Hurdle-Price has big day in tough loss

Jabari Hurdle-Price rushed for 202 yards Saturday. (Dean Denis Photography)

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Jabari Hurdle-Price rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns for the Colby College football team in a tough 24-21 loss at Wesleyan University on Saturday.

The Mules (0-3 overall) went up 21-17 when Hurdle-Price got to the right sideline and ran 65 yards for a touchdown with 4:09 left in the game.

 

The Cardinals (2-1 overall) did not panic despite needing a touchdown to go ahead. Wesleyan quarterback Gernard Hawkins had a key 31-yard run on the drive and connected with Devon Carrillo on a 35-yard touchdown pass for what proved to be the game-winning points with 2:32 remaining.

The Mules had a fine drive start on their own 40-yard line and got as far as the Cardinals’ 39-yard line before giving the ball over on downs.

 

Colby had the better of play in the opening half, but Wesleyan led 10-9 at the break.

 

Colby kicker John Baron booted a 30-yard field goal for the game’s first points. The Mules drove 69 yards on 10 plays on the drive.

 

Wesleyan went ahead 7-3 on a 70-yard drive, culminating in a 1-yard scoring run from Jaylen Berry with 24 seconds left in the first quarter.

 

The Mules went 12 plays and 62 yards on their next drive. However, Colby had to settle for a field goal attempt and then did not put any points on the scoreboard after a bad snap from center on the attempt.

 

The good news was that Wesleyan was pinned deep in its own territory. A penalty had the Cardinals on the 3-yard line when a bad center snap got away from Hawkins. After picking up the ball in the end zone, Hawkins threw an ill-advised pass that was picked off by first-year Patrick Yale at the 1-yard line and he stepped into the end zone for an easy Colby score. Baron’s extra point attempt banged off the right post.

 

Wesleyan used a 16-play, 71-yard drive in the final 5:08 of the half. Cardinal kicker Ike Fuchs hit a 27-yard field goal at the end of the quarter for a 10-9 Wesleyan lead.

 

Wesleyan went ahead 17-9 when Carrillo scored on a 9-yard run with 11:30 left in the fourth quarter. Colby had a devastating penalty on the drive after the defense stopped a 4th-and-2 at the Mules’ 27-yard line. The Mules, however, were called for a roughing the passer penalty and the Cardinals kept the ball.

 

Hurdle-Price carried the ball six times on Colby’s ensuing drive. He had a carry of 20 yards to get the ball to the Wesleyan 19-yard line. Hurdle-Price scored on a blast up the middle from 1 yard out. The Mules went for two points to try and tie the game, but a pass attempt was incomplete.

 

Colby quarterback Gabe Harrington threw for 125 yards and rushed for 29 yards. The Mules had a 374-371 edge in total yards.

 

Ian Dickey led the Mules defense with 12 tackles. Harry Nicholas and Stephen O’Grady did a great job stuffing the inside run and both finished with nine stops. Sam Friedman, Bryan McAdams, and Ryan Ruiz all had seven tackles.

 

Colby entertains NESCAC defending champion Amherst College next Saturday at 1 p.m.

 

Wesleyan 24, Colby 21

Colby……………  3  6  0 12  – 21

Wesleyan University.  7  3  0 14  – 24

 

Scoring Summary:

  1st 11:10 Colby – John Baron 30 yd field goal, 10-69 3:44

      00:24 WES – J. Berry 1 yd run (I. Fuchs kick), 5-70 2:01

  2nd 08:59 Colby – Patrick Yale 1 yd interception return (John Baron kick failed)

      00:00 WES – I. Fuchs 27 yd field goal, 16-71 5:08

  4th 11:30 WES – D. Carrillo 9 yd run (I. Fuchs kick), 6-35 2:28

      07:11 COL15FB – Jabari Hurdle-Price 1 yd run (Gabe Harrington pass failed), 8-70 4:12

      04:09 COL15FB – Jabari Hurdle-Price 65 yd run (Gabe Harrington pass failed), 2-69 0:56

      02:32 WES15FB – D. Carrillo 35 yd pass from G. Hawkins (I. Fuchs kick), 5-66 1:30

                                  COL15FB  WES15FB

  FIRST DOWNS……………….       19       17

  RUSHES-YARDS (NET)…………   37-249   40-193

  PASSING YDS (NET)………….      125      178

  Passes Att-Comp-Int………..  35-15-0  22-11-1

  TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS…..   72-374   62-371

  Fumble Returns-Yards……….      0-0      0-0

  Punt Returns-Yards…………     2-10     4-37

  Kickoff Returns-Yards………     4-65     4-97

  Interception Returns-Yards….      1-1      0-0

  Punts (Number-Avg)…………   6-34.7   6-34.8

  Fumbles-Lost………………      0-0      2-0

  Penalties-Yards……………     6-61     7-58

  Possession Time……………    33:38    26:22

  Third-Down Conversions……..  9 of 18  3 of 13

  Fourth-Down Conversions…….   0 of 2   1 of 1

  Red-Zone Scores-Chances…….      2-3      3-4

  Sacks By: Number-Yards……..      0-0      1-9

  RUSHING: Colby-Jabari Hurdle-Price 26-202; Gabe Harrington 7-29; Carl Lipani  3-15; Christian Sparacio 1-3. Wesleyan University-G. Hawkins 7-71; D. Carrillo 7-54; M. Piccirillo 6-20; L. Stevens 7-20; J. Berry 8-17; E. Meyreles 3-15; TEAM 2-minus 4.

  PASSING: Colby-Gabe Harrington 15-34-0-125; Joseph Anile IV 0-1-0-0. Wesleyan University-G. Hawkins 11-22-1-178.

  RECEIVING: Colby-Mbasa Mayikana 4-23; Glenn Parsons 2-29; Henry Holmes 2-25; Jabari Hurdle-Price 2-1; DeVaughn Riley 1-29; Matthew Richman 1-12; Carl Lipani 1-4; Mark Snyder 1-4; Sebastian Ferrell 1-minus 2. Wesleyan University-D. Carrillo 4-102; K. Luster 2-37; M. Breuler 2-10; N. O’Connor 1-25; E. Meyreles 1-2; B. Kurtz 1-2.

  INTERCEPTIONS: Colby-Patrick Yale 1-1. Wesleyan University-None.

  FUMBLES: Colby-None. Wesleyan University-D. Carrillo 1-0; J. Sanchez 1-0.

  Stadium: Corwin Field          Attendance: 1204