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THROGGS NECK, N.Y. – The Maritime Football team wraps up the home portion of its 2014 regular season on Saturday afternoon when the team plays host to the Norwich Cadets for a 1 p.m. kickoff on Reinhart Field.
 
Maritime enters off of a loss last week to the Castleton State Spartans by the score of 30-24 in Rutland, Vermont.
 
The Cadets of Norwich enter on a four-game winning streak, which includes last week's victory over Gallaudet by a 19-9 score.
 
Game Coverage
Greg Rice and Scott Miller will be on hand to call all the action streaming live on Maritime's Live Webstream. For those unable to access the live stream, there will also be Live Stats of the game for fans to follow along with all the action.
 
Head-to-Head

Maritime (3-5, 2-3 ECFC)	Roster	Schedule	Stats
Norwich (6-2, 4-1 ECFC)	Roster	Schedule	Stats

All-Time Series
Norwich enters having won five of seven all-time matchups against Maritime entering play this weekend, which includes wins in the last two meetings over the last three years. Two seasons ago, Maritime was scheduled to host the Cadets, but the game was cancelled due to Super Storm Sandy.
 
In last year's meeting, Maritime had its best passing effort of the 2013 season as the Privateers completed seven passes to then-seniors Sean Belsky (West Islip, N.Y./St. John the Baptist ) and Dan Fleischman (North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge) for a combined 93 yards. Kyle Gardner (Amityville N.Y./St. Anthony’s) led the rushing attack with 95 yards and two touchdowns, while Frank Laino (Rockaway, N.Y./Fort Hamilton) also had a touchdown in the 42-21 loss.
 
Kameron Knight (Clayton, N.C./West Johnson) led the defensive unit with 11 tackles, while also forcing a fumble. Hugh O'Brien (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury) had a fumble recovery, while also finishing the game with nine tackles, four of which were for a loss in yardage. Nick Coffiey (Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Academy) also had nine tackles in the game.
 
Inauguration Weekend
This afternoon, Dr. Michael Alfultis will officially be inaugurated as the 11th President at SUNY Maritime College. Dr. Alfultis will be on hand at tomorrow's football game for the opening coin toss.
 
Senior Day
Saturday will also be Senior Day at Reinhart Field, as the members of Maritime's senior class will be honored for their contributions to the program both on and off the field.
 
This season's senior class features; Jimmy Daly (Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside), Duke Alvora (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison), Timothy Kazinduka (Carmel, N.Y./Kennedy Catholic), Chris Klass (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet), Kyle Gardner (Amityville N.Y./St. Anthony’s), Chris Shehata (Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook), Chris Aiello (Belle Harbor, N.Y./Xaverian), Casey Boos (West Sayville, N.Y./Sayville), Vincent Pedulla (Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey), and captains Hugh O'Brien (Westbury, N.Y./Westbury), Nick Coffiey (Wilmington, Del./Delaware Military Academy) and Greg Caneparo (Nanuet, N.Y./Nanuet).
 
Play of the Week
Maritime won the ECFC Play of the Week, as Klass tied the program record with his 10th career interception a week ago at Castleton State. To see the play, visit this LINK.
 
Chili Cook-Off
The parents of the Maritime football players will also be conducting the annual Chili Cook-Off as local firehouses from around the area will be serving up samples of their homemade chili.
 
At the end of their samples, fans in attendance will be able to vote for their favorite. The winner to be announced before the end of the game.
 
Around the League
In the second to last week of the season, Norwich and Mount Ida will look to keep pace with league-leading Husson, who will play Becker on the road.
 
Husson at Becker, 12:00 p.m.
Castleton State at Gallaudet, 12:00 p.m.
Mount Ida at Anna Maria, 1:00 p.m.
Norwich at Maritime, 1:00 p.m.
 
Top-50
Here's the latest look at the Maritime Football Team as they stand throughout all of NCAA Division III…
 
Team
9 – Passing Yards Allowed (136.5 Yards Allowed per Game)
T10 – Passes Had Intercepted (3 Interceptions Thrown)
T18 – Blocked Kicks (5 Blocked Kicks)
T29 – Fumbles Recovered (10 Fumbles Recovered)
T46 – Turnover Margin (0.63 per Game)
48 – Red Zone Defense (84.2% Success Rate)
 
Individual
T1 – N. Conte – Fumbles Recovered (4 Fumbles Recovered)
T5 – D. Dietrich – Field Goals per Game (1.57 Field Goals per Game)
T13 – C. Klass – Blocked Kicks (2 Blocked Kicks)
T18 – D. Dietrich – Field Goal Percentage (78.6%)
T18 – C. Klass – Interceptions (0.6 per Game)
T34 – H. O'Brien – Tackles for Loss (1.8 Tackles for Loss per Game)

Scouting the Privateers
Maritime looks to even up its conference mark at 3-3 on the year following a conference loss last time out against the other ECFC team from Vermont, the Castleton State Spartans.
 
In the history of the Maritime football program, the team is 4-4 in their final home games of the regular season, which includes last year's one-point victory over nationally ranked Gallaudet to finish up the 2013 season.
 
Team Leaders
Z. Chilcott (QB) – 515 Rushing Yards, 6 Rushing TDs, 587 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TDs
K. Gardner (FB) – 679 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs
G. Caneparo (RB) – 334 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TDs, 208 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD
A. Short (WR) – 134 Receiving Yards
N. Fischetti (RB) – 107 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD
B. Leonard (WR) – 60 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD
V. Jones (WR) – 45 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD
 
C. Klass (DB) – 5 Interceptions, 370 Yards on Kickoff Returns
H. O'Brien (DE) – 66 Tackles, 14 Tackles for Loss, 5.5 Sacks, 2 Forced Fumbles
N. Coffiey (LB) – 65 Tackles, 1 Interception
K. Knight (LB) – 49 Tackles, 2.5 Tackles for Loss
D. Alvora (LB) – 45 Tackles, 3 Pass Breakups, 1 Fumble Recovery, 1 Forced Fumble
A. Auriemma (DL) – 41 Tackles, 5.5 Tackles for Loss, 3 Sacks
B. Warrington (DB) – 36 Tackles, 7 Pass Breakups
N. Conte (DB) – 37 Tackles, 4 Pass Breakups, 4 Fumble Recoveries
 
D. Dietrich (PK) – 11 Field Goals, 4 from 40-49 Yards
M. Murphy (KO) – 36 Kickoffs, 2,190 Yards (60.8 Avg.), 15 Touchbacks
J. Arny (P) – 41 Punts, 1,441 Yards (35.15 Avg.), 7 Inside-20, 1 50+ Yard Punt
 
Scouting the Cadets
Norwich coming off of four straight wins and winners of six of their last seven coming into Saturday's game.
 
In last week's win over Gallaudet, the Cadets got a pair of field goals from Wesley Medeiros and a pair of rushing scores from Al Georgio for the 19-9 win over the Bison.
 
Team Leaders
J. Woodward (QB) – 345 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TDs
A. Georgio (RB) – 743 Rushing Yards, 6 Rushing TDs
K. Foley (QB) – 230 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TDs
Z. Allen (WR) – 254 Receiving Yards, 3 Receiving TDs
T. Colaire (WR) – 183 Receiving Yards
 
M. Lafevre (LB) – 50 Tackles, 7.5 Tackles for Loss, 1 Fumble Recovery, 1 Interception
J. Labell (LB) – 47 Tackles, 3.5 Tackles for Loss, 1 Fumble Reovery
A. Nye (LB) – 38 Tackles, 3 Sacks, 8 Tackles for Loss
D. Pallotto (DB) – 35 Tackles, 3 Interceptions
K. Funesti (DL) – 25 Tackles, 2.5 Sacks, 5.5 Tackles for Loss
 
W. Medeiros (K) – 9 Field Goals, 16 Extra Points, 32 Punts, 1,089 Yards