Bradford helps Colby topple Middlebury

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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – Senior linebacker James Bradford of Bangor ran back a fumble recovery 20 yards for a touchdown and kicker John Goss broke a school record with a 49-yard field goal as Colby edged Middlebury 15-13 in college football action Saturday.

Aaron Stepka gave Colby (1-1) a 6-0 lead on a 3-yard run on the first play of the second quarter. A 14-yard pass from Mike Keenan to Ryan Armstrong gave Middlebury (0-2) a 7-6 halftime lead.

Bradford stripped Middlebury’s Eric Shanley of the ball and raced into the end zone to give Colby a 12-7 lead early in the third quarter. Goss extended that lead to 15-7 with his field goal, which broke the Colby record of 45 yards set by Larry Sparks in 1979.

Stepka rushed for 68 yards on 21 carries for Colby, while quarterback B.L. Lippert of Augusta completed 6 of 12 passes for 40 yards.

Colby (1-1) 0 6 9 0 – 15

Middlebury (0-2) 0 7 0 6 – 13

C – Stepka 3 run (kick failed)

M – Armstrong 14 pass from Keenan (Bohlin kick)

C – Bradford 20 fumble return (pass failed)

C – Goss 49 field goal

M – Shanley 15 run (pass failed)

Bluffton 36, Husson 6

At Bluffton, Ohio, sophomore quarterback Jared Owens rushed for 72 yards and three touchdowns as the Beavers cruised past visiting Husson.

Bluffton (2-1) outgained Husson 389-236 in total yards, and built a 29-0 lead before Husson scored with 4:47 left in the third quarter on a 7-yard pass from Lee St. Hilaire to Bryan Lancaster.

St. Hilaire completed 15 of 24 passes for 141 yards, while Josh Nowlin rushed 18 times for 79 yards for Husson (0-3).

Husson (0-3) 0 0 6 0 – 6

Bluffton (2-1) 13 9 7 7 – 36

B – Dodds 1 run (kick failed)

B – Owens 1 run (Cooper kick)

B – Cooper 27 field goal

B – Gable 22 pass from Owens (kick failed)

B – Owens 10 run (Cooper kick)

H – Lancaster 7 pass from St. Hilaire (pass failed)

B – Owens 4 run (Cooper kick)

Mass. Maritime 27, MMA 26

At Buzzards Bay, Mass., Massachusetts Maritime scored the game-winning touchdown with 47 seconds left on a 17-yard pass from Mike Blomberg to Max Byrd. Joel Bois then booted the extra point to give the Buccaneers their first win of the season in three games.

Maine Maritime (0-3) had taken a 26-20 lead early in the final period on a 25-yard pass from Pat Bard to Cody Schmidt, but missed the extra-point kick.

Maine Maritime (0-3) 12 0 8 6 – 26

Mass. Maritime (1-2) 6 7 7 7 – 27

ME – Bard 65 run (kick failed)

ME – Googins 4 run (rush failed)

MA – Byrd 5 run (kick failed)

MA – Griffin 6 run (Bois kick)

ME- Bard 77 run (Thibodeau rush)

MA – Celucci 2 run (Bois kick)

ME – Schmidt 25 pass from Bard (kick failed)

MA – Byrd 17 pass from Blomberg (Bois kick)

Amherst 21, Bowdoin 0

At Amherst, Mass., Fletcher Ladd rushed for 138 yards and the Lord Jeffs’ defense posted its second shutout in as many games this season.

Bowdoin managed just 217 total yards. Rob Patchett led the 0-2 Polar Bears with 111 yards on 27 carries.

Bowdoin (0-2) 0 0 0 0 – 0

Amherst (2-0) 0 7 7 7 -21

A – Ladd 2 run (Bodner kick)

A – Devine 51 pass from Moseley (Bodner kick)

A – Monteith 10 run (Bodner kick)

Tufts 24, Bates 14

At Lewiston on Sunday, Reid Palmer and Mark Tilki both returned interceptions for touchdowns as the visiting Jumbos improved to 2-0 on the season.

Bates (0-2) controlled much of the game, holding a 365-215 advantage total yards, but the Bobcats turned the ball over to Tufts in the red zone four times.

Tufts (2-0) 3 7 7 7 -24

Bates (0-2) 7 0 7 0 -14

B – Orlando 3 pass from Gwozdz (Carr kick)

T – Rolle 27 field goal

T – Palmer 91 interception return (Rolle kick)

T – Cincotta 22 run (Rolle kick)

B – Miehe 21 pass from Gwozdz (Carr kick)

T – Tilki 40 interception return (Rolle kick)