Castleton vs Alfred State Football

VOLUME 7, ISSUE 1

ERIC MIMNAUGH SENIOR DEFENSIVE BACK

CASTLETON vs ALFRED ST. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 SPARTAN STADIUM | CASTLETON, VT

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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 …………………………………………26-32 2014 Regular Season Record …………………………..7-3 2014 ECFC Record / Finish ………………………5-2 / 2nd SCHEDULE 9/5 @ Plymouth St. 9/19 @Salve Regina 9/26 vs. Alfred St. 10/3 @ Husson 10/10 vs. Mount Ida 10/17 vs. Gallaudet 10/24 @ Maritime (N.Y.) 10/31 @ Anna Maria 11/7 vs. Becker 11/14 vs. Norwich

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COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Tony Volpone, Second Season Career Record: 7-3, 5-2 Office Phone: 802-468-6441 E-mail: tony.volpone@castleton.edu Defensive Coordinator: Blaise Zambrano Offensive Coordinator: Kevin Trigonis Linebackers: Mike Macura Inside Linebackers: Ben Chapman Quarterbacks: Paul Capaldo Kickers & Punters: Steve Wolf Offensive Line: Tucker Peterson Defensive Line: David Gregory Wide Receivers: Grady Breen Assistant Coach: Michael Perrone Quality Control: Mike Alberque

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Name Nick Boles Bobby Lineberger Joey DeAlesandro George Busharis Tyler Higley Owen Tretter Luke TanCreti Cyle Machia Makai Hawkins Vince Sorce Anthony Porcelli Mark Alberque Nick Romeo Eric Mimnaugh Luke Mullin Soren Pelz-Walsh Pat Maloney Sha'ron Bilowith Mitchell Caron Joshua Stearns Dean Halbohn Myles Cassin-Reed Chris Terry Ronnie Gobin John Vita IV Josh Brandon Ryan Haff Shane Hurley Derek McAdoo Jeremy Wilson Tyler Sturtevant Hezekiah Williamson Jordan Hanson Jakob Trautwein Trevor Sayers Dan Blanchard Matt Smith Joel Antoine Isaiah Pearson Steven Hanzidiakou Justin Picou Ethan Sherwood Nate Decker Nicholas Meola Corey Brimmer Cooper Bushey Ed Doton Je'Von Harris Adnane Adossama Ryan Barry Dom Augustine Connor Kukla Chris Oettinger Canute Watson Moe Harris Leo Audy Tony Argillander

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Pos. QB P/K DB QB DB DB QB WR WR DB WR DB DB DB DB WR LB DL QB K QB WR WR WR RB DB RB DB DB RB DB RB WR LB LB RB WR LB WR RB DB DB DB LB RB DB TE RB DB WR WR DB LB WR RB LB LB

CASTLETON Ht. 6-5 6-2 5-7 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-0 6-1 5-8 5-10 5-11 5-9 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-2 5-11 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 5-7 5-9 5-6 5-8 5-11 5-8 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-8 5-10 5-10 5-10 6-0 5-6 5-10 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-9 5-8 6-0 5-5 5-10 5-8 5-8 5-11 5-6 5-10 6-0 5-9 5-11

Wt. 235 185 170 190 185 179 200 175 165 185 180 189 190 195 185 178 205 240 200 210 180 165 173 175 195 195 180 170 185 190 165 194 140 195 210 180 160 220 140 188 185 165 185 235 200 165 190 150 180 165 170 155 185 170 185 215 218

Yr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr.

Hometown High School Rutland, Vt./Rutland Warwick, R.I./Bishop Hendricken Montville, N.J./Montville Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield Vernon, Vt./Brattleboro Niantic, Conn./East Lyme Hartland, Vt./Norwich University Rutland, Vt./Mill River Bronx, N.Y./Mt. St. Michael Academy New Hartford, N.Y./Notre Dame Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison Ridgefield Park, N.J./Ridgefield Park Salem, Mass./Salem Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham Rutland, Vt./Rutland Dummerston, Vt./Brattleboro Stamford, Conn./Trinity Catholic Burlington, Vt./Burlington Augusta, Maine/Cory Cornwall, Vt./Middlebury Levittown, N.Y./Division Avenue Nashua, N.H./Nashua North Willingboro, N.J./Camden Catholic St. Johnsbury, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy Standforville, N.Y./Pine Plains Central Falls, R.I./Central Falls St. Johnsbury, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy Waldwick, N.J./Waldwick Essex Jct., Vt./Essex Suffield, Conn./Suffield Mechanic Falls, Maine/Poland Regional Albany, N.Y./Albany (HS) Montpelier, Vt./Union-32 Middlebury, Vt./Middlebury Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable Mill River//N. Clarendon, Vt. East Montpelier, Vt.//Union-32 Airmont, N.Y./St. Joseph's Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay Carleton Place, Ont./Carleton Place West Oneonta, N.Y./So. Glens Falls Middletown, N.Y./Valley Central Coventry. Conn./Coventry Staten Island, N.Y./Saint Peter's Niantic, Conn./East Lyme Milton, Vt./Milton Barnard, Vt./Woodstock Rennselaer, N.Y./Columbia HS South Burlington, Vt./South Burlington Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack Kings Park, N.Y./Kings Park Deerfield, N.H./Concord Blauvelt, N.Y./Tappan Zee Killingworth, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth Pine Hill, N.J./Overbrook Regional Danby, Vt./Mill River Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth

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Name Christian Procida Jack Schilder Sean Doran John Jillett Caleb Stowell Troy Dane Jay Morgan Corey Alberico Darren Callan Cole Smith Allen Justice Jonah Taylor Grant Cummings Isaac Bendavid Cam McHale Josh Steele Jordan Stone Nate Gilman Sam Lewis Will Gault Sam Deacon James Stillings Noah Richer Joe Ramada Montell Kirkland Jordan Tolar Jackson Smith Eric Decker Steven Ladka Jesse Bekefi Andrew Breting Bobby Hamlin Derek Bassette Nick Blaisdell Tim Brosnan Noel Charbonnier Shane Winkle Ryan Payne Casey Ciemniewski Mike Stout Alex Thomas Jordan Goodrich John Hamme Mitch Bouton Bryan Brennan Brett Denning Kevin Elliot Justin Nolan Matt Edinger Luke Quesnell Matt Lawhorn Jimmy Serafin Zach Girard Matt Keir Casey Sandman Jeremy Stevens Rudy Vadakin

Pos. DB LB DB DB LB LB LB LB LB DB DE LB LB LB LB LB OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DT OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR WR WR WR WR K WR WR WR TE TE DL TE DL TE DE LB DL DL DL LB DL LB DL DL

SPARTANS Ht. 5-7 5-7 5-11 5-8 5-8 6-1 6-2 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-6 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-0 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-3 5-6 6-5 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-9 6-1 6-3 5-8 5-11 5-11 5-9 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-10 6-4 5-9 6-0 5-9

Wt. 170 195 185 160 185 195 230 214 215 180 265 205 205 200 200 175 245 265 254 240 280 238 320 270 228 270 265 315 310 310 275 320 164 180 165 170 170 220 165 180 175 225 210 260 195 280 201 220 205 232 245 265 205 255 230 225 240

Yr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr.

Hometown High School Brooklyn, N.Y./James Madison Plainsboro, N.J./West Windsor Plainsboro Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford St. Johnsbury, Vt./St. Johnsbury Academy West Charleston, Vt./North Country Georgia, Vt./Colchester Windham, N.H./Windham Fairfield, Vt./BFA-St. Albans Honolulu, Hawaii/Patch Dagsboro, Del./Indian River Fort Edward, N.Y./Fort Edward Colchester, Vt./Colchester Shaftsbury, Vt./Mt. Anthony Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills Salem, N.Y./Salem East Fairfield, Vt./BFA-St. Albans Rutland, Vt./Rutland Shelburne, Vt./CVU Woodstock, Vt./Woodstock Canajoharie, N.Y./Canajoharie Springfield, Vt./Springfield Canaan, N.H./Mascoma Essex, Jct., Vt./Essex Burlington, Vt./Burlington Killington, Vt./Woodstock Brandon, Vt./Otter Valley Colchester, Vt./Colchester Hartford, Vt./Hartford Wayne, N.J./Wayne Johnston, R.I./Bishop Hendricken Colchester, Vt./Colchester Brandon, Vt./Otter Valley Millbury, Mass./Millbury Branford, Conn./Branford Charlestown, Mass./Malden Catholic Ballston Spa/Ballston Spa Andover, Mass./Andover Burlington, Conn./Lewis S Mills Jackson, N.J./Jackson Liberty West Boylston, Mass./West Boylston Essex, Vt./Essex Lebanon, Maine/Noble Cooperstown, N.Y./Cooperstown Pine Hill, N.J./Overbrook Regional North Adams, Mass./Drury Pittsford, Vt./Mount St. Joseph East Greenbush, N.Y./Columbia Tollan, Conn./Tolland Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield Maynard, Mass./Lincoln Sudbury Regional Waldwick, N.J./Albright Hudson Falls, N.Y./Hudson Falls Pownal, Vt./ Mount Anthony Bartlett, N.H./Kennett Cambridge, N.Y./Cambridge Central North Bennington, Vt./Mount Anthony

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Name Gerald Bailey Joshua Hinds Daniel Napolionello Ben Wilkerson Romiio Littlejohn Josh Ashley Dante Jordan Erik Simmons Jacob Wims Kaieel Ward Jason McMahon Jake Bahantka Tyler Cook Richard Shevak Zack Goodwin Corey Woods Steven Hubick Donnell Scott Tyrel Marshall Chris Monteiro Kevin Corley Terrell Belfield Julian Massiah-Larkin Rakeem Wells Nickoy Aarons Kenneth Nelson Davon Wilkinson Brandon Davis Noah Weinman Bladimir Vargas Robert Matthew Joseph Richardson Sulaiman Aina Adam Wilkins Rian Freeman Marshall Forbes John Garbowski Christopher Alfaro Jake Dollard Diamante Perry Johnathan Fecik Calvin Felker Brandon Howe Taj Russell Owen Davis John Lauretti Carlisle Philip Tygee Washington Scott Erdman Jevon Jeremy Dylan Snyder Fernando Ramos Cooper Egolf Bradley Clapp Jeff Andrews Todd Capen Tevin Stewart

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Pos. CB RB S QB WR WR WR WR RB WR QB QB DB QB K RB SS DB DB DB WR RB WR DB LB MLB S LB K/P RB DE S LB RB RB TE LB LB OLB CB LB LB LB OL WR D DE/LB LB/SS LB DE LB DE OL DE OL OL DT

Ht. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. 5-Sr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. So. So. Sr. 5-Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So.

Wt. 6-0 5-8 5-6 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-6 6-3 5-11 6-4 6-3 6-2 5-9 5-11 5-11 5-8 6-2 5-10 5-9 5-10 6-3 5-7 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-8 5-10 5-4 5-10 5-10 6-2 5-10 5-8 6-1 6-0 5-7 5-10 5-7 6-0 5-11 5-7 5-10 5-7 6-0 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-6 5-8 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-11 6-0

Yr. 182 205 165 220 172 185 196 225 200 195 200 173 170 185 165 235 195 160 170 175 211 176 155 150 220 230 190 176 178 122 180 180 185 190 200 230 225 200 203 151 195 185 200 295 158 190 195 199 185 251 194 241 260 220 280 300 315

Hometown High School Buffalo, N.Y./MST Prep @ Seneca Brooklyn, N.Y./Boys and Girls Valley Stream, N.Y./Central Buffalo, N.Y./Fayette-Ware (TN) Brooklyn, N.Y./Grand Street Campos Brooklyn, N.Y./Grand Street New York, N.Y./Law & Public Service Elmira, N.Y./Elmira Free Rochester, N.Y./John Marshall Brooklyn, N.Y./PATHS Mayville, N.Y./Chautauqua Lake Elmira Heights, N.Y./Thomas Edison Painted Post, N.Y./Corning East Jeffersonville, N.Y./Sullivan West Poughkeepsie, N.Y./FD Roosevelt Bronx, N.Y./James Madison Fountain Hills, Ariz./Fountain Hills Brooklyn, N.Y./Grand Street Campus Rochester, N.Y./School of the Arts Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East New York, N.Y./Millennium Brooklyn, N.Y./Christ the King Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mt. St. Michael Buffalo, N.Y./McKinley Jamaica, N.Y./Campus Magnet Oakland, Calif./Pittsburg Brooklyn, N.Y./Grand Street Campus Lansing, N.Y./Lansing Belmont, N.Y./Genesee Valley Manhattan, N.Y./Law and Public Service Bronx, N.Y./Alfred Smith Geneva, N.Y./Geneva Bronx, N.Y./Malverne Rochester, N.Y./Odyssey Cuba, N.Y./Cuba Rushford Dansville, N.Y./Dansville Mohegan Lake, N.Y./Lakeland Bellmore, N.Y./JFK Attica, N.Y./Attica Brooklyn, N.Y./Gotham Henrietta, N.Y./Rush Henrietta Clyde Savannah, N.Y./Clyde Savannah Horseheads, N.Y./Horseheads Bronx, N.Y./Herbert Lehman Lansing, N.Y./Lansing Seaford, N.Y./Seaford Brooklyn, N.Y./South Shore Bronx, N.Y./Urban Assembly Jeffersonville, N.Y./Sullivan West New Orleans, La./Dunbar Dundee, N.Y./Penn Yan Yonkers, N.Y./Palisade Prep Rankin, Ill./Cissna Park Akron, N.Y./Akron Randolph, N.Y./Randolph Newfane, N.Y./Newfane Rochester, N.Y./Edison

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Name Richard Miller Justin Chalas Trevon Smith Jason Gordon Joseph Moscato Derek Walker Jamal Little Bryan Hallenbeck Earl Williams Luke Nourse Jarad Stehlar Khris Greggs James Cryer Akil Brown Quasar Hampton Szczepan Kosmaczewski Jacob Januszkiewicz Desmond Radcliffe William Armstrong Jake Clar Jonathan Edwards Jake Hawley Tyreek Jackson Jeffrey Killebrew Michael Kleinschmidt Rashard Love Andrew Owen Austin Parker Learoy Smith David Sweeney Wali Walter Jesus Zavala

Pos. NG DL OT WR WR WR WR OLB WR WR WR WR WR DL DT DE DL DT S QB DB WR RB DB DE WR DL DB DB WR OL CB

PIONEERS Ht. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr.

Wt. 6-5 6-2 6-5 5-11 5-6 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-2 5-10 6-1 6-4

Yr. 320 245 270 183 150 172 180 181 173 195 155 162 170 280 310 223 337 309 160 170

Hometown High School Whitney Point, N.Y./Whitney Point Manhattan, N.Y./Law & Public Service Jamaica, N.Y./Civic Leadership Long Island, N.Y./Uniondale Valley Stream, N.Y./Kellenberg Attica, N.Y./Attica Brooklyn, N.Y./Thomas Jefferson Bergen, N.Y./Byron Bergen Brooklyn, N.Y./Transit Tech Dolgeville, N.Y./Dolgeville Canaseraga, N.Y./Dansville Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Batavia, N.Y./Batavia Brooklyn, N.Y./Stevenson Bronx, N.Y./S. Bronx Queens, N.Y./WC Bryant Lancaster, N.Y./Lancaster Rochester, N.Y./Freddie Thomas Oneida, N.Y./Oneida Geneseo, N.Y./Geneseo

Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.

6-0 5-7 5-8 5-11 5-6 5-10 5-8 5-9 5-11

170 152 157 235 135 230 140 175 165

Binghamton, N.Y./Susquehanna Yonkers, N.Y./Walter Panas Brooklyn, N.Y./IAM Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island Rochester, N.Y./East Livonia, N.Y./Livonia Port Byron, N.Y./Port Byron Yonkers, N.Y./Yonkers Montessori Academy Palmyra, N.Y./Palmyra Macedon

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2015 CASTLETON FOOTBALL Last Time Out: Castleton The Spartans dropped to 1-1 with a 32-14 loss to Salve Regina last Saturday. They scored just minutes into the game on a George Busharis 1-yard run to grab a 7-0 lead, but it wouldn’t hold up. The Seahawks scored the next 20 points to go into the half up 20-7. Castleton was then outscored 12-7 in the last 30 minutes to fall 32-14. The Spartan offense totaled 263 yards while the defense allowed 539 yards, including 283 yards on the ground. Moe Harris recorded 123 yards of total offense and his first rushing touchdown in defeat, while Darren Callan led the defense with 13 tackles.

Last Time Out: Alfred St. The Pioneers failed to find the endzone for the second straight game on Saturday, losing 61-0 to an impressive Rochester squad to fall to 0-3. The Yellow Jackets scored 33 points in the first quarter while racking up 565 total yards of offense. Alfred St. managed only 61 yards on 61 offensive plays, with 80 coming through the air and -19 rushing yards. Ben Wilkerson went 17 of 27 for 80 yards and one interception in the loss while Joshua Hinds rushed 17 times for 52 yards.

Recent History Last year was the first-ever meeting between Castleton and Alfred St. as the Spartans pulled off the 36-23 victory on the road. The Spartans trailed 13-6 late in the second quarter and then 16-13 at the half against the Pioneers. However, Castleton took back the lead in the third quarter on a Makai Hawkins touchdown and then scored the final 17 points of the contest to earn the 36-23 victory. The Spartans had 382 yards of total offense while Alfred St. recorded 465 yards but lost the turnover battle 3-2, including an interception return for a touchdown by Derek McAdoo.

Scouting the Spartans Offense: Castleton is currently averaging 280.5 yards and 17.5 points per game, good for fourth in the ECFC. The team has gotten most of its yardage through the air, with Quarterback George Busharis averaging 222.5 yards per game. He has thrown two touchdowns and completed 62.0 percent of his passes thus far. His top targets this year have been a trio of juniors in Soren Pelz-Walsh, Makai Hawkins and Anthony Porcelli. Each have at least nine catches, led

by Pelz-Walsh, who has 11 for 193 yards and one touchdown. On the ground, freshman Moe Harris leads the team with 87 yards rushing and one touchdown.

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CASTLETONSPORTS.COM Castleton Offense Alfred St. 17.5 Pts/G 7.3 222.5 Pass/G 117.0 62.0% Completion % 45.8% 58.0 Rush/G 1.7 1.8 Yards/Rush 0.1 28050 Total Yards/G 118.7 42% 3rd Down % 15% 7.5 Penalties/G 11.0 88.0 Penalty Yards/G 77.7 1.0 Interceptions/G 1.3 1.5 Fumbles/G 3.0 24:54 Time of Possession 29:05 Defense 21.0 Pts. Allowed/G 48.7 198.0 Pass/G 221.0 182.5 Rush/G 273.3 380.5 Total Yards/G 492.3 2.0 Sacks/G 1.3 2.0 Interceptions/G 0.33

Defense: The team is allowing 21.0 points per game and 380.5 yards per game thus far. Castleton is giving up 198.0 yards through the air and 182.5 rushing yards per game. The Spartans have recorded four sacks while forcing five turnovers, including four interceptions.

Mark Alberque leads the team with two interceptions while making five tackles.

Darren Callan leads the team with 17 tackles while Leo Audy is right behind him with 15. Brett Denning leads all linemen with 12 tackles while recording one sack and 2.5 tackles for a loss.

Scouting the Pioneers Offense: Alfred State has struggled to score this season, recording just two offensive touchdowns against three tough opponents thus far. The Pioneers haven’t scored a touchdown in ten quarters after registering two points combined against Husson and Rochester. They are averaging 117.0 passing yards per game but just 1.7 rushing yards per game. Top running back Joshua Hinds does have 53 yards rushing while Jake Bahantka has 24 yards on five carries. Jason McHahon has played in all three games, throwing for 222 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Josh Ashley leads the team with 128 receiving yards on 11 catches with one touchdown.

Defense: The Pioneers have given up at least 41 points in each of their three games this year. They are allowing 492.3 yards of total offense, with 271.3 coming on the ground and 221.0 though the air. John Garbowski has been the team’s top defender, tying for the team lead with 23 tackles while recording 1.5 sacks, 5.0 tackles for a loss and one interception return for a touchdown. Kenneth Nelson is second on the team with 23 tackles while Steven Hogback has 22 stops with one sack.

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ECFC Weekly Honors for Week Three OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Matthew Romasco, Becker (Sr, RB - Port St. Lucie, Fla.) Senior running back Matthew Romasco helped lead the Hawks to a 24-14 victory over Nichols College on Friday evening. Romasco rushed for 125 yards on 21 carries, averaging six yards per attempt. With the Hawks clinging to a 17-14 lead late in the fourth quarter, Romasco scampered into the end zone from 17 yards out to preserve the Hawks second consecutive victory.

2015 ECFC STANDINGS Becker Maritime (N.Y.) Castleton Husson Gallaudet Anna Maria Mount Ida Norwich

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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2-1 2-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-3 0-3 0-3

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kameron Knight, Maritime (N.Y.) (Sr, LB - Clayton, N.C.) Senior Kameron Knight tied his career-high with 12 tackles in Friday evening’s win over the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. In addition to his tackle total, Knight helped the Privateer hold the Merchant Marine offense to just 14 points in the win, while picking up two sacks for a loss of 11 yards. Knight is now ninth at Maritime in the all-time sack list, with all of his sacks coming as a senior.

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Ramon Johnson, Gallaudet (Fr, P - Sylmar, Calif.)

Johnson led the Bison in punting with five kicks for 203 yards (40.6 yards per kick average) with a long of 68 yards and one punt that landed inside the 20. Johnson’s first punt of the game was nearly as impressive as it went 62 yards and was downed at the Greensboro 1 but a penalty washed that play out and forced another punt.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Moe Harris, Castleton (Fr., RB - Pine Hill, N.J.) Moe Harris was a sparkplug for the Castleton offense last Saturday in their 32-14 loss to Salve Regina. The freshman recorded 123 all-purpose yards on just ten touches with one touchdown, highlighted by a 49-yard scamper for his first career score. He finished with 83 rushing yards on nine carries and then also had a 40 yard kickoff return to put Castleton in good field position.

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THIS WEEK’S GAME

September 18 Maritime (N.Y.) 24, Merchant Marine 14 Becker 24, Nichols 14 September 19 Castleton 14, Salve Regina 32 Springfield 38, Mount Ida 10 Greensboro 42, Gallaudet 20 Norwich 10, WPI 27 Curry 23, Anna Maria 16

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