Throggs Neck, NY – Sophomore quarterback Zach Townsend (Corning, NY/Corning East) (Corning East, NY/Corning East) ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns as the Privateers picked up their first win of the season against the Walter Reed Army Medical Center 27-2 Saturday afternoon in Throggs Neck, NY.

 

The Privateer offense took advantage of a Walter Reed fumble in the early goings of the game, as freshman running back Greg Campisi (Lynbrook, NY/Lynbrook) (Lynbrook, NY/Lynbrook) trotted into the end zone to put the Privateers up 6-0. This scoring drive became possible after a smart defensive play by senior linebacker Byron Williams (Mt. Vernon, N.Y./Mt. Vernon) (Mt. Vernon, NY/Mt. Vernon) who forced a fumble inside Walter Reed’s own 25.  Williams led the defense with six total tackles, two sacks and two forced fumbles.

 

The Privateer defense prevented the Warriors from scoring any points on offense the entire game. The Warriors only points of the game came after a fumble by backup quarterback Billy Hickey (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert) (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) rolled out of his own end zone resulting in a safety. 

 

Hickey, who played a majority of the second half in relief of Townsend, finished the game with 64 yards passing, while Townsend threw for just 45 yards.

 

Sophomore Running Back Donald Toby (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) (Oceanside, NY/Oceanside) led the team in receiving with 64 yards and also had 33 yards rushing. Campisi finish second in rushing with 51 yards and one touchdown.

 

This is Coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes’ first win as the head man for the Privateers, a program he took over in this past February after the program was revitalized in December of 2004. The last time a Privateer team took the field prior to this season was 1988, and the last win was on September 12^th 1987.

 

The Privateers will now have a couple of weeks to begin preparing for their first road trip as they will head up to Bangor, ME to take on Husson College on October 15^th.

 

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