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Red Hawks defeat Cortland State 15-3

by Mike Scala, Director of Sports Information and Marketing, Montclair State

Upper Montclair, NJ --- Junior quarterback ED COLLINS (Union, NJ/Union) threw for a touchdown and sophomore running back LAQUAN MAJETE (Newark, NJ/Montclair Kimberly Academy) ran for a score as Montclair State handed SUNY Cortland a 15-3 defeat in New Jersey Athletic Conference Football action at Sprague Field this afternoon. Safety VIC MESCE (Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield) had eight tackles four pass breakups to key the Red Hawk defense (2-1, 1-0 NJAC), which limited the Red Dragons (2-3, 2-1 NJAC) to minus-23 yards rushing in the contest. Sophomore BRENT GRABLACHOFF (Island Heights, NJ/Central Regional) got MSU on the scoreboard with 3:05 to play in the first quarter after MSU recovered a fumbled punt return on the Cortland 20 yard line. Seven plays later, Grablachoff booted a 37-yard field goal. After Cortland went three-and-out on their next possession, MSU extended the lead to 9-0 as sophomore wide receiver ERIC MAGRINI (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) hauled in a nine yard pass from Collins to cap a seven play, 54-yard scoring drive. The Red Dragons missed an opportunity to close the gap in the second getting the ball down to the Montclair seven midway through the second quarter. Cortland ran seven plays, a got a first a pass interference penalty that put the ball at the two, but MSU stopped the drive and GREG OOSTMEYER (Islip, NY/Calhoun) kicked a 17-yard field goal for a 9-3 Red Hawk advantage. Montclair would respond on its next possession going 13 plays and 69 yards. Majette rushed for 35 yards on the drive, including the final yards on a five-yard run. The second half became a defensive battle. Cortland managed on substantial drive in the fourth quarter as the Red Dragons moved out to midfield. However, the drive stalled as RYAN McCARHTYís (Wilder, VT/Hartford) pass ricocheted off a receiver into the hands of MSU defensive lineman CARLOS BOLANOS (Hopatcong, NJ/Hopatcong). Majette finished with 80 yards on 26 carries, while Collins completed 20-of-34 for 184 yards. Magrini had six catches for 47 yards while JAMEL DORSEY (Roselle, NJ/Roselle) and ADRIAN ZAYAS (Keasby, NJ/Woodbridge) each had five. McCarthy was 26-of-45 for 244 yards, including seven completions to JASON BURCH (Frewsburg, NY/Southwestern) and six to TONY ROMANO (Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker). Montclair outgained Cortland, 310-221.

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