Delaware
Saturday’s Maine college football roundup: Maine’s upset bid fizzles at Delaware
Zach Marker passed for three touchdowns, and undefeated Delaware turned four turnovers into 20 points as they pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 44-21 win over Maine in a Coastal Athletic Association football game Saturday at Newark, Delaware.
Maine (3-3, 1-2 CAA) led 14-13 at halftime and trailed only 23-21 midway through the fourth quarter before Marker found Jake Thaw for a 4-yard TD catch – his second of the game.
Ty Davis then returned an interception 34 yards to make it 37-21, and the Blue Hens (6-0, 3-0) added another touchdown in the final minute.
The Black Bears got 1-yard touchdown runs from Jaharie Martin and Tavion Banks, and a 19-yard scoring pass from Carter Peevy to Montigo Moss. Peevy was 15 of 25 for 147 yards but was picked off three times.
BOWDOIN 35, AMHERST 7: Robbie Long rushed for the opening touchdown and later added a touchdown pass, and the Polar Bears rode a strong defensive effort to a win over the Mammoths (2-3) in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Bowdoin allowed only 11 first downs and carried a shutout into the fourth quarter before Amherst scored the final touchdown.
Long split time at quarterback with Michael Wolfend, who threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Brennan Pagan. Luke Watson had an 8-yard TD run, and Mason Morrow returned an interception 55 yards to the end zone.
Austin Hiscoe scored Bowdoin’s final touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Long in the fourth quarter.
WESLEYAN 23, COLBY 17: Jake Edwards returned a fumble 88 yards in overtime to give the Cardinals (4-1) a win over the Mules (1-4) in Middletown, Connecticut.
Colby got the ball first in overtime after Wesleyan tied the game with a field goal in the final minute of regulation. The Mules got to the 5 before quarterback Miles Drake was sacked, and Edwards scooped up the loose ball and ran the length of the field to end the game.
Colby also had a defensive touchdown – a 90-yard fumble return by Lincoln Merrill in the second quarter. Drake threw a 22-yard scoring pass to Atticus Duncan early in the third quarter.
TUFTS 45, BATES 22: Christian Shapiro had three short touchdown runs, Michael Berluti passed for two TDs and ran for another, and the Jumbos (3-2) handled the Bobcats (1-4) in Lewiston.
Tufts broke away from a 7-7 tie with three touchdowns in the second quarter.
Bates quarterback Colton Bosselait rushed for a TD and threw a 11-yard scoring pass to Sergio Beltran. Ryan Lynskey added a short touchdown run.
HUSSON 24, DEAN 0: Max Clark passed for two touchdowns, and the Eagles (3-2) allowed just 138 total yards in a win over the Bulldogs (0-5) at Franklin, Massachusetts.
Husson grabbed a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, on a 1-yard run by Lavar Hunter and a 17-yard pass from Clark to Dom Wilson.
Clark connected with Cullen Casey for a 43-yard TD in the third quarter, and Cason Markevich added a 39-yard field goal.
Clark was 12 of 21 for 146 yards. Jed Lober gained 98 yards on 19 carries, and Casey finished with 88 receiving yards on six catches.
APPRENTICE SCHOOL 72, MAINE MARITIME 26: Despite four touchdown passes by Dylan Abbott, the Mariners (0-3) lost the finale of their abbreviated varsity season, falling to the Builders (3-3) in Newport News, Virginia.
Abbott was 19 of 39 for 259 yards and threw three interceptions.
Auston Harris caught two TD passes and rushed 27 times for 142 yards. Kaden Cadorette caught a 68-yard scoring passes and finished with five receptions for 100 yards, and Thomas Jackson had a 26-yard touchdown catch.