MILTON, Mass. (November 11, 2023) – The Western New England football team closed out the regular season with a 48-27 win over the Colonels of Curry College, led by
Dillon Kohl on offense, who recorded three touchdowns while WNE ran for five touchdowns in the win.
Records:
- Western New England: 7-3, 4-1 CCC
- Curry College: 3-7, 1-4 CCC
How it Happened:
Western New England got on the board early in the first quarter, grabbing an opening drive touchdown to lead 6-0 early. The 11-play, 44-yard drive would be capped off with an 11-yard touchdown pass from
Tyler Millerick to
Greg Perry to give Western New England a quick 6-0 lead. It did not take long for Curry to respond, as just two plays into their drive, Curry's leading running back, Montie Quinn, took a handoff to the house, running 76 yards for a touchdown to give Curry the lead with the extra-point attempt. It would not take long for the Golden Bears to get on the board again to retake the lead, as
Tyler Millerick would find
Ryan Larson on a 44-yard pass for another score for WNE.
Cam LaPierre would grab a 21-yard pass on the drive to help pace the Golden Bears down the field. A defensive stand for Western New England would hold Curry off the scoreboard, as
Brandon Myers would collect two tackles to help the WNE defense get off the field quickly. The Golden Bears offense would reward the defense for their fine play by grabbing another touchdown. After the Colonels looked like they were getting Western New England off the field in quick succession, WNE would execute a fake punt with
Jake Chiasson taking the ball 61 yards down the field for the touchdown as Western New England would take a 20-3 lead after one quarter of play.
Neither team could come away with a score in their first two possessions of the second quarter, though Western New England would come away with a six-play, 62-yard touchdown to get on the board again.
Tyler Borwhat would catch 55-yard passes on the drive, while
Danny Gisonno would finish off the drive with a three-yard touchdown run to give the Golden Bears a 27-7 lead with just under eight minutes to play in the second quarter. Curry would respond and put together their best drive of the afternoon when the Colonels dished out an 11-play 93-yard drive and turned that into six points when Finn Sullivan was able to run into the endzone from eight yards out. The Golden Bears would take a 27-13 lead after one half of play.
Ben Caulfield and Jake Chaisson would make defensive stops for the Golden Bears on Curry's opening drive of the game to keep the home team from generating any attack.
Rogan Wotherspoon would come away with a fumble recovery on Curry's next drive, which would lead to seven points on the scoreboard for the Golden Bears when
Dillon Kohl ran in from nine yards out to give the Golden Bears the 34-13 lead. Montie Quinn would again run into the endzone from distance for Curry on their next offensive possession, this time rushing for 56 yards, and the score would move to 34-20 in favor of the blue and gold after three quarters of play.
Western New England would outscore Curry in the final quarter of the afternoon, grabbing an opening score on their first possession of the game, as
Dillon Kohl would again rush for a score, grabbing a six-yard touchdown for the Golden Bears to give Western New England a 41-20 lead. Western New England's final touchdown of the night would again come from
Kohl, who scored his third touchdown of the game on a six-play, 34-yard drive. Curry's Montie Quinn would finish up a 272-yard day with his third touchdown carry on the game, scoring three of Curry's four touchdowns. Western New England would topple Curry 48-27 to end the regular season.
Inside the Lines:
- Western New England saw Dillon Kohl rush 13 times for 71 yards while scoring three touchdowns on the night. Tyler Millerick also rushed 13 times for 65 yards.
- Millerick threw 10 completions on 15 attempts, tossing two touchdowns for 154 yards.
- WNE grabbed 336 yards on the ground to lead the way on the day.
- Ben Caulfield led WNE in tackles for the third straight game, collecting seven tackles on the afternoon with 0.5 tackles for loss.
- Cam Leblanc recorded five total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
- Jake Chiasson collected the only sack for Western New England, dropping the Curry Qb back four yards.
Up Next on the Schedule:
- Western New England awaits to see if they will compete in a New England bowl game. An official announcement will come on Monday, November 13.
