September 20, 2024
MAINE COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Westfield tops MMA; Wesleyan edges Colby

CASTINE – Chris Lapointe threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third as Westfield State beat Maine Maritime 34-0 on Saturday.

Westfield (5-0) turned three Maine Maritime turnovers into 21 points and held Maine Maritime (0-5) to 101 yards of offense.

Maine Maritime held Westfield’s leading rusher, Shawn Lyman, to 77 yards. Don Thibodeau ran for 60 yards to pace the Mariners.

Westfield State (5-0) 7 21 0 6-34

MMA (0-5) 0 0 0 0- 0

W-Wolliver 2 run (Burk kick), :51.

W-LaPointe 6 run (Burk kick), 8:21.

W-Vaughn 6 pass from LaPointe (Burk kick), 1:54.

W-Eaton 13 pass from LaPointe (Burk kick), :23.

W-Lorentzen 1 run (kick failed), 11:24.

Wesleyan 27, Colby 23

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – George Thompson caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Brennan Carney with 0:39 left in Saturday’s game as Wesleyan University defeated Colby College 27-23.

Thompson ended the day with six receptions for 103 yards.

Wesleyan (2-1) trailed 23-20 with two minutes to go as Carney completed four passes for 70 yards.

Colby (1-2) racked up 361 yards on the afternoon.

Colby had taken a 23-20 lead with 4:05 to go, driving 70 yards on 10 plays, capped by a one-yard quarterback sneak by junior Pat Conley.

Pat Conley rushed eight times for 35 yards, ending the day with 15 completions in 36 attempts for 196 yards. Danny Noyes had 10 catches for 155 yards.

Colby (1-2) 7 6 0 10-23

Wesleyan (2-1) 6 0 14 7-27

W-Young 1 run (kick failed), 11:47.

C-Murray 1 run (Jonassan kick), 5:42.

C-Stepka 19 run (kick failed).

W-Young 4 run (Balsamo kick), 10:56.

W-Woolard 15 pass from Carney (Balsamo kick), 3:10.

C-FG Jonassaen 20, 11:36.

C-Conley 1 run (Jonassen kick), 4:05.

W-Thompson 33 pass from Carney (Balsamo kick), 0:39.

Tufts 34 Bowdoin 0

MEDFORD, Mass. – Kevin Kelley ran for 89 yards and three touchdowns Saturday as Tufts beat Bowdoin 34-0.

Bowdoin (0-3) 0 0 0 0- 0

Tufts (3-0) 7 7 13 7-34

T-Brown recoverd blocked punt in end zone (Rock kick), 1:09.

T-Kelley 5 run (Rock kick), 3:40.

T-Kelley 2 run (kick failed), 12:20.

T-Kelley 1 run (Rock kick), 9:37.

T-DePaolis 17 run (rock kick), 14:51.

Williams 35, Bates 14

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Joe Reardon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another Saturday to lift Williams to a 35-14 triumph over Bates.

The Bobcats opened the second half with a 75-yard scoring drive. Sean Atkins took it in from the 1-yard line, closing the gap to 13-7.

Bates (0-3) 0 0 7 7-14

Williams (3-0) 0 13 15 7-35

W-Shea 1 run (kick failed), 6:22.

W-Friend 17 pass from Reardon (Farley kick), 1:22.

B-Atkins 1 run (Carr kick), 12:23.

W-Farley 26 pass from Reardon (Friend pass), 8:59.

W-Reardon 6 run (Farley kick), :25.

W-Shea 30 run (Farley kick), 12:53.

B-Agosto 1 run (Carr kick), 7:12.


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