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Keene0
0 -
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Central
P/OR0
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Spaulding0
0 -
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North
Canisius7
48 -
Nov. 2
Laconia
ILMA7
34 -
Nov. 2
Gilford
Newport26
12 -
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CV
JS6
34 -
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Newfound0
0 -
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H-D/H20
12 -
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Mascoma
F/N47
6 -
Nov. 2
Franklin
BB17
7 -
Nov. 2
Somers
Stevens22
36 -
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Sanborn
FM25
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E/N
Lebanon30
7 -
Nov. 1
Campbell
Monadnock50
26 -
Nov. 1
Hanover
West17
20 -
Nov. 1
Plymouth
STA20
14 -
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MV
Pembroke55
22 -
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Kingswood
Kennett43
6 -
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Bow
Trinity7
44 -
Nov. 1
Spaulding
P/OR6
34 -
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Timberlane
Memorial13
20 -
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WHS
Dover28
21 -
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Windham
Central15
19 -
Nov. 1
Lond
Exeter10
21 -
Nov. 1
Concord
Salem0
20 -
Nov. 1
PA
Alvirne30
17 -
Nov. 1
Goffstown
South14
6 -
Nov. 1
BG
Merrimack21
34 -
Nov. 1
Bedford
Keene28
14 -
Oct. 31
Milford
Pelham6
48 -
Oct. 31
Souhegan
H/B47
27 -
Oct. 26
Lebanon
ILMA0
42 -
Oct. 26
Stevens
Gilford13
23 -
Oct. 26
Kearsarge
E/N6
15 -
Oct. 26
West
JS0
13 -
Oct. 26
MV
Plymouth32
48 -
Oct. 26
Bow
Pembroke40
16 -
Oct. 26
WHS
Memorial7
37 -
Oct. 26
Merrimack
North21
31 -
Oct. 26
Goffstown
Central40
6 -
Oct. 26
BG
Salem21
42 -
Oct. 25
Newport
Somers16
14 -
Oct. 25
Sanborn
Laconia0
42 -
Oct. 25
Pelham
Souhegan40
26 -
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H/B
Hanover29
55 -
Oct. 25
ConVal
Milford27
20 -
Oct. 25
STA
Kingswood7
6 -
Oct. 25
Kennett
Trinity15
50 -
Oct. 25
P/OR
Timb14
28 -
Oct. 25
Exeter
Portland35
25 -
Oct. 25
Dover
Spaulding33
41 -
Oct. 25
Windham
Lond6
21 -
Oct. 25
Concord
PA13
44 -
Oct. 25
Keene
Alvirne12
41 -
Oct. 25
South
Bedford14
38 -
Oct. 19
Kearsarge
Newport25
24 -
Oct. 19
ILMA
E/N34
7 -
Oct. 19
JS
Bow14
19 -
Oct. 19
Goffstown
Keene14
21 -
Oct. 19
Bedford
P/OR35
0 -
Oct. 19
Dover
BG21
62 -
Oct. 19
Salem
Windham28
14 -
Oct. 19
Newfound
Raymond0
0 -
Oct. 19
Mascoma
Franklin28
14 -
Oct. 19
H-D
F/N58
8 -
Oct. 18
WRHS
BB21
22 -
Oct. 18
Monadnock
Fall Mtn58
6 -
Oct. 18
Sanborn
BF28
60 -
Oct. 18
Laconia
Stevens8
30 -
Oct. 18
Gilford
Somers20
0 -
Oct. 18
Campbell
Lebanon43
15 -
Oct. 18
Trinity
Pelham41
28 -
Oct. 18
Milford
STA6
42 -
Oct. 18
Plymouth
Souhegan28
21 -
Oct. 18
Pembroke
H/B48
0 -
Oct. 18
MV
ConVal17
12 -
Oct. 18
West
Kingswood21
13 -
Oct. 18
Kennett
Hanover13
24 -
Oct. 18
South
Merrimack35
0 -
Oct. 18
Bangor
WHS28
27 -
Oct. 18
Timberlane
Spaulding27
18 -
Oct. 18
Memorial
Exeter6
13 -
Oct. 18
Central
PA6
41 -
Oct. 18
North
Lond12
61 -
Oct. 18
Concord
Alvirne14
30 -
Oct. 12
ILMA
Sanborn20
0 -
Oct. 12
Lond
Central34
6 -
Oct. 12
Keene
BG24
27 -
Oct. 12
Pembroke
Plymouth12
48 -
Oct. 12
Hanover
JS9
34 -
Oct. 12
Pelham
West49
22 -
Oct. 12
Campbell
E/N34
14 -
Oct. 12
BB
Mascoma10
40 -
Oct. 12
H-D
Newfound40
0 -
Oct. 12
Raymond
Franklin39
0 -
Oct. 12
F/N
WRHS13
20 -
Oct. 11
Bow
Kennett28
31 -
Oct. 11
Monadnock
Stevens39
19 -
Oct. 11
Lebanon
Kearsarge20
7 -
Oct. 11
Newport
FM34
0 -
Oct. 11
Somers
Laconia20
15 -
Oct. 11
Souhegan
Milford43
6 -
Oct. 11
H-B
ConVal8
52 -
Oct. 11
Trinity
STA49
21 -
Oct. 11
Kingswood
MV20
17 -
Oct. 11
North
Goffstown17
0 -
Oct. 11
South
WHS43
8 -
Oct. 11
Dover
Sanford20
13 -
Oct. 11
Windham
Merrimack28
27 -
Oct. 11
Salem
Cumb (RI)25
22 -
Oct. 11
PA
Bedford25
28 -
Oct. 10
OH
P/OR18
17 -
Oct. 10
Exeter
Timberlane28
0 -
Oct. 10
Memorial
Concord12
21 -
Oct. 10
Alvirne
Spaulding44
29 -
Oct. 5
Mascoma
WRHS60
20 -
Oct. 5
Franklin
Newfound42
6 -
Oct. 5
F/N
Raymond7
47 -
Oct. 5
BB
H-D56
46 -
Oct. 5
Stevens
Lebanon29
14 -
Oct. 5
Newport
Sanborn24
6 -
Oct. 5
Gilford
Campbell14
50 -
Oct. 5
Milford
West0
47 -
Oct. 5
JS
H/B34
8 -
Oct. 5
MV
Trinity18
44 -
Oct. 5
Kingswood
PA19
22 -
Oct. 5
Bow
Plymouth0
34 -
Oct. 5
Spaulding
Exeter7
42 -
Oct. 5
South
Central41
15 -
Oct. 4
Monad
Kearsarge42
6 -
Oct. 4
FM
ILMA0
20 -
Oct. 4
E/N
Laconia14
35 -
Oct. 4
Souhegan
Hanover37
0 -
Oct. 4
ConVal
Pelham22
48 -
Oct. 4
STA
Kennett20
6 -
Oct. 4
Keene
Brattleboro35
0 -
Oct. 4
BG
North43
42 -
Oct. 4
Merrimack
Bedford0
47 -
Oct. 4
Timb
WHS6
16 -
Oct. 4
Memorial
Goffstown18
15 -
Oct. 4
P/OR
Dover27
40 -
Oct. 4
Salem
PA27
13 -
Oct. 4
Windham
Concord7
20 -
Oct. 4
Alvirne
Lond0
44 -
Sept. 28
Hillsboro
Mascoma14
48 -
Sept. 28
Winnis
Franklin7
10 -
Sept. 28
Nefound
F/N6
30 -
Sept. 28
Raymond
BB63
8 -
Sept. 28
Lebanon
Newport0
44 -
Sept. 28
ILMA
Gilford14
6 -
Sept. 28
F/N
E/N6
28 -
Sept. 28
Hanover
ConVal17
10 -
Sept. 28
Trinity
Pembroke55
7 -
Sept. 28
Kennett
MV7
28 -
Sept. 28
PA
Lond38
15 -
Sept. 28
BG
N. Middle35
21 -
Sept. 28
Sanborn
Monad0
36 -
Sept. 27
Kearsarge
Laconia7
35 -
Sept. 27
Somers
Campbell20
38 -
Sept. 27
West
Souhegan6
35 -
Sept. 27
JS
Milford34
6 -
Sept. 27
H/B
Pelham15
44 -
Sept. 27
Plymouth
Kingswood26
14 -
Sept. 27
Bow
STA21
0 -
Sept. 27
EL
Spaulding12
44 -
Sept. 27
Memorial
P/OR33
17 -
Sept. 27
Exeter
WHS38
12 -
Sept. 27
Dover
Timb35
28 -
Sept. 28
Central
Salem22
40 -
Sept. 27
Concord
MC7
35 -
Sept. 27
Alvirne
Windham12
14 -
Sept. 27
North
South10
41 -
Sept. 27
Keene
Merr13
20 -
Sept. 27
Goffstown
Bedford14
35 -
Sept. 21
Stevens
Kearsarge25
7 -
Sept. 21
Somers
Sanborn36
14 -
Sept. 21
E/N
Gilford8
37 -
Sept. 21
Campbell
ILMA34
12 -
Sept. 21
Kingswood
Bow7
19 -
Sept. 21
Spaulding
Memorial14
21 -
Sept. 21
P/OR
Exeter7
40 -
Sept. 21
Pink
Windham24
8 -
Sept. 21
Bedford
BG35
13 -
Sept. 21
Winnisq
Raymond0
54 -
Sept. 21
Mascoma
Newfound34
6 -
Sept. 21
Franklin
HD14
20 -
Sept. 21
BB
F/N13
14 -
Sept. 20
Newport
Monad22
32 -
Sept. 20
Fall Mtn
Lebanon0
19 -
Sept. 20
Laconia
Rutland12
34 -
Sept. 20
Milford
H/B48
22 -
Sept. 20
Pelham
Hanover24
0 -
Sept. 20
MV
STA16
12 -
Sept. 20
Pembroke
Kennett6
35 -
Sept. 20
Souhegan
JS45
14 -
Sept. 20
Salem
Dover63
13 -
Sept. 20
Central
WHS13
21 -
Sept. 20
Lond
Concord35
7 -
Sept. 20
Timb
Alvirne20
48 -
Sept. 20
Lowell
South13
36 -
Sept. 20
Keene
North23
20 -
Sept. 20
Goffs
Merr20
19 -
Sept. 14
Keene
South0
22 -
Sept. 14
Bedford
TA35
21 -
Sept. 13
BG
Goffstown28
20 -
Sept. 14
Raymond
Mascoma39
12 -
Sept. 14
H/D
Winnis38
21 -
Sept. 14
F/N
Franklin6
7 -
Sept. 14
Newfound
BB0
28 -
Sept. 14
Stevens
Newport0
16 -
Sept. 14
Laconia
Gilford28
12 -
Sept. 14
Sanborn
Campbell12
43 -
Sept. 14
STA
Pembroke28
23 -
Sept. 14
Kennett
Plymouth0
41 -
Sept. 14
Central
Concord14
45 -
Sept. 13
Lebanon
Monad0
40 -
Sept. 13
Kearsarge
Fall Mtn13
8 -
Sept. 13
E/N
Somers13
22 -
Sept. 13
Hanover
Milford42
12 -
Sept. 13
JS
Pelham12
23 -
Sept. 13
H/B
West6
48 -
Sept. 13
ConVal
Souhegan0
41 -
Sept. 13
Trinity
Kingswood35
27 -
Sept. 13
Bow
MV23
13 -
Sept. 13
WHS
Spaulding13
6 -
Sept. 13
Exeter
North36
0 -
Sept. 13
Dover
Memorial19
21 -
Sept. 13
Windham
MC13
28 -
Sept. 13
P/OR
Pink0
48 -
Sept. 13
Lond
SJP14
42 -
Sept. 13
Salem
Alvirne13
20 -
Sept. 7
Brady
MV15
49 -
Sept. 7
Laconia
Campbell7
28 -
Sept. 7
Milford
Plymouth0
55 -
Sept. 7
West
PA43
0 -
Sept. 6
MV
JS6
14 -
Sept. 7
Pelham
Bow34
13 -
Sept. 7
South
BG21
15 -
Sept. 7
Timb
Windham7
53 -
Sept. 7
H-D
York14
54 -
Sept. 6
Fall Mtn
Stevens8
40 -
Sept. 6
Monad
Somers12
8 -
Sept. 6
ILMA
Kearsarge34
7 -
Sept. 6
Gilford
Sanborn41
2 -
Sept. 6
Trinity
Hanover27
21 -
Sept. 6
STA
Souhegan14
37 -
Sept. 6
Kingswood
H/B40
0 -
Sept. 6
ConVal
Kennett20
14 -
Sept. 6
Merrimack
Hingham6
42 -
Sept. 6
Bedford
North35
3 -
Sept. 6
Spaulding
Keene7
42 -
Sept. 6
P/OR
WHS20
30 -
Sept. 6
Memorial
Central RI7
12 -
Sept. 6
Exeter
Dover42
12 -
Sept. 6
Pink
Andover40
17 -
Sept. 6
Lond
Salem30
7 -
Sept. 6
Concord
Goffstown17
14 -
Sept. 6
Alvirne
Central35
14 -
Aug. 23
Maclay
Windham35
23
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Nov. 2
PSU
Fram. St.41
20 -
Nov. 2
SA
FP42
28 -
Nov. 2
UNH
Albany31
14 -
Nov. 2
Harvard
Dartmouth31
27 -
Oct. 26
FP
SCSU35
24 -
Oct. 26
Westfield
PSU7
35 -
Oct. 26
UNH
Villanova6
14 -
Oct. 26
Dartmouth
Columbia24
21 -
Oct. 19
URI
UNH26
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Oct.19
CCSU
Dart16
20 -
Oct 19
Assumption
SA14
20 -
Oct. 19
Post
FP20
55 -
Oct. 19
PSU
Castleton21
6 -
Oct. 12
UNH
Elon17
10 -
Oct. 12
FP
AIC41
14 -
Oct. 12
SA
Pace20
26 -
Oct. 12
Dartmouth
Yale44
43 -
Oct. 5
Penn
Dart17
20 -
Oct. 5
W. Conn
PSU48
21 -
Oct. 5
Post
SA28
56 -
Oct. 4
UNH
Harvard23
28 -
Sept. 28
SCSU
SA28
31 -
Sept. 28
Pace
FP20
48 -
Sept. 28
PSU
MM29
6 -
Sept. 28
Merr
Dart14
16 -
Sept. 21
SA
AIC37
20 -
Sept. 21
Bryant
UNH0
0 -
Sept. 21
FP
N. Haven34
45 -
Sept. 21
Bridge St.
PSU14
17 -
Sept. 21
Fordham
Dart13
45 -
Sept. 14
PSU
Worc. St.21
27 -
Sept. 14
Assump
FP27
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Sept. 14
Bentley
St. A's3
0 -
Sept. 14
Stonehill
UNH0
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UNH
H. Cross21
20 -
Sept. 7
St. A's
S. Heart3
10 -
Sept. 7
F. Pierce
Bryant17
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Aug. 29
UNH
UCF3
57
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Nov. 2
Canterbury
N. Hamp14
34 -
Nov. 2
KO
Proctor32
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Nov. 2
Berkshire
SPS24
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W/N-H
PEA42
28 -
Oct. 26
PEA
Brunswick36
27 -
Oct. 26
SPS
HH28
16 -
Oct. 26
N. Hamp
Proctor24
34 -
Oct. 19
Pingree
SPS21
45 -
Oct. 19
PEA
Deerfield49
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Oct. 19
P. Abbey
N. Hamp27
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Oct. 19
Proctor
Dexter13
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Oct. 10
N. Hamp
Pingree27
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WA
Proctor12
13 -
Oct. 10
SPS
Dexter13
12 -
Oct. 11
PEA
Salisbury56
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Oct. 5
N. Hamp
AP0
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SPS
Proctor47
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Taft
PEA13
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Sept. 28
Proctor
P. Abbey41
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SPS
A. Prep42
14 -
Sept. 27
Dexter
N. Hamp35
12 -
Sept. 21
PEA
Cheshire20
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Sept. 21
Proctor
Pingree13
20 -
Sept. 21
N. Hamp
SPS7
47 -
Sept. 13
Suffield
PEA14
35
Plymouth State drops opener
- Updated: September 3, 2023
CASTLETON Vt. – Junior Evan Wilson (Derry, N.H.) made a career-high 18 tackles, including 15 solo stops, and classmate Willie Lombard (Bridgewater, Mass.) had 194 all-purpose yards and two rushing touchdowns, but Vermont State University Castleton overcame a 14-0 deficit to rally past Plymouth State University, 25-21, in a non-conference football game at Dave Wolk Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Panthers struck first with a 60-yard TD drive on the first possession of the season. Junior Braden Lynn (Littleton, Mass.) threw for 49 yards and graduate student Jake Donahue (Hudson, N.H.) made three grabs, including the 10-yard TD catch, for an early lead.
PSU doubled the margin with 6:40 left in the half when Lombard cut left and trotted into the end zone for a 14-0 advantage.
The Spartans regrouped after halftime scoring on two of their first three drives. A missed extra point and failed two-point conversion left PSU in front, 14-12, and the Panthers answered right back with Lombard finding paydirt from 25 yards out in the final minute of the third for a 21-12 lead.
Castleton made it a two-point game with a score early in the final frame and the hosts went up on a short run with 1:38 left on the clock.
Facing a second-and-26 on the ensuing possession, Lynn flipped a screen pass to Lombard, who dodged tacklers up the left sideline to the Castleton 44-yard line for a 24-yard gain, but PSU was unable to convert on fourth-and-two as the Spartans held on for the win.
Plymouth State slipped to 0-1 and will host the University of New England at Panther Field next Saturday (Sept. 9) at noon. The Spartans start the year 1-0.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 21, Castleton 25
- Plymouth State (0-1)
- Castleton (1-0)
How it Happened:
- The Panthers came out firing after Lombard ran the opening kickoff back 34 yards to the PSU 40-yard line. Lynn picked up 14 yards on a pass up the left sideline to Donahue on the game’s first play from scrimmage, and three plays later added back-to-back 11-yard completions to senior Nikos Bouzakis (Farmington, Conn.) to get into the red zone. Two plays later Donahue made a leaping grab across the middle and waltzed into the endzone for the lead just 3:33 into the game.
- Castleton picked up chunks of yardage on its first two plays, but Wilson made a key tackle on fourth-and-4 at the PSU 31-yard line to get the ball back for the Panthers.
- PSU had an opportunity to add to the lead midway through the opening frame when junior Emmanuel Ughu (Milford, N.H.) jarred the ball loose and classmate Josh Crosswhite (Littleton, Mass.) recovered in Castleton territory. The Spartans’ defense came up with a pair of big plays, though, pushing Plymouth State backwards to keep it a one-score game.
- With Castleton inching towards the red zone early in the second quarter, sophomore Jake Dreyfus (Weymouth, Mass.) made a diving play to break up a would-be first down completion on fourth-and-10 to give the Panthers the ball. On the ensuing drive, Lynn went deep downfield to graduate student Bryan Warren (Pine Bush, N.Y.) for a 39-yard completion to get deep into Spartan territory. Graduate student Manny Sanchez (Hartford, Conn.) ripped off a pair of strong runs and Donahue added a 13-yard catch with a defender on his back to set up a first-and-goal at the 4-yard line and one play later Lombard dashed into the end zone to double the lead with 6:40 left in the half.
- With just over two minutes before halftime, Lynn fired deep downfield off a play-action fake and Donahue climbed the ladder to make the catch for a 33-yard game to the Spartans’ 47-yard line, but the Castleton defense forced a fumble on the next play. The Spartans used a couple of big plays through the air to move to the PSU 37-yard line, but Wilson came up with a big 9-yard sack and two plays later senior Luc Normandeau (Dover, N.H.) hauled in an errant pass and the Panthers ran out the clock.
- The hosts cut into the margin on the opening possession of the third quarter, using a long rush to set up a 10-yard TD pass, but the extra point went wide left to keep the score 14-6 with 11:56 left in the third.
- Midway through the frame the Spartans got into the end zone again, this time courtesy of a 21-yard run, but the PSU defense denied the two-point conversion to maintain a 14-12 lead with just under six minutes left in the quarter.
- PSU answered right back, using the ground game to get the ball to midfield before completions to Donahue (10 yards) and Warren (14 yards) set up a first down at the Castleton 25-yard line. Lombard took advantage of a key block by senior Kyle Baker (Pelham, N.H.) to get into the end zone with only 55 seconds left to make it 21-12.
- The hosts wouldn’t back down, though, marching 57 yards on 11 plays to pull within 21-19 with ten minutes left to play.
- After a PSU three-and-out, the Spartans took advantage of a penalty to convert on third-and-long and two plays later moved to the PSU 33-yard line. Senior Collin Crowe (Simsbury, Conn.) popped the ball loose on a rush up the middle, though, and junior Alex Flynn (Walpole, N.H.) jumped on the loose ball to give the Panthers the ball back with 6:48 left on the clock.
- The Panthers went three-and-out again, though, and Castleton surged 66 yards in six plays, using a two-yard run to leapfrog into the lead, 25-21, with just 1:38 left on the clock.
- Plymouth State moved the ball quickly to midfield, but the Spartans’ defense came up with a huge sack to set up a second-and-26. Lynn flipped a screen pass to Lombard, who weaved through tacklers up the left sideline for 24 yards before finally being brought down, setting up third and short at the Castleton 44-yard line. PSU spiked the ball to stop the clock, but the Spartans’ defense held strong on fourth-and-2 to preserve the win.
By the Numbers:
- Lynn finished 19-of-27 for 223 yards and a touchdown, completing passes to five receivers.
- Lombard had ten carries for 61 yards and two TDs on the ground, added a pair of catches for 25 yards and also racked up 107 yards in kick returns. He has enjoyed facing the Castleton defense, scoring twice on the ground in last year’s meeting as well.
- Bouzakis caught a team-high seven balls for 50 yards, while Warren had two catches for 53 yards. Donahue finished with 83 yards on six catches with his seventh career TD reception.
- Wilson was all over the field with his career-high 18 tackles (15 solo). He added three tackles for loss, including a 9-yard sack. Normandeau chipped in nine tackles, two pass breakups and an interception.
- Plymouth State went 5-of-12 on third downs, while the Spartans were 6-of-13.
- The PSU defense forced three turnovers.
- The Panthers maintain a slight 7-6 edge in the all-time series but have dropped each of the last two games at Dave Wolk Stadium.
- This was the final non-conference matchup between the teams. Castleton joins the MASCAC starting next fall.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State hosts UNE next Saturday (Sept. 9) at noon. Plymouth State will honor its NCAA participants from the 2022-23 year during a halftime ceremony.
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