Central snaps 5-game losing skid

Aaron Dawson ran for 164 yards on 36 carries and scored a touchdown and Central Connecticut scored six touchdowns in the first half en route to a 49-21 win over Merrimack on Saturday at North Andover, Mass.

Blue Devils quarterback Romelo Williams had scoring runs of 5 and 1 yards in the first quarter.

Central Connecticut (2-6, 2-2 Northeast Conference) went on to score four touchdowns in a six-minute span in the second for a 42-0 advantage.

The Blue Devils ended a fivegame losing streak. Central Connecticut’s 49-point effort was its highest since a 49-28 win over Robert Morris on Nov. 16, 2019. Westin Elliott threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns for the Warriors (4-4, 1-3).

Tyler Roberts had 116 yards receiving on seven receptions for two scores.

Yale 37, Columbia 30: At New Haven, Nolan Grooms lofted a 10-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to Darrion Carrington in the back corner of the end zone, then completed a two-point conversion pass to Mason Tipton — all in steady rain — as Yale picked up the Ivy League win.

Grooms completed 20 of 29 passes for 29 yards with two third-quarter touchdowns as Yale (4-3, 3-1 Ivy League) rallied.

Prior to his go-ahead score, Grooms passed nine yards to Spencer Alston as Yale closed to 23-22, again adding a two-point conversion pass. Grooms was three-forthree on two-point conversion tosses.

Williams 42, Trinity: At Williamstown, Mass., Joel Nicholas ran for three of the unbeaten Ephs five rushing touchdowns in handing the Bantams their first loss of the NESCAC season.

Williams (7-0) outgained Trinity 324-91 on the ground and dominated from the start.

Hampton Trout accounted for the lone points for the Bantams (6-1), while Spencer Fetter passed for 141 yards and William Kirby ran for 72.