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WESTFIELD, Mass. – Senior quarterback Kurt Leone
(Marshfield) compeleted 15 of 22 passes for 313 yards and four
touchdowns and rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown to power
Framingham State University to a 48-27 New England Football
Conference Bogan Division victory over Westfield State University
on Saturday, Oct. 23.
The Rams - who snapped a 14-game winless streak vs. Westfield
dating back to 1995 – improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the
Bogan Division. Westfield dropped to 3-5 and 2-3 following its
Alumni Weekend game..
Junior wide receiver James McCarthy (Newton) was the recipient of
all four of Leone's scoring strikes, setting a school record
for most touchdown receptions in a game. McCarthy caught five
passes 145 receiving yards, scoring twice in both the first quarter
(10 yards, 28 yards) and third quarter (38, 26).
The explosive Rams racked up 567 yards in total offense (329
passing, 238 rushing) while holding the Owls to 170 yards in total
offense. David Leach (Chelmsford) rushed for an even 100 yards on
11 carries and Shawn Miller (Tyngsboro) rushed for 91 yards and a
touchdown.
With Leone rifling lasers down the field, the Rams led 17-0 after
the first quarter. They led 24-0 with 10:08 remaining in the first
half following a three-yard TD run by Miller. Westfield made the
halftime score 24-7 on a three-yard TD run by Evan Berneche
(Chicopee).
Following a pair of Leone-to-McCarthy scoring strikes and a
safety, Framingham increased its lead to 40-7 with 7:37 remaining
in the third quarter. Westfield trailed 40-13 after three quarters
following a five-yard TD run by backup quarterback Dylan Smith.
A four-yard TD by Leone and two Berneche touchdowns (33 yard pass,
2-yard run) closed out the scoring in the final stanza.
Berneche scored three touchdowns, rushed for 74 yards on 21
carries, and caught three passes for 41 yards.