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On This Day, 2011: Tarr, Warren Each Score Twice as Bentley Tops AIC, 28-10

On September 30, 2011, senior Bobby Tarr and sophomore Lorenzo Warren both ran for two touchdowns and senior defensive end Sal Ruffino led a strong defensive effort as Bentley put up 21 unanswered points in the second half to top American International, 28-10, in a Friday night home game.

After giving a touchdown on AIC's opening possession, the Falcons yielded only a field goal over the game's final 54 minutes and limited the Yellow Jackets to only 100 net yards in the second half, 52 of which came on a single play.

Ruffino had 3.5 quarterback sacks, resulting in losses of 23 yards, and sophomore defensive tackle John Aminti blocked a field goal to finish a fourth-quarter goal line stand by the Falcon D. Sophomore Terrell Williams (Hempstead, N.Y.) broke a 52-yard run, giving AIC a first-and-goal from the three, but three plays later (two of those resulting in losses), Aminti came through with the block

Offensively, Bentley had three players amass over 100 all-purpose running yards and received another solid effort from reigning conference MVP Bryant Johnson, with the grad student completing 20 of 27 passes and eclipsing 6,000 passing yards for his career. Tarr rushed for 112 yards on 20 carries, Warren had 130 all-purpose yards and grad student Wade Critides caught nine passes for 107 yards.

With Bentley down 10-7 midway through the third, Warren turned the game around by busting a 64-yard punt return to the AIC one. Two plays later, he took it in from the one for the go-ahead score.

The Falcons' next possession, which covered 85 yards in nine plays, featured a 23-yard run by Tarr and a 26-yard reception by Critides. Two plays into the fourth, Warren scored for his fourth TD of the season, this time running it in from the three.

The win was Bentley's seventh straight in Northeast-10 action.