Moore becomes winningest coach in
Southern Conference history ASU head coach picks up 111th win against
East Tennessee State, surpasses Duke’s Wallace Wade
Josh Brown | Chief Photographer
Appalachian head coach Jerry
Moore was lifted on to the shoulders of his team after earning
his 111th victory as a Southern Conference coach against East
Tennessee State University Saturday night in Johnson City, Tenn.
Moore, who was already the winningest coach in ASU history,
surpassed Wallace Wade of Duke University. Wade earned 100 wins
in the conference from 1931-41 and 1946-50.
As the final minutes ticked away
Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Johnson City, Tenn., the Appalachian
fans in attendance began chanting his name.
With over a minutes left in play, members of the
Mountaineer football team dumped a bucket of Gatorade on him, spilling
ice onto the field.
And with the clock finally extinguished, the Mountaineers
lifted head coach Jerry Moore onto their shoulders and carried him
to midfield.
Mountaineers continue climb to SoCon
top; dominate Buccaneers, 29-10
Josh Dernosek
Sports Beat
Josh Brown | Chief Photographer
Mountaineer defenders John Mannino (44) and
Josh Jeffries (58) sack Buccaneer quarterback during Saturday’s
29-10 win over ETSU.
The Mountaineers rolled in and
out of Johnson City, Tenn., on Saturday in convincing fashion as
Appalachian State University (4-1, 2-0 SoCon) made short work of
the East Tennessee State University Buccaneers, 29-10.
The Bucs (3-3, 2-1 SoCon) appeared lifeless in
front of a sparse home crowd rivaled only by some local high school
football games. The Mountaineers controlled the energy, the crowd,
the ball and the game the entire 60 minutes of play.
Senior running back Jerry Beard currently
leads the Mountaineers with six touchdowns this season.
As the opening whistle sounded,
the Appalachian State University football team let it be known exactly
what the game plan was Saturday: run over East Tennessee State University
(3-3, 2-1 SoCon).
Appalachian State (4-1, 2-0 SoCon) shoved the
football down the throat of the Buccaneer football team on route
to a 29-10 victory and 214 rushing yards.
