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Downing throws four touchdown passes in Elon’s 51-14 win over Hampton

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

ELON, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Downing threw four touchdown passes and Elon beat Hampton 51-14 in a regular-season finale on Saturday.Downing was 10-of-18 passing for 261 yards. He had a 33-yard score to Jarmarien Dalton and a 60-yarder to Chandler Brayboy in the first quarter. He threw a 33-yard TD pass to Christian Da-Silva and a 53-yarder to Johncarlos Miller II in the second quarter.Along with a 34-yard pick-6 by Bo Sanders and a Marco Patierno 23-yard fumble return for a score, a 30-point second quarter added up to a 44-7 halftime lead.The Phoenix (6-5, 6-2) finished a game back of Coastal Athletic Association co-champions Albany, Villanova and Richmond.Christopher Zellous threw for a touchdown and ran for another for the Pirates (5-6, 3-5).___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballSource

Poffenbarger throws 4 TD passes and Albany clinches share of its first CAA title with 41-0 win.

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Reese Poffenbarger threw for four touchdowns, three to Julian Hicks, and Albany clinched a share of its first Coastal Athletic Association title with a 41-0 victory over Monmouth.The Great Danes (9-3, 7-1), ranked No. 23 in the FCS coaches poll, won their fifth straight game and tied with Richmond and Villanova atop the CAA, which gets only one automatic bid to the playoffs.Poffenbarger was 19-of-29 passing for 247 yards with an interception. Hicks made five catches for 71 yards. Brevin Easton made four catches for 100, most coming on a 75-yard touchdown.Poffenbarger threw 9- and 50-yard TD passes to Hicks and Griffin Woodell rushed 6 yards for a 21-0 halftime lead.Marquez McCray threw for 105 yards and was intercepted once for Monmouth (4-7, 4-4). Dymere Miller, who came in leading the FCS at 124.1 yards receiving per game, finished with five catches for 52 yards.___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll throughout the season. Sign up here ___ AP college footb...

CME Group Tour Championship Par Scores

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

SaturdayAt Gold CourseNaples, Fla.Purse: $7 millionYardage: 6,556; Par: 72Third RoundNasa Hataoka63-67-65—195-21Amy Yang68-63-64—195-21Alison Lee66-64-68—198-18Xiyu Lin67-66-66—199-17Minjee Lee64-67-69—200-16Ruoning Yin63-68-69—200-16Brooke Henderson69-67-66—202-14Nelly Korda68-68-66—202-14Atthaya Thitikul67-66-69—202-14Lilia Vu70-66-66—202-14Carlota Ciganda71-70-63—204-12Gemma Dryburgh75-65-64—204-12Ayaka Furue69-65-70—204-12Yu Liu66-71-68—205-11Anna Nordqvist65-71-69—205-11Patty Tavatanakit66-69-70—205-11Hannah Green70-69-67—206-10Georgia Hall66-71-69—206-10A Lim Kim69-70-67—206-10Hyo Joo Kim69-67-70—206-10Yuka Saso68-69-69—206-10Hye Jin Choi66-71-70—207-9Charley Hull68-69-70—207-9Grace Kim69-68-70—207-9Cheyenne Knight69-69-69—207-9Yuna Nishimura70-67-70—207-9Jasmine Suwannapura70-67-70—207-9Rose Zhang71-66-70—207-9Ally Ewing71-68-69—208-8Ariya Jutanugarn70-70-68—208-8Jennifer Kupcho67-70-71—208-8Gaby Lopez71-65-72—208-8Madelene Sagstrom68-69-71—208-8Linnea Strom68-70-70—208-8Celi...

Broward Teachers Union, school district meet to negotiate on teacher pay increase, adjourn with no deal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

Broward County teachers remained locked in negotiations as they continue to fight for an increase in pay.7News cameras captured Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco on Friday as she addressed Broward County Public Schools officials.“Let’s see what you guys have to offer,” she said.The teachers union came to the table to negotiate with the district, hoping to reach a deal on teachers’ salary.“I want 9% salary increase on our teachers’ base salary,” said Fusco.The district started the negotiations by reiterating its issues.“With the declining enrollment, with the general fund needing to be a little bit increased, with our insurance costs going up, that takes out of what we can give towards salaries,” David Azzarito with BCPS. “In addition to the 1.7, the [Teacher Salary Increase Allocation], which is recurring, the district would like to offer 2.0 non-recurring one-time bonus.”The union’s president did not ...

FHP: Tow truck driver struck and killed by hit-and-run driver on I-95 near SR 112

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

Authorities are searching for the driver of an SUV who, they said, struck and killed a tow truck driver along Interstate 95 and fled the scene, causing southbound lane closures.According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the overnight crash took place near State Road 112 in Miami, at around 4:35 a.m., Saturday.Investigators said the victim has parked his tow truck on the right emergency shoulder to assist a disabled while Cadillac along the southbound lanes.Authorities said the two truck driver was standing outside of the Cadillac when a passing gray Nissan SUV collided with him and the tow truck.Troopers said the driver of the SUV abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Miami Fire Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll stressed the importance of Florida’s “Move Over” law.“I think one of the things that we try to stress is the safety tip of people moving over to the side when they see emergency vehicles out there, whether it...

Judge rules fatal officer-involved shooting in Lexington was justified

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

A judge has ruled that a deadly officer-involved shooting in Lexington last year was justified, officials announced Saturday. Brendan Reilly was fatally shot by Lexington Police Officer Joseph Carruthers on Feb. 12, 2022 after charging at another officer with a knife, according to a statement issued by Middlesex District Attorney Marian T. Ryan. As stated in the report, “The goal of this inquest was to determine whether the fatal shooting of Reilly by that on-duty Lexington police officer was the result of an unlawful act or legally justified. It was also the goal of this inquest to determine whether the use of less-lethal munitions and any non-lethal injuries sustained by Reilly by Officers [Steven] Papia and [John] Frissori were the result of unlawful acts or were legally justified.”The inquest was launched on Dec. 14, 2022 and concluded on March 16. The judge ruled the shooting of Reilly was justified.In a statement, Ryan wrote, “The Reilly family remains in our thoughts as...

Joey Carney’s golden goal gives Oliver Ames back-to-back titles

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

LYNN — After dominating the bulk of play in Saturday’s Div. 2 boys’ soccer final against Wakefield, Oliver Ames suddenly found itself at the mercy of the overtime gods.Fortunately for the Tigers, they had Joey Carney on their side. The senior made his last play in an OA uniform one to remember as he scored 3:30 into the first overtime to give the Tigers a 1-0 win and a second straight title.“Once Joey got to the right side against his defender, I felt like it was over,” Tigers coach John Barata said. “I really felt like we deserved to win the game and I don’t often say that. But you hate going into overtime because you’re at the mercy of a bounce or something like that.”Barata had a reason to feel that way because, for as much as his team dominated the game, they couldn’t find a way to solve the puzzle that was Wakefield (17-4-2) keeper Andrew Valley.Valley, who was brilliant in a 10-round shootout to get Wakefield to the final, practically stood on his head during regulation. He fa...

Mount Greylock goes undefeated (24-0), nets Div. 5 volleyball title

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

WORCESTER  — When it comes to winning state championships, talent always plays a role.Chemistry doesn’t hurt either.The Mount Greylock’s volleyball squad has built upon that for the past few seasons, and it paid dividends Saturday.Tufts commit Celina Savage paced her team with 10 kills to go with a block and an assist, as top-seeded Mt. Greylock completed a perfect season with a 3-0 sweep of No. 2 Bourne to win its first-ever Div. 5 volleyball championship at Worcester State.“To be honest, in eighth grade, I took a look at my height,” Savage said. “I took a look at where I was and I was like: ‘I wonder how far I can go?’ A pipe dream was that we could be state champs, but we just kept getting better, and kept getting better. Now, we’re here.”Mount Greylock (24-0) was also led by Julia DeChaine, who registered seven kills and a trio of assists in the victory.The Mounties confidently took the court, looking to cap their already historic season with a bang. However, they found th...

Norwell outlasts Pembroke in penalty kicks

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

SCITUATE – You get one shot, one opportunity, and senior Joshua Kue captured it.No. 3 Norwell (20-2-2) captured their second Div. 3 state championship in three years in a 2-1 shootout (5-4) victory over No. 4 Pembroke (18-3-1) as Kue finished off the perfect set of penalty kicks for the Clippers; Kue had not scored since his sophomore year until the game-winning penalty kick.“There is always pressure but once I saw my goalie save (the fifth shot), there was almost like a high moment where I said, ‘I can win this’,” said Kue, a defender. “We work on that every day in practice, knowing that we work on it, there’s a lot of confidence in my shot and when I can finish.”Junior goaltender Nolan McKenna was simply outstanding throughout the entire contest and the entire playoff run. The Titans actually outshot Norwell in regulation and the two overtimes at a 10-2 clip but McKenna registered nine saves and stopped the all-important penalty kick.McKenna leaned left but dove to his right in pe...

Uxbridge captures third straight Div. 4 field hockey crown

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:32:30 GMT

WORCESTER – Uxbridge head coach Kelly Rosborough’s sister was on the only Spartans field hockey team to ever make the Final Four up until 2021 – back in 1999.The tide has changed.With a 4-0 win over third-seeded Monomoy in the Div. 4 state final at WPI on Saturday, No. 1 Uxbridge (22-1) pulled off its third straight state title, joining Watertown and Walpole as the only programs in MIAA field hockey history to ever three-peat.Young star power once again was at the forefront, with sophomore Julianna Casucci and eighth-grader Ava Rosborough each finding the back of the cage twice against an otherwise strong Sharks (17-3-3) defensive effort. Monomoy answered with plenty of transitions into the offensive end, but the Uxbridge defense played tremendous to diffuse most threats.“Every championship has a special meaning,” Kelly Rosborough said. “We’ve just been fortunate to have this team and to have this crew. Each year they deliver, and it’s just as magical as the first time.”The Spartans...