Box Score BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State scored on its first seven possessions in a 48-21 win over Maine Maritime Academy in a New England Football Conference Saturday at Swenson Field. The Bears improved to 8-1 overall, 5-1 Bogan Division while the Marines remained winless at 0-8, 0-6.
Bridgewater's Ben Desmarais (South Hadley, Mass.) rushed for three touchdowns and Mike McCarthy (Edgartown, Mass.) threw a 42-yard touchdown and added a six-yard scoring run to lead the BSU offense. Mike Gentili (Leominster, Mass.) rushed for a team-best 85 yards on 11 carries and found the end zone on a ten-yard run.
McCarthy completed 2 of 2 passes for 55 yards and also added 39 yards on the ground on just four carries. McCarthy hooked up with junior receiver Matt Green (Stoughton, Mass.) on the 42-yard TD pass to open the scoring. McCarthy would give the Bears a 14-0 lead with his six-yard run and Desmarais notched his first touchdown of the day from five yards out to close out the first quarter scoring.
Blaise Branch (Brockton, Mass.) staked Bridgewater to a 27-0 lead early in the second quarter on a seven-yard TD run. Gentili's touchdown made in 34-0 and Desmarais found the end zone from five yards out with 4:44 remaining in the first half to make it 41-0.
Maine Maritime quarterback
Michael Fahey (Union, Conn.) got the Mariners on the board with a two-yard run with just five seconds left in the half. Fahey completed all three of his pass attempts for 57 yards and rushed for 85 yards on 21 attempts.
Desmarais rounded out the scoring for the Bears with a one-yard TD plunge to give the hosts a 48-7 lead.
MMA scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns on a
Dylan Webster (Belfast, Maine) one-yard run and a
Wade Severance (Hollis Center, Maine) 54-yard fumble return.
Bridgewater was flagged for 15 penalties in the game for 155 yards, both season highs. The Bears had two long rushing touchdowns called back on holding penalties on the same drive in the third quarter, and also had what would have been a 61-yard punt return for a touchdown called back on an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Bridgewater did not score on either drive.
Maine Maritime returns to the field Saturday in New London, Connecticut against Coast Guard at 12 p.m.
Box Score (Final)
Maine Maritime vs Bridgewater State (Oct 27, 2012 at Bridgewater, Mass.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Maine Maritime...... 0 7 0 14 - 21 Record: (0-8,0-6)
Bridgewater State... 21 20 7 0 - 48 Record: (8-1,5-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 11:19 BSU - Matthew Green 42 yd pass from Mike McCarthy (Jarred Diorio kick), 4-66 1:42, MEM 0 - BSU 7
05:45 BSU - Mike McCarthy 6 yd run (Jarred Diorio kick), 6-75 2:10, MEM 0 - BSU 14
01:52 BSU - Ben Desmarais 5 yd run (Jarred Diorio kick), 7-38 2:19, MEM 0 - BSU 21
2nd 11:46 BSU - Blaise Branch 7 yd run (Jarred Diorio rush failed), 6-47 3:14, MEM 0 - BSU 27
08:52 BSU - Mike Gentili 10 yd run (Jarred Diorio kick), 3-49 0:59, MEM 0 - BSU 34
04:44 BSU - Ben Desmarais 5 yd run (Jarred Diorio kick), 4-43 1:43, MEM 0 - BSU 41
00:05 MEM - Michael Fahey 2 yd run (William Alsbrooks kick), 11-72 4:24, MEM 7 - BSU 41
3rd 11:31 BSU - Ben Desmarais 1 yd run (Jarred Diorio kick), 7-62 3:18, MEM 7 - BSU 48
4th 04:31 MEM - Dylan Webster 1 yd run (William Alsbrooks kick), 10-80 4:26, MEM 14 - BSU 48
02:22 MEM - Wade Severance 54 yd fumble recovery (William Alsbrooks kick), , MEM 21 - BSU 48
MEM BSU
FIRST DOWNS................... 13 26
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 51-149 53-350
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 57 120
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 6-3-1 9-6-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 57-206 62-470
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 1-54 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 1--1 3-86
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 8-110 4-64
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 1-6
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 5-37.4 2-35.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 6-2 2-2
Penalties-Yards............... 4-45 15-155
Possession Time............... 30:33 29:27
Third-Down Conversions........ 3 of 14 4 of 7
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 3 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-2 6-7
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 0-0 3-15
RUSHING: Maine Maritime-Michael Fahey 21-85; Billy Wetherbee 9-51; Ryan
O'Neal 5-16; Michael Cummings 3-4; Joseph DiBiase 6-3; Dylan Webster 1-1; TEAM
1-minus 1; Bradley Reed 5-minus 10. Bridgewater State-Mike Gentili 11-85; Ben
Desmarais 6-45; Tobias Bouchard 8-44; Cody Brewer 10-43; Caleb Gelsomino 4-41;
Mike McCarthy 4-39; Blaise Branch 4-30; Matt Lockwood 2-13; Matthew Green 1-11;
Jon Criscuolo 2-0; TEAM 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Maine Maritime-Bradley Reed 0-3-1-0; Michael Fahey 3-3-0-57.
Bridgewater State-Caleb Gelsomino 3-6-0-61; Mike McCarthy 2-2-0-55; Jon
Criscuolo 1-1-0-4.
State-Matthew Green 2-69; Jake Scott 1-22; Matt Monahan 1-13; Adam Ledoux 1-12;
Jarred Diorio 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS: Maine Maritime-None. Bridgewater State-Vincent Henry 1-6.
Michael Cummings 1-1. Bridgewater State-Cody Brewer 1-1; Jon Criscuolo 1-1.
