Wright impresses in Fresno’s win

Dwayne Wright rushed for 158 yards in his first game in nearly two years, scoring his third touchdown on an outstanding 9-yard run with 6:55 left in Fresno State’s 28-19 victory over Nevada on Friday night in Fresno, Calif.

Tom Brandstater passed for 124 yards and a score in his first start for the Bulldogs, who opened their season with a Western Athletic Conference victory that snapped Nevada’s five-game winning streak from last season.

The meeting of two WAC powers was a high-stakes way to open the year, but Fresno State had just enough offensive consistency to hold on after Nevada trimmed a 15-point lead to 21-19 early in the fourth quarter.

North Dakota 28, Central Washington 14: CWU’s Mike Reilly completed 23 of 37 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns, but the visiting Fighting Sioux scored 28 unanswered points to spoil the Wildcats’ North Central Conference debut in the season opener for both teams at Ellensburg.