MARS HILL, N.C. — For a moment it seemed as if last year's EKG Eagles had made a return to Meares Stadium, but a fourth-and-goal pass intended for Jeremiah Carroll was broken up in the end zone to preserve a 31-24 Mars Hill overtime victory over No. 23-ranked Carson-Newman in their South Atlantic Conference opener Saturday.

Carson-Newman trailed 21-0 at halftime, and by 14 at the start of the fourth quarter before rallying to force the OT session.

"I was very proud of the way we fought," Eagles head coach Ashley Ingram said. "I was very proud of the way we competed, but I told them (the team) everything about that football game is on me. You can't come out here and go down 21-0. You can't make the mistakes that we made, throwing punches. Two 15-yard penalties at the end of the game. I ha

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