Football drops 22-21 heartbreaker to Tufts

LEWISTON, Maine — Bates football erased a 14-point deficit and had a chance to win it in the final seconds, but a blocked field goal sealed a heart-breaking 22-21 loss Saturday against Tufts. Sophomore Jack Gilmore (North Arlington, N.J.) directed the Bates offense for most of the afternoon, finishing with a long list of explosive plays: completions of 51, 40, 36, 28 and 20 yards, plus an 11-yard touchdown run. First-year Ryan Foley (Foxborough, Mass.) was Bates’ workhorse on the ground, carrying the ball 23 times for 103 yards while piling up chunks of yardage on both scoring drives, including…