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FERRUM, Va. -- Ferrum College defeated Emory & Henry College 39-38 in non-conference football action this afternoon in front of a crowd of 4156 fans at W.B. Adams Stadium. The game was the first annual Crooked Road Classic and Ferrum President Dr. Jody Spooner presented the trophy to the Panther players and coaches following the game.

RECORDS
Ferrum (1-0), Emory & Henry (0-1)

THE BASICS
The game was the career head coaching debut for Ferrum's Rob Grande, who spent the past 11 years as an assistant coach at Emory & Henry. The Panthers trailed 21-0 in the second quarter and 31-15 early in the fourth quarter. Ferrum tied the game at 31-31 with 1:17 left to play on two fourth-quarter touchdowns and a pair of two-point PAT conversions. Emory & Henry's Kendrick Kube then returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to put the Wasps out in front 38-31 with 1:00 showing on the clock. The Panthers then marched 68 yards in five plays, capped by Harvey Taylor's bullet touchdown pass to Johnny White to make it 38-37. Taylor converted the go-ahead two-point PAT when he plunged into the end zone with seven seconds left on the clock for the win. Freshman Brian Mann rushed for 167 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 28 carries in his collegiate debut.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Taylor 16-28 passing, 227 yds, 3 TD; Mann 167 yds, 28 rushes, 2 TD; White 10 rec, 105 yds, TD; Chris Guy 5 rec, 101 yds, TD, Billy Higgins 9 tackles
Emory & Henry: Kevin Saxton 24-42 passing, 235 yds, 2 TD; Justin Banks 11 tackles

NEXT GAME
Grande's team will be on the road at Shenandoah University Saturday, Sept. 10. Kickoff for the non-conference game is 7 p.m. in Winchester, Virginia.