
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Demon June accounted for 2 touchdowns and practically 200 yards on offense, Gio Lopez threw for 2 scores, and Invoice Belichick gained his first Atlantic Coast Convention sport when North Carolina got here from behind to defeat Syracuse 27-10 Friday night time.
The win snapped a four-game shedding streak for the Tar Heels (3-5, 1-3 ACC), whereas the Orange (3-6, 1-5) misplaced for the fifth consecutive time. North Carolina misplaced its earlier two video games by a mixed 4 factors.
The Tar Heels had not scored greater than 20 factors in opposition to an FBS group and trailed 10-6 when Lopez hit June for a brief achieve of 9 yards on the group’s first play of the second half. June then broke a sort out and scampered 63 yards down the precise sideline for a 72-yard scoring play to offer the Tar Heels a 13-10 lead they’d by no means give up. On the group’s subsequent sequence, June ran it in from 5 yards out for a 20-10 margin. A 21-yard scoring strike from Lopez to Jordan Shipp gave the Tar Heels a 27-10 benefit and 21 unanswered factors.
Lopez was 15-of-19 passing for 216 yards and two touchdowns. June had 101 yards on the bottom and 81 yards on two receptions. Shipp had six catches for 64 yards.
Syracuse walk-on Joseph Filardi, a real freshman, began at quarterback for the Orange. He was 1 of 11 within the first half and did not full his first move till 6:12 remained within the half. He completed 4 of 18 for 39 yards. Filardi changed struggling LSU switch Rickie Collins, who had gone 0-4 as a starter in aid of Steve Angeli. Angeli, who directed the Orange to a 3-1 begin, suffered a season-ending Achilles harm in opposition to Clemson. Syracuse hasn’t gained since.
The one landing within the first half got here courtesy of the Syracuse protection. Devin Grant knocked the ball free from Shamar Easter on a brief completion from Lopez. Linebacker Anwar Sparrow scooped up the ball and ran 51 yards for the rating with 4:38 to go within the first quarter, giving the Orange a 7-3 lead.
Rece Verhoff had discipline targets of 24 and 43 yards whereas Tripp Woody had a 31-yarder for the Orange.
Syracuse managed 12 first downs, generated 147 yards on offense, and averaged solely 2.9 yards per play.