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ECU Football Blog
Addison Harvey
Issue date: 11/11/08 Section: Sports
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Emmanuel Davis
During Sunday nights' game versus UCF, at Bright House Networks Stadium, ECU's defense had its best performance since not allowing a touchdown to West Virginia's high-powered offense.
ECU's defense was constantly in UCF's backfield causing trouble for not only quarterback Michael Greco and running back Brynn Harvey, but offensive coordinator Tim Salem. The Pirates' defensive line played a stellar game, led by Jay Ross, Linval Joesph, Zach Slate and CJ Wilson.
One player stood out to me on Sunday night that was not on the defensive line. Redshirt freshman Emmanuel Davis had a huge game for the Pirates. He had four tackles, a forced fumble and an overtime interception.
Late in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 10, UCF was trying to put together a game winning drive. A 5'11 defensive back from Manteo, North Carolina stood in their way. With 33 seconds left, Davis stripped the football from Michael Greco and the fumble was recovered by the Pirates, setting up a potential game-winning drive.
ECU's offense took the field trying to setup a game-winning field goal. Its struggles would continue though, quarterback Rob Kass threw an interception on the first play following the fumble sending the game to overtime.
Davis would not be denied the victory again though. On the first play of overtime, Greco threw a pass that landed in the hands of Davis, setting up another potential game winning drive. This time the offense didn't let Davis down, setting up a game-winning field goal by Ben Hartman.
Many People do not know much about Davis, a redshirt freshman from Manteo High School. He was honored as a two time member of the All State and Conference teams and was named All Area Player of the Year as a junior. Davis did not just play football in high school; he also played basketball and track. He was a three-year member of the varsity basketball team, where he averaged 20 points per game. Davis starred on the track team, playing four years on the varsity level; capturing the 1A state title in the triple jump as a senior.
Emmanuel Davis
During Sunday nights' game versus UCF, at Bright House Networks Stadium, ECU's defense had its best performance since not allowing a touchdown to West Virginia's high-powered offense.
ECU's defense was constantly in UCF's backfield causing trouble for not only quarterback Michael Greco and running back Brynn Harvey, but offensive coordinator Tim Salem. The Pirates' defensive line played a stellar game, led by Jay Ross, Linval Joesph, Zach Slate and CJ Wilson.
One player stood out to me on Sunday night that was not on the defensive line. Redshirt freshman Emmanuel Davis had a huge game for the Pirates. He had four tackles, a forced fumble and an overtime interception.
Late in the fourth quarter with the game tied at 10, UCF was trying to put together a game winning drive. A 5'11 defensive back from Manteo, North Carolina stood in their way. With 33 seconds left, Davis stripped the football from Michael Greco and the fumble was recovered by the Pirates, setting up a potential game-winning drive.
ECU's offense took the field trying to setup a game-winning field goal. Its struggles would continue though, quarterback Rob Kass threw an interception on the first play following the fumble sending the game to overtime.
Davis would not be denied the victory again though. On the first play of overtime, Greco threw a pass that landed in the hands of Davis, setting up another potential game winning drive. This time the offense didn't let Davis down, setting up a game-winning field goal by Ben Hartman.
Many People do not know much about Davis, a redshirt freshman from Manteo High School. He was honored as a two time member of the All State and Conference teams and was named All Area Player of the Year as a junior. Davis did not just play football in high school; he also played basketball and track. He was a three-year member of the varsity basketball team, where he averaged 20 points per game. Davis starred on the track team, playing four years on the varsity level; capturing the 1A state title in the triple jump as a senior.
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