Box Score
CASTINE, Maine -- Westfield State scored on six of its seven first half possessions en route to a 63-13 win over Maine Maritime in New England Football Conference Bogan Division action at Ritchie Field on Saturday. The win, Westfield's first in seven tries against Maine Maritime, lifted the Owls to 2-4 (1-2 Bogan), while the Mariners fell to 0-5, 0-3.
Westfield set the tone on its first play from scrimmage when freshman quarterback, Erik Wahsburn (Lisbon, Conn.), found Kane Terilli (Cranston, R.I.) beyond the Mariners secondary for a 75-yard touchdown. Washburn completed 13 of 18 passes for 220 yards and three touchdowns on the afternoon. Terilli caught four passes for 106 yards, while Kevin Parnell (Berlin, Conn.) and Kevin Nicol (Wolcott, Conn.) each caught three passes, including a touchdown for each.
After Terilli's opening touchdown, Westfield's offense became the Michael Mercadante (Wilbraham, Mass.) show. The Owl's sophomore runningback found paydirt on each of the next three Westfield possessions, scoring from 10, 15, and six yards out. Mercadante pounded out 154 yards on 18 touches in the game, averaging 8.6 yards per carry.
Andrew Buanno (Enfield, Conn.) picked up 48 rushing yards on 11 carries and found the end zone twice. The Owls rushed for a total of 264 yards on the day. Westfield State's defense also got in on the scoring. Billy Greene (Easton, Mass.) scooped a fumble from the turf and rumbled 56 yards to paydirt.
Westfield's 63 points represents a new program record, supplanting the old mark of 54 points scored against Massachusetts Maritime back in 2002.
Billy Wetherbee (Veazie, Maine) led the Mariners rushing attack with 55 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries, while freshman signal caller, Michael Fahey (Union, Conn.), picked up 52 yards on 16 touches. Fahey shared time at quarterback with classmate, Michael Cummings (Bucksport, Maine). Cummings rushed for 50 yards and a score. The Mariners rushed for 234 yards in the game.
Justin Erhardt (Stoneham, Mass.) spearheaded Westfield's defensive effort with 11 tackles, eight of which were solo efforts. Included in his tackles were three sacks. He forced and recovered a fumble as well. Cam Wilcox (Groton, Mass.) recorded five tackles and forced the fumble that became Greene's touchdown, while Erik Wellhoff (Natick, Mass.) intercepted a pass.
Jonathan Fader (Bangor, Maine) recorded five tackles and intercepted a pass for Maine Maritime.
Joshua Hall (Sidney, Maine) recovered a fumble on a punt return that set up the Mariners' second score late in the fourth quarter.
Westfield returns to action next Saturday at home against Coast Guard. Maine Maritime travels to Framingham State.
| Score by Quarters |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Score |
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| Westfield St. |
21 |
21 |
14 |
7 |
63 |
Record: (2-4,1-2) |
| Maine Maritime |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
Record: (0-5,0-3) |
Scoring Summary
| 1st |
12:48 |
WES |
Kane Terilli 75 yd pass from Erik Washburn (Kennan Startzell kick), 1-75 0:12, WES 7 - MEM 0 |
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06:44 |
WES |
Michael Mercadante 10 yd run (Kennan Startzell kick), 6-47 2:45, WES 14 - MEM 0 |
|
03:09 |
MEM |
Billy Wetherbee 1 yd run (William Alsbrooks kick), 8-56 3:35, WES 14 - MEM 7 |
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01:00 |
WES |
Michael Mercadante 15 yd run (Kennan Startzell kick), 6-57 2:09, WES 21 - MEM 7 |
| 2nd |
13:39 |
WES |
Michael Mercadante 6 yd run (Kennan Startzell kick), 5-20 1:39, WES 28 - MEM 7 |
|
06:59 |
WES |
Kevin Parnell 14 yd pass from Erik Washburn (Kennan Startzell kick), 10-63 5:22, WES 35 - MEM 7 |
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00:40 |
WES |
Kevin Nicol 13 yd pass from Erik Washburn (Kennan Startzell kick), 5-51 0:34, WES 42 - MEM 7 |
| 3rd |
08:57 |
WES |
Andrew Buanno 3 yd run (Kennan Startzell kick), 7-80 3:13, WES 49 - MEM 7 |
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00:12 |
WES |
Andrew Buanno 5 yd run (Kennan Startzell kick), 11-59 6:38, WES 56 - MEM 7 |
| 4th |
13:11 |
WES |
Billy Greene 56 yd fumble recovery (Kennan Startzell kick), , WES 63 - MEM 7 |
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04:58 |
MEM |
Michael Cummings 17 yd run (William Alsbrooks kick failed), 3-26 1:22, WES 63 - MEM 13 |
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WES |
MEM |
| FIRST DOWNS |
22 |
11 |
| RUSHES-YARDS (NET) |
45-264 |
55-190 |
| PASSING YDS (NET) |
220 |
0 |
| Passes Att-Comp-Int |
18-13-1 |
5-0-1 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS |
63-484 |
60-190 |
| Fumble Returns-Yards |
1-56 |
1-0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards |
2-44 |
0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards |
3-52 |
10-189 |
| Interception Returns-Yards |
1--2 |
1-27 |
| Punts (Number-Avg) |
2-31.5 |
6-29.5 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
2-1 |
3-2 |
| Penalties-Yards |
8-63 |
4-29 |
| Possession Time |
30:53 |
29:07 |
| Third-Down Conversions |
2 of 8 |
2 of 13 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions |
3 of 4 |
2 of 3 |
| Red-Zone Scores-Chances |
7-7 |
2-3 |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards |
3-28 |
0-0 |
RUSHING: Westfield St.-Michael Mercadante 18-154; Andrew Buanno 11-48; Kevin Parnell 1-22; Brian Beauchemin 4-17; Colby Bostek 6-9; Erik Washburn 2-7; Nick Adams 2-4; Joshua Trainque 1-3. Maine Maritime-Billy Wetherbee 14-55; Michael Fahey 16-52; Michael Cummings 13-50; Dylan Webster 8-35; Daniel Rivers 1-2; Ryan O'Neal 3-minus 4.
PASSING: Westfield St.-Erik Washburn 13-18-1-220. Maine Maritime-Michael Fahey 0-3-0-0; Michael Cummings 0-2-1-0.
RECEIVING: Westfield St.-Kane Terilli 4-106; Kevin Parnell 3-43; Kevin Nicol 3-24; Michael Mercadante 1-28; Jeff Winchell 1-18; Jake Storey 1-1. Maine Maritime-.
INTERCEPTIONS: Westfield St.-Erik Wellhoff 1-minus 2. Maine Maritime-Jonathan Fader 1-27.
FUMBLES: Westfield St.-Andrew Buanno 1-1; Colby Bostek 1-0. Maine Maritime-Michael Fahey 2-2; Michael Cummings 1-0.
SACKS (UA-A): Westfield St.-Justin Ehrhardt 3-0. Maine Maritime-None.
TACKLES (UA-A): Westfield St.-Justin Ehrhardt 8-3; Matt Toczek 4-2; Troy Cutter 3-3; Jeff Smith 4-1; Cam Willcox 3-2; Mike Mizzoni 2-3; Kevin Duffy 1-4; Dan Dowling 3-1; Thomas Fernandes 2-2; Joe Reed 2-2; Scott Nye 3-0; Dave Burnham 1-2; Trevor Garofano 2-0; Mike Szydlowski 2-0; Billy Greene 1-1; Mike Birr 0-2; Erik Wellhoff 1-0; Gregg Jackson 1-0; Greg Sheridan 1-0; Kennan Startzell 1-0; Kyle Seidnitzer 0-1; Jeff Winchell 0-1; Jake Storey 0-1; Justin McGrath 0-1. Maine Maritime-Alex Hermes 5-1; Chase Hutchinson 4-2; Brock Lawrence 3-3; Jonathan Fader 2-3; John Regis 3-1; Nathaniel Lewis 3-1; Thomas Drouin 3-1; Christopher Hale 0-4; Gavin Cote 2-1; Ben Violette 1-2; Michael Collins 1-2; Tyler Chamberlain 1-2; John Ashman 1-1; Johnny Weymouth 1-1; Joshua Hall 0-2; Frank True 1-0; Dylan Webster 1-0; Matthew Hebert 1-0; Jonathan Ware 0-1; Larry MacDonald 0-1; Zach Frost 0-1; Cody McDonald 0-1; Evan Sinclair 0-1.
