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        THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 2012) – The Maritime football team (1-1) will hit the road to play its Eastern Collegiate Football Conference-opener on Saturday against the Spartans of Castleton St. College (1-2). Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Castleton's Spartan Stadium in Castleton, Vt.
 
Live Audio, Video And Live Stats Available For Saturday's Game
        Castleton St. will carry a live audio and video feed of Saturday's game and will also have live stats set up so that anyone that cannot make the trip up to Vermont will be able to follow the action on the internet. For the live audio feed, follow this link. For live video, click here. And for the live stats, follow this link.
 
Privateer Breakdown
        The Maritime football team enters Saturday's contest with an even 1-1 record under eighth-year head coach Clayton Kendrick-Holmes, with a 20-14 home win over Mass. Maritime on Sept. 7 and a 19-14 loss on the road to Kings Point last Saturday, Sept. 15. The Privateers have averaged 296.5 yards of offense per game and scored five touchdowns, while giving up an average of 349.0 yards, four TDs and two field goals.
 
        The team's rushing leader is junior fullback Gary Bigham (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles (Fla.)) (Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles) with 84 yards (3.5 yards per carry) and all three of Maritime's touchdowns on the ground. His classmate, quarterback Tyler Trodden (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) is close behind with 83 rushing yards (3.6 yards per carry). Trodden has also taken every snap on the season thus far and is 17-for-35 for 285 yards with two TDs and two interceptions. Trodden's primary receivers have been seniors Anthony Patti (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) (Merrick, N.Y./Calhoun) and Erik Heedles (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp) (Staten Island, N.Y./New Dorp). Patti has three catches for 113 yards and one score, while Heedles has eight catches for 59 yards and one touchdown. Classmate Fritz Jean (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast (Fla.)) (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast) has hauled in three catches for 69 yards.
 
        On defense, the Privateers are led by senior linebacker Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury), who has a team-high 32 tackles (22 solo and 10 assisted), three of which have been for combined losses of seven yards, while also forcing one fumble. Senior Pat Lasher (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) and sophomore Duke Alvora (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) rank second and third on the team with 27 and 26 tackles, respectively. Both players also have forced one fumble, apiece.
 
        The punting duties have landed on Alvora this season, who has had some great punts the first two weeks. He has amassed 369 yards on eight punts for an average of 46.1 yards per punt. His longest of the year came last week on a 76-yard punt that went back for a touchback. He has three punts of 50 or more yards, has landed two inside the opponents' 20-yard line and had two touchbacks. The kickoffs/field goals have been taken by freshman Diogo Dietrich (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic, N.J.), who has compiled a total of 376 yards on seven kicks for an average of 53.7 yards per kickoff. He's also 4-for-5 in PATs. Maritime's return team has compiled 124 yards on seven returns between Fritz Jean (Palm Coast, Fla./Palm Coast (Fla.)) (three for 65 total yards, 21.7 ypr) and junior Chris Klass (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet ) (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet) (four for 59 total yards, 14.8 ypr).
 
A Closer Look At The National Rankings
        As a team, the Privateers rank in the Top 20 among all NCAA Division III teams in seven categories, including being ranked first nationally in tackles for losses allowed (1.50 per game), sacks allowed (0.0 per game) and third down conversion defense (14.81-percent). Maritime is also ranked third in fewest penalties (2.50 per game), eighth in fewest yards penalized per game (27.00 per game), 10th in net punting (40.25 net average yards per game) and 11th in passing defense (114.00 yards allowed per game).
 
        Individually, Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) ranks as the second-leading tackler in the country with 16.0 tackles per game and 11.0 solo tackles per game. Duke Alvora (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) is the third-best punter in the nation with his 46.1 yards per punt. Pat Lasher (Seaford, N.Y./Seaford) (tied for 16th) and Alvora (tied for 20th) also rank high nationally in tackles per game.
 
        On the other side, Castleton St. ranks in the Top 20 in all of D-III in three categories, including being ranked first in red zone offense, scoring all eight times that the team reached the red zone. The Spartans also rank 13th in fumbles recovered (five) and 17th in passing offense (337.00 yards per game).
 
        Individually, Castleton St. senior quarterback Shane Brozowski ranks fifth in the nation in passing with 29.33 completions per game, seventh in passing yards with 994, 13th in yards per game with 331.33 ypg and 18th in points responsible for with 20.0 per game. Junior wideout Brandon Boyle ranks fifth in the country in receptions per game (9.0), 13th in total receiving yards (325) and 20th in receiving yards per game (108.50). Freshman DB Michael Perrone ranks 12th in the country with .67 fumbles recovered per game.
 
Inside The Series With Castleton St.
        Saturday's game will be the fourth between the Privateers and the Spartans, with Maritime controlling the series, 3-0. The two teams have met each year since the formation of the ECFC in the 2009 season.
 
Last Time Out
        During the 2011 season, the Privateers won at home by the score of 56-14 on Oct. 1. Then-junior Thomas Davis (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) led the Privateers with three touchdowns on just 12 yards rushing and senior Jamie Spanopoulos (Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey) registered a game-high 102 rushing yards and a second-quarter touchdown. Then-sophomore quarterback Tyler Trodden (Putnam Valley, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic) was 5-for-9 on completions for 76 yards and ranked third on the team in rushing with 67 yards.
 
        On defense, the Privateers were led by then-junior Keith Barnes (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury), who tallied seven tackles (one for a loss of one yard) and one forced fumble. Senior Jason Burry (Attica, N.Y./Attica) had two tackles, both for combined losses of 10 yards.
 
        Castleton State's then-junior quarterback Shane Brozowski was 14-for-31 on completions for 129 yards and two TDs. Then-sophomore wide receiver Brandon Boyle had 28 receiving yards, while then-junior Zack Waitkus ended the day with 16 receiving yards. Both wideouts had one touchdown, apiece. On defense, then-junior Josh Osborne led all players with 12 tackles, while freshman Todd Carr was right behind him with 11.
 
Scouting The Castleton St. Spartans
        The Spartans enter Saturday's game with a record of 1-2 under head coach Mark Klatt. They earned a 35-7 home victory over Plymouth State in their first week of action, but dropped their next two games to Endicott, 66-14, on the road and RPI, 56-35, at home last Saturday. Castleton St. has averaged 366.0 yards of total offense per game, with an average of 337.0 passing yards per game, and have scored 12 touchdowns on the season, while the defense has allowed an average of 477.3 yards per game and 18 touchdowns and one field goal.
 
        Quarterback Shane Brozowski leads the offense with 994 passing yards and is 88-for-135 on completions with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Brandon Boyle has been his primary target, hauling in 27 catches for 325 yards and four TDs, while sophomore Kevin Alberque has 15 catches for 274 yards and three scores. On the ground, senior Tyler Carpenter leads the team with 136 rushing yards and has found the end zone twice.
 
        On defense, sophomore Todd Carr has a team-high 34 total tackles (seven solo and 27 assisted) with one sack for a loss of eight yards. Carr has also forced and recovered one fumble, defended one pass and broke up one pass. Junior Mick Wong ranks second on the team with 27 tackles (12 solo and 15 assisted), including four for combined losses of 10 yards.
 
        Senior Dave Fox has handled the kicking duties, amassing 663 yards on 14 kicks (47.4 yards per kick). He is also a perfect 12-for-12 on PATs. Juniors Kris Jolin and Andrew Pursell have split the punting duties, as they have combined for 370 yards on 14 punts (26.4 yards per punt). Senior Brandon Bergeron has taken back three punts for 33 yards (11.0 yards per return) while Kevin Alberque leads the kickoff returners with 20.0 yards per return.