Nic Visser tossed a pair of touchdown passes, and Elijah Garnett ran for another on Saturday afternoon as the Husson Eagles opened up the Commonwealth Coast Conference portion of their schedule with a 28-7 win over Curry College at the Winkin Complex in Bangor.
Husson (5-1, 1-0 CCC) opened the scoring early in the second quarter, with a good drive that started in the first. Visser hit Ashton Navarrete for a 16-yard touchdown pass on second down to complete the 16 play, 75 yard march. The extra point however was missed and it was 6-0 Eagles. The hosts got the eventual game winner just over five minutes later, set up by a 33-yard pass from Visser to Cullen Casey. Garnett capped that off with a two-yard TD run, and Casey ran in the two-point conversion. A turnover on the next possession by Curry College led to the third score. Colin Ridley was hit and fumbled at his own 14-yard line, and Tucker Buzzell scooped it up and ran into the endzone for a 21-0 lead which is where it stood at halftime. The last scoring on the day for Husson was a 39-yard touchdown pass by Visser to one of his favorite targets Ja’Quan Myles early in the third quarter. The Colonels scored late in the game with the outcome already decided on an 18-yard TD pass from Michael Moriarty to Ridley with 3:42 remaining.
Visser finished 19-29 passing for 214 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Garnett, who is the leading rusher in all of Division III football, had 97 yards on 24 carries with one touchdown. Casey ended up with six catches for 74 yards, also adding the two-point conversion run. Myles had five receptions for 53 yards and a score, and Navarrete had his one touchdown grab with two receptions for 26 yards. Tyrek Mann and Adam Bertrand had 10 total tackles. Mann had four of those for a loss and one sack. Antwan Turner also had an interception with a 34-yard return, and Buzzell had seven total tackles to go along with his scoop and score fumble recovery. Moriarty was 9-17 for 65 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the loss for Curry College, who falls to 2-4 and 0-1 in conference play. Montie Quinn had 18 run attempts for 65 yards, and Ridley reeled in six catches for 50 yards and the lone Colonels touchdown. Husson has now won four games in a row, putting up a total of 184 points in those four victories. The Eagles hit the road for another Commonwealth Coast Conference matchup at Western New England next Saturday at 1 p.m.
Recap by Chris Lessner/Photo courtesy of Gabe Nason
