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Tight end Sam Hedrick scoring one of the ‘Cats touchdowns.

DAVIDSON — Barton’s Jordan Terrell ran for a 13-yard touchdown with 5:57 left to push the Bulldogs past Davidson 33-31 at Richardson Stadium Friday night.

With the loss, the Wildcats are now 0-2, as Barton improved to 2-0.

Davidson scored on its first three possessions to go up 21-7 late in the opening quarter, but Barton closed the half with 20 unanswered to take a 27-21 lead into intermission.

The Wildcats also took a 31-27 lead down the stretch after Adam Zouagui’s 35-yard field goal with 12:28 to play. Late in the third quarter, the Wildcats’ kicker provided the go-ahead extra point after Mason Sheron’s 1-yard score tied the game at 27-all.

Davidson took the game’s first drive 83 yards and capped it with a Coulter Cleland 26-yard touchdown pass to Sam Hedrick. Then the Wildcats made it 14-0 on a Sam Valor 4-yard score, set up by an Aaron Maione 48-yard run.

Sheron added a 6-yard scoring run in the first quarter, making it 21-7.

Davidson rushed 51 times for 331 yards (6.5 yards per carry), led by Mari Adams who ran 19 times for 115 yards.

Cleland finished 10-of-20 passing for 142 yards with the touchdown to Hedrick and one interception.

Up Next
Davidson will open Pioneer Football League action Saturday, Sept. 16 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., against Marist.

See the News of Davidson photo album from the game.