 yards.

Campbell’s defense also had key contributors. AJ Benton made 11 tackles, Ravel Cato had eight, Charles Battaglia had seven, and O’Marion Lewis had seven. Jack Butler added one tackle. Brandon Bowman punted three times for 184 yards and handled extra points for the Fightin Camels. The kicking game was not perfect for Campbell, but the Fightin Camels’ offense produced enough big plays to offset the missed extra point and the earlier missed field goal.

Stony Brook’s season record is now 5-5. The Seawolves are next scheduled to visit New Hampshire before hosting Hampton. Campbell’s season record is now 8-2. The Fightin Camels are next scheduled to visit Elon before hosting Monmouth.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Campbell 44, Stony Brook 43 before the game. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Campbell with a 63.9 percent probability to win.