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        PAXTON, MASS. (Oct. 13, 2012) – The Maritime football team pulled away from Anna Maria College late in the third quarter to defeat its conference opponent, 42-21, on Saturday at AMCAT field up in Massachusetts. The win moves the Privateers to an even 3-3 (2-1 ECFC) on the season, while AMC falls to 1-5 (0-4 ECFC).
 
        “I'm really proud of the team and how they responded well after a tough first half,” said head coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes. “We had a number of bad penalties and had two touchdowns called back, but they really got back on track in the second half. We were happy to see the defense get a touchdown, also.”
 
        Junior quarterback Tyler Trodden (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) scored the first two touchdowns of the day in the first quarter with eight- and six-yard runs and freshman Diogo Dietrich (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) nailed both PATs to give the Privateers an early 14-0 lead. The AMCATs responded at 11:26 of the second quarter to make it 14-7 when senior quarterback Santino Simone ran in a 31-yard TD. That drive was nearly cut short when Anna Maria had to punt the ball away after three plays and the Privateers ran the punt back for a touchdown, but Maritime was whistled for roughing the kicker and the AMCATs retained possession.
 
        The Privateers did find the end zone again, however, at 4:47 of the second quarter on four-yard run by junior Gary Bigham (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles (Fla.)) (Jacksonville, Fla. /The Bolles), but Anna Maria had a late score by junior running back Robert Small on a three-yard run. The teams went into the locker rooms for halftime with Maritime ahead, 21-14.
 
        In the second half, Small ran in a one-yard TD and the PAT tied the game at 21-21 less than four minutes into play. The Privateers responded at 5:55 of the third when junior Andrew LaLonde (Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island) (Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island) found the end zone on a five yard run. Then, on the ensuing Anna Maria possession, sophomore Duke Alvora (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) intercepted a pass and returned it 19 yards for the touchdown. It was Maritime's first defensive TD of the season. Bigham added a four-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to close out the scoring on the day.
 
        Trodden ended the game with a team-high 58 yards on the ground with two rushing TDs, while Bigham also had two scores after 47 yards. Trodden was 9-for-17 on completions for 154 yards and senior Joe Guerra (Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac) (Bronx, N.Y./Archbishop Stepinac) was the leading receiver with two catches for 68 yards. On defense, senior Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) led Maritime with 13 tackles (eight solo and five assisted), including one for a loss of one yard. Sophomore Hugh O'Brien (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) was second on the squad with eight tackles, two of which were for losses of eight yards, with one force fumble and one pass breakup.
 
        For the AMCATs, junior Jordan Koehler led all players with 17 tackles. On offense, Simone ended the day 21-for-45 for 155 yards and one interception. He also compiled 74 yards on the ground with one touchdown, while Small finished with 86 rushing yards and two scores.
 
        Maritime is back in action next Saturday, Oct. 20, when the team will travel to Newton, Mass. to take on Mount Ida College. Kickoff against the Mustangs is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Mount Ida College Athletic Stadium.