DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Tazmon Foster scored on an 80-yard interception return, Arthur Goforth returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and North Carolina Central beat Hampton 37-20 on Thursday night to break a tie for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference lead.
Foster started a 20-point scoring spree in the second quarter, and Goforth gave the Eagles (5-2, 4-0) a 10-point lead in the fourth after Hampton (1-5, 1-3) scored 17 straight points.
Foster gave the Eagles a 6-3 lead early in the second, Andre Clark added a 1-yard scoring run, and Jordan Reid threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Geovonie Irvine to make it 20-3 with 6:50 left in the half.
Oleg Parent added a 20-yard field goal early in the third, but Hampton rallied to cut it to 23-20. Jeremi Schwartz had 1 -and 38-yard scoring runs and the Pirates had a safety.