VOLUME 6, ISSUE 2
ECFC WEEK 1 PLAYER OF THE WEEK 30 CARRIES, 134 YDS, 2 TD
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*ECFC CONTEST QUICK FACTS Location ………...………………………Castleton, Vermont Founded ………………………………………………………..1787 Enrollment ………………………………………………...2,000 President …………………..………………………..Dave Wolk Nickname ………………………………………………Spartans Colors ……………………………………………Green/White Home Field …………………………….…Spartan Stadium Capacity …………………………………………………...5,000 Surface …………………………………………Synthetic Turf Conference ……………………...…………………………ECFC Affiliation …………………………………NCAA Division III First Year of Football ……….…………………2009 (3-6) All-Time Record …………………………………………19-29 2013 Regular Season Record …………………………..1-9 2013 ECFC Record / Finish ………………………0-7 / 8th
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COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tony Volpone, First Season (Nichols, ‘99) Office Phone: 802-468-6441 E-mail: tony.volpone@castleton.edu Defensive Coordinator: Blaise Zambrano Offensive Coordinator: Kevin Trigonis Inside Linebackers/Recruiting: Adam Chicoine Quarterbacks: Paul Capaldo Running Backs: Mike Macura Kickers & Punters: Steve Wolf Outside Linebackers: Earl Post Wide Receivers: Greg Vreeland Defensive Line: James Werner Assistant Defensive Backs: Mike Alberque 2014 CASTLETON FOOTBALL
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Name Reggie Colas Joe DiBuonaventura Andrew Franks Nick Borkowski Shane Drummond Mike Tivinis Tommy Morgan Matt Lane Adam Wentzel Pat Hogan Matthew Gilman Jeff Avery Luke Moran Glenn Reger Casey McHugh Trevor Watts Mike Walters Johnny Ramsdell Jake Louw John Costello Nick Schlatz Austen Zeh Kyle McGovern Teague Florio Ryan Buss Brad Gahagan Brandon Cook Alex Alvarez Rhett Adley Ethan Wells Philip Lanieri III Dan Breit R.J. Pizzano Greg Abare Khalil Fleming Dan Percival Joe Dana Trey Blackmer Andrew Rush Mark Grimes Joe Gotti Chuck Phaneuf Nick Gnitzcavich Alexander Greenidge Austin Amery Connor Young Sam Barrett Bryan Hayes Tyler Dougherty Mitch Gall Brandt Beck Kevin Brundage Steve Mills Dan Bushe
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Pos. RB DB K DB RB RB QB RB RB WR QB QB QB QB WR DB DB RB QB RB RB RB DB DB DB DB LB RB RB RB DB TE LB LB RB LB DB DB LB LB LB TE DB LB RB DB DB DB LB LB OLB LB OL LB
Ht. 5’11 6’0 6’1 6’1 5’10 5’8 6’3 5’8 6’2 6’3 6’0 6’3 6’3 6’1 6’1 6’1 5’11 5’9 6’3 5’11 6’2 6’1 6’1 5’11 6’1 5’8 5’11 5’10 5’8 5’9 6’0 6’2 5’11 6’4 5’10 6’1 6’2 5’11 6’0 6’1 5’9 5’11 5’10 5’11 5’8 6’4 6’1 6’4 6’2 6’2 6’0 5’10 6’1 6’1
Wt. 175 175 205 195 190 200 180 180 170 200 180 205 195 210 190 185 170 165 205 185 215 195 185 175 205 180 210 215 155 175 185 235 215 220 185 220 205 170 205 215 235 205 180 225 185 185 170 175 220 215 215 210 260 220
Yr. Gr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr.
Hometown / High School Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit Brigantine, N.J. / Holy Spirit Carmel, Calif. / Carmel Fort Salonga, N.Y. / Kings Park Hackensack, N.J. / Bergen Catholic Middleton, Mass. / Masconomet Haverhill, Mass. / Haverhill Hanover, Mass. / Hanover Pelham, N.H. / Lowell Catholic Mt. Sinai, N.Y. / Mt. Sinai St. Louis, Mo. / Principia White Plains, N.Y. / White Plains Westford, Mass. / Westford Academy Bloomingdale, N.J. / Butler Delran, N.J. / Delran Burlington, Conn. / Lewis S. Mills Brooklyn, N.Y. / Williston Northampton Atkinson, N.H. / Haverhill Westbury, N.Y. / Clarke Winchester, Mass. / Winchester Bridgewater, Mass. / Bridgewater-Raynham Regional Rensselaerville, N.Y. / Albany Academy Severna Park, Md. / Tabor Academy Southampton, N.Y. / Southampton Clifton Park, N.Y. / Shenendehowa Tewksbury, Mass. / Tewksbury Memorial Commack, N.Y. / Commack Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit Lexington, Mass. / Lexington Windsor, Mass. / Wahconah Regional Port Jefferson, N.Y. / Earl L. Vandermeulen Nanuet, N.Y. / Nanuet South Hamilton, Mass. / St. Johns Prep. Lunenburg, Mass. / Lunenburg Granger, Ind. / Penn Bayport, N.Y. / Bayport-Blue Point Troy, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs Marblehead, Mass. / Marblehead Metuchen, N.J. / St. Joseph Hackettstown, N.J. / Hackettstown Valley Stream, N.Y. / Holy Trinity Bolton, Mass. / Neshoba Harwinton, Conn. / Lewis S. Mills Miller Place, N.Y. / Miller Place Castleton, Vt. / Fair Haven Burnt Hills, N.Y. / Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake Andover, N.H. / Proctor Academy Boylston, Mass. / Tahanto Regional Brooklyn, N.Y. / Brooklyn Tech. Caledonia, N.Y. / York Central Mohnton, Pa. / The Hill School Nanuet, N.Y. / Nanuet Lake Grove, N.Y. / Sachem North Worcester, Mass. / St. Peter-Marian
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Name Oliver Kaija Colby Tragni Jim Krecek Chris Ohnsman Diego Cuitino Ciaran Stewart Peter Puleo Kyle Gross Joseph Strollo Seth Stauble Joseph Paulus Gabe Policare Sean Feldman Ryan Richard Paul Fratto Gino Gasbarro Mitchell McDade Ken Berryhill Jay Yaskanich Thomas Bennett Scott Davis, Jr. Jake Stolzenberg Marquis Francois Ethan Fox Alex Diaz Kyle Hash Ryan Reedy Christian Kapp Tim Spafford Joey Giacone Logan Gaddar Vinny Maffei Nick Esposito Matt Raczak Dom Pizzano Andre Lussier Max Theobalds Nick Ramos Connor McCrum Anthony Pilla Mike Normile Alex Westman Mike Carden John Hartman Malik Joseph Chad Brady Brian Casel Peter Duval Dakota Jones Eric McCabe Patrick Montolio Ben Pickles Matt Suarez Loyd Waites
Pos. DB LB LS DL DL OL DL OL OL OL DL DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL OL OL DL DL OL TE WR K TE WR WR WR WR P OLB DL DL DL DL LB DL WR P/K DE DL RB TE LB RB DE TE P/K DB OLB
Ht. 5’11 6’1 6’1 5’10 6’0 6’3 6’2 5’11 6’1 6’0 6’3 6’2 6’1 6’2 6’1 6’2 6’2 6’3 6’0 6’3 6’4 6’3 6’0 6’1 6’1 6’2 5’11 5’11 6’0 6’5 6’2 6’4 5’9 6’3 5’11 6’3 5’10 6’3 6’4 6’0 5’9 6’5 6’0 6’3 6’1 5’10 6’1 5’9 5’8 6’1 5’11 5’10 5’8 5’7
Wt. 190 220 205 280 275 280 280 230 270 275 245 270 285 290 270 235 240 270 285 220 290 275 365 260 275 235 170 150 195 195 210 205 175 210 185 245 220 265 235 245 205 185 205 245 290 205 200 205 145 235 215 160 150 165
Yr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. So.
Hometown / High School Reading, Vt. / Woodstock Union Katonah, N.Y. / Somers LaGrange, Ill. / Fenwick Ballston Spa, N.Y. / Ballston Spa Plainsboro, N.J. / West Windsor Plainsboro Acton, Mass. / Acton’Boxborough Regional Brooklyn, N.Y. / Brooklyn Poly Prep. Queensbury, N.Y. / Queensbury Cheshire, Conn. / Goshen Central Kingston, N.Y. / Kingston Bronx, N.Y. / Fordham Prep. Kingston, Pa. / Trinity Staten Island, N.Y. / Poly Prep. Peabody, Mass. / St. John's Prep. Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Our Lady of Lourdes Northridge, Calif. / Crespi Carmelite Valrico, Fla. / Bloomingdale Freeport, N.Y. / Freeport Troy, N.Y. / Troy St. Petersburg, Fla. / St. Petersburg Monson, Mass. / Minnechaug Regional East Brunswick, N.J. / St. Joseph's Jersey City, N.J. / Williston Northampton Montville, N.J. / Montville Pasadena, Calif. / Marshall Rome, N.Y. / Rome Free Academy Mililani, Hawaii / Mililani Amawalk, N.Y. / Iona Prep. Wilbraham, Mass. / Minnechaug Delmar, N.Y. / Bethlehem South Portland, Maine / South Portland Montgomery, N.Y. / Valley Central Wantagh, N.Y. / St. Anthony's Jamison, Pa. / LaSalle College HS South Hamilton, Mass. / St. Johns Prep. Cumberland, R.I. / Cumberland New Rochelle, N.Y. / New Rochelle Nantucket, Mass. / Tabor Academy Saco, Maine / Thornton Academy Lake Hauto, Pa. / Marian Catholic Watervliet, N.Y. / Watervliet Great Falls, Va. / Bishop O'Connell Franklin, Mass. / Franklin Painted Post, N.Y. / Corning East Bronx, N.Y. / Iona Prep. San Francisco, Calif. / Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep. Chuluota, Fla. / Lyman South Hamilton, Mass. / Hamilton-Wenham Jericho, Vt. / Mount Mansfield Union Sandy Hook, Conn. / Newtown Plymouth, Mass. / Tabor Academy Wilmington, Del. / Wilmington Friends Goshen, N.Y. / Goshen Central Essex, Mass. / Manchester-Essex
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Name
Pos.
Ht.
Wt.
Yr.
1
Levi Sanders
WR
5’10
160
Jr.
2
D.J. Keough
LB
5’7
176
Jr.
Colchester, Vt. / Colchester
3
George Busharis
QB
6’3
185
Jr.
Mansfield, Mass. / Mansfield
4
Tyler Higley
QB
6’1
175
So.
5
Mike Perrone
LB
6’1
20
Jr.
Lake George, N.Y. / Warrensburg
6
Cyle Machia
DB
5’9
175
Jr.
Rutland, Vt. / Mill River Union
7
Nick Blaisdell
QB
5’11
180
Fr.
Millbury, Mass. / Millbury
8
Tyler Langley
CB
5’7
190
Sr.
Peru, N.Y. / Peru Central
9
Anthony Porcelli
WR
6’1
180
So.
Brooklyn, N.Y. / James Madison
10
Mark Alberque
DB
5’8
185
So.
Ridgefield Park, N.J. / Ridgefield Park
11
Nicholas Romeo
DB
5’10
190
So.
12
Eric Mimnaugh
DB
5’11
195
Jr.
13
Bobby Lineberger
K/P
6’2
185
So.
Warwick, R.I. / Bishop Hendricken
14
Soren Pelz-Walsh
WR
6’1
175
So.
Dummerston, Vt. / Brattleboro Union
15
Kevin Alberque
WR
5’11
175
Sr.
Ridgefield Park, N.J. / Ridgefield Park
16
Matt Rafus
RB
5’11
195
Jr.
17
Makai Hawkins
WR
6’0
165
So.
Bronx, N.Y. / Mt. St. Michael Academy
18
Dean Halbohn
QB
6’2
180
So.
Levittown, N.Y. / Division Avenue
19
Evan Hoagland
RB
5’10
175
Fr.
Granville, N.Y. / Granville
20
Joey Butera
RB
5’3
140
Fr.
Brooklyn, N.Y. / James Madison
21
Derek McAdoo
DB
5’11
183
Jr.
Essex Jct., Vt. / Essex
22
Tyler Combs
WR
6’3
185
Sr.
Colchester, Vt. / Colchester
24
Tyler Sturtevant
DB
5’7
165
So.
Mechanic Falls, Maine / Poland Regional
25
Ryan Stanek
LB
5’11
205
Sr.
Bogota, N.J. / Dumont
26
Trevor Sayers
LB
5’9
210
So.
27
Bubba Collins
LB
5’11
230
Fr.
28
Vince Sorce
DB
6’0
175
So.
Utica, N.Y. / Notre Dame
29
Isaiah Pearson
WR
5’6
135
So.
Brooklyn, N.Y. / Sheepshead Bay
30
Kahlil Guerrier
RB
5’7
163
Fr.
Spring Valley, N.Y. / St. Joseph Regional
31
Justin Picou
DB
5’11
190
Jr.
West Oneonta, N.Y. / So. Glens Falls
32
Nathan Decker
DB
5’10
180
Fr.
Coventry. Conn. / Coventry
34
Corey Brimmer
RB
5’5
190
So.
Niantic, Conn. / East Lyme
35
Chris Manjuck
DB
5’7
185
So.
Pound Ridge, N.Y. / Fox Lane
36
Mark Riggi
DB
5’8
170
Fr.
Schenectady, N.Y. / Mohonasen
37
Jakob Trautwein
LB
5’8
195
Fr.
Middlebury, Vt. / Middlebury
38
Miguel Collazo
LB
5’11
205
Fr.
Lyndon, Vt. / Lyndon Institute
39
Jake Kobryn
LB
5’9
225
So.
40
Denver Divens
TE
6’5
250
Jr.
Boonville, N.Y. / Adirondack Central
41
Sha'ron Schmidt-Bilowith
DL
6’2
240
Fr.
Burlington, Vt. / Burlington
42
Luke Mullin
LB
5’9
178
Fr.
Rutland, Vt. / Rutland
43
Joe DeAlesandro
DB
5’7
170
So.
44
John Flynn
TE
6’3
205
Jr.
45
Tony Argillander
LB
5’11
210
Jr.
46
Christian Procida
DB
5’7
162
So.
47
Shane Hurley
WR
5’8
170
Fr.
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Hometown/High School Fair Haven, Vt. / Fair Haven
Vernon, Vt. / Brattleboro
Salem, Mass. / Salem Wappingers Falls, N.Y. / Roy C. Ketcham
Hartland, Vt. / Windsor
Barnstable, Mass. / Barnstable Derby Line, Vt. / North Country Union
Old Bridge, N.J. / Old Bridge
Montville, N.J. / Montville South Burlington, Vt. / South Burlington Portsmouth, R.I. / Portsmouth Brooklyn, N.Y. / James Madison Waldwick, N.J. / Waldwick
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Cam McHale
LB
5’11
200
Fr.
Burlington, Conn. / Lewis S. Mills
49
Troy Dane
LB
6’0
185
Fr.
West Charleston, Vt. / North Country
50
Joel Antoine
LB
5’11
220
Fr.
Montvale, N.J. / St. Joseph’s (N.J.)
51
Jay Morgan
LB
6’2
230
Jr.
52
Walter O'Dell IV
DL
5’10
240
So.
53
Corey Alberico
LB
5’11
214
So.
Windham, N.H. / Windham
54
Darren Callan
LB
6’1
210
So.
Fairfield, Vt. / BFA-St. Albans
55
Allen Justice
DL
6’6
245
So.
56
Jonah Taylor
LB
6’2
205
Jr.
57
Joshua Stearns
LB/K
5’10
195
Fr.
Cornwall, Vt. / Middlebury
58
Isaac Bendavid
LB
6’0
190
Jr.
Shaftsbury, Vt. / Mt. Anthony
59
Leo Audy
LB
5’9
215
Jr.
Danby, Vt. / Mill River
60
Jordan Stone
OL
6’1
240
So.
61
Nate Gilman
OL
6’3
270
Jr.
65
James Stillings
OL
5’11
270
Jr.
Springfield, Vt. / Springfield
68
Brett Harrington
OL
5’8
240
Fr.
Glens Falls, N.Y. / Glens Falls
69
Travis Gault
OL
6’2
265
So.
Woodstock, Vt. / Woodstock
70
Joe Ramada
OL
6’3
280
So.
Essex, Jct., Vt. / Essex
71
Jelani Williams-Beckett
DL
6’1
275
Sr.
Essex, Vt. / Rice
72
Jordan Tolar
OL
6’5
250
Jr.
Killington, Vt. / Woodstock
73
Jackson Smith
OL
5’10
265
So.
Brandon, Vt. / Otter Valley
74
Eric Decker
OL
6’4
315
Fr.
Colchester, Vt. / Colchester
75
Steven Ladka
OL
6’3
300
Jr.
Hartford, Vt. / Hartford
76
Jesse Bekefi
OL
6’9
305
So.
77
Andrew Breting
OL
6’1
275
Jr.
78
Brendon Johnson
OL
5’11
283
Fr.
Lake George, N.Y. / Lake George
79
Allen Vincent
DL
6’0
275
Fr.
Middlebury, Vt. / Rice Memorial
81
Nik Couture
TE
6’3
209
So.
Milton, Vt. / Milton
84
Zachary Howe
WR
6’1
190
Sr.
Bellows Falls, Vt. / Bellows Falls
85
Ryan Payne
K
6’1
206
Fr.
Andover, Mass. / Andover
86
George Bell
WR
6’3
185
Fr.
New Oxford, Pa. / Oxford
88
Jordan Goodrich
TE
6’4
225
Jr.
Essex, Vt. / Essex
89
Christian Engel
LB
6’0
205
Fr.
Bayport, N.Y. / Bayport Bluepoint
90
Mitch Bouton
DL
6’2
260
Jr.
Cooperstown, N.Y. / Cooperstown
91
Brett Denning
DL
6’2
260
Jr.
North Adams, Mass. / Drury
92
Andy Hale
LB
5’11
200
Jr.
Brattleboro, Vt. / Brattleboro
93
Justin Nolan
DL
6’2
215
Fr.
East Greenbush, N.Y. / Columbia
94
Luke Quesnell
DL
6’0
232
Jr.
Ridgefield, Conn. / Ridgefield
95
Matt Lawhorn
DL
5’11
240
Fr.
Maynard, Mass. / Lincoln Sudbury Regional
96
Jake Starble
DL
5’11
225
Fr.
Coventry, R.I. / The Greene School
97
Matt Keir
DL
6’3
255
Jr.
Pownal / Mount Anthony
98
Jeremy Stevens
DL
6’0
215
Jr.
Cambridge, N.Y. / Cambridge Central
99
Chris Oettinger
LB
5’6
185
Fr.
Blauvelt, N.Y. / Tappan Zee
Georgia, Vt. / Colchester Middlebury, Vt. / Middlebury
Dagsboro, Del. / Indian River Fort Edward, N.Y. / Fort Edward
East Fairfield, Vt. / BFA-St. Albans Rutland, Vt. / Rutland
Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Johnston, R.I. / Bishop Hendricken
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2014 CASTLETON FOOTBALL LAST TIME OUT: CASTLETON The Spartans are coming off a 20-13 overtime victory against Plymouth State at Spartan Stadium on September 6. Castleton jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the second quarter but the Panthers came back to tie the game with 10 unanswered points midway through the third. Neither team scored again until a 37-yard field goal by Bobby Lineberger with 1:58 left in regulation made it 13-10. However, Plymouth State drove 62 yards in 1:01 before a field goal with 51 seconds remaining tied it 13 apiece. In overtime the Spartans received the ball first and punched it into the endzone on a two-yard run by Matt Rafus. The Panthers then received the ball on the 25-yard line and on their second play from scrimmage Eric Mimnaugh intercepted a pass at the sevenyard line to end the contest. LAST TIME OUT: RENSSELAER The Engineers are coming off a tough 34-31 loss to Alfred on Saturday to fall to 1-1. RPI fell behind 14-3 early but came back to take a 17-14 lead and eventually go into the half with a 24-21 advantage. Midway through the third quarter the Engineers pushed their lead to 31-21, however, less than two minutes later the Saxons scored to cut the deficit to 31-27. Alfred then added an 82-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter for the 34-31 lead. RPI’s best chance to score came in the final four minutes as the team had a second-and-goal from the one-yard line. However, a personal foul penalty brought the ball back out to the 16 and three plays later RPI missed a 33-yard game-tying field goal with 3:12 left. RECENT HISTORY Castleton is 0-3 lifetime against the Engineers, including 0-1 at Spartan Stadium. Last year the Spartans fell 23-8 on the road. Castleton held RPI to 354 yards of offense while recording 271 total yards. The Engineers led 16-0 at the half and pushed their lead to 23-0 early in the fourth. A touchdown with 1:10 left put the Spartans down 23-8 and they then recovered an onside kick. Tyler Higley drove Castleton down to the six-yard line but they were unable to get any closer before turning the ball over on downs. Higley threw for 313 yards in the game while Soren Pelz-Walsh had 11 catches for 147 yards. For RPI, Jeff Avery threw for 167 yards and two TD’s. SCOUTING THE SPARTANS Offense: Castleton put up 383 yards of total offense in its opening week win, with 204 coming on the ground and 179 through the air. The team’s 204 rushing yards is the most in a game since 2011 as the Spartans rushed 48 times while also attempting 31 passes. Matt Rafus carried the ball 30 times for 134 times and scored two touchdowns while Corey Brimmer added 40 yards on the ground. Tyler Higley was a model of efficiency through the air, completing 61 percent of his passes, going 19-for-31 for 179 yards and zero
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CASTLETONSPORTS.COM interceptions. Soren Pelz-Walsh caught four passes for 45 yards while Kevin Alberque had nine receptions for 80 yards. The senior also added 70 kick return yards and 58 punt return yards for 208 all-purpose yards. Defense: The Spartans held the Plymouth St. offense to 308 yards of total offense, including only 135 yards through the air. Most importantly, Castleton held the Panthers to just 1-for-13 on third down and gave up 13 first downs. The defense added two sacks allowed only 3.8 yards per rush. Sophomore Darren Callan led the team with 13 tackles while Ryan Stanek added ten stops and one sack. Jay Morgan and Brett Denning each recorded nine tackles and combined for 2.0 tackles for 1.5 tackles for a loss and three quarterback hurries. Eric Mimnaugh led the defensive backfield with eight tackles and one interception. SCOUTING THE ENGINEERS Offense: Through two contests, RPI has displayed a balanced offense, averaging 171.5 rushing yards and 177.5 passing yards per game while recording 40 first downs and scoring 60 points. Nick Schlatz leads the rushing attack with 131 yards while Matt Lane has 65 yards on just eight attempts. Quarterback Jeff Avery has the team’s lone rushing touchdown and has tossed five touchdowns with just one interception. Overall he is 21-of-47 for 355 yards. Reggie Colas leads the team with eight catches for 127 yards and two scores while Logan Gaddar has five receptions for 114 yards and two touchdowns. Colas has also served as the team’s kick returner, averaging 29.9 yards per return.
Castleton 20.0 179.0 61.3% 204.0 4.2 383.0 24% 7.0 50.0 0.0 4.0 13.0 135.0 173.0 308.0 2.0 1.0 25:03
Offense Pts/G Pass/G Completion % Rush/G Yards/Rush Total Yards/G 3rd Down % Penalties/G Penalty Yards/G Interceptions/G Fumbles/G Defense Pts. Allowed/G Pass/G Rush/G Total Yards/G Sacks/G Interceptions/G Time of Possession
RPI 30.0 177.5 44.7% 171.5 3.3 349.0 46% 5.0 54.0 0.5 4.0 21.5 208.0 132.0 340.0 1.5 1.5 35:10
Defense: The Engineers are allowing 21.5 points per game 340.0 yards of offense per contest. They have given up just 416 passing yards on 59 attempts with three interceptions while also allowing 4.1 yards per rush this year. Nick Borkowski leads the team with 11 tackles though two games while Colby Tragni has nine tackles and two tackles for a loss. Anthony Pilla has two of the team’s three sacks on the year. Defensive back Ryan Buss has been impressive with eight tackles and one interception while breaking up five passes. 2014 CASTLETON FOOTBALL
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2014 CASTLETON FOOTBALL ECFC Weekly Honors for Week Two
2014 ECFC STANDINGS Castleton Maritime (N.Y.) Norwich Gallaudet Husson Anna Maria Becker Mount Ida
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Zack Chilcott, Maritime (N.Y.) (Jr, QB - Kingston, N.Y.) Quarterback Zack Chilcott set a Privateer record with 319 total offensive yards en route to a 31-30 victory over Mass. Maritime. The junior accounted for a team-high 151 yards on the ground, while also completing nine passes for a total of 168 yards. Chilcott also accounted for three of Maritime’s four touchdowns, as he ran for a pair and also threw for one.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Chris Klass, Maritime (N.Y.) (Sr, DB - Nanuet, N.Y.) Senior Chris Klass had a pair of interceptions and blocked his second kick in as many weeks on a PAT attempt by the Buccaneers, which proved to be the difference in the game. The defensive back also averaged just under 16-yards per kick off return, while averaging 22 yards on his three punt returns. SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Wesley Medeiros, Norwich (So, K - Gilford, N.H.) Medeiros was superb all afternoon for Norwich in its kicking game as he helped the Cadets to a big 10-7 win over St. Lawrence. Medeiros went 1-for-1 on his field goal attempts, added an extra point for a fourpoint day and punted seven times for a 34.3 yard average with a long of 46. ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Brian Price, Maritime (N.Y.) (Jr, DB - New York, N.Y.) Brian Price, competing in just his second collegiate football game was one of the key defensive cogs for the Privateers in their 31-30 victory over Mass. Maritime on Thursday evening. Price led all of Maritime’s defense with a game-high nine tackles on the evening from his cornerback position. Included in his tackles, were seven coming in the solo variety. Price also had a pair of pass breakups. LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
THIS WEEK’S GAMES
September 11 Mass. Maritime 30, Maritime (N.Y.) 31
September 20 Rensselaer vs. Castleton 12 pm Gallaudet vs. Rochester (N.Y.) 12 pm Alfred St. vs. Husson 12 pm Becker vs. Nichols 1 pm Maritime (N.Y.) vs. Merchant Marine 1 pm Mount Ida vs. Springfield 1 pm WPI vs. Norwich 1 pm
September 13 Mount Ida 24, Plymouth St. 30 Becker 14, MIT 38 Norwich 10, St. Lawrence 7 Maine Maritime 42, Anna Maria 12
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