Lewis' three TDs power Duke past N.C. Central

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	8	28
Total Yards	181	487
Passing	111	254
Rushing	70	233
Penalties	4-40	6-47
3rd Down Conversions	2-10	7-14
4th Down Conversions	0-1	2-3
Turnovers	1	1
Possession	24:47	35:13

Air/Ground Leaders
North Carolina Central Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Johnson 5/15 82 0 0 Williams 3/4 29 0 0	Duke Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Lewis 17/25 189 2 0 Renfree 8/12 65 1 1
North Carolina Central Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Shankle 11 40 1 11 McCord 8 38 0 15	Duke Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Scott 16 100 1 23 Kurunwune 14 93 1 26
North Carolina Central Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Irvine 2 54 0 55 Scott 3 37 0 14	Duke Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Varner 6 76 2 18 Vernon 6 72 0 22

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				NCCU	DUKE
	TD	12:33	Patrick Kurunwune 14 Yd Run (Nick Maggio Kick)	0	7
	TD	08:42	Desmond Scott 23 Yd Run (Nick Maggio Kick)	0	14
	TD	03:19	Donovan Varner 18 Yd Pass From Thaddeus Lewis (Nick Maggio Kick)	0	21
	TD	01:27	Tim Shankle 1 Yd Run (Frankie Cardelle Kick)	7	21
SECOND QUARTER				NCCU	DUKE
	TD	13:33	Jeffery Henderson 83 Yd Interception Return (Frankie Cardelle Kick)	14	21
	TD	00:33	Donovan Varner 14 Yd Pass From Thaddeus Lewis (Nick Maggio Kick)	14	28
THIRD QUARTER				NCCU	DUKE
	TD	10:06	Thaddeus Lewis 5 Yd Run (Nick Maggio Kick)	14	35
	TD	04:08	Vincent Rey 16 Yd Fumble Return (Nick Maggio Kick)	14	42
FOURTH QUARTER				NCCU	DUKE
	TD	14:56	Brett Huffman 3 Yd Pass From Sean Renfree (Nick Maggio Kick)	14	49

DURHAM, N.C. -- Thaddeus Lewis threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another score to help Duke beat North Carolina Central 49-14 in the Bull City Gridiron Classic on Saturday night.

It was the first-ever matchup between the two schools, which are located a couple of miles from each other.

Lewis finished with 189 yards passing for the Blue Devils (2-2), who totaled 486 yards on offense. Freshman Desmond Scott led Duke with 100 yards rushing and a touchdown on 16 carries, while Patrick Kurunwune added 93 yards on the ground and a score on 14 attempts.

The Blue Devils scored on their first three possessions to claim a 21-0 lead. North Carolina Central (0-4) scored two touchdowns -- Tim Shankle's 1-yard run and Jeffery Henderson's 83-yard interception return, cutting the margin to seven.

But Duke responded with 28 unanswered points to pull away from the Eagles.

Duke linebacker Vincent Rey set a school record with his third touchdown off a fumble. He scored on a 16-yard fumble return in the third quarter to give the Blue Devils a 42-14 lead.