Bates, 13-7 Lewiston, Maine Att: 2, 870 Colby (2-4) 7 0 0 0 - 7 Bates (1-5) 0 3 7 3 - 13 Tm. Time (Qtr.) Score COL 10:45 (1st) Don Gage 8-yd run (Keith Jonassen kick) BAT 2:39 (2nd) Rejean Guerriero 25-yd field goal BAT 13:40 (3rd) Ryan Jarvis 37-yd run (Guerriero kick) BAT 5:00 (4th) Guerriero 28-yd field goalTaken from a Bates College press release.
LEWISTON, Maine -- Bates College junior Ryan Jarvis' (Boxford, Mass.) 37-yard scoring run in the third quarter was the only touchdown of the second half as the Bobcats won at home for the first time since 1995, 13-7 over Colby.
The White Mules scored on their first possession of the game on an eight-yard run by fullback Don Gage (Clearwater, Fla./Berkeley Pre.). Bates scored in the second quarter on a 25-yard field goal by sophomore Rejean Guerriero (Spofford, N.H.), his third of the season.
The Bobcats needed just three plays on the first drive of the second half to take their latest lead of the season, as Jarvis had a 15-yard run to go with the 37-yard score.
Colby got in to Bates territory on the next four possessions, including a seven-play drive which reached the Bobcats' 26-yard line, but junior defensive back Jason Silva (Methuen, Mass.) made his first career interception to halt the White Mule drive. Guerriero added his second field goal of the game from 28 yards out with 9:13 remaining to add some insurance.
Colby got as far as its own 49-yard line with 2:12 left in the game, but on fourth-down-and-six, senior quarterback Nathan Bradley's (Norridgewock, Me./Skowhegan) pass slipped through the hands of an outstretched Miguel Gonzalez (Oxford, Me./Oxford Hills) at the Bates 10-yard line. The White Mules got the ball back deep in their own end with nine seconds left, but Bradley's passes fell incomplete as the Bobcats sealed the victory.
Thomas Keblin (Bolton, Mass./Nashoba Regional) carried the ball 16 times for Colby, racking up 57 yards to lead the White Mule ground attack. Andrew Tripp (Saco, Me./Thornton Academy) caught five passes for 48 yards receiving.
Bates will travel to Bowdoin next week for for the second leg of the CBB championship, while Colby makes the trip to Medford, Massachusetts to face the Jumbos of Tufts University.
TEAM STATS Bates Colby First Downs 16 17 Rushes-Yds. 43-193 37-145 Passing Yds. 169 115 Return Yds. 49 64 Att.-Comp.-Int. 25-15-1 36-13-2 Punts-Avg. 9-23.0 5-30.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yds. 12-106 1-15 Time of Possession 27:29 32:31 INDIVIDUAL STATS Rushing Player Att. Yds. TD Thomas Keblin (C) 16 57 0 Don Gage (C) 10 48 1 Joseph Murray (C) 6 32 0 Nate Bradley (C) 4 5 0 Adam Rolewicz (C) 1 3 0 Ryan Jarvis (B) 24 137 1 Matt Bazirgan (B) 11 34 0 Alexi Whitney (B) 5 25 0 Tim Bettencourt (B) 2 3 0 Jason Coulie (B) 1 -6 0 Passing Player Att. Comp. Yds. TD-Int. Nathan Bradley (C) 36 13 115 0-2 Matt Bazirgan (B) 25 15 169 0-1 Receiving Player Rec. Yds. TD Andrew Tripp (C) 5 48 0 Miguel Gonzalez (C) 4 41 0 Chris Sheehan (C) 2 17 0 Don Gage (C) 2 9 0 Jason Coulie (B) 8 63 0 Paul Fantasia (B) 3 54 0 Brian Mulready (B) 2 29 0 Ryan Jarvis (B) 1 17 0 Alexi Whitney (B) 1 6 0
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