No. 7 Rhode Island Tops Football In Season Opener

NORTH ANDOVER, MA - No, 7 ranked Rhode Island defeated Merrimack 34-7 Friday night at Duane Stadium. A Matthias Latham 2-yard touchdown run tied the game at 7-7 with 5:15 left in the first quarter, and that is how the score remained until Alex McClelland scored the first of two second-quarter rushing touchdowns with 7:59 to play in the half. Merrimack quarterbaclk AJ Hairston completed 12-of-23 passes for 145 yards and Cole Meehan completed 12-for-17 for 116 yards. Micah Green led Merrimack with nine tackles and Danny Simms had eight. The Warriors travel to Delaware on Thursday for a 7...