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Date: November 13, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

COLBY FOOTBALL SHUTS OUT BOWDOIN, 23-0 (Mules win CBB title for second straight year)

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College's three senior linebackers all had big games and first-year running back Chris Bashaw (Wachusett Regional/Rutland, Mass.) rushed for 130 yards to lead the Colby College football team to a 23-0 victory over Bowdoin College in the final game of the season Saturday at Seaverns Field.

The Mules finished the season at 6-2 under first-year head coach Ed Mestieri and won the CBB (Colby-Bates-Bowdoin) Championship for the second straight year. Colby has either won or shared the title with its Maine rivals in 13 of the last 17 years.

Colby finished the year 4-0 at home and allowed just six points. The Mules' defense did not allow a score in 13 straight quarters at home dating back to a 23-6 win over Middlebury on October 2.

Wayne Harrington (Rockland/Rockland, Mass.), a senior linebacker, had 15 tackles for the Mules. Steve Kasperski (Naperville North/Naperville, Ill.) added 13 tackles and Mike Booras (Thayer Academy/Scituate, Mass.) added eight stops from their linebacker spots. Defensive back Mike Civitello (Notre Dame/Hamden, Conn.) added six tackles and one interception. Bashaw rushed 30 times for 130 yards, including 107 yards on 19 carries in the opening half. Justin Smith (Rockland/Rockland, Mass.) completed 15 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns, while senior Michael Tomich (Kinkaid School/Houston, Texas) had three catches for 51 yards. Bowdoin running back Rob Patchett (Boston College HS/Pembroke, Mass.) had 27 carries for 91 yards for the Polar Bears (2-6). Brian Durant (Boston College HS/Dorchester, Mass.) caught six balls for 56 yards. Tomich had a 39-yard touchdown reception from Smith for Colby's first points in the second quarter. John Goss (St. John's-Shrewsbury/Shrewsbury, Mass.) added a 32-yard field goal for a 10-0 lead at intermission. Nial DeMena (Scarborough/Scarborough, Maine) had a 1-yard scoring run in the third quarter and Smith hit Roddy Ames (New Hampton School/Cotuit, Mass.) on a 12-yard pass play in the fourth quarter for the final points. Shaun Kezer (Mansfield/Mansfield, Mass.) had 15 tackles for Bowdoin.