That was as entertaining – and crazy – as it gets. Curry beat Coast Guard 41-35, on a 99-yard fumble return in overtime. It was one of those “did that really just happen?” kind of plays.
This instant classic was tied on five different occasions: at 7, 14, 21, 28 and 35. The Bears and Colonels combined for over 900 yards of offense. It was a lot of fun to take it in, in the first regular-season game played on Curry’s purple field.
Yes, purple. And it looks great.
Curry quarterback Caden Borges threw 3 touchdown passes, including the game-tying score to Colin Ridley with less than 4 minutes remaining. Ridley had 6 catches for 79 yards and 2 TD. Kareem Chaplin II led all Curry receivers with 84 yards. On the ground, Jordan Depina did most of the damage: 33 carries for 169 yards.
The Bears were led on the ground by Griffin Cheslock. He had 142 yards and a touchdown. Freddy Barber caught a pair of TDs. Quarterback Sean Burns threw for 141 yards, but threw two interceptions, including a costly one near the Curry goal line in the final minute of regulation.
Coast Guard got the ball to begin overtime. The Bears marched down to the Curry 1-yard line. On 4th and goal, they tried to punch it in, but fumbled. The next thing everyone saw was defensive lineman Eli Vasquez-Bastardo pick it up and rumble 99 yards the other way, sending the home crowd into a frenzy. The officials did review it, and the call was upheld.
Both teams are now 1-1. Curry will host Maritime College next week. Coast Guard stays on the road to play Nichols.
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