Darius Perrantes throws 2 TD passes, defense gets 2 TDs as Duquesne tops St. Francis (Pa.)
LORETTO — Ty Howard returned an interception 40 yards to open the scoring, and Darius Perrantes threw two touchdown passes and Duquesne rolled to a 38-7 win over St. Francis (Pa.) on Saturday.
The defending Northeast Conference champion Dukes (4-2, 2-0) led 17-0 at the half, and when the Red Flash (2-4, 0-2) scored early in the third quarter, Perrantes salted the game away.
Perrantes found Steven Mahar Jr. for a 12-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter and had a 22-yard connection with Joey Isabella early in the fourth.
Malichi Lowery gave the Dukes another defensive touchdown in the closing seconds with a fumble return.
Perrantes was 15-of-30 passing for 185 yards, and JaMario Clements ran for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Adrian Mejia threw for 13 yards for the Red Flash, who were held to 29 yards on 29 attempts as Mejia was sacked four times.
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