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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Oct. 3, 2009) – The Maritime football team amassed 392 total yards, all on the ground, en route to a 61-21 victory over Anna Maria on Saturday at Reinhart Field. With the win, the Privateers move to 3-2 on the season, while the AMCATS fall to 0-5.

 

“I was proud of the way the guys came out today,” said Privateers head coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes. “We challenged our guys to play hard and rebound after last week's loss and they did that. It was good for a lot of the backup guys to step into the action.”

 

Sophomore Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey)-FB (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) added to his team-best touchdown total with two more scores today and has broken his own single-season record for rushing touchdowns, as he now has 11 on the year. Spanopoulos registered a team-high 66 yards on 12 carries, for 5.5 yards per carry. Maritime also got two touchdowns from freshman Travis Scott (Pace, FL/Pace (FL))-RB (Pace, Fla./Pace), who compiled 43 yards on the ground, and junior John Gagliano (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's)- (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's), who ran for 24 yards.

 

Sophomore Anthony Gagliano (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's)-WB (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's) kept the ball six times for rushes, gaining 66 yards and adding one touchdown, while second-string QB Joe Salthouse (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy)-QB (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy) ran for 43 yards and a score. Sophomore John Whittaker (Kingston, NY/Kingston) rounded out the scoring for the Privateers, as he scored one TD with 35 yards on the ground.

 

On the defensive side of the ball, freshman Kevin Tamasitis (Bensalem, PA/LaSalle College (PA))-LB (Bensalem, Pa./LaSalle College) led all players with six tackles (five solo and two assisted), while classmates Pat Lasher (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford)-LB (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) and Alexander Todd (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun)-LB (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) each recorded four tackles apiece.  On special teams, sophomore Madison Leary (Tavares, Fla./Tavares)-K/Wr (Tavares, Fla./Tavares) was 7-for-9 in extra point conversions, while kicking 535 yards on nine kickoffs for an average of 59.4 yards. Sophomore David Kittinger (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers (Fla.))-P (Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers) punted three balls for a total of 96 yards (32.0 per kick) and had one ball within the 20 yard line and one touchback.

 

Maritime scored four touchdowns in the opening quarter, as Anthony Gagliano (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's) started got the Privateers on the board with a 16-yard TD run to cap off a 5-play, 70-yard drive, and a Leary PAT made the score 7-0 at 12:49. His twin-brother John's 3-yard touchdown run and two scores from Scott on a 1-yard run and a 29-yard gave Maritime a 27-0 lead before the end of the quarter.

 

In the second, John Gagliano (Islip Terrace, N.Y./St. Anthony's) scored his second TD of the game with a 13-yard run, followed by Spanopoulos' back-to-back scores on 2- and 4-yard runs, to put the Privateers up 40-0, a score they would take into halftime.

 

Salthouse scored his 1-yard touchdown just 1:55 into the second half, then the AMCATS scored their first touchdown of the contest on their own 1-yard run. In the fourth, Whittaker brought a 6-yard run to the house for Maritime's last score and the Privateers went on to the 61-21 victory.

 

The Maritime football team returns to action next weekend, on Saturday, Oct. 10, when the Privateers play host to the Spartans of Castleton State at 1:30 p.m. at Reinhart Field. The game will be part of Maritime College's Homecoming Weekend. For more information on Homecoming festivities, please contact Jane Bartnett at 718-409-7277.