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FURY TOO MUCH FOR CATS, 35-14
In the battle of Northeast Independent Football League unbeatens, the University of Vermont Catamounts were defeated by the Mass Fury, 35-14 at Worcester State College on Sunday. The Catamounts (3-1) had no answer for Fury RB Marcus Price who wove his way through the Cats defense 18 times for 120 yards and two scores. The Fury is now 4-0.
The Catamounts actually started strong, driving to the Fury 7-yard line before a bad snap on a field goal attempt ended the drive. After forcing a Fury punt, UVM drove 80 yards in five plays to record the first score on a 30-yard touchdown pass to Tim Snow.
The Fury answered with an 80-yard drive of their own on the next series capped by a 10-yard pass from Ryan Minns to Danny Palacio. The Fury were in the end zone again minutes later after intercepting a Drew Trombley pass. The five play, 34-yard drive ended with another Minns TD pass, this time for 7-yards to Rayshawn Link.
Three plays later, Doug DeLuca hauled in a long pass from Trombley, broke a tackle, and sped into the end zone for a 79-yard touchdown. But there was no time to celebrate as Ryan Minns had the Fury on the march again before the half. Eight plays and 82-yards was all it took for the Fury to score again on Price’s first rushing touchdown from 15 yards out. The score at the half was Fury 21, Cats 14.
The Catamounts forced Mass Fury to punt on the first drive of the second half, but the punt was downed on the UVM 5-yard line. After a Trombley incompletion, the next pass was intercepted and run back to the UVM 3-yard line. Marcus Price took the next carry into the end zone for a 14-point Fury lead.
The Catamounts, now led by Quarterback Kyle Rickstead, were able to take the next drive to the Fury 24, but turned the ball over on downs. Another eight play drive for the Fury was finished off by Minns’ pass to TE Sean Phillips from 44-yards out.
Ryan Minns finished 10-of-13 for 141 yards and three touchdown passes, halfback Matt Miles had 10 carried for 63 yards and Sean Phillips hauled in 3 catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. The Fury rushed for 193 yards and passed for 150 for a total of 343 yards total offense.
Drew Trombley finished 5-of-13 for 158 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions while Kyle Rickstead contributed 5-of-10 for 80 yards and one interception. Tim Snow caught 6 passes for 139 yards and Doug DeLuca added 2 for 85 yards and both caught a touchdown apiece. Nate Goddard led the Cats on the ground with 9 carries for 30 yards. UVM finished with 299 total yards: 238 in the air and 61 on the ground.
The Mass Fury next play on Sunday September 30 against the Exeter Gamblers (1-3) at James L. Landry Memorial Stadium in Amesbury, MA. The Catamounts have a week off before hosting the Central Maine Warriors (0-3) for their homecoming game at Buck Hard Field at Burlington High School in Vermont.
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