Scoreboard

Week Four Game Summaries

Colby 27, Williams 24
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Before today, Williams head coach Dick Farley had 25 consecutive wins against teams from Maine and had won 12 straight openers.

Before today.

The Colby White Mules (1-0) spoiled opening day for the Williams Ephs (0-1), coming from behind to win 27-24.

"You can't take anything away from Colby today. They played a good game," said Farley. "We just kept shooting ourselves in the foot."

It seemed like every time Williams started a rally, the Ephs managed to give up their momentum. Colby intercepted quarterback Marshall Creighton four times.

Colby quarterback Pat Conley threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns in his debut as Colby's starter. On the Williams side, Marshall Creighton had a tough time with the White Mule defense. Though he completed 24 of his 39 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns, he tossed four interceptions, compared to Conley's one.

The Ephs opened the scoring, putting up 10 points in the first quarter. After Williams recovered a Colby fumble, Rob Kaufman connected on a 42 yard field goal. On the next drive, Dave Kinsley took a handoff 51 yards to the Colby 5, and then took the ball into the end zone on the next play.

Though the Ephs led 10-0, Colby came back with 20 unanswered points (13 before the half). David McGeehan scored for Colby on a Conley pass to cap the first drive of the second quarter, and Keith Jonassen added two field goals before the end of the half.

Conley launched a 65-yard TD pass to Andrew Tripp (six receptions, 145 yards) in the third quarter. Danny Noyes also had six catches, for 117 yards, for Colby.

The Ephs opened the fourth quarter with a touchdown drive. Creighton hit Colin Brooks with an 18-yard touchdown pass. The White Mules then drove deep into Williams territory before Johnny Kelly picked off a Conley pass on the five yard line. Creighton followed that play by tossing an interception of his own, and Conley hit Noyes for a touchdown.

The Ephs scored once more, as Creighton tossed a 28-yarder to Collin Vataha (six catches, 65 yards) to make the score 27-24. The Ephs made one more attempt, as Creighton took them deep into Colby territory. Colin Brooks made a tough catch at the Colby 25, but had the ball ripped from his hands. The Ephs got the ball back in the waning seconds but failed to score.

Matt Student had nine catches for 67 yards and Colin Brooks had eight for 152. Fred Storz had 19 carries for 56 yards. On defense, Ben Sands led the way with seven tackles.

Wilkes 17, Juniata 10
Sophomore quarterback Jeff Marshman threw two touchdown passes and the Wilkes defense forced three Juniata turnovers as the Colonels posted a hard-fought 17-10 win against the Eagles at Ralston Field in a Middle Atlantic Conference game. The win gives Wilkes their first 3-0 start since the 1996 season, while Juniata falls to 0-3.

Juniata used a big play by senior D3football.com Team of the Year wide receiver Matt Eisenberg to open the scoring. Eisenberg got behind the Wilkes secondary and hauled in a 44-yard scoring strike from Jamie Campbell with 9:22 remaining in the opening quarter. The play capped a four-play, 79-yard drive, that followed a Wilkes punt. After a 2-yard run by Mike Leach, the Eagles were faced with a 2nd-and-8 from their own 23. Campbell then scrambled for 11 yards, and the Colonels were hit with a 15-yard personal foul penalty for hitting the quarterback out of bounds, moving the ball to the Eagles 49. After a 7-yard completion from Campbell to Eisenberg, the duo hooked up again on the scoring toss.

Wilkes would answer immediately. Taking over on their own 34, the Colonels embarked on a 13-play, 66-yard drive, that culminated in their first score. Wilkes would convert three consecutive third-down tries, including a pair of pass completions by Marshman. The first completion was a seven yard pass to Ryan James on a third-and-five, the second coming on a third-and-eleven play with Marshman hitting Seamus Geddis for 16 yards to the Juniata 39. On the next play, Mike Lorady raced around end for 13 yards and another Wilkes first down at the 26. Brian Miller and Geddis combined for 11 yards on three rushing plays to give Wilkes a first down at the 15. Marshman threw incomplete on first down, and hit Geddis with a four yard completion on second down to put his team in a third-and-six situation from the 11. Marshman again dropped back to pass, and this time found James open in the end zone for a touchdown with 3:46 still left in the first quarter. Will McLaughlin booted the point after to knot the game at 7-7.

Taking over on the Wilkes 38 following a punt midway through the second quarter, Campbell hit Andy Radomsky for 25 yards down to the Wilkes 13. But, on the next play from scrimmage, Demetri Tzovolos hit Campbell on a run attempt, and Wilkes' Brian Hosler recovered at the 9. Wilkes would then travel 85 yards on 13 plays to take the lead for good. Marshman was 4-for-6 during the drive for 84 yards.T he big plays in the drive were three completions, two to Frank McCabe totaling 52 yards, and one to Keith Witkowski for 28 yards. Faced with a 4th-and-4 from the Juniata 6, Wilkes called on McLaughlin, who drilled a 23-yard field goal to give the Colonels a 10-7 lead with 5:00 left in the half.

The Colonels would increase their lead to 17-7 late in the third period. Juniata had moved the ball to the Wilkes 14, but on a fourth-and-one play, the Eagles attempted a fake field goal. Campbell, who was the holder on the play, tried to run an option to the left. But, Hosler forced Campbell to fumble and then recovered the ball at the 19. From there, it would take Wilkes eight plays to cover the 81 yard distance, culminating in a 3-yard pass from Marshman to Kyle Kehoe. Juniata answered with a 25-yard field goal to cut the lead to 17-10 with 11:07 left in the game. 

Wilkes would then put the game away, taking 7:54 off the clock with a 12-play drive and a punt that was downed at the Juniata 12. 

Marshman hit on 14 of 22 passing attempts for 222 yards, including four completions to James for 90 yards. Geddis carried 16 times for 72 yards and Kehoe had 13 carries for 63 yards for Wilkes. Campbell was 21-for-38 through the air for 267 yards. Eisenberg had eight catches for 144 yards and Radomsky finished with six receptions for 82 yards. The Eagles' top runner was Mike Leach with 14 carries for 39 yards.    

Mike DaRe led the Wilkes defense with eight tackles, including two sacks. Jason Johnson and Jermaine Richardson chipped in with six tackles each. Richardson had 1½ sacks, while Johnson also had a sack. Ed Pfursich led all tacklers on the afternoon with 13 stops and two quarterback sacks. Jason Stouffer finished with 12 tackles and one sack.

Salisbury State 52, Greensboro 28
SALISBURY, Md. -- Sophomore running back Tony Ellis rushed for a career-high 255 yards and three touchdowns and two other Sea Gulls also rushed for more than 100 yards each as Salisbury downed Greensboro 52-28 in an Atlantic Central Football Conference game at home. Salisbury (2-2 overall, 1-1 ACFC) finished with 477 yards rushing while also posting its highest point total in 12 years. Greensboro falls to 1-2 overall (1-2 ACFC).

Ellis scored on runs of 35 and 33 yards in the third quarter and added a three-yard TD run in the fourth as Salisbury outscored Greensboro 35-14 in the second half. Ellis' 255 yard total is the third highest single-game rushing performance in Salisbury history.

Freshman quarterback Mac Mollet added 108 yards rushing for the Sea Gulls, including a 68-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to pull the Sea Gulls to within 14-7 at the time. Fullback Reggie Boyce finished with 106 yards rushing, including touchdown runs of 1, 56 and 3 yards.

The Salisbury defense finished with seven turnovers, including five interceptions. Strong safety Corey Brown recorded two interceptions and one fumble recovery to lead the defense. Salisbury did not commit a turnover despite playing most of the second half in a heavy downpour.

Quarterback Wes Wilder finished with 219 yards passing for Greensboro, with three touchdowns. All three touchdown passes were to wideout George Washington, who finished with 176 yards receiving on five receptions. He scored on catches of 48, 31, and 54 yards. Running back Daryl Gholson led The Pride on the ground with 76 yards on 20 carries.

Simpson 22, Luther 0
INDIANOLA, Iowa -- Simpson shutout Luther 22-0 in Iowa Conference football action Saturday afternoon. A crowd of 2,700 saw the Storm (3-1, 3-1 IIAC) shut out the Norse for the second consecutive season. Simpson used an effective rushing attack on a cold windy Iowa afternoon.  The Storm rushed 58 times for 245 yards and three touchdowns. Collin Freeburg ran for a season-best 104 yards on 20 carries.  Troy Clemen posted 21 carries and 99 yards. Both players ran for one touchdown.

Luther (0-3, 0-3) recorded a season-best 300 offensive yards in the contest. Quarterback Jacob Nimrod was 16-28 for 210 yards.  Wide receiver Ben Ready caught four passed for 70 yards.   Thomas Ricke led the Storm defense with 13 tackles and one sack.  Jason Anderson was the leading tackler for Luther as he charted a game-high 15 tackles.

Springfield 47, Coast Guard Academy 6
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Senior fullback Jason Miller scored four touchdowns and ran for 240 yards on 17 carries as Springfield College (3-0)
defeated visiting Coast Guard (1-2) 47-6, in Freedom Football Conference action.

Springfield compiled 519 yards including 507 on the ground while holding the
Bears to 136 yards of total offense.

The Pride built a 13-0 first-quarter lead as junior halfback Bob Sedlor put Springfield on the board with a 7-yard run with 5:36 remaining, before Miller ran 81 yards for his first touchdown of the day at the 2:28 mark.  Miller opened the second quarter with a 48-yard scamper at the 14:41 mark and a 13-yard score at 11:25 to give the Pride a 26-0 lead.

Coast Guard scored its only touchdown of the afternoon on 1-yard plunge by
senior fullback Ruben Boudreaux with 4:36 remaining in the second half as Springfield held a 26-6 edge at halftime.

Junior defensive back Tim Satkowski opened the second half scoring with a 36-yard fumble return for a touchdown with 11:45 remaining in the third quarter. Miller added his fourth score of the day with a 27-yard touchdown run with 9:20 left in the third to give the Pride a 40-6 lead after the third quarter.

Sophomore quarterback Craig Bowman scored his first collegiate touchdown on a 3-yard run with 6:47 remaining in the game to give Springfield the 47-6 final.

Junior defensive back Jason Perkins and junior linebacker Jesse Baker led the Pride defense with eight tackles apiece, including six unassisted for Perkins.

RPI 45, Worcester Tech 0
TROY, N.Y. -- Rensselaer hosted Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 21st Annual Transit Trophy Game and the home team earned its first victory of the season, knocking off the Engineers 45-0 at '86 Field. RPI used a balanced attack to win their fourth consecutive Transit Trophy and the 12th overall (there has been one tie).  WPI falls to 1-3 on the season and 41-46-3 in the all-time series with Rensselaer, which began in 1894.

RPI opened the scoring when senior quarterback Sean O'Bryan connected with Steve Townsend on a 15-yard fade for a touchdown at 8:06 of the first quarter.  Senior running back Scott Allard made the score 14-0 with an 11-yard run early in the second quarter and kicker Eric Byrne tacked on a 20-yard field goal for a 17-0 lead three minutes later. Allard scored again in the second quarter, this time on a 6-yard run, to make the score 24-0 at the half.

Wayne Evans put the home team Engineers ahead 31-0 at 7:46 of the third quarter before two big plays capped the scoring. Early in the fourth quarter, sophomore defensive back Justin Winter picked off a pass at the RPI eight yard line and returned it for 92 yards and a touchdown.  Winter finished the day with two interceptions, three pass break-ups and four tackles.  Freshman running back Jeremy Barnes added the game's final touchdown on a 75-yard scamper.

The Rensselaer defense forced six turnovers and held WPI to just 37 yards rushing and 139 yards passing.  Seventeen players made at least two tackles to help the team earn its first shutout since a 55-0 win over St. John Fisher in October, 1998.  Offensively, for the home team, 10 different players ran with the ball for a total of 243 yards rushing.  Barnes led the way with 99 yards while Evans finished with 67.  

For WPI, three quarterbacks combined to go 19-for-38 for 139 yards and two interceptions while co-captain Jeff Martin had nine tackles.

Rochester 28, St. Lawrence 7
CANTON, N.Y. -- Greg Lozeau ran 23 times for 140 yards and two touchdowns to lead the University of Rochester to a 28-7 victory against St. Lawrence at Leckonby Stadium.

He was the focal point of a ground game that rushed for 232 yards, the highest in a year (when UR rushed for 252 vs. St. Lawrence at Fauver last season). The Yellowjackets totaled 406 yards in offense. St. Lawrence lost its 18th consecutive game, dating back to 1998.

"We challenged the offensive line all week long in practice to run the ball and control the clock," said UR coach Mark Kreydt. "Any time you can run the ball, you wear down the defense and create a good mix between the run and the pass.

"Greg did a great job finding holes."

UR is 3-0 overall, 2-0 in the Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association. The Yellowjackets have already matched their win total from all of 1999 (3-6). The 3-0 start is UR's best since 1995.

Lozeau rushed for an 8-yard touchdown with 2:05 left in the first half to increase UR's lead to 14-0. In the third quarter, he ran for a 16-yard TD two plays after Alex Wagner recovered a Saint fumble on the SLU 19.

John Breedy rushed 13 times for 58 yards. He scored on a 1-yard run midway through the third period. Breedy's run ended a four-play 34-yard drive and came minutes after SLU cut the UR lead to 14-7 on a 27-yard TD run by Howard Alexander.

"The key was the play of the offensive line," Lozeau said. "They're real young. The blocks downfield were tremendous."

UR quarterback Jeff Piscitelli completed 13 of 22 passes for 174 yards and one touchdown - a 15-yarder to Chris Sisto hat opened the scoring with 4:12 left in the first quarter.

The Yellowjacket defense had six quarterback sacks -- two by Jon VanValkenburg -- two fumble recoveries, one interception, and four pass breakups. UR held the Saints to 207 yards in total offense.

Alexander rushed 18 times for 108 yards. Saint Lawrence is 0-3 overall, 0-2 in the UCAA.

East Texas Baptist 28, McMurry 14
MARSHALL, Texas -- McMurry learned two tough lessons here Saturday in the Indians' American Southwest Conference contest against East Texas Baptist University.

Never make a Tiger angry, and never make a Tiger go on the defensive.

ETBU (2-1, 1-1 ASC), in its first year of football in 50 years and reeling from an embarrassing 50-6 loss to Mississippi College a week ago, shocked traditional ASC title contender McMurry 28-14 here before 4,500 fans at Marshall High School's Maverick Stadium. The win came in ETBU's first game in Marshall since the end of the 1950 season.

"I was encouraged by the players responding to a very demanding week's work on fundamental skills," said ETBU head coach Ralph Harris. "They just turned it loose and played together as a team. They responded by taking care of their own business and not being concerned with outside forces they couldn't control. They got themselves ready and cranked it up."

The Tiger defense, shredded for 587 yards in total offense by Mississippi College, took out its frustration on McMurry quarterbacks Isaiah Navarette and Eric Luna. Led by defensive ends Billy Lee and Darel Johnson the Tigers sacked McMurry signal-callers eight times.

Lee (6-3, 220) led the way with four sacks, while Johnson (6-2, 215) had three.

"We recruited speed on defense for that purpose," Harris said of the Tigers' unveiling of a pass rush. "We knew this was a throwing league, and defensively it takes quick feet and speed, along with relentless effort. All of that paid off today."

After a scoreless first quarter, ETBU broke the ice with a 14-yard touchdown scamper by running back Keoun George. On McMurry's next possession, strong safety David Prater stepped in front of a Navarette pass and returned it 48 yards for another score, giving ETBU a 14-0 advantage at the 11:17 mark of the quarter.

ETBU added a two-yard run by Kenny Murray and a one-yard sneak by quarterback Jared Wells for a 28-0 halftime lead. McMurry managed a 49-yard catch-and-run by Keidric Dixon and a 5-yard pass from Luna to Andrew Cox for 14 points in the fourth quarter, but the Tigers held on for their first home win in 50 years.

George ended as the game's leading rusher, with 100 yards, while Wells completed 10 of 17 passes for 142 yards.

The Tigers were able to overcome seven turnovers with a defense that limited McMurry (1-2, 0-2) to minus-3 yards on the ground.

Susquehanna 24, Dickinson 13
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Rashonn Drayton scored on a pair of 5-yard runs in the second half and Mike Bowman threw for a career-high 306 yards as Susquehanna rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Dickinson 24-13 in the first game at Nicholas A. Lopardo Stadium.

Mark Bartosic added five receptions for 116 yards, including a 74-yard catch-and-run midway through the second half that started the Crusaders (3-0) on their comeback. Drayton (13 carries, 96 yards) then capped an eight-play, 57-yard drive with the first of his two scores to push Susquehanna ahead 17-13 with 3:34 left in the third quarter.

Bowman set career highs in attempts, completions and passing yards as he finished the day 20-for-42 for 306 yards and a touchdown. For the day, the Crusaders piled up a season-high 471 yards of total offense and posted 25 first downs while controlling the ball for 34:03.

After Andy Nadler booted a 22-yard field goal to cap a 17-play, 67-yard drive and give the Crusaders a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, Dickinson (1-3) responded on a 72-yard touchdown pass from Jeff Sturgeon to John Mervin to take a 7-3 lead. The Red Devils moved ahead 14-3 when a Ryan Hollis punt hit a Crusader blocker and caromed into the end zone, where Andy Kerstetter fell on the ball for a Dickinson touchdown.

Following a Dickinson punt in the third quarter, the Crusaders took possession at their own two-yard line. After an 8-yard run by Isaac Hernandez and a Bowman pass to Tim Ronchi for 11 yards, Bowman found Bartosic down the right sideline. He eluded two would-be tacklers and sprinted the rest of the way for the 74-yard touchdown to trim the Red Devil lead to 13-10.

The Crusaders held defensively and drove 57 yards for the go-ahead score on Drayton's five-yard run late in the third quarter. Drayton capped the scoring with 4:07 remaining as he broke a tackle and dashed into the end zone from 5 yards out.

Mike Smith led the Red Devils on the ground with 94 yards on nine carries, including a 51-yard run in the second quarter that put Dickinson deep in Susquehanna territory. However, Sturgeon passed incomplete four straight times to put an end to the drive. For the day, the Red Devils converted just 3-of-16 third-down opportunities and were unsuccessful on all four tries on fourth down.

Grinnell 10, Lake Forest 7 (OT)
LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Through a constant drizzle and on a muddy field, Grinnell College out-dueled Lake Forest College, 10-7 in overtime, on Saturday at Farwell Field on Homecoming weekend at Lake Forest.

After holding Lake Forest on downs to start the overtime period, Grinnell (2-1, 2-0 MWC) marched to the Lake Forest 7-yard line on four consecutive Adam Wallace rushes, including an 11-yard run on their first play. John Godish then nailed a 22-yard field goal to give the Pioneers the win.

After a scoreless first half, Grinnell scored on their second drive of the third quarter. Wallace capped off a 12-play, 80-yard drive with a 20-yard touchdown run. He finished with 92 yards rushing on 29 carries.

Lake Forest (1-2, 1-1) put together a long drive of their own to start the final quarter. The Foresters chewed up the first seven and a half minutes of the fourth quarter with a 75-yard, 15-play drive. Jim Smith scampered 15 yards for the game-tying score to set up overtime. Smith led his team with 69 yards rushing. He also added 44 yards receiving.

For the game, Lake Forest out-gained Grinnell in total offense, 296-219. Both teams were balanced between the run and pass, with Grinnell gaining 112 rushing yards and 107 passing yards and Lake Forest putting up 144 yards rushing and 152 yards passing.

Lake Forest quarterback Brad Cozzie finished with 127 yards on 9-for-20 passing. Grinnell's Shawn Sigler spread the ball to four different receivers and finished the day 14-of-28 for 107 yards.

Grinnell's Matt Johnston and Zach Fletcher both recorded a game-high 13 tackles. Andy O'Hara led the Foresters with 12 tackles, while Casey Urlacher had nine tackles, including five solos and one for loss.

The game was marred by 10 fumbles, including seven by Lake Forest. But there was only one turnover in the game (a Lake Forest lost fumble).

Hampden-Sydney 49, Guilford 0
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- The Tigers dominated Guilford 49-0 today at Fulton Field to post Hampden-Sydney's first defensive shutout in five years.

Junior fullback Kevin Tucker opened the scoring for the Tigers (2-1, 1-0 ODAC) in the first half as he rambled in from 1 yard to cap off an opening drive of 10 plays and 67 yards that ran nearly five minutes off the clock.  After Jason Ritchie forced a fumble on the opening drive for Guilford, Mac Russell found Jeff Woody in the end zone from 23 yards out to put the Tigers up by two touchdowns.

Running back Dre Sessoms kept the scoring going for the Tigers as he raced in from 21 yards out to record his first touchdown of the season.  Up 21-0, Tucker scored his fourth TD of the year on a 2-yard scramble with 8:32 remaining in the second quarter.

Freshman wideouts Conrad Singh and Camper O'Neal each got in on the scoring act as Singh caught a 7-yard pass from Russell with 5:17 to go in the first half and O'Neal caught an 11-yard pass with 41-seconds remaining to put the Tigers up 35-0 at the half.

In the second half,  Sessoms again found the end zone for his second score of
the day on a 17-yard scamper with 10:20 remaining in the third quarter.  The
Tigers then sat down most of their starters for the remaining 25 minutes,
with the H-SC defense picking off the Quakers four times in the second-half
to secure the 49-0 shutout victory.

In all, the Hampden-Sydney defense forced eight Quaker turnovers as Chip
Nash picked off two passes, while Joe Payne, O.J. Tucker, Lonnie Johnson and Jeff Mayberry each picked off one pass.  In addition, the Tigers recovered two fumbles.

Guilford freshman back Marcus Ballard completed a solid day on the ground,
rushing for 89 yards on just 13 carries.  For the Quakers (0-4, 0-2), it's
their first 0-4 start since 1973.

Sophomore quarterback Mac Russell completed another solid game for
Hampden-Sydney, finishing up 19-for-29 for 238 yards and three TD's in just
two quarters of play.  Jeff Woody caught seven passes to move to within
eight of breaking the H-SC record for receptions in a career.

Amherst 30, Hamilton 0
AMHERST, Mass. -- Senior quarterback Peter Honig connected with junior wide receiver Derrell Wright for three touchdown passes while a stingy Amherst defense held Hamilton to just 120 yards of total offense as the Jeffs pounded the Continentals 30-0 in their season opener Saturday afternoon at Pratt Field. 

Honig set the tone on the Jeffs' first possession, capping a seven-play, 55-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown strike to a streaking Wright in the
back left corner of the end zone. 

Amherst head coach E.J. Mills saw the mismatch in the Hamilton secondary and decided to exploit it for the rest of the game.  "Derrell's a special kid and you've got to get him the football," said Mills.  "Peter made great decisions today and threw the ball well.  We tried to make some big plays and those are the guys we're most likely to get them from."

The defense held suit on the Continentals' next possession.  Jeff linebacker Brian Landolfi intercepted quarterback Mike Pellman's first pass attempt of the game at the Hamilton 26, setting the stage for a career-long 32-yard field goal by Liam Flemming. 

Later in the first quarter, the Jeffs' defense caused another turnover when defensive back Steve Yung put a vicious hit on Hamilton tailback Chris McCarthy, who lost the football to Amherst defensive lineman Pat McGee.  On the next play from scrimmage, Honig found Wright again in the left corner of the end zone for a 25-yard scoring strike and a 17-0 first-half lead. 

The score remained 17-0 until late in the third quarter, when Honig and Wright cemented the game with a 29-yard touchdown pass, their third and final touchdown connection of the game.  However, Flemming missed the extra-point attempt to keep the score at 23-0.

Amherst defensive back Dave Frankel then capped the victory on the first play of the fourth quarter, intercepting reserve quarterback Brent Lowinger's pass at the Hamilton 35 and racing untouched down the sideline for his first career touchdown. 

Honig finished 16-for-29 with 240 yards passing and three touchdowns for his second career 200-yard passing day, while Wright torched Hamilton for nine catches and 151 yards receiving to go along with 48 punt return yards. Amherst running backs Kevin Kennard and Okey Ugwonali added 57 and 51 yards rushing, respectively. 

Meanwhile, Amherst strong safety Jay Hutchins led the Jeffs with 10 tackles, including five unassisted, while Dan Lalli, Ted Hollo and McGee each added six takedowns.  Hamilton linebacker Ryan Nolan paced the Continentals with a game-high 15 tackles in defeat. 

Salve Regina 17, Western New England 14
NEWPORT, R.I. -- For the second consecutive week Western New England College had a chance to upset one of the top teams in the New England Football Conference but fell just short after dropping a 17-14 decision against undefeated Salve Regina at Toppa Field.

The Golden Bears are now 1-2 and 0-2 in the NEFC Boyd Division. The
Seahawks, who came into the game averaging 36.5 points, are 3-0 (2-0 in
the conference).

Salve Regina jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first 3 minutes, 50 seconds of the opening quarter after an eight-yard run by Mark DeBiasio and a 15-yard interception return by Ron Casper.

WNEC's defense didn't allow the Seahawks to hit the end zone after that, and the Golden Bears cut the margin to 14-7 on a two-yard run by junior tailback Marvin Langley with 10:13 left in the third quarter.

Salve Regina took a 17-7 lead when Matt Kulesza kicked a 27-yard field goal (following a WNEC penalty) at the 7:15 mark of the fourth period.

Langley (25 carries, 55 yards) quickly made things exciting by returning the ensuing kickoff 80 yards for a score 15 seconds later. Sophomore Anthony Verdile of East Longmeadow made both extra points in his kicking debut for the Golden Bears.

After forcing Salve Regina to punt, WNEC drove to the hosts 26-yard line with under two minutes left, but lost the ball on downs.

"Our defense did a great job against the top offensive team in the NEFC," said Western New England coach Gerry Martin. "I was worried about the first couple of minutes when it looked like they might run away from us, but our players showed a lot of heart and character, and almost made a winning comeback. We're probably the best 1-2 team in the country."

Salve Regina finished with 302 yards, WNEC 197.

Randolph-Macon 31, Catholic 28
ASHLAND, Va. -- Randolph-Macon quarterback Hunter Price threw for a career-high 301 yards and ran for 54 more to rally the Yellow Jackets to a 31-28 victory over Catholic University in Old Dominion Athletic Conference action at Day Field on Saturday.

Macon (2-2, 1-0 ODAC) came back from a 28-6 second-quarter deficit to record its first win against Catholic (1-2, 0-1) since 1996.

Price (25-for- 37, one touchdown and two interceptions) scored from 1 yard with 14:15 left in the game to complete the rally as the Yellow Jackets scored the game’s final 25 points. He started the comeback by hitting wide receiver Wes Buckner with a 6-yard TD with 23 seconds left before halftime to draw Macon to within 28-13.

Catholic dominated play early by scoring TDs on three of its first four possessions.

Cardinal wide receiver Dan Evans caught five passes for a career-high 179 yards, 79 of which came on a scoring strike from Derek McGee to give Catholic a 21-6 lead with 11:23 to go in the second quarter. McGee, who also connected with Evans on a 38-yard TD, finished 11 of 26 for 215 yards and one interception.

The Cardinals went ahead 28-6 with 9:00 left before intermission when strong safety Drew Interdonato picked off an errant Price pass and raced 59 yards down the left sideline. It would be Catholic’s last points.

The Yellow Jackets trimmed the Cardinal advantage to 28-16 early in the third quarter when a six-play, 72-yard drive ended in a 19-yard field goal by Kevin Cherwa. Catholic appeared to regain momentum later in the period when it stopped Macon on downs at the Cardinal 9. But Catholic running back Dan Boyle, who rushed 17 times for 75 yards and a TD, fumbled three plays later and defensive back Scottie Brubeck recovered at the Cardinal 18.

David Strong, who finished with just 12 yards rushing, scored on the next play to cut the Catholic lead to 28-23. Brubeck intercepted McGee on the Cards’ ensuing possession and the Yellow Jackets took over on their own 43. Macon drove 57 yards on 10 plays for the final margin, the key play a 35-yard pass from Price to wide receiver Michael Becker on second down and 35 to give the Yellow Jackets a first down on the Catholic 14.

Becker caught a game-high nine passes for 95 yards. He needs just 127 more to break the ODAC career record for receiving yards. Clint Sullivan, meanwhile, not only finished with 60 yards and one touchdown on 19 carries, but also caught six passes for 57 yards.

Cardinal defensive end Scot Lutte registered a career-high 10 tackles and one sack and free safety J.P. Quinn added nine tackles. Brubeck and middle linebacker Justin Coffey paced Macon with seven tackles apiece, while Coffey added a sack and a pass breakup.