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SEPTEMBER 18, 2005 Boston Sunday Globe Sports C19 College football FSUwas kicked into gear in '93 New England roundup Sullivan, Rowe help Bentley roll By Michael Vega GLOBE STAFF When David Gordon's 41 -vard field troal lifted Boston 1 i Sit 1 1 College to a 41-39 upset of top-ranked Notre Dame in If J.J. Sullivan caught one of Kelley Rowe's three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as Bentley defeated Merrimack, 50-28, last night in a Northeast-10 Conference game in North Andover. Sullivan ran for 201 yards on 37 carries. He opened the scoring by catching a 24-yard strike from Rowe near the end of the first quarter. Sullivan later rushed for two fourth-quarter scores.

Bentley (3-1, 3-0) amassed 535 total yards and 31 first downs. Rowe completed 17 of 37 passes for 264 yards, and ran for a touchdown. For Merrimack (2-1, 1-1), Colin Temple completed 17 of 35 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns. He threw two interceptions. AIC 36, Southern Conn.

20 Jonathan Thorpe scored for a pair of second-half touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets came back from a 17-point deficit to pull away for a win over the Owls in Springfield. il fy A 1.1 1 rt 1 WORCESTER TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE PHOTO Holy Cross quarterback John O'Neil gets slammed by Harvard's Ryan Tully shortly after releasing a pass. Call for backup works O'Hagan responds in Crimson victory By Amalie Benjamin GLOBE STAFF oouiiieni (i-t, v-4 iNuruieasL-iu; ieu, 20-3, after Shawn Harris scored on a 5-yard run with; 2:50 to play in the second quarter. Harris rushed for 147 yards on 28 carries. But AIC (1-2, 1-2) scored 33 unanswered points, started by David Ihedigbo's 39-yard interception return late in the first half.

Thorpe scored on runs of 2 and 1 yards in the third quarter as AIC took the lead for good. Bryant 48, Assumption 38 Lorenzo Perry rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns and the visiting Bulldogs pulled away after a wild first half to edge the Greyhounds. rrn Worcester 13,, i im uy liic tunc ljiaiii O'Hagan stood, rush that followed put Harvard ahead by 7, prompted the fist pump, and sent the Crimson on their way to a 31-21 season-opening win over Holy Cross, their 12th straight victory, the longest streak in Division 1-AA. It was also one of a few reasons including O'Hagan's 258-yard passing (two touchdowns) and 63-yard rushing performance (one TD) that, after the game, coach Tim Murphy said, "Liam will start the next game." "I tried to go out there and be confident in myself on the biggest stage I've ever played on in my whole life," said O'Hagan, whose only mistake was a second-quarter interception that Holy Cross (2-1) turned into a 2-yard touchdown pass and a 14-14 score. "I didn't start off that great, with that interception.

After that, I got a little more confidence in myself and tried to lead the offense." Irvin lasted two series, during which he completed five passes for 43 yards and had one big mistake. On a short pass to junior Corey Mazza, Crusaders cornerback Casey Gough stepped in front of the wide receiver and stole the ball at Harvard's 42-yard line, finishing Irvin's afternoon with a run, untouched, into the end zone. That was it for the former Tulane quarterback, who transferred in the offseason. "Don't write Irvin off," Murphy said. "Don't read too much into it.

But I thought Liam played tremendously well, with toughness. He made some bad reads, but he admitted them. He came back and when the game was on the line, he made plays." Like completing all four of his fourth-quarter passes, for 93 yards. Like picking up on Mazza (seven catches, 131 yards) and Tyler (5-98) being open. Like getting the ball to Clifton Dawson.

Dawson rushed 37 times for 153 yards, 54 in the final 15 minutes. It was only his lOth-best rushing total in his 20 games with the Crimson. But it wasn't exactly a heady performance for a team coming off an undefeated season, against one that hasn't won more than four games since 2000. Penalties (13 for 110 yards) hurt both an offense that advanced easily for 520 total yards and a defense that held HC to just 215, including only 51 from running back Steve Silva (37 rushing, 14 receiving). "You can tell there's a whole big difference between our team this year as compared to last year," said HC coach Tom Gilmore.

"At the same time we are not satisfied with being able to line up and compete. We want to win football games like this." Holy Cross had an opportunity, down, 20-14, in the third quarter, when Gideon Akande fumbled at Harvard's 7-yard line. And still, Holy Cross led, 21-20, going into the fourth quarter, its lead thanks to a 1-yard touchdown run by Silva and a second-quarter missed extra point by Harvard's Matt Schindel (initially good but called back and missed wide after a Brad Bagdis 15-yard facemask penalty). Then came defensive stops for both sides. Then the 48-yard pass.

Then the O'Hagan and Dawson connection, the final scoring drive a monster lasting 6 minutes 4 seconds and ending with Schindel's 23-yard field goal, effectively ending Holy Cross's chances. "We're definitely confident in both our quarterbacks," Dawson said. "Liam played outstanding and it's very comforting to know we have someone we can depend on in the quarterback position." ferry scorea on runs oi at, ana oi yaras in me first half, helping Bryant (2-1, 2-1 NE-10) build a 34-32 edge at intermission. Charles Granatell threw a pair of touchdown passes in the second half to finish off the Bulldogs' win. Austin Davis powered the Greyhounds' offense, rushing for 157 yards and four touchdowns.

Jon Breuer completed 17 of 32 passes for 220 yards and a TD for Assumption (1-2, 1-2). C.W. Post 56, Stonehill 7 Freshman Anthony Lazarus rushed for 145 yards and four touchdowns as the Pioneers (2-1, 2-0 NE-10) raced to a 42-0 halftime lead and coasted past the Skyhawks (2-1, 2-1) in Pace 44, Saint Anselm 14 The host Setters (1-2, 1-2 NE-10) broke a 14-game losing streak by taking advantage of six turnovers by the Hawks (1-2, 0-2). New England Conference Endicott 46, Framingham St. 0 Gerard Festa ran for 147 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown on the second play from scrimmage, and the Gulls (1-2) earned the first shutout in school history in a rout of the Rams 1 -1 in Beverly.

MIT 25, Mass. Maritime 14 Freshman Stephen Toth Dassed for 25 1 vards and a touchdown, while fel alone, at the 20-yard line and jabbed his fist into the air, all memory of Richard Irvin's eight pass attempts was nearly gone. So much for Harvard's starter. So much for O'Hagan as backup. The Crimson's search for a successor to Ryan Fitzpatrick gone to the St.

Louis Rams of the NFL likely found its end with O'Hagan's 48-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ryan Tyler with 9:43 remaining in the fourth quarter yesterday at Fitton Field. That and the 2-point conversion I 1 1 If (HIM I II 1 1 1 1 HHH 1 1 Hi I II 1 1 1 1 1 III 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 III! HARVARD, 31-21 at Fitton Field, Worcester Harvard (14) 7 13 0 11 31 Holy Cross (2-1) 7 7 7 0 21 HC Casey Gough 42-yard interception return (Mike Desantis kick), 9:11. HA Corey Mazza 22-yard pass from Liam O'Hagan (MattSchindel kick). 1:52. HA Clifton Dawson 2-yard run (Schindel kick), 13:28.

HC Bob Turkovich 2-yard pass from John O'Neil (Desantis kick), 7:30. HA O'Hagan 22-yard run (kick failed), 4:36. HC Steve Silva 1-yard run (Desantis kick), 2:18. HA Ryan Tyler 48-yard pass from O'Hagan (Clifton Dawson rush), 9:43. HA Schindel 23-yard FG, 2:30.

HARV HC First downs 27 13 Rushes-yards 50-219 26-68 Passing 301 147 Comp-att-int 20-32-2 18-38-38 Kickotf returns 4-101 6-133 Punts-average Punt returns 3-3 1-5 Kickoffs 6-342 4-240 Penalties-yards 13-110 6-63 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Possession 32:36 27:24 Attendance: 8 ,238 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Ha. Dawson 37-153. O'Hagan 9-63. Danny Brown 1-8. Team 3-(-5), HC.

Silva 16-37. Gideon Akande 4-19, O'Neil 6-12 PASSING Ha. O'Hagan 15-24-1-258. Richard Irvin 5-8-1-43. HC, O'Neil 18-38-0-147 RECEIVING Ha, Mazza 7-131.

Ryan Tyler 5-98, Joe Murt 3-27. Dawson 3-23. Matt Farbotko 1-19. Kelly Widman 1-3. HC, Bob Turkovich 5-42.

Thomas Harrison 3-40. Bryan Anderson 3-27, Silva 4-14. Luke Dugan 1-12, Akande 1-9, Sean Gruber 1-3 BC November 1 993, it shook notebook down the thunder not only in South Bend but in Tallahassee as well. The second-ranked Seminoles had just crushed North Carolina State at home, 62-3, and were thrust back into the hunt for a national championship after getting toppled from their perch atop the polls a week earlier by a 31-24 road loss to the second-ranked Irish. As for Gordon's kick? Oh, sure, Bobby Bowden remembers it.

People in Boston weren't the only ones who wildly cheered when the ball sailed between the uprights. A few whoops could be heard coming from Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee. So, where was Bowden when he saw Gordon's kick change the fortunes of the Seminoles? "I'm trying to think Bowden said. "I either saw it or I saw a replay, I've forgotten which, but I do remember the kick. It was probably on a replay, though.

We probably had a game that day, too. "But I just automatically knew that Notre Dame was going to win. I mean, we had just lost there and lost our chance of winning a national championship and then, all of a sudden, BC won it. So I could remember seeing the picture, but Gordon's kick seemed like a long one, a pretty long one, too." It was a kick that went a long way in resuscitating Florida State's title hopes. "The thing I remember about that was we had played Notre Dame the week before and it was a 1 vs.

2 and we were 1 and they were 2," Bowden said. "They beat us and then they had Boston College the next week and that was an automatic win. "I mean, Notre Dame was just too strong and, dadgummit, Boston College goes out there and beats them. It was unbelievable. It really just gave us new life and threw us back in the national championship game.

I'll never forget that one." Florida State beat Nebraska, 18-16, to take the championship. Getting picky Ray Henderson set up BC's second score, a 7-yard TD by LV. Whitworth, when he made a diving interception of a deflected pass intended for De'Cody Fagg at the FSU 47. It was Henderson's first interception of the season and seventh of his career Senior defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka, who had been held without a sack in BC's first two games, recorded his first but shared it with sophomore defensive tackle B.J. Raji when they dropped Drew Weather-ford for a 10-yard loss in the second quarter The 17 unanswered points BC scored were the most Florida State's defense had allowed since Miami scored 16 straight (10 fourth quarter, 6 in overtime) in a 16-10 OT loss to the Hurricanes in the 2004 season opener Former BC defensive end Mike Mamula, a 1995 first-round draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles, was introduced to the crowd at the start of the second quarter One of BC coach Tom O'Brien's concerns about last night was the Seminoles' team speed.

But even before joining the ACC, O'Brien had made it a point to upgrade BC's team speed. Some of the Eagles are starting to notice the results. Said sophomore linebacker Brian Toal, "Compared to when I used to come here and watch my brother Greg, a former fullback, I think our team is a lot faster than in the past." Peek at the future Last night, BC hosted seven recruits, including one who had already given his verbal commitment to the Eagles: Josh Neubert, a 6-foot-4-inch, 248-pound defensive end from Lansdale, Pa. The others: Jordon McMichael, a 6-6, 230-pound tight end from The Breck School in Minneapolis, which also produced BC redshirt freshman wideout Brandon Robinson; Olaitan Ogun-todu, a 6-1, 200-pound safety from Mes-quite, Texas; Roderick Rollins, a 5-10, 180-pound defensive back from Dallas; Wes Davis, a 6-1, 190-pound safety from Spring Valley, Jared Bradley, a 6-1, 210-pound linebackerrunning back from Strathaven, and Tamarcus Porter, a 6-1, 175-pound defensive back from Paho-kee, Fla Last week, BC picked up its 13th and 14th commitments of the recruiting season from Warren Wilson, a 6-foot, 170-pound wide receiverdefensive back athlete from Lowell, and Darius Bagan, a 6-2, 215-pound linebacker from Walling-ton, N.J. The game was scheduled to be available in high definition a feature ESPN promoted throughout the first half however, storm-related difficulties prevented the transmission.

The HD feed from Chestnut Hill to ESPN's Bristol, facilities, was fine, however, heavy rains and electrical storms hit the Bristol area, causing the difficulties. IIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIHIIIMIIIIIIMIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Ivy League roundup Ivy League summaries BROWN, 34-3 at Washington, D.C. 10 14 10 34 Green's steals one from Raiders low first-year player Robert Utz scored twice on the ground to lead the Engineers (1-1) past the Buccaneers (0-2) in Cambridge. Maine Maritime 28, Curry 21 Don Thibodeau rushed for 249 yards and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with three seconds left to lift the host Mariners (2-0) over the Colonels. Brandon Benoit rushed for 138 yards for Curry (1-2), including a 78-yard scoring run.

Westfield St. 16, Nichols 14 Mike Lorenzano threw two TD passes to B.J. Halloran in the third quarter and Rory McKeon kicked a 29-yard field goal with 6:22 left to rally the Owls (2-0) from a two-touchdown deficit in a win over the host Bison (0-2). Bridgewater St 48, UMass-Dartmouth 7 Brenden Kavey ran for 152 yards and four touchdowns and quarterback Adam Camobreco passed for 303 yards and two scores as the visiting Bears (2-0) rolled past the Corsairs (0-3). Fitchburg St 35, Western New England 20 Brian Milleisen rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns and William Earley added 109 yards and another score as the Falcons (2-0) pulled away to beat the Golden Bears (0-2) in Lunenberg.

Other New England Coast Guard 30, Norwich 12 Christian George caught five passes for 56 yards and two TDs and Lance Lynch rushed for 120 yards on 21 carries as the Bears (2-0) raced past the Cadets (1-2) in New Lon-'. don, Conn. Wm. Paterson 17, Plymouth St Prince Breeden rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns to lead the visiting Pioneers (2-1) over the Panthers (1-2) in a nonconference game. Wisconsin-Stout 24, Springfield 7 Keldric Stokes threw for two touchdowns to lead the visiting Blue Devils (3-0) past the Pride (0-2).

Springfield sophomore fullback Marc Hatch rushed for 108 yards on 23 carries. Sacred Heart 38, lona 14 Tyler Arciaga threw four touchdown passes to help the Pioneers (1-2) to an easy win over the host Gaels 1-2). WPI 52, Becker 21 Garrett Vandette ran for three touchdowns and the Engineers (2-0) raced to a 45-0 halftime lead and cruised past the Hawks (0-2) in a nonconference game in Worcester. Marist 31, Cent. Connecticut St.

22 James I threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead the host Red Foxes (2-1) over the Blue Devils (1-2) in a nonconference game. St. John Fisher 59, Mount Ida 0 Nick Suchyna passed for 217 yards and four touchdowns and the Cardinals (3-0), ranked No. 19 in Division 3, blasted the Mustangs (0-3) in Newton. Rowan 49, Western Conn.

3 Junior quarterback Mike Orihel tossed five touchdown passes and ran for two scores to lead the Profs (2-0, 1-0) over the Colo- nials (2-1, 1-1) in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game in Glassboro, N.J. Georgetown 0 3 0 0 -3 BRO-FG Morgan27. 10:26. BRO-Hartigan 1 run (Morgan kick), :10. GEO-FGScoffern39.

:02. BRO-Schreck 39 pass from DiGia-como (Morgan kick). 12:08. BRO-Oyalowo 1 run (Morgan kick), 10:02. BRO-FG Morgan 30.

11:43. BRO-Hartigan 5 run (Morgan kick), 7:46. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-B. Hartigan 21-91, Mar-key 7-35. Knight 4-21; Cangelosl 12-85.

Lancaster 4-25, Davis 11-25. PASSING-B, DiGiacomo 14-22-0-211; Cangelosi 6-11-60-0. Hostetler I- 4-0-(-3)-0, Lancaster 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING B. Hill 7-77.

Brennan 2- 55, Turner 2-33; G. Van Fleet 2-39. CORNELL, 24-7 at Ithaca. N.V. Bucknell 0 0 0 7 -7 Cornell 7 17 0 0 24 Cor-Kuhn 16 run (Weitsman kick), 11:34.

Cor- FG Weitsman 45. 6:53. Cor-Kuhn 8 run (Weitsman kick). 6:33. Cor-Siwuia 6 run (Weitsman kick), 2:26.

Buc-Simpson 28 pass from Ahem (Ryan kick), 13:39. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-B, Ross 15-59, DeStefano II- 40, Watson 4-34; Kuhn 19-151, Siwula 24-102. Johnston 6-21. PASSING-B. Ahem 3-6-0.

Ross 1-4-1, DeStelano 0-1-0: C. Kuhn 6-8-0. RECEIVING-B. Simpson 3-45. DeStefano l-(-7): C.

Siwula 4-18. Jackson 1-19. Romney 1-12. DARTMOUTH, 2621 at Hanover, N.H. Colgate (1-2) 0 7 7 7 21 Dartmouth (1-0) 0 17 7 2 26 Ben Evans 2-yard run (Mike Ra-va kick).

14:53. Josh Dooley 29-yard fumble return (Hinterbichler kick), 12:15. Mark Brogna 3-yard pass from Charl Rittgers (Hinterbichler kick), 11:11. Hinterbichler 42-yard FG. 2:58.

Rich Rosabella 1-yard run (Rava kick), 10:32. Jason Bash 1-yard run (Hinterbichler kick). 0:42. Jordan Scott 33-yard run (Rava kick), 9:40. D-Safety.

05:14. Attendance: 3,917 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Hansen 16-41, Scott 3-40; D. Ogbonna 9-43, Bash 12-36. Gaudetl-1. PASSING Sloan 10-17-2-85.

Sar-aceno 5-10-0-46, Rittgers 12-25-2-122 RECEIVING Parker 5-56. Long 5-35, Burke 1-14; Ogbonna 1-29, PRINCETON, 23-21 at Easton, Pa. Princeton 7 13 0 3 23 Lafayette 0 0 7 14 21 Pri-Kirkland 9 run (Javarone kick), 7:12. Pri-FG Javarone 22.11:19. Prl-McCareins 75 interception re-turn (Javarone kick).

4:04. Pri-FG Javarone 25, :04. Laf-Stanford 9 pass from Davis. (Ziska kick). 13:29.

Laf-Bclton 3 run (Ziska kick), 13:12. Pri-FG Javarone 37. 3:47. Laf-Walker 23 pass from Davis (Ziska kick). 3:26.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-P, Toresco 16-79. Kirk-land 10 46; L. Hurt 11-46. Davis 4-40. PASSING-P, Terrell 19-28-2 197.

Fo-ran 010 Maurer 5-13-2 42. Davis 6-10-0 103. RECEIVING-P. Circle 5-75; Stanford 5-25. ASSOCIATED PRESS Charlie Rittgers passed for a touchdown while Dartmouth's defense registered a safety and created four turnovers, including a touchdown on a 29-yard fumble recovery, in a 26-21 season-opening win yesterday over Colgate at Hanover, N.H.

Ben Evans gave Colgate (1-2) the lead with seven seconds gone in the second quarter, capping a 75-yard drive with a 2-yard plunge. Dartmouth stormed back as Josh Dooley scooped up a fumble by Lee Sloan in the Raiders' backfield and returned it 29 yards for a tying touchdown with 12: 15 left in the half. Sixty-four seconds later, after an interception by Steve Jensen, who returned it to the Colgate 3, Rittgers passed to Mark Brogna for the go-ahead score. Princeton 23, Lafayette 21 At Easton, the Tigers got three field goals from Derek Javarone and a dominating defensive effort that produced a touchdown. Jay McCareins returned an interception 75 yards for a score and Javarone connected on a pair of kicks in the first half, including a 25-yarder with four seconds left that gave Princeton (1-0) a 20-0 halftime lead.

San Diego 17, Yale 14 Hutch Parker kicked three field goals in four attempts and the host Toreros (3-0) out-scored the Bulldogs, 14-0, in the second half. Freshman running back Mike McLeod had with 102 yards on 18 carries and one touchdown for Yale (0-1). Penn 41, Duquesne 14 Pat McDermott threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, and Michael Johns returned a 29-yard interception for a TD to spark the Quakers in their season opener. Brown 34, Georgetown 3 John Hartigan ran for 91 yards and two touchdowns to power the Bears (1-0) in Washington. Cornell 24, Bucknell 7 Quarterback Ryan Kuhn rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Big Red at Ithaca, N.Y.

Columbia 23, Fordham 17 Prospe Nwokocha raced 94 yards with a kickoff return and Jon Rocholl added field goals of 41 and 21 yards as the Lions (1-0) scored 13 unanswered points to overtake the host Rams (0-3). PENN, 41-14 SAN DIEGO, 17-14 atSanDleoo y.k.. ...0 14 0 0 14 al Philadelphia DuquesiK 7 0 0 7 14 Penn 7 17 10 7 41 P-McDonald 43 pass from McDer-motUZoch kick), 11:34. 20 pass from Knapp (Troyan kick), 3:51. P-McDermott 2 run (Zoch kick), 13:29.

P-FG Zoch 36. 3:41. P-Carre 44 pass Irom McDermott (Zoch kick). :18. P-Johns 29 interception return (Zoch kick).

14:40. P-FG Zoch 38. 7:15. P-Carre 22 pass from McDermott (Zoch kick). 14:48.

D-Roberson 35 pass from Knapp (Troyan kick). 9: 12. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-0. McCullough 15-60. Jacobs 8-22.

Whiteleather 5-20: P. Mathews 13-64. Sanilberg 9-46. Bryant 8-39. PASSING-D.

Knapp 10-29-1 121. Pa-lumbo 0-1-0 P. McDermott 10-20-1 145. Walker 2-5-1 19. RECEIVING D.

Roberson 4-67, C.Carter 1-20, Sprlggs 1-16; P. Mathews 3-3, Carre 2-66, McDonald 2-53. SanDteoo 0 3 I 17 Yale-Miller 2 pass from Mroz (Kim-ball kick). 13:15 Vale-McLeod 9 run (Kimball kick). :32 San Diego- FG Parker 29.

:00. San Diego-FG Parker 34. 0:28 San Diego-FG Parker 39. :31. San Diego-Rogan 2 pass from John-son (Garton Pass from Johnson), 6:37.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-V. McLeod 18-102, Spence 10-30, Mroz 4-(-2); SD. Rogan 25-63. Johnson 14-33, Villa 1-13, Polk 1-3. PASSING-V.

Mroz 18-32-181-2; SD, Johnson 22-34 198-0. RECEIVING-V, McLeod 4-38. Feierel-sen 3-67. Wright 3-43, Craig 3-14: SD. Rogan 7-47, Doyle 5-49, Hannula 5-44.

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