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Harvard throttles Holy Cross, 52-3

Colton Chapple threw four touchdown passes in Harvard’s 49-point first half and the Crimson went on to rout Holy Cross, 52-3, Friday night in a nonconference matchup at Harvard Stadium.

Chapple was 13 of 18 for 260 yards for the Crimson (3-0), with no interceptions. He opened the scoring with a 10-yard pass to Ricky Zorn, and also threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Brate Cameron in the first quarter.

Harvard made it 21-3 late in the quarter on D.J. Moore’s 23-yard return on a blocked punt.

In the second quarter, Chapple added a 14-yard scoring pass to Kyle Juszczyk and a 19-yarder to Cameron, and Rich Zajeski made it 49-3 with a 4-yard run.

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Zorn had six catches for 99 yards, and Cameron added four receptions for 69 yards.

Treavor Scales led Harvard in rushing with 82 yards on 15 carries.

Ryan Laughlin was 9 of 24 for 105 yards for Holy Cross (0-4). The Crusaders were held to 191 total yards and they converted just 3 of 16 third-down chances. John Macomber’s 27-yard field goal gave Holy Cross its only points in Cambridge.

Harvard returns to Ivy League play next Saturday, hosting Cornell.

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