LEICESTER, Mass. (Oct. 17, 2009) – The day started off badly for the Maritime football team after its bus got a flat tire on campus, which forced players to cram into vans to make the nearly-three hour trip up to Becker, but the Privateers arrived on time to easily handle the Hawks, 68-6, on Saturday and earn its program-high fifth win of the season.

"This win comes after a really good week of practice," said head coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes. "We played really well and achieved our team goal for the week of coming out of this game in the plus-side in turnovers for the season. I am also really proud of the younger guys that came in and did an incredible job, including our backup offensive line."

The victory moves the Privateers to 5-2 overall (2-1 ECFC) and into third place in the conference behind Norwich (4-0) and Mount Ida (3-1). Becker falls to 0-7 (0-3 ECFC) after the loss.

Maritime also gained 556 yards of total offense on the day (515 rushing and 51 receiving), coming shy of the record 605 yards the squad put up against Castleton last week.

The Privateers were led by sophomore Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey)-FB (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey), who ran for a game-high 132 yards and scored two touchdowns to claim sole possession of Maritime's single-season touchdown record with 14 scores on the year. Freshman Langston Woodie (Bradenton, Fla./Bayshore (Fla.))-RB (Bradenton, Fla./Bayshore) recorded the first three touchdowns of his career, all on the ground, after rushing 116 yards on the day.

Sophomore Anthony Gagliano (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's)-QB (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's) ran in Maritime's first touchdown in the first quarter to give the Privateers a 10-0 lead before and later threw a 31-yard pass TD to freshman Erik Heedles (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp)-WR (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp), which was also Heedles first career score. Also picking up his first touchdown was freshman Fritz Jean (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast (Fla.))-RB (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast) on a 17-yard run in the closing quarter.

Freshman Travis Scott (Pace, FL/Pace (FL))-RB (Pace, Fla./Pace) extended his scoring streak to three games with the last points of the afternoon on a program-best 73-yard rushing touchdown with less than two minutes to play. Second-string play-caller Joe Salthouse (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy)-QB (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy) also scored in his third-straight game with a six-yard run in the third quarter. Madison Leary (Tavares, Fla./Tavares)-K/WR (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) kicked Maritime's third field goal of the season, this one a 22-yarder to put the Privateers on the board, 3-0, in the first.

The Maritime defense forced seven turnovers (five fumbles and two interceptions) in the game to bring the season total back into the positives, with the Privateers leading their opponents in turnovers, 18-16, on the year.

Sophomore Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury)-LB (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) recorded 5.5 tackles, including two for a loss of six yards and one sack. Barnes also recovered a Hawks' fumble and got his second interception in as many games. Freshman Ricky McClain (Wantagh, N.Y./Saint Anthony's)-DL (Wantagh, N.Y./St. Anthony's) also had 5.5 tackles on the day with a half-sack and one forced fumble, while classmate Alexander Todd (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun)-LB (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) had a team-high seven tackles (six solo and two assisted).

Sophomore Sean Wiggers (Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Old Tappan (N.J.))-DB (Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Old Tappan) recorded the Maritime's other pick of the day and the Privateers got two fumble recoveries from sophomore Rob Gorgy (Hillsborough, N.J./Immaculata (N.J.))-DL (Hillsborough, N.J./Immaculata) and one apiece for sophomore Frank D'Aprile (Smithtown, N.Y./St. Anthony's)-DB (Smithtown, N.Y./St. Anthony's) and freshman Chrisrichard Jean-Baptiste (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury)-DE (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury).

The Maritime football team returns to action in Week Eight, when the squad plays host to second-place Mount Ida on Saturday, Oct. 24. Kickoff between the Privateers and the Mustangs is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Reinhart Field.

LEICESTER, Mass. (Oct. 17, 2009) – The day started off badly for the Maritime football team after its bus got a flat tire on campus, which forced players to cram into vans to make the nearly-three hour trip up to Becker, but the Privateers arrived on time to easily handle the Hawks, 68-6, on Saturday and earn its program-high fifth win of the season.

"This win comes after a really good week of practice," said head coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes. "We played really well and achieved our team goal for the week of coming out of this game in the plus-side in turnovers for the season. I am also really proud of the younger guys that came in and did an incredible job, including our backup offensive line."

The victory moves the Privateers to 5-2 overall (2-1 ECFC) and into third place in the conference behind Norwich (4-0) and Mount Ida (3-1). Becker falls to 0-7 (0-3 ECFC) after the loss.

Maritime also set a modern-program record with 566 total offensive yards in the victory (515 rushing and 51 passing), surpassing the old mark of 557 gained on Sept. 29, 2007 against Morrisville State.

The Privateers were led by sophomore Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey)-FB (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey), who ran for a game-high 132 yards and scored two touchdowns to claim sole possession of Maritime's single-season touchdown record with 14 scores on the year. Freshman Langston Woodie (Bradenton, Fla./Bayshore (Fla.))-RB (Bradenton, Fla./Bayshore) recorded the first three touchdowns of his career, all on the ground, after rushing 116 yards on the day.

Sophomore Anthony Gagliano (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's)-QB (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's) ran in Maritime's first touchdown in the first quarter to give the Privateers a 10-0 lead before and later threw a 31-yard pass TD to freshman Erik Heedles (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp)-WR (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp), which was also Heedles first career score. Also picking up his first touchdown was freshman Fritz Jean (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast (Fla.))-RB (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast) on a 17-yard run in the closing quarter.

Freshman Travis Scott (Pace, FL/Pace (FL))-RB (Pace, Fla./Pace) extended his scoring streak to three games with the last points of the afternoon on a program-best 73-yard rushing touchdown with less than two minutes to play. Second-string play-caller Joe Salthouse (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy)-QB (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy) also scored in his third-straight game with a six-yard run in the third quarter. Madison Leary (Tavares, Fla./Tavares)-K/WR (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) kicked Maritime's third field goal of the season, this one a 22-yarder to put the Privateers on the board, 3-0, in the first.

The Maritime defense forced seven turnovers (five fumbles and two interceptions) in the game to bring the season total back into the positives, with the Privateers leading their opponents in turnovers, 18-16, on the year.

Sophomore Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury)-LB (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) recorded 5.5 tackles, including two for a loss of six yards and one sack. Barnes also recovered a Hawks' fumble and got his second interception in as many games. Freshman Ricky McClain (Wantagh, N.Y./Saint Anthony's)-DL (Wantagh, N.Y./St. Anthony's) also had 5.5 tackles on the day with a half-sack and one forced fumble, while classmate Alexander Todd (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun)-LB (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) had a team-high seven tackles (six solo and two assisted).

Sophomore Sean Wiggers (Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Old Tappan (N.J.))-DB (Norwood, N.J./Northern Valley Old Tappan) recorded the Maritime's other pick of the day and the Privateers got two fumble recoveries from sophomore Rob Gorgy (Hillsborough, N.J./Immaculata (N.J.))-DL (Hillsborough, N.J./Immaculata) and one apiece for sophomore Frank D'Aprile (Smithtown, N.Y./St. Anthony's)-DB (Smithtown, N.Y./St. Anthony's) and freshman Chrisrichard Jean-Baptiste (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury)-DE (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury).

The Maritime football team returns to action in Week Eight, when the squad plays host to second-place Mount Ida on Saturday, Oct. 24. Kickoff between the Privateers and the Mustangs is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Reinhart Field.