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Duke Comes From Behind to Beat Deacs 28-21
11/23/2013 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 23, 2013
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By Steven Wright, Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeFB)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest went up 14-0 just 40 seconds into the second quarter, but No. 25 Duke came from behind to claim a 28-21 victory over the Demon Deacons on Saturday afternoon at BB&T Field.
The loss drops Wake Forest to 4-7 overall and 2-6 to finish up the ACC schedule. Duke improves to 9-2 on the season and 5-2 in conference play.
The Demon Deacon defense was the story early on in the game, forcing Duke into four three-and-outs and a causing a fumble on the Blue Devils' first five possessions. Wake Forest held Duke to just 58 yards of offense on those drives.
The Blue Devil fumble resulted in the first score of the game and put the Demon Deacons up 7-0. On 3rd-and-4 Issac Blakeney caught a pass and was battling for the first down, but Kevin Johnson forced a fumble and Thomas Brown scooped it up and took it 59 yards to the endzone for the touchdown with 5:02 left in the first quarter.
Brown's touchdown was the first for a Wake Forest true freshman since Tanner Price accomplished the feat in 2010.
Price was able to put the Deacs up 14-0 at the 14:20 mark of the second quarter when he connected on a six-yard touchdown pass to Spencer Bishop. The touchdown strike capped a 47-yard, 10-play drive for Wake Forest.
Just over seven minutes after Wake Forest took a two-touchdown lead, the Blue Devils got on the board 7:09 before the half on a 10-yard pass from Anthony Boone to Jamison Crowder. Duke struck again 1:11 before the break to tie the game at 14-14 when Boone found Max McCaffrey on a four-yard pass in the endzone.
Wake Forest came charging out of the gate, though, in the second half and scored on its first possession to retake a seven-point lead at 21-14. Price engineered a 75-yard touchdown drive and rushed for a 12-yard score at the 10:50 mark of the third quarter.
The rushing touchdown made Price responsible for two touchdowns on the day and 64 for his career. He now only trails Riley Skinner for the most in school history, as Skinner was responsible for 65 touchdowns in his career.
Duke responded less than a minute later when Boone tossed his third touchdown pass of the game, finding Crowder for 58 yards down the right side of the field. The Blue Devils took their first lead of the game on a three-yard run by Brandon Connette with 3:21 left in the third quarter, making the score 28-21.
Price threw for 124 yards on the day, giving him 2,078 for the season and pushing him over the 2,000-yard mark for the third-consecutive season.
Josh Harris led the rushing attack for Wake Forest, carrying the ball 19 times for 67 yards. Price also tied a career-high with 18 carries and gained 45 yards.
On the defensive side of the ball, Brandon Chubb led the Deacs with eight tackles, while Merrill Noel and Ryan Janvion each had seven tackles.
Wake Forest will finish the season next week when it travels to Vanderbilt. Game time is set for 12:21 ET and it will be broadcast on SEC-TV.
