Colby, 35-13 Waterville, Maine Att: 1,250 Hamilton (0-5) 0 7 6 0 - 13 Colby (2-3) 0 21 7 7 - 35 Tm. Time (Qtr.) Score C 13:23 (2nd) Jon Hiltz 5-yd pass from Nathan Bradley (Keith Jonassen kick) H 10:37 (2nd) Charles Martin 75-yd pass from Robbie Peters (Gregory Bemis kick) C 8:51 (2nd) Thomas Keblin 1-yd run (Jonassen kick) C 00:47 (2nd) Chris Sheehan 8-yd pass from Bradley (Jonassen kick) C 6:03 (3rd) Keblin 3-yd run (Jonassen kick) H 1:49 (3rd) Martin 21-yd pass from Peters (Chris Weeden rush failed) C 6:31 (4th) Keblin 1-yd run (Jonassen kick)
WATERVILLE, Maine - Junior running back Thomas Keblin (Bolton, Mass./Nashoba Regional) rushed for three touchdowns and senior quarterback Nathan Bradley (Norridgewock, Me./Skowhegan) threw for two more as the Colby College White Mules rolled to a 35-13 victory over the Hamilton College Continentals in college football action on Saturday afternoon.
Colby struck first when Bradley executed a perfect play-action bootleg pass to tight end Jon Hiltz (Farifield, Me./Lawrence) for a 5-yard score with 13:23 left in the second quarter. Three minutes later, Hamilton first-year running back Charles Martin (White Plains, N.Y.) broke a tackle to turn a short pass into a 75-yard touchdown reception, tying the score at 7-7.
The White Mules took the lead for good when Keblin scored from one yard out to cap off a five-play, 87-yard drive. The scoring march was highlighted by a 53-yard pass play from Bradley to sophomore wideout Andrew Tripp (Saco, Me./Thornton Academy) that gave Colby the ball deep in Hamilton territory. The White Mules added another score just before the half, when Bradley connected with Chris Sheehan (Foxboro, Mass./Xaverian Bros.) from eight yards out to give Colby a 21-7 lead going into the locker room.
Colby received the ball to start the second half, and quickly drove to the Continental three-yard line. Keblin ran off tackle, and span off three separate defenders to hit paydirt, increasing the Mules' lead to 28-7. Martin then made it 28-13 with his second scoring catch of the day for Hamilton, but Keblin's final touchdown run with 6:31 left in the game sealed the 35-13 victory for Colby.
Defensively, the Mules were led by James Scribner (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth), who registered 18 total tackles, four of which were solo, and recovered a key fumble in the second quarter. Scribner also fought off a block to drag down a Hamilton running back by the jersey for an 11-yard loss.
Ryan Aldrich (Middlebury, Vt./Middlebury Union) added seven tackles and one sack for Colby. With 8.5 quarterback sacks so far this year, the senior defensive end needs just 2.5 more to tie Colby's all-time record for sacks in a season. Jim Zadrozny, brother of current Mule Jon Zadronzy (Norfolk, Mass./Xaverian Brothers), currently holds the record of 11, set in 1994.
TEAM STATISTICS Hamilton Colby First Downs 18 24 Rushes-Yds. 33-118 45-182 Passing Yds. 271 258 Return Yds. 108 98 Passes-Comp.-Int. 45-23-1 27-15-1 Punts-Avg. 9-35.9 6-41.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yds. 5-54 3-16 Time of Possession 31:15 28:45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing Player Att. Yds. TD Joseph Murray (C) 12 75 0 Thomas Keblin (C) 21 59 3 Nate Bradley (C) 4 17 0 Adam Rolewicz (C) 1 13 0 Don Gage (C) 2 9 0 Kelly Falsani (C) 2 5 0 Alex Clark (C) 2 4 0 Miguel Gonzalez (C) 1 0 0 Chris McCarthy (H) 19 86 0 Cory Malnikof (H) 4 44 0 Robbie Peters (H) 5 7 0 Chris Wollard (H) 1 1 0 Matt Williamson (H) 1 -9 0 Charles Martin (H) 3 -11 0 Passing Player Att. Comp. Yds. TD-Int. Nathan Bradley (C) 26 15 258 2-1 Matt Smith (C) 1 0 0 0-0 Robbie Peters (H) 39 21 245 2-0 Matt Williamson (H) 6 2 26 0-1 Receiving Player Rec. Yds. TD Andrew Tripp (C) 5 151 0 Miguel Gonzalez (C) 3 24 0 Don Gage (C) 2 23 0 Jon Hitlz (C) 2 18 1 Jason Meadows (C) 1 29 0 Chris Sheehan (C) 1 8 1 Adam Rolewicz (C) 1 5 0 Chris McCarthy (H) 9 40 0 Kelby Valenti (H) 5 63 0 Charles Martin (H) 4 126 2 Shawn Lyons (H) 2 17 0 Jordan Alaimo (H) 1 14 0 Jay Morrell (H) 1 12 0 Cory Malnikof (H) 1 -1 0
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