Appalachian State advances to final

Armanti Edwards ran for 110 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score and defending national champion Appalachian State beat Youngstown State 49-24 in Boone, N.C., Saturday to reach the NCAA Division I-AA title game.

Kevin Richardson rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns before leaving in the third quarter with a shoulder injury as the Mountaineers won their 13th straight game and advanced to face Massachusetts Friday night in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Edwards, a freshman, became only the fifth player in Division I and the first since Vince Young of Texas last year to throw for 2,000 yards and rush for 1,000 in a season. Edwards reached the milestone with his 6-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter.

Richardson, who has a team-record 26 touchdowns, was injured while being tackled early in the third quarter. But by then the Mountaineers led 35-14 and were well on their way to their 21st straight win against I-AA teams.

Division III playoffs

Mount Union 26, St. John Fisher 14: At Alliance, Ohio, Nate Kmic ran for 371 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Purple Raiders (14-0) to a win over the Cardinals (12-2) in the semifinals.

The defending champion Purple Raiders will play Saturday in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in Salem, Va., in a rematch with Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Wisconsin-Whitewater 44, Wesley 7: At Whitewater, Wis., Justin Jacobs passed for 151 yards, including five touchdowns, as the Warhawks (14-0) defeated the Warriors (13-1).