Lehigh blasts Colgate 45-17, remains tied for lead in Patriot League with one game to go

By The Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Hayden Johnson threw three touchdown passes, Aaron Crossley scored on an 84-yard run, and Lehigh defeated Colgate 45-17 to remain tied with Holy Cross for first place in the Patriot League. Lehigh finishes at home against Lafayette next week and Holy Cross visits Georgetown. Lehigh led 17-3 at halftime against Colgate then added a Johnson touchdown pass and Jaden Green’s 33-yard TD run for a 31-3 lead through three quarters. Jake Stearney threw two touchdown passes for Colgate in the fourth quarter, but Lehigh put the game away with a 51-yard touchdown pass from Johnson to Geoffrey Jamiel and Crossley’s long scoring run.