Maritime (3-5, 3-2 ECFC) vs. Mount Ida (4-4, 3-2 ECFC)
Saturday, November 9, 2013 – 1:00 p.m.
Reinhart Field – Throggs Neck, N.Y.

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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. (November 8, 2013) – Coming off of a loss a week ago in Bangor, Maine against Husson, the Maritime football team looks to get back in the win column as the Mount Ida Mustangs visit Reinhart Field for a key conference matchup at 1 p.m.

Game Coverage
There will be live coverage of Saturday's contest as well as every regular season home football this season, by accessing this LINK. This season's home games will also be streamed over the Internet on the Privateer Radio Network. Play-by-play man Greg Rice and color commentator Matthew Falkenbury will be calling all the action as it happens on the field. The live audio can be accessed by clicking, HERE.

NCAA Policy
As per rules set by the NCAA; fans, parents, friends and all other spectators in attendance at both home and away football games are NOT PERMITTED on the field at any time before, during or after the game. This includes for team pictures after the game on the field. Spectators are asked to remain outside of the gated area surrounding Reinhart Field for both teams to exit the playing field after the game. This policy will be strictly enforced for Saturday's game and all home games going forward.

Head-to-Head

Maritime (3-5, 3-2 ECFC)	Roster	Stats	Schedule
Mount Ida (4-4, 3-2 ECFC)	Roster	Stats	Schedule

All-Time Series
Maritime is 3-4 in all-time matchups against Mount Ida entering play on Saturday afternoon. After three straight wins from 2009-2011, the Mustangs pulled off the three-point upset victory in Newton, Mass a season ago by the score of 24-21.

Next Stop: 800-Yards
Junior fullback Kyle Gardner (Amityville N.Y./St. Anthony's) has rushed for 796 yards this season, just four yards shy of the 800-yard plateau for yards in a single season. That feat has only been accomplished five other times in the history of Maritime football by three other players; Jamie Spanopoulos in 2008, 2009 and 2011, Anthony Gagliano in 2009, and Ben Swedish was the first to do so in 2007.

Special Special Teams
Freshman punter John Arny (Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen) and sophomore kicker Diogo Dietrich (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) continue to star as the ECFC's top one-two punch of kickers and punters. Arny has booted the ball 26 times this season for 946 questions to average 36.38 yards including nine inside the opponents' 20-yard line and six fair catches.

Dietrich has amassed 2,158 yards on his 39 kickoffs to averaged just over 55 yards per kick. So far on the season he has six touchbacks to be amongst the conference leaders in that category.

In the return game, junior Greg Caneparo (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet) has taken nine punt returns for 73 yards as he averages 8.11 yards per return including a season-high 19-yard return. Senior Chris Klass (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet) has returned 20 kickoff returns for 336 yards, for an average of 16.80 yards per return this season.

Ring of Fire
This Saturday will also be another annual event at Reinhart Field, the 2013 Firehouse Chili Cook-Off. Local fire departments from around the Throggs Neck area will be putting their cooking skills to task in a competition in which fans will have a chance to sample and then vote for their favorite chili. Voting will conclude after the first quarter of play.

The Firehouses confirmed to be in attendance at this time are; Engine 50/Ladder19, Engine 75, Engine 64, Engine 79, and Engine 79/Ladder 41. The departments will be competeing for the Firehouse Chili Cook-Off Trophy that will be presented to the winning department at halftime.

Shuffle at the Top
Current Standings in the ECFC…
1. Gallaudet, 5-0
2. Husson, 4-1
3. Norwich, 4-1
4. Maritime, 3-2
5. Mount Ida, 3-2
6. Anna Maria, 1-4
7. Becker, 0-5
8. Castleton State, 0-5

Around the League
This week a pair of 4-1 teams matchup as Husson takes on Norwich with the winner taking control of the second seed. Maritime and Mount Ida will battle to see who remains in the top half of the league.

Becker at Castleton, 12 p.m.
Anna Maria at Gallaudet, 12 p.m.
Husson at Norwich, 1 p.m.
Mount Ida at Maritime, 1 p.m.

Top-50
The most recent look at the NCAA Top-50 shows the Privateers, both as a team and individually amongst the national leaders…

Team
5 – Time of Possession (34:41 per Game)
5 – Passing Yards Allowed (124.1 Yards per Game)
6 – Rushing Offense (305.8 Yards per Game)
T-15 – Pass Sacks Allowed (0.75 Allowed per Game)
T-17 – Tackles for Loss Allowed (4.25 Allowed per Game)
31 – Red Zone Offense (85.2% Success Rate)
31 – Fumbles Recovered (10 in Eight Games)
38 – Fourth Down Conversion (61.1% Success Rate)
T-43 – Total Defense (306.5 Yards per Game Allowed)

Individual
T-18 – Nick Coffiey & Kameron Knight – Forced Fumbles (Three in Eight Games)
27 – Nick Coffiey – Solo Tackles (53 in Eight Games)

Scouting the Privateers
The Privateers come into Saturday's game with a loss under their belt in their last game, however the team does enter with a pair of consecutive wins at home against Anna Maria and Castleton State.

The running game has been the focal point of the Maritime offense throughout the majority of the season, and it is expected to be once again against Mount Ida. Junior Kyle Gardner (Amityville N.Y./St. Anthony's) leads the team in rushing with 796 yards as he has picked up just fewer than 100-yards per game, including six touchdowns to lead all out of the backfield.

Senior Frank Laino (Rockaway, N.Y./Fort Hamilton) and junior Greg Caneparo (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet) have also been key cogs in the running game with a combined 624 yards on 74 carries. Laino has reached the end zone three times while Caneparo has scored four touchdowns on the season.

One of the key reasons for the success in the running games has been the play of the offensive line. The five-man unit has remained on the field and started as a whole in all but one game together this season. Seniors Robert Marziliano (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) and Noah Collins (Satellite Beach, Fla./Satellite) anchor the outside, while sophomore J.T. Kennedy (Blauvelt, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional) and junior Casey Boos (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville) clog the gaps between the outside linemen and center Andrew Cosby (Babylon, N.Y./Babylon).

On the opposite side of the ball, the Maritime defense had a few hiccups a week ago in the loss to Husson as they allowed 39 points, a season-high in points allowed against league opponents. This came a week after its best performance a week prior against Castleton in which the team allowed just one score.

Leading the team on the defensive side of the ball has been junior linebacker Nick Coffiey (Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Academy) who still leads the team with 79 total tackles. His 53 solo tackles are 27th best in the nation. He's also third on the team with two sacks, and also has three forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries.

Up front and leading the team in sacks has been junior defensive end Hugh O'Brien (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) with his five for a total loss in 27 yards. Classmate Chris Shehata (Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook) is second on the team with 2.5 sacks. Sophomore linebacker Kameron Knight (Clayton, N.C./West Johnson) is also amongst the team leaders with 5.5 tackles for a loss amongst his 50 tackles this year.

On special teams, sophomore John Arny (Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen) and Diogo Dietrich (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/DePaul Catholic) continue their success and look to finish the season strong in the last two games. Check out the paragraph earlier in the release on how their seasons have progressed.

Scouting the Mustangs
Mount Ida enters as winners of three of their last four games, with its lone loss coming against Norwich a week ago at home by the score of 38-19. The Mustangs face a tough final two games of the season against Maritime on Saturday and Husson a week from Saturday in Maine.

Mount Ida has been led offensively by quarterback Jawad Yatim, who has completed 125 of his 217 passes for 1,712 yards entering the game this weekend. Yatim has 14 passing touchdowns, and also nine interceptions as he averages 214 yards per game in the air. His two favorite targets are senior Jordan Hyman and freshman Matt Greenman, who have comined for 74 catches and 1,194 yards and nine receiving touchdowns.

On the ground, sophomore Melquan Pinkney is the team's top back with 103 carries and 515 yards on the ground including three scores. Second on the team is junior Chris McNally with 279 ayards on 99 carries and a pair of scores. The duo have combined for two fumbles apiece when their numbers have been called this season. Yatim also has five fumbles charge to him on his 72 rushing attempts this season.

The defense is highlighted by a trio of juniors, including leading tackler Kaylin Smithson who has 56 wrap-ups this season which includes a pair of sacks on his five tackles for loss this season. Jovan Wilkins is second on the team with 53 tackles while Anthony Sankers has 49 tackles from his spot on the defensive line. Wilkins also leads the unit with four interceptions from in the secondary. Sophomore defensive lineman Dominque Spaulding has a team-leading 8.5 tackles for loss this season.

On special teams, Greenman also handles the punting when he's not catching passes on offense. He has 32 punts for just fewer than 1,100 yards this season, which includes six pinned inside the opponents' 20-yard line. The kicking game has been a struggle this season, but the call usually goes to freshman Nick Muccia who is 0-for-1 on field goal attempts and 6-for-11 on extra points. Senior Joe Casey has also been called on several times this season after coming over from the soccer pitch earlier this season for the Mustangs.