Walker leads Bates past rival Bowdoin

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LEWISTON – Jamie Walker carried the ball a team-record 45 times for 159 yards and a touchdown as Bates beat winless Bowdoin 20-17 on Saturday in the New England Small College Athletic Conference.

Walker, making his first career start, scored on a 2-yard sweep to the left, giving Bates a 17-9 lead early in the fourth quarter. After holding Bowdoin to a three-and-out, Bates (2-5) appeared to take control when Nat Carr hit a 35-yard field goal with 8:38 to play.

Bowdoin (0-7) responded with a 67-yard touchdown drive that consumed just 34 seconds. Rick Leclerc completed a 40-yard pass to Brian Durant, and Rob Patchett followed with a 27-yard touchdown run up the middle.

Bates managed to eat up the next 7:20 with a 15-play drive that was finally halted at the Polar Bears’ 15-yard line. Leclerc then drove the ball to his own 44 before time ran out.

Leclerc finished the game 18 of 35 passing for 227 yards. Bowdoin place-kicker Dan Hayes hit all three of his field-goal attempts, while Carr had two field goals for the Bobcats.

Bowdoin (0-7) 3 3 3 8 – 17

Bates (2-5) 0 7 3 10 – 20

Bo-Hayes 29 field goal

Ba-Orlando 10 pass from Gwozdz (Carr kick)

Bo-Hayes 40 field goal

Ba-Carr 31 field goal

Bo-Hayes 29 field goal

Ba-Walker 2 run (Carr kick)

Ba-Carr 35 field goal

Bo-Patchett 27 runn (Stratton pass)

Westfield State 43, MMA 14

At Westfield, Mass., Don Jones rushed for a career-best 254 yards on 26 carries and scored a touchdown to lead Westfield State to a 43-14 New England Football Conference victory over Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday.

The Owls trailed 14-7 midway through the second quarter. Maine Maritime put together consecutive scoring drives, capped by a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Patrick Bard to Chelsea Allen and a 1-yard touchdown plunge by fullback Don Thibodeau.

Maine Maritime (0-8) 6 8 0 0 – 14

Westfield State (7-1) 7 14 13 8 – 43

WS-Puchalski 4 run (Yuvon kick)

MMA-Allen 15 pass from Bard (kick failed)

MMA-Thibodeau 1 run (Thibodeau rush)

WS-Puchalski 15 run (Yuvon kick)

WS-Puchalski 5 pass from Lorenzano (Yuvon kick)

WS-Jones 7 run (Yuvon kick)

WS-Lorenzano 11 run (kick failed)

WS-Yuvon 29 field goal

WS-Navin 7 run (kick failed)

Tufts 18, Colby 0

At Waterville, Jason Casey threw for 111 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 67 yards as Tufts beat Colby 18-0 on Saturday in the New England Small Conference Athletic Conference.

Mark Tilki intercepted two Colby passes and had a 57-yard punt return to the Colby 2-yard line that set up the Jumbos’ first touchdown early in the second period.

Marcellus Rolle hit on two field goals, from 37 yards and 32 yards.

Freshman Justin Smith passed for 104 yards for Colby.

Tufts (5-2) 0 15 3 0 – 18

Colby (4-3) 0 0 0 0 – 0

T-Cerne 8 pass from Casey (kick failed)

T-Mack 10 pass from Casey (kick failed)

T-Rolle 37 field goal

T-Rolle 32 field goal