BOONE, N.C. — The South Carolina State football team received a two-word primer Saturday on what makes Appalachian State the three-time defending champions in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision.Armanti Edwards.The Greenwood High graduate completed 29-of-41 passes for a school-record 433 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers to a 37-21 first-round victory against the Bulldogs in the FCS playoffs in front of a crowd of 13,712 at Kidd Brewer Stadium.The win sends Appalachian State (11-2) to a second-round home game against Richmond. The Bulldogs, making their first appearance in the playoffs since 1982, ended their season 10-3.The Mountaineers put the dagger in the Bulldogs with a 75-yard fourth-quarter drive. Edwards hit Brian Quick, the redshirt freshman from Ridge View High, with a 2-yard touchdown pass with 7:21 to play to create a 31-21 lead.
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