PFL Scoreboard: Week 1

Thursday, August 29
Morehead State 17, Central State 10
Mercer 63, Presbyterian 10
Sioux Falls 34, St. Thomas 13
Quincy at Drake, canceled/weather
 

PFL Recaps

Morehead State 17, Central State 10

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Chance Harris’ 18-yard touchdown run with 11:50 remaining in the game pushed Morehead State to a 17-10 win against Central State in Thursday night action at Jayne Stadium. Harris’ score provided the only second-half points in a tight contest. The Eagles and Marauders traded scoring drives in the second quarter, settling on a 10-10 tie at the halftime break. Harris finished with 74 yards on 10 carries, while Garrett Davis III added 77 yards on 11 rushing attempts.  

Mercer 63, Presbyterian 10

MACON, Ga. – Mercer scored five unanswered touchdowns to break free of Presbyterian en route to a 63-10 victory Thursday night at Five Star Stadium. Presbyterian got on the board late in the first quarter courtesy of Mack Mikko’s 24-yard field goal to trim the deficit to 7-3. But Mercer’s D. Smith passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as part of a 35-point run that broke the game open. Ty Englehart stopped the Bears’ push with a 24-yard touchdown pass to Cincere Gill, but only closing the gap to 42-10 before Mercer scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter to close the scoring. Englehart completed eight passes for 141 yards in the loss.

Sioux Falls 34, St. Thomas 13

ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Thomas got on the board first but could not hold off Sioux Falls’ run game and dropped a 34-13 nonconference decision Thursday night at O’Shaughnessy Stadium. Tat Tateoka found Jacob Wildermuth for a 25-yard touchdown for an early 7-0 lead. However, the Tommies were kept off the board for the next 36-plus minutes as Sioux Falls pieced together an 18-0 run that included two rushing touchdowns. C.J. Warren would recover a fumble for a touchdown to end the drought, but the UST offense could not break through again.

Quincy at Drake, canceled/weather

DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake opened up a 10-0 halftime lead against Quincy, but the game was canceled, and no contest was declared at halftime as severe weather plagued the Des Moines area Thursday night.