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9:00 AM PT10:00 AM MT11:00 AM CT12:00 PM ET4:00 PM GMT12:00 AM 北京时间9:00 AM MST11:00 AM EST, Oct. 9, 2021 Morse Field at Harold Alfond Stadium, Orono, Maine  Attendance: 4,174

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Cheek, Elon hold off Maine rally for 33-23 win

ORONO, Maine (AP) Davis Cheek passed for three touchdowns and ran for a fourth to lead Elon's 33-23 victory over Maine on Saturday.

After Cheek's 1-yard touchdown run gave Elon (3-3, 2-1 Colonial) a 26-10 lead in the third quarter, Maine's Trevin Ewing returned the ensuing kickoff 96-yards for a touchdown. The Black Bears (1-4, 0-3) drew even closer, 26-23, when Zavier Scott scored on an 8-yard run later in the third.

McKinley Witherspoon's 2-yard TD run put the Phoenix back up by 10 early in the fourth quarter.

Cheek completed 29 of 37 passes for 332 yards. His touchdown passes were 9 yards to Donovan Williams, 30 yards to Jaylan Thomas and 39 yards to Bryson Daughtry, all in the first half when Elon built a 19-10 lead.

Derek Robertson went 19 of 32 for 283 and a touchdown for the Black Bears. Andre Miller caught eight passes for 176 yards.

There were no turnovers in the game.

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Updated October 9, 2021