CAA Football Recap - Oct. 17
Rob Washburn
Sacred Heart 35, Hampton 21
Box Score
Poochie Snyder completed 18-of-21 passes for 198 yards and a touchdown and added 42 yards and 2 TD’s on the ground to lead Sacred Heart (3-4, 3-2 CAA) to a 35-21 victory over Hampton (1-6, 0-3 CAA). Chuck Webb ran for 89 yards and 2 TD’s for the Pioneers.
Hampton took a 7-0 first-quarter lead after a 1-yard TD pass from TreVon Taylor to Sejhe Jackson on fourth down. SHU pulled even on a 5-yard TD grab by Nick Gentilella and then took a 14-7 advantage into halftime when the Pioneers recovered a Pirates’ muffed punt and turned it into a 2-yard scoring run by Webb. The teams traded touchdowns to open the third quarter as Snyder ran in from five yards out before Hampton answered with a 38-yard scoring pass from Taylor to Isaiah Smith. However, the Pioneers took control with a pair of long scoring drives with Snyder tallying a 1-yard TD run and Webb following with a 3-yard TD run that made it 35-14 with 10:08 to go. The Pirates added a 38-yard scoring run by reserve quarterback Xavier Brookins. For Hampton, Taylor finished 7-of-9 passing for 123 yards and 2 TD’s and Cam Sturdifen made nine stops defensively. Kymari Latney had seven tackles and a forced fumble for the SHU defense.
Monmouth 42, New Hampshire 21
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Kenny Smith, Jr. rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns and Elijah Jenkins ran for 126 yards and a TD as Monmouth (5-2, 4-0 CAA) remained atop the CAA standings following a 42-21 win at New Hampshire (2-6, 1-4 CAA). The Hawks finished with 326 yards on the ground.
Monmouth sprinted out to a quick 21-0 first-quarter advantage on rushing TD’s by Nazir Treadwell (2 yards) and Smith, Jr. (6 yards) and a 35-yard scoring pass from Frankie Weaver to Tra Neal. A 3-yard TD catch by Shane Garrett late in the second quarter put the Hawks up 28-0 at the half. The teams traded scores throughout the second half, with UNH getting on the board on TD runs by Myles Thomason (11 yards) and Joquez Smith (3 yards) and a 41-yard scoring catch from Ty Carlson. Monmouth responded with TD runs by Smith, Jr. (27 yards) and Jennings (15 yards). Weaver finished with 195 yards and 2 TD’s through the air and Ryan Russo tallied five tackles and a forced fumble defensively. For UNH, Thomason rushed for 70 yards on 7 carries. Defensively, Trevor Barry recorded a career-high 20 tackles and Jackson Stone had 16 stops.
Bryant 17, Maine 14
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Bryant (5-2, 3-0 CAA) stayed unbeaten in CAA play after its defense forced three fumbles and came up with a late fourth-down stop to earn a 17-14 road win at Maine (1-6, 1-3 CAA).
The Black Bears got a 41-yard Samuel Tremblay field goal on their opening drive, but Bryant answered with a 30-yard TD pass from Brennan Myer to Jose Leon. The Bulldogs increased their advantage in the second quarter on a 3-yard scoring run from OJ Ross. Maine trimmed the deficit to three after opening the second half with a 75-yard drive capped by an 11-yard TD toss from Caden Drezek to Rashawn Marshall followed by a 2-point conversion run by Noah Carpenter. Neither team would reach the end zone the rest of the way, with the Bulldogs adding a 26-yard Nicholas Stoyanovich field goal before Tremblay responded with a 32-yard field goal that made it 17-14 with 9:46 to go. The Black Bears drove into Bryant territory late in the game, but turned the ball over on downs. For Bryant, Myer threw for 157 yards and Ross ran for 61 yards. Drake Lusk contributed 12 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries defensively. For Maine, Drezek passed for 234 yards with Nick Laughlin making seven catches for 86 yards. Sam Oppenheimer tallied 15 tackles for the Black Bears defense.
UAlbany 48, Stony Brook 31
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Kai Colon passed for 234 yards and four touchdowns and Rahshan La Mons ran for 134 yards and two scores as UAlbany (4-3, 2-1 CAA) defeated Stony Brook (4-3, 2-1 CAA), 48-31, in the Battle for the Golden Apple. Seawolves’ quarterback Quinn Boyd passed for 412 yards and 2 TD’s as the teams combined for 975 yards of offense.
SBU took a 7-0 lead on its opening drive as CJ Hester scored on a 1-yard run, but UAlbany responded with 10 straight points, including an 18-yard BJ Norman TD grab. Norman added a 5-yard scoring catch late in the second quarter, but a 13-yard TD reception by Seth Sweitzer pulled the Seawolves within 20-17 at the half. The Great Danes tacked on a pair of third-quarter scores as La Mons had a 1-yard TD run and Jordan Rae made a 14-yard TD catch to up the lead to 34-17. A wild fourth quarter saw SBU’s Jeremiah Coney reach the end zone on a 4-yard run, but Norman answered with his third TD catch (9 yards) of the game. A 35-yard Sweitzer scoring reception pulled SBU back within 10, but La Mons sealed the win by breaking free on a 21-yard TD run with 1:56 to go. Norman finished with seven catches for 101 yards, while the Great Danes’ defense was led by Dillon Dunathan with 13 tackles and 1.5 sacks and Victor Holt with 11 stops and two interceptions. For Stony Brook, Sweitzer had 10 catches for 190 yards and Anthony Ferrelli tallied 11 tackles.
Campbell 24, Towson 20
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Devon Thomas ran for two touchdowns, including a go-ahead 1-yard score late in the third quarter, as Campbell (6-1, 3-0 CAA) edged Towson (0-8, 0-4 CAA), 24-20. Camels’ quarterback Kamden Sixkiller passed for 224 yards and a TD, while Tigers’ quarterback Jacob Davis threw for 257 yards and a TD.
After Campbell got an early 21-yard field goal from Alex Crabb, Towson went on top as Xavier Pugh reached the end zone on a 1-yard run. A 13-yard Thomas scoring run put the Camels back up by three, but a 2-yard catch by CJ Schaeffer put the Tigers on top, 13-10, at halftime. The back-and-forth continued in the second half as Campbell got a 22-yard TD catch from Jyron Waiters to open the third quarter before Towson responded with a 1-yard scoring run by Davis. After Thomas put the Camels ahead 24-20, the defenses took over with both teams posting shutouts the rest of the way. Towson’s offense was led by Pugh with 75 yards rushing and Cleveland Charlton with six catches for 88 yards. Seth Chestnut had eight tackles. For Campbell, Chinua Ezeigbo had five receptions for 68 yards while O’Marion Lewis made 13 tackles and Kaleb Simpkins had 10 stops and an interception defensively.
Rhode Island 41, Yale 23
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Quarterback Alex McClelland accounted for 377 yards of total offense and four touchdowns and Marquis Buchanan made seven receptions for a career-high 193 yards and 2 TD’s as Rhode Island (4-3) knocked off #23/#25 Yale, 41-23.
The Rams used two big pass plays to grab a 14-0 first-quarter lead as McClelland hit Jamall Mensah on a 58-yard strike before Buchanan broke loose on a 79-yard TD grab. Up by 10 in the third quarter, McClelland and Buchanan hooked up again from 37 yards out to put the Rams ahead 27-10. URI’s defense came up with a big fourth-down stop midway through the fourth period and turned it into a 35-yard TD pass from McClelland to Sean Byrd with 7:44 remaining. A 9-yard scoring run from Gabe Winowich with 3:19 left locked up the victory. McClelland finished 11-of-16 passing for 285 yards and 4 TD’s and ran for a team-best 92 yards. Defensively, Andre DePina-Gray and Ethan McCann Carter made 10 tackles apiece.
North Carolina A&T 27, Chicago State 12
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Kevin White passed for 199 yards and three touchdowns as North Carolina A&T (3-5) topped Chicago State, 27-12.
A 70-yard return by Jayden White on the opening kickoff set up a 22-yard TD catch by J.T. Smith that put A&T up 7-0. Chicago State then muffed the ensuing kickoff, resulting in a 42-yard Asher Holland field goal. The Aggies took control of the contest in the second quarter as Kevin White fired TD strikes of 25 and 21 yards to Michael Carlock-Williams to make it 24-0 at the half. A&T’s defense was dominant all day, limiting CSU to 239 total yards and forcing three turnovers. Jonathan Kimbrough-Campbell contributed 11 tackles and an interception and Tyrek Brown had nine tackles and 4.0 TFL’s.
Stanford 34, Elon 7
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Freshman Kamerin McDowell-Moore rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries, but Elon was beaten 34-7 at ACC member Stanford.
Elon trailed 14-0 at the half despite driving into Stanford territory on four of its five first-half drives. The Phoenix was unable to get on the board after missing a pair of long field goal attempts. Stanford pulled away with three second-half TD’s before McDowell-Moore capped an 84-yard drive with an 18-yard scoring run with 10:34 remaining. Tony Hart III and Eric Jones made eight tackles apiece for the Phoenix defense.