WORCESTER, Mass. – David Salvi’s 44-yard punt return set up a 10-yard scoring run by Will Early with 1:55 left that lifted the Worcester State Lancers to a 32-31 New England Football Conference victory over Maine Maritime Academy Saturday afternoon.
Early ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns to pace Worcester State (2-1 NEFC Bogan Division), which survived a back-and-forth battle.
Fullback Jim Bower carried 33 times for 167 yards and scored four times for MMA of Castine, but the Mariners (2-1 NEFC Bogan) completed only one pass on the day. Bower had TD runs of 1, 3, 22 and 1 yards.
MMA had three extra-point kicks blocked and failed to execute a conversion on four of its five touchdowns. The hosts made three kicks, converted a rush and also booted a field goal to maintain the upper hand.
Worcester State quarterback Pat Good went 11-for-20 passing and accounted for 201 yards.
Wade Mondoux spearheaded the Mariners defense with 10 tackles, including six solo stops.
Maine Maritime (3-3) 13 6 6 6 – 31
Worcester St. (2-4) 7 7 11 7 – 32
WSC – Good 1 run (Skelton kick)
MMA – Bourassa 87 kickoff return (Brennan kick)
MMA – Bower 1 run (kick blocked)
WSC – Jones 1 run (Skelton kick)
MMA – Bower 3 run (pass failed)
WSC – Early 1 run (Good rush)
MMA – Bower 22 run (kick blocked)
WSC – Skelton 29 field goal
MMA – Bower 1 run (kick blocked)
WSC – Early 10 run (Skelton kick)
Amherst 23, Colby 2
At Amherst, Mass., Alex Vetras passed for 271 yards and two touchdowns as the Lord Jeffs handled the Mules from Waterville.
Colby (2-2) 0 0 2 0 – 2
Amherst (3-1) 0 16 7 0 – 23
A – Murphy 9 pass from Vetras (Eberhart kick)
A – Eberhart 39 field goal
A – Ne Smith 77 pass from Vetras (kick failed)
A – Rauh 1 run (Eberhart kick)
C – Safety, punt snapped out of end zone
Wesleyan 35, Bates 8
At Lewiston, the Cardinals erupted for 21 second-quarter points to cruise past the Bobcats.
Wesleyan (1-3) 7 21 7 0 – 35
Bates (0-4) 0 0 0 8 – 8
W – Leamy 10 pass from DuBois (Helsel kick)
W – DuBois 1 run (Helsel kick)
W – McDonough 3 run (Helsel kick)
W – Miller 23 run (Helsel kick)
W – McDonough 2 run (Helsel kick)
B – Smith 2 run (Beaton rush)
Hamilton 28, Bowdoin 17
At Clinton, N.Y., Mark Snickenberger scored his fourth touchdown of the game on a 3-yard run with 1:43 to play as the Continentals clinched a victory over the Polar Bears of Brunswick.
Bowdoin (1-3) 0 0 14 3 – 17
Hamilton (2-2) 7 7 7 7 – 28
H – Snickenberger 2 run (Taylor kick)
H – Snickenberger 2 run (Taylor kick)
H – Snickenberger 1 run (Taylor kick)
B – Tom 68 pass from Kell (McNair kick)
B – Kelleher 44 pass from Kell (McNair kick)
B – McNair 24 field goal
H – Snickenberger 3 run (Taylor kick)
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