December 22, 2024
COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Smith, Markesich help Colby rout Hamilton

WATERVILLE – Justin Smith threw for 253 yards and four touchdowns and Steve Markesich caught seven passes for 131 yards and a touchdown to lead Colby College to a 35-0 win over Hamilton in New England Small College Athletic Conference play Saturday.

Colby (3-2, 3-2 NESCAC) opened the scoring when Smith hit Chris Duncombe on a 5-yard scoring pass in the second quarter. Brandon Holtslag led Hamilton (1-4, 1-4) with 110 yards rushing, but the Colby defense held him to just 28 yards passing.

Hamilton 0? 0??0??0?- 0

Colby 0?14?14? 7?- 35

C – Duncombe 5 pass from Smith (Goss kick)

C – Vacca 16 pass from Smith (Goss kick)

C – Markesich 11 pass from Smith (Goss kick)

C – Tomich 25 pass from Smith (Goss kick)

C – Harrington 3 fumble return (Goss kick)

A-500.

MMA 27, Worcester State 24

In Worcester, Mass., Chelsea Allen scored on a 5-yard run with 1:05 remaining to give Maine Maritime (2-4, 2-3 New England Football Conference) a 27-24 win over Worcester State.

Allen’s touchdown spoiled a second-half comeback for Worcester State (5-3, 2-2), which trailed 20-3 at halftime before scoring 21 unanswered second-half points to take the lead in the fourth quarter.

Maine Maritime 14??6??0?? 7 – 27

Worcester St. 0??3??7??14 – 24

MMA – Bard 1 run (kick failed)

MMA – Schmidt 49 pass from Bard (Bard run)

MMA – Dunlap 16 pass from Bard (kick failed)

WSC – FG Donaldson 22

WSC – Garrett 72 punt return (Donaldson kick)

WSC – Godfroy 15 run (Donaldson kick)

WSC – Kasprzak 9 run (Donaldson kick)

MMA – Allen 5 run (Dunlap kick)

Plymouth State 33, Husson 21

At Plymouth, N.H., a 164-yard rushing effort and three touchdowns from Bangor’s Mike Prentiss wasn’t enough to get the Husson College Eagles their second win of the season.

Husson couldn’t prevent the Plymouth State College Panthers from ending a 26-game losing streak either.

Quarterback Tye Seastedt completed 11 of 23 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the 1-6 PSC Panthers. He also led the team with 85 yards and another touchdown on seven carries. Both of Seastedt’s TD passes went to Brad Largy, who led PSC’s receiving corps with 80 yards on both catches.

Prentiss averaged 4.2 yards per carry for the 1-6 Eagles. Quarterback David Chase threw for 122 yards.

Husson 0? 6?8?7?- 21

PSC 14?12?0?7?- 33

PSC – Largy 31 pass from Seastedt (Sementill kick)

PSC – Seastedt 73 run (Sementill kick)

HUS – Prentiss 3 run (kick failed)

PSC – Perdue blocked PAT return

PSC – Mack 5 run (Sementill kick)

PSC – FG Sementill 21

HUS – Prentiss 9 run (pass from Chase)

PSC – Largy 49 pass from Seastedt (Sementill kick)

HUS – Prentiss 12 run (Hughes kick)

Trinity 41, Polar Bears 0

In Brunswick, Gennaro Leo rushed for 154 yards and four touchdowns to lead Trinity to a 41-0 win over Bowdoin (1-4, 1-4 NESCAC) as the Bantams extended the nation’s longest Division III winning streak to 19 games.

Trinity (5-0, 5-0)) scored on its opening drive on Leo’s 6-yard run 3:53 into the game. Leo scored later in the first quarter and added two third-quarter touchdowns.

Trinity 14?7?13?6?- 41

Bowdoin 0?0? 0?0?- 0

T – Leo 6 run (Swiniarski kick)

T – Leo 1 run (Swiniarski kick)

T – Barnard 6 run (Swiniarski kick)

T – Leo 1 run (Swiniarski kick)

T – Leo 18 run (kick blocked)

T – Baz 1 run (Swiniarski kick)

Middlebury 42, Bates 31

In Middlebury, Vt., Mike Keenan broke Middlebury school records with 31 completions and 427 passing yards to lead Middlebury (2-3, 2-3 NESCAC) to a 42-31 win over Bates (1-4, 1-4).

Middlebury’s Tom Cleaver tied a school record with 15 receptions and broke a school record with 256 yards receiving. Bates’ Ron DiGravio had a career high 142 yards rushing with two touchdowns on 26 carries to lead the Bobcats.

Bates 7? 7?10 ?7?- 31

Middlebury 7?14 ?7?14?- 42

B – Obeng 4 run (Schmelz kick)

M – Hrdina 2 run (Lister kick)

B – DiGravio 2 run (Schmelz kick)

M – Cleaver 26 pass from Keenan (Lister kick)

M – Staples 3 pass from Keenan (Lister kick)

B – FG Schmelz 20

B – DiGravio 1 run (Schmelz kick)

M – DiDomenico 6 run (Lister kick)

M – Murray 41 pass from Keenan (Lister kick)

M – Hrdina 1 run (Lister kick)

B – Colon 1 run (Schmelz kick)

Correction: A shorter version of these results ran on page C4 in the Coastal and Final editions.

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