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Auburn beats foe for first time in 25 years
SYRACUSE - Corcoran never saw Darnell Murphy coming Friday night. And how could they, Murphy never even saw it coming, he said. In just his second game back from a strained knee he suffered Sept. 1 against West Genesee, the Auburn quarterback didn#'t always do the little things well in the Maroons 28-24 win, but he did the big things superbly.
With two minutes left in the fourth quarter, Murphy took the ball from his own 35-yard line, trailing 24-21 after a Corcoran touchdown. It was the first time the Maroons trailed all game. It was also the first time the Corcoran crowd came to life. After a minimal gain on first down, Murphy went long on second down. He recognized single coverage on the sidelines and hit Matt Hoey, who made an over-the-shoulder catch, for a 61-yard reception inside the Corcoran five-yard line.
After a Murphy scramble to the one-yard line, the clock was now down to 15 seconds. Without any timeouts, the game came down to a third-and-goal from the one. Murphy got enough of a push from his offensive line to score on a quarterback sneak. Hoey tacked on the extra point to make it 28-24 with less than 10 seconds left. Murphy went 11-for-15 for 205 yards, three touchdowns and one rushing touchdown.
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