American International defeats Greyhounds, 28-7, in Northeast-10 Conference football

October 13, 2007

AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 28, ASSUMPTION 7

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --- Senior running back CALVIN HALL (Rochester, NY) rushed 19 times for a career-best 180 yards and a touchdown as American International College defeated Assumption College, 28-7, in Northeast-10 Conference football SATURDAY at Miller Field.

The Yellow Jackets, now 3-3 overall and 3-2 in the conference, scored on the second play of their first possession and then added two more scores in the final three minutes of the half. Assumption falls to 1-6 overall and 1-5 in the conference.

Standouts for the Greyhounds included junior defensive tackle TERRY STANFORD (Ridgefield, NJ/Ridgefield Park), who blocked a Greyhound record three field goal attempts in the game, while freshman JEFF MOORE (Worcester, MA/St. John's) blocked a punt for the Greyhounds. Moore, as the up back blocker, also ran for a first down on a fake fourth-down play for the second straight week. Stanford had back-to-back field goal blocks in the second period.

Junior safety CHRIS MARTINO (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) enjoyed his fourth consecutive double-figure tackle game (and fifth this season) with 5-7--12, while sophomore middle linebacker had his fourth double-figure game (3-8--11) and has 31 tackles in the last two games.

Senior defensive end JARED KELLY (Canton, MA/Xaverian) ended with 3-6--9 tackles and shared three sacks with his brother, senior defensive end JOSH KELLY (Canton, MA/Xaverian). Josh finished with a pair of breakups while the pair combined for six quarterback pressures.

The Yellow Jackets struck quickly moved 70 yards in three plays on their first possession. Freshman quarterback ROB PARENT (West Warwick, RI/West Warwick) opened with a 15-yard screen pass to sophomore wide out KERTIS HUSSEY (Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic) and then Hill scampered 55 yards for a touchdown on the second play. Senior placekicker MAREK PREZBYLEK (Olsztyn, Poland/Winchendon School) made the conversion for a 7-0 advantage.

The ensuing series for the Greyhounds was their best drive of the first half moving 49 yards in nine plays albeit ending with a punt. The Hounds would block two field goals attempts by the Yellow Jackets before A.I.C. put two scores on the board in the waning moments of the half.

Late in the second period the Yellow Jackets drove 49 yards in nine plays led by Hall---four carries for 33 yards. Parent capped the march with two-yard sneak to make it 14-0 (with Prezbylek's conversion).

On the second play of the next Hound' possession sophomore linebacker TERRENCE HOLLEY (Bronx, NY/Bogota, NJ) intercepted junior quarterback TERRY HUMPHREY (Lafayette, CA/Miramonte) --- one of three by Humphrey --- and returned it 30 yards for a score 28 seconds after the previous score. Prezbylek's conversion made it 21-0 at the half.

The teams then played a scoreless third period. American International had a third field goal blocked ending an 11-play, 64-yard drive, while the Hounds were stymied on downs twice and finally another interception.

The Yellow Jackets would then convert that drive-ending interception by sophomore defensive back ALLEN BUSH (Newark, NJ) into an insurance touchdown driving 69 yards in 16 plays culminating in an eight-yard touchdown pass from Parent to junior wide receiver TYLER SCACCIA (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) (8 receptions, 97 yards). Prezbylek's conversion made it 28-0.

Humphrey led the Greyhounds to their lone touchdown in the final minutes. A 24-yard pass to senior wide receiver JAKE BEERS (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury)---has now caught a pass in 20 straight games---and subsequent completions to sophomore tight end MATT THIBEAULT (Fitchburg, MA/Fitchburg/Worcester Academy) for eight yards and to sophomore wide receiver DAVID CANNEY (Templeton, MA/Narragansett) for 19 yards to the Jacket's six highlighted the drive. Humphrey scored from six yards out on a designed keeper and senior plackicker JON EISELE (Lower Gyneedd, PA/Vermont Academy) kicked the conversion.

GREYHOUND NOTES: senior wide receiver JAKE BEERS (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) has now caught a pass in 20 straight games . . . he ended the game with six catches for 51 yards . . . he now has 29 for 343 yards this season and 137 in his career for 1,633 yards . . . the Hounds career mark is 140 catches by Eric Mauer '01 he also trails just Mauer (2,166 yards) and Don Kinney '89 (1,686 yards) in that department . . . sophomore wide out DAVID CANNEY (Templeton, MA/Narragansett) had four receptions for 42 yards and now has 40 this year (only accomplished nine times in Hounds history) for 562 yards (10th best) and 72 (8th career) for his career for 880 yards . . . he has caught at least one pass in all 17 of his career games and should become the seventh Hound with over 1,000 yards career receiving later this year . . .

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