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FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Senior fullback Jim Bower of South Paris rushed for three touchdowns and 285 yards on 31 carries to lead Maine Maritime Academy past Framingham State University here Saturday.
The victory effectively puts 5-1 Maine Maritime in the driver's seat and on top in the New England Football Conference's Bogan Division as FSU is now 5-2 overall and an identical 3-1 in division play. The Mariners would win a tie due to the head-to-head victory. Massachusetts Maritime is also 3-1 in division play and will play the Mariners next Saturday at noon.
The Mariners rushed for 523 yards overall and seven total touchdowns while holding the Rams to 167 on the ground. The Rams did pick up another 227 with their passing game.
Mariners quarterback Matt Rende of Augusta rushed for another 182 yards and three TD's on 14 carries.
MMA-Rende 27 run (pass failed)
FSU-Leach 2 run (kick blocked)
MMA-Bower 49 (Bower rush)
FSU-McCarthy 8 pass from Leone (Cosmos kick)
FSU-Miller 61 pass from Leone (Cosmos kick)
MMA-Rende 65 run (Brennan kick)
FSU-Cochrane 9 pass from Leone (kick failed)
MMA-Bower 27 run (Bower rush)
MMA-Bower 67 run (Brennan kick)
MMA-Rende 17 run (Brennan kick)
MMA-Murphy 2 run (Brennan kick)
Norwich 52, Husson 7
At Northfield, Vt., Norwich University's defense held Husson College to 159 total yards and didn't allow a single third- or fourth-down conversion as the Eagles went 0-for-9 on third down and 0-for-4 on fourth in the game. Meanwhile, Norwich racked up 477 yards on the ground and another 96 through the air.
Andrew Pulford gained 110 yards on 14 carries and scored one touchdown to lead Norwich.
Husson's Kash Keezer completed two of five passes for 81 yards and one TD - a 68-yarder to Ben Foss.
N-Denton 29 pass from Sabourin (Ding kick)
N-Ding 37 field goal
N-Pulford 35 pass from Sabourin (Ding kick)
N-Marzeoti 4 run (Ding kick)
N-Pulford 2 run (Ding kick)
N-Hungerford 7 pass from Sabourin (Ding kick)
N-Etkins 7 run (Ding kick)
N-Jean-Gilles 5 run (Ding kick)
H-Foss 68 pass from Keezer (Gustin kick)
Amherst 30, Colby 3
At Amherst, Mass., Colby College jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but Amherst took advantage of five Colby College turnovers and scored 30 unanswered points. Alex Vetras completed 16 of 33 passes for 160yards.
C-Bendit 38 field goal
A-Samela 21 run (kick failed)
A-Murphy 27 pass from Vetras (Rawson kick)
A-Pieterse 81 fumble reccovery return (Rawson kick)
A-Reed 15 pass from Vetras (Rawson kick)
A-Rawson 18 field goal
Hamilton 31, Bowdoin 10
At Clinton, N.Y., James Stanell ran for two touchdowns and 119 yards on 12 carries to lead the Hamilton Continentals past Bowdoin College of Brunswick. R.J. Shea led Bowdoin with 114 yards on 11-for-22 passing.
H-Isenberg 3 run (Taylor kick)
H-Shriver 10 pass from Eck (Taylor kick)
H-Stanell 10 run (Taylor kick)
H-Donahue 26 field goal
B-Donnarumma 1 run (Donahue kick)
H-Stanell 71 run (Taylor kick)
H-Taylor 26 field goal
Wesleyan 27, Bates 20
At Lewiston, Shea Dwyer ran for 169 yards and one touchdown to power Wesleyan to the victory over the Bobcats. Matt Coyne's 20-yard TD run with 52 seconds left was the difference in the game.
B-Squires 15 pass from Smith (Segall-Abrams kick)
W-Modera 35 pass from Coyne (Aguirre kick)
W-Modera 80 pass from Weiss (Aguire kick)
B-Jammal 2 run (Segall-Abrams kick)
B-Jammal 1 run (Segall-Abrams kick)
W-Sawyer 32 run (kick failed)
W-Coyne 20 run (Aguirre kick)
UM Club team 36, ECSU 20
At Orono, The University of Maine football club remained unbeaten and clinched a Yankee Collegiate Football Conference playoff spot with a win over Eastern Connecticut State University.
Shawn Dew rushed for two touchdowns in his first game for Maine and Brett Davison passed for two to lead the club. Jesse Miller caught his fourth touchdown pass in the last four games.
M-Dew 6 run (Snow kick)
E-Lane 6 pass from Trombly (Lane kick)
M-Ross 1 run (kick failed)
M-safety (ball kicked out of endzone)
M-Dew 22 run (Snow kick)
M-Miller 21 pass from Davison (Snow kick)
E-Benito 1 run (pass failed)
M-Searle 2 pass from Davison (Snow kick)
E-Thompson 85 pass from DiBenditto (Lane kick)
