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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Oct. 5, 2009) – In a game that featured pageantries before kickoff with the Maritime College Fourth Class Regiment of Cadets "Homecoming March On," the Privateers football team performed as well as the crisp fall weather, excellent! Maritime defeated conference-opponent Castleton State, 58-20, Saturday afternoon at Reinhart Field to earn its first-ever ECFC victory.

"I'm pleased with the way our guys came out and got the job done," said head coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes. "This is the first time the program has won two games in a row and it felt good to get our first ECFC win. It also added to the pleasantries of Homecoming Weekend, as we were able to send many of our alumni, friends and family members home happy."

With the win, the Privateers improve to 4-2 overall on the season (1-1 ECFC), while the Spartans fall to 1-4 (0-3 ECFC). Maritime out-gained Castleton, 605-355, on offense on the day.

Last week's ECFC Rookie of the Week, freshman Travis Scott (Pace, FL/Pace (FL))-RB (Pace, Fla./Pace) led the all players with 149 rushing yards and tallied a career- and game-high three touchdowns. Junior John Gagliano (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's)-RB (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's) scored two rushing touchdowns on 53 yards running, while sophomore Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey)-FB (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) amassed a total of 116 yards (81 rushing and 35 receiving) and scored once on the ground and once on a pass.

Sophomore Anthony Gagliano (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's)-QB (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's) was 4-for-6 on completions for 143 passing yards, with one pass TD, and added 76 yards on the ground for the Privateers. Maritime also got scores from sophomore Madison Leary (Tavares, Fla./Tavares)-K/WR (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) on a 25-yard field goal and a late rushing touchdown by Joe Salthouse (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy)-QB (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy).

On defense, the Privateers were led by two-time ECFC Defensive Player of the Week Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury)-LB (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) who registered a game-high 10 total tackles (nine solo and two assisted), including 2.5 for a loss of 33 yards. Barnes also recorded his first interception of the season in the third quarter, while junior Steve Roman (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph's by the Sea)-DB (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph's by the Sea) also had a third quarter interception of his own as well as a fumble recovery and a breakup of a pass.

John Gagliano's (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's) scored on Maritime's first possession of the game on a 4-yard run. The Privateers then recovered a Spartan fumble on the kickoff and Gagliano added ran in his second TD, this one from three yards out, just 2:19 later to put the Privateers up, 13-0. Castleton responded with a touchdown to make the 13-7 with 4:58 left in the first.

Maritime would waste no time responding, as Scott rushed 69 yards to the house on the first play from scrimmage on the next drive. The freshman would punch another TD in, this one from 18 yards out, before time expired on the first quarter to give the Privateers a 27-7 lead. Leary added his 25-yard field goal at 5:02 of the second quarter, before Spanopoulos put Maritime up, 37-7, on a 1-yard run to round out the scoring in the first half. With 5:29 remaining in the third, Madison Leary (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) had the crowd's attention when he attempted a 54-yard field goal. The kick, with help from a strong wind, reached the uprights and deflected into the air after hitting the crossbar. The ball would land just short of passing through the uprights for three, entertaining, yet disappointing, the over 3,000 in attendance who had hoped it was good.

In the third quarter, Spanopoulos caught an Anthony Gagliano (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's) pass and ran it in for a 35-yard pass TD, his second touchdown of the day, which set a new modern-day program single-season record for touchdowns with a total of 13. Castleton would quickly respond with an 85-yard pass on its first play from scrimmage to cut the Maritime lead to 44-13.

Scott added his third TD on a 4-yard run to start the fourth quarter, and then Salthouse had a 9-yard run to round out the scoring for the Privateers. The Spartans added a late 28-yard pass TD before time expired.

The Maritime football team hits the road again next weekend, when they travel to Leicester, Mass. to take on the Hawks of Becker College on Saturday, Oct. 17. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Becker's Alumni Field.