State
Towson ends slide, defeats Elon, 23-6
JHU wins, clinches share
of league title; Wilkes edges Stevenson; Bowie wins North
Morgan Mahalak threw for two touchdowns as host Towson ended a six-game losing streak with a 23-6 win over Elon on Saturday.
Mahalak, making his return from an early-season shoulder injury, was 12-for-24 for 148 yards for the Tigers (2-7, 1-5 Colonial Athletic Association). Shane Simpson ran for a career-high 187 yards, and Aidan O'Neill kicked three field goals.
Mahalak threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Christian Summers in the first quarter, and O'Neill kicked field goals from 47 and 37 yards in the first half to give the Tigers a 13-3 advantage at halftime.
Elon's John Gallagher kicked his second field goal to cut the Towson lead to 13-6 with 1:14 left in the third quarter.
Mahalak found Andre Dessenberg for a 26-yard touchdown midway through the fourth, and O'Neill kicked his third field goal to make it 23-6 with 4:58 to play. Daniel Thompson passed for 130 yards for the Phoenix (2-7, 1-5).
Hopkins wide receiver Brett Caggiano threw his second touchdown pass of the season, a 47-yarder to Cary after a lateral from Germano, on the second play of a 55-yard drive for a 21-7 lead. The touchdown was the first of three straight scored by Cary.
Germano became the first player in school history to have a pass and rush of 75 yards or longer in the same game. His 79-yard run is the longest by a Blue Jay since Hari Lymon had a 79-yard run against Western Maryland (now McDaniel) in 1992.
Stevenson's loss ended a 10-game winning streak dating to last season.
The Mustangs are tied atop the league standings with Albright, a 43-14 winner over Misericordia. Stevenson holds the tiebreaker with the Lions and can secure the league's automatic NCAA berth with a win Saturday at Lycoming (3-6, 2-6) at 1 p.m.
After taking a 27-13 halftime lead, Wesley scored 10 points in the third quarter and made it 44-13 early in the fourth on Falkenberg's 58-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Shade.
Ryan Kolb had 10 carries for 106 yards and Connor Canonico had 15 rushes for 78?yards for the Sea Gulls.
Amir Hall passed for 296 yards and three touchdowns, and Robert Chesson (Old Mill) had 17 carries for a career-high 223 yards and two touchdowns for Bowie State (7-3, 6-1), which will face Winston-Salem State for the second consecutive season for the CIAA championship Saturday at 2 p.m. in Salem, Va.
Connor Cox (South River) was 13 of 23 for 117 yards and two touchdowns, Russell Neverdon (Calvert Hall) had five catches for 69 yards and a score, and Jamaal Morant (Milford Mill) ran for 56 yards on 15 carries for Frostburg State, which is tied atop the conference with Wesley.
Perry Stefanelli had 18 carries for 143 yards and a touchdown and Bamasa Bailor caught six passes for 76 yards for McDaniel, which trailed 24-0 at halftime.