SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2014SPARTAN STADIUM | CASTLETON, VT

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qUICk FACTSLocation ………...………………………Castleton, VermontFounded ………………………………………………………..1787Enrollment ………………………………………………...2,000President …………………..………………………..Dave WolkNickname ………………………………………………SpartansColors ……………………………………………Green/WhiteHome Field …………………………….…Spartan StadiumCapacity …………………………………………………...5,000Surface …………………………………………Synthetic Turf

Conference ……………………...…………………………ECFCAffiliation …………………………………NCAA Division IIIFirst Year of Football ……….…………………2009 (3-6)All-Time Record …………………………………………19-292013 Regular Season Record …………………………..1-92013 ECFC Record / Finish ………………………0-7 / 8th

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COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Tony Volpone, First Season (Nichols, ‘99)Office Phone: 802-468-6441E-mail: tony.volpone@castleton.edu

Defensive Coordinator: Blaise ZambranoOffensive Coordinator: kevin TrigonisInside Linebackers/Recruiting: Adam Chicoinequarterbacks: Paul CapaldoRunning Backs: Mike Macurakickers & Punters: Steve WolfOutside Linebackers: Earl PostWide Receivers: Greg VreelandDefensive Line: James WernerAssistant Defensive Backs: Mike Alberque

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no. name pos. ht. Wt. yr. hometown / high school1 Jake Moretti Fr. DB 5’8 166 Cranston, R.I. / Cranston West2 Jake Tyler Sr. qB 6’3 226 Maynard, Mass. / Maynard3 Mark Hennessy Sr. RB 6’0 216 Westford, Mass. / Westford Academy4 Rob Giles Sr. k 5’9 172 Derry, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy5 Tyler Mahoney So. LB 5’7 178 Dracut, Mass. / Greater Lowell Tech6 Chuck McMakin Jr. WR 5’10 171 Nashua, N.H. / North7 Ryan Perron So. qB 5’10 203 North Attleboro, Mass. / North Attleboro8 Drew Bolton Sr. qB 6’0 177 Concord, N.H. / Concord9 RJ kasper Jr. WR 6’2 207 killingworth, Conn. / Haddam-killingworth10 Jimmy Boulay Jr. WR 5’10 169 keene, N.H. / keene11 Eric Christensen Fr. qB 6’2 238 Old Orchard Beach, Maine / Thornton Academy12 Paul Norton Sr. RB 5’10 196 Revere, Mass. / Revere13 RJ Ramsden So. DB 5’9 173 Florence, Mass. / Northampton14 Jordan Bolarinho Fr. qB 6’1 164 Billerica, Mass. / Billerica Memorial14 Jonathan Young Fr. DB 5’7 174 Londonderry, N.H. / Londonderry15 Mike Leonard Jr. LB 5’8 167 Merrimack, N.H. / Trinity16 Malcolm Smith Fr. DB 5’11 170 Erving, Mass. / Turners Falls17 Blair Zentek Fr. DB 5’9 169 Simsbury, Conn. / Simsbury18 Matthew Moher Sr. LB 6’0 190 Bedford, N.H. / Manchester West19 Joe Vratsenes Fr. DB 5’10 183 Manchester, N.H. / Central20 Everett Moye Sr. WR 5’7 168 Bath, Maine / Morse21 Colin Leddy Fr. WR 6’1 187 Natick, Mass. / Natick23 Zach Ziemba So. DB 5’11 173 Manchester, N.H. / West24 Sean kunkel Sr. DB 5’11 166 Haskell, N.J. / Lakeland Regional25 Chris Smith Sr. DB 5’10 192 Merrimack, N.H. / Merrimack26 Andrew Vollaro Jr. RB 5’9 208 Higganum, Conn. / Haddam-killingworth27 Bobby Whelan Jr. RB 5’9 197 Falmouth, Mass. / Falmouth / Bridgton Academy27 Tyler Coady Fr. DB 5’8 127 Hanover, Mass. / Hanover28 Joe Ceraldi Fr. RB 5’6 180 Cranston, R.I. / Cranston West29 Ian Bures Sr. TE 6’3 233 Prospect, Conn. / Woodland Regional30 Nolan McCoy Jr. DB 5’7 164 North Andover, Mass. / North Andover31 Trentin Thrasher Fr. DB 5’7 172 Nashua, N.H. / Nashua South32 Andrew Benford Fr. RB 5’9 169 Wakefield, R.I. / South kingstown32 Thomas Radonich Fr. DB 5’10 175 Westwood, Mass. / Westwood33 Skyler Czajkowski Fr. DB 5’10 169 Neptune City, N.J. / Red Bank Regional34 Eric Waddington Fr. RB 5’10 235 Barrington, N.H. / Dover35 Lucas McCue Fr. RB 6’0 185 Brunswick, Maine / Brunswick36 Zack Brewster So. DB 5’10 179 Meriden, Conn. / Wilcox Tech37 kervin Romulus So. RB 6’0 220 Lynn, Mass. / St. Mary’s37 Matt Deignan Fr. DB 5’10 174 North kingstown, R.I. / North kingstown38 Matt Adamik Fr. DB 6’0 146 Lee Center, N.Y. / Rome Free Academy39 khalid Thompson Fr. TE 6’0 234 Windsor, Conn. / East Catholic40 Tommy Jachemczyk Fr. DB 5’8 170 Scarsdale, N.Y. / Edgemont40 Brice Muldoon Fr. RB 5’11 195 Norwalk, Conn. / Brien McMahon41 Joe Walsh So. LB 5’10 176 Taunton, Mass. / Taunton42 Sam Bellamy Jr. DB 6’0 173 keyport, N.J. / keyport43 Charlie Hallak Fr. RB 6’0 207 Augusta, Maine / Cony44 kevin Cooney So. RB 6’0 186 Windham, N.H. / Windham45 Zack Wilkins Jr. LB 6’2 209 West Simsbury, Conn. / Simsbury46 Andrew Reardon Fr. RB 5’9 202 Rockland, Mass. / Rockland47 Brad Drewek So. DL 5’10 208 Billerica, Mass. / Billerica Memorial48 Garrett Champagne Fr. DB 5’10 169 North Scituate, R.I. / Scituate

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no. name pos. ht. Wt. yr. hometown / high school49 kyle kosiorek Fr. DB 5’7 174 Enfield, N.H. / Mascoma Valley50 Scott Jansen Fr. LB 5’11 192 Abington, Mass. / Abington51 Jack Howarth Fr. LB 5’9 220 Portsmouth, N.H. / Hyde School (Maine)52 Tanner Daniels Fr. DL 5’10 234 Rochester, N.H. / Spaulding53 Malcolm Huesman Fr. LB 5’8 202 Burlington, Vt. / Burlington54 Will Perotti So. LB 6’3 214 East Canaan, Conn. / Housatonic Valley Reg.55 Brandon Mitchell So. DL 5’10 234 Windham, Maine / Windham56 Ryan Bellerose Jr. OL 5’8 228 Hudson, N.H. / Alvirne57 Christian Jean-Louis Fr. DL 5’6 209 West Hempstead, N.Y. / West Hempstead58 Derek Rossetti Fr. OL 6’1 267 Moultonborough, N.H. / Moultonborough Academy59 Connor MacGregor Fr. OL 6’0 239 Rochester, Mass. / Bishop Stang60 Andrew Paxton Jr. OL 6’0 247 Durham, Conn. / Coginchaug Regional61 Tyler Gautreau Fr. LB 5’9 228 Pascoag, R.I. / Burrillville62 Jake Harris Sr. OL 6’0 248 Braintree, Mass. / Braintree63 Andrew Gregoire So. OL 5’10 250 Acton, Maine / Sanford64 Dan Nilsson So. OL 6’0 266 East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville65 Bob Senesi Fr. OL 5’9 262 Billerica, Mass. / Billerica Memorial66 Alex Cesare So. OL 5’9 246 Bohemia, N.Y. / Connetquot67 Chris Tucker So. DL 6’0 240 Townsend, Mass. / North Middlesex Regional68 Cody Mawn Sr. OL 5’11 267 Nashua, N.H. / Nashua South69 kenny Roche Fr. DL 5’7 192 Mashpee, Mass. / Mashpee70 Jake Bernaiche So. DL 5’7 227 Manchester, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy71 Ryan Bentley Jr. OL 6’3 274 Charlestown, N.H. / Fall Mountain Regional72 Donnie Morse Sr. OL 6’0 236 Barrington, N.H. / Dover73 Matt McMillan Fr. LB 6’0 200 Dedham, Mass. / Dedham74 Jarred Wilkins Sr. OL 5’10 263 Dover, N.H. / Dover75 Rick Ordway So. OL 6’0 247 Walpole, Mass. / Walpole76 Andrew Richards So. OL 5’8 244 Hudson, N.H. / Dracut (Mass.)77 Mike Cooney Fr. DL 6’0 191 Stratford, Conn. / Stratford78 Joe Esposito Fr. DL 6’0 245 Hackettstown, N.J. / Hanover Park80 Jimmy Morse Jr. TE 6’5 235 Foxboro, Mass. / Foxboro81 Chris kelly Fr. WR 6’1 184 Belmont, Mass. / Belmont82 Tim Lang Sr. WR 5’5 138 Dartmouth, Mass. / Dartmouth83 Cole Martin Fr. WR 5’7 144 Webster, N.H. / Merrimack Valley84 kyle Cipollone Fr. WR 6’3 182 East Burke, Vt. / Lyndon Institute85 Elijah Johnson Fr. TE 5’10 226 Windsor, Conn. / Farmington86 Jake Becker Fr. WR 6’1 188 Portsmouth, N.H. / Portsmouth87 Hunter Hawanczak So. WR 5’11 181 Commack, N.Y. / Commack88 kevin Ell Fr. TE 6’1 230 Derry, N.H. / Pinkerton Academy89 Andrew Dodimead Jr. DL 6’2 221 Mays Landing, N.J. / Oakcrest90 Pat Engdahl Fr. DL 6’2 211 Sutton, Mass. / Sutton Memorial91 Alton George So. DL 6’1 206 Foxboro, Mass. / Foxboro92 Adam Chambers Jr. LB 5’9 192 Hooksett, N.H. / Trinity93 Nate Rickson Fr. DL 5’10 264 keene, N.H. / keene94 James McCormack Jr. DL 5’11 225 Saugus, Mass. / Pope John XXIII95 Miguel dos Santos So. DL 5’7 212 Wallingford, Conn. / Xavier96 Tim Bartlett Fr. DL 5’10 223 Hampton, N.J. / North Hunterdon97 Sean Nolan Fr. DL 6’0 218 East Bridgewater, Mass. / East Bridgewater98 Blake Hery Fr. DL 5’11 191 Newton, N.H. / Tewksbury (Mass.)99 kyle Wilson Sr. DL 6’3 248 Dover, N.H. / Dover

Michael D’Onofrio Fr. OL 6’0 253 Valley Cottage, N.Y. / Nyackkwame Williams Fr. DB 5’6 161 Bronx, N.Y. / Mott Haven

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no. name pos. ht. Wt. yr. hometown/high school1 Levi Sanders WR 5’10 160 Jr. Fair Haven, Vt. / Fair Haven2 D.J. keough LB 5’7 176 Jr. Colchester, Vt. / Colchester3 George Busharis qB 6’3 185 Jr. Mansfield, Mass. / Mansfield4 Tyler Higley qB 6’1 175 So. Vernon, Vt. / Brattleboro5 Mike Perrone LB 6’1 20 Jr. Lake George, N.Y. / Warrensburg6 Cyle Machia DB 5’9 175 Jr. Rutland, Vt. / Mill River Union7 Nick Blaisdell qB 5’11 180 Fr. Millbury, Mass. / Millbury8 Tyler Langley CB 5’7 190 Sr. Peru, N.Y. / Peru Central9 Anthony Porcelli WR 6’1 180 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. / James Madison10 Mark Alberque DB 5’8 185 So. Ridgefield Park, N.J. / Ridgefield Park11 Nicholas Romeo DB 5’10 190 So. Salem, Mass. / Salem12 Eric Mimnaugh DB 5’11 195 Jr. Wappingers Falls, N.Y. / Roy C. ketcham13 Bobby Lineberger k/P 6’2 185 So. Warwick, R.I. / Bishop Hendrickson14 Soren Pelz-Walsh WR 6’1 175 So. Dummerston, Vt. / Brattleboro Union15 kevin Alberque WR 5’11 175 Sr. Ridgefield Park, N.J. / Ridgefield Park16 Matt Rafus RB 5’11 195 Jr. Hartland, Vt. / Windsor17 Makai Hawkins WR 6’0 165 So. Bronx, N.Y. / Mt. St. Michael Academy18 Dean Halbohn qB 6’2 180 So. Levittown, N.Y. / Division Avenue19 Evan Hoagland RB 5’10 175 Fr. Granville, N.Y. / Granville20 Joey Butera RB 5’3 140 Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. / James Madison21 Derek McAdoo DB 5’11 183 Jr. Essex Jct., Vt. / Essex22 Tyler Combs WR 6’3 185 Sr. Colchester, Vt. / Colchester23 Owen Iannotti WR 6’1 196 Jr. North Bennington, Vt. / Mt. Anthony24 Tyler Sturtevant DB 5’7 165 So. Mechanic Falls, Maine / Poland Regional25 Ryan Stanek LB 5’11 205 Sr. Bogota, N.J. / Dumont26 Trevor Sayers LB 5’9 210 So. Barnstable, Mass. / Barnstable27 Bubba Collins LB 5’11 230 Fr. Derby Line, Vt. / North Country Union28 Vince Sorce DB 6’0 175 So. Utica, N.Y. / Notre Dame29 Isaiah Pearson WR 5’6 135 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. / Sheepshead Bay30 kahlil Guerrier RB 5’7 163 Fr. Spring Valley, N.Y. / St. Joseph Regional31 Justin Picou DB 5’11 190 Jr. West Oneonta, N.Y. / So. Glens Falls32 Nathan Decker DB 5’10 180 Fr. Coventry. Conn. / Coventry33 Eric Cerra RB 6’0 185 Fr. Weston, Vt. / Burr & Burton Academy34 Corey Brimmer RB 5’5 190 So. Niantic, Conn. / East Lyme35 Chris Manjuck DB 5’7 185 So. Pound Ridge, N.Y. / Fox Lane36 Mark Riggi DB 5’8 170 Fr. Schenectady, N.Y. / Mohonasen37 Jakob Trautwein LB 5’8 195 Fr. Middlebury, Vt. / Middlebury38 Miguel Collazo LB 5’11 205 Fr. Lyndon, Vt. / Lyndon Institute39 Jake kobryn LB 5’9 225 So. Old Bridge, N.J. / Old Bridge40 Denver Divens TE 6’5 250 Jr. Boonville, N.Y. / Adirondack Central41 Sha'ron Schmidt-Bilowith DL 6’2 240 Fr. Burlington, Vt. / Burlington42 Luke Mullin LB 5’9 178 Fr. Rutland, Vt. / Rutland43 Joe DeAlesandro DB 5’7 170 So. Montville, N.J. / Montville44 John Flynn TE 6’3 205 Jr. South Burlington, Vt. / South Burlington45 Tony Argillander LB 5’11 210 Jr. Portsmouth, R.I. / Portsmouth

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no. name pos. ht. Wt. yr. hometown/high school46 Christian Procida DB 5’7 162 So. Brooklyn, N.Y. / James Madison47 Shane Hurley WR 6’1 190 Sr. Bellow Falls, Vt. / Bellow Falls48 Cam McHale LB 5’11 200 Fr. Burlington, Conn. / Lewis S. Mills49 Troy Dane LB 6’0 185 Fr. West Charleston, Vt. / North Country50 Joel Antoine LB 5’11 220 Fr. Montvale, N.J. / St. Joseph’s (N.J.)51 Jay Morgan LB 6’2 230 Jr. Georgia, Vt. / Colchester52 Walter O'Dell IV DL 5’10 240 So. Middlebury, Vt. / Middlebury53 Corey Alberico LB 5’11 214 So. Windham, N.H. / Windham54 Darren Callan LB 6’1 210 So. Fairfield, Vt. / BFA-St. Albans55 Allen Justice DL 6’6 245 So. Dagsboro, Del. / Indian River56 Jonah Taylor LB 6’2 205 Jr. Fort Edward, N.Y. / Fort Edward57 Joshua Stearns LB 5’10 195 Fr. Cornwall, Vt. / Middlebury58 Isaac Bendavid LB/k 6’0 190 Jr. Shaftsbury, Vt. / Mt. Anthony59 Leo Audy LB 5’9 215 Jr. Danby, Vt. / Mill River60 Jordan Stone OL 6’1 240 So. East Fairfield, Vt. / BFA-St. Albans61 Nate Gilman OL 6’3 270 Jr. Rutland, Vt. / Rutland65 James Stillings OL 5’11 270 Jr. Springfield, Vt. / Springfield68 Brett Harrington OL 5’8 240 Fr. Glens Falls, N.Y. / Glens Falls69 Travis Gault OL 6’2 265 So. Woodstock, Vt. / Woodstock70 Joe Ramada OL 6’3 280 So. Essex, Jct., Vt. / Essex71 Jelani Williams-Beckett DL 6’1 275 Sr. Essex, Vt. / Rice72 Jordan Tolar OL 6’5 250 Jr. killington, Vt. / Woodstock73 Jackson Smith OL 5’10 265 So. Brandon, Vt. / Otter Valley74 Eric Decker OL 6’4 315 Fr. Colchester, Vt. / Colchester75 Steven Ladka OL 6’3 300 Jr. Hartford, Vt. / Hartford76 Jesse Bekefi OL 6’9 305 So. Wayne, N.J. / Wayne77 Andrew Breting OL 6’1 275 Jr. Johnston, R.I. / Bishop Hendricken78 Brendon Johnson OL 5’11 283 Fr. Lake George, N.Y. / Lake George79 Allen Vincent DL 6’0 275 Fr. Middlebury, Vt. / Rice Memorial81 Nik Couture TE 6’3 209 So. Milton, Vt. / Milton84 Zachary Howe WR 6’1 190 Sr. Bellows Falls, Vt. / Bellows Falls85 Ryan Payne k 6’1 206 Fr. Andover, Mass. / Andover86 George Bell WR 6’3 185 Fr. New Oxford, Pa. / Oxford88 Jordan Goodrich TE 6’4 225 Jr. Essex, Vt. / Essex89 Christian Engel LB 6’0 205 Fr. Bayport, N.Y. / Bayport Bluepoint90 Mitch Bouton DL 6’2 260 Jr. Cooperstown, N.Y. / Cooperstown91 Brett Denning DL 6’2 260 Jr. North Adams, Mass. / Drury92 Andy Hale LB 5’11 200 Jr. Brattleboro, Vt. / Brattleboro93 Justin Nolan DL 6’2 215 Fr. East Greenbush, N.Y. / Columbia94 Luke quesnell DL 6’0 232 Jr. Ridgefield, Conn. / Ridgefield95 Matt Lawhorn DL 5’11 240 Fr. Maynard, Mass. / Lincoln Sudbury Regional96 Jake Starble DL 5’11 225 Fr. Coventry, R.I. / The Greene School97 Matt keir DL 6’3 255 Jr. Pownal / Mount Anthony98 Jeremy Stevens DL 6’0 215 Jr. Cambridge, N.Y. / Cambridge Central99 Chris Oettinger LB 5’6 185 Fr. Blauvelt, N.Y. / Tappan Zee

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LAST TIME OUT: CASTLETONCastleton is coming off a 1-9 season including a 0-7 mark in the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC). The Spartans concluded the 2013 season with a tough 31-13 loss to Norwich in Spartan Stadium. In that game, Castleton held a 13-7 lead at the half but was shut out over the final 30 minutes as Norwich came alive with 18 points, including a pair of defensive touchdowns.

LAST TIME OUT: PLYMOUTH ST.Plymouth State is coming off a 2-8 season, including a 1-7 mark in the MASCAC. The Panthers dropped two of their final three games of the 2013 season, but did score at least 30 points in each contest. In Panthers’ finale against Fitchburg St. the team put up 392 yards of total offense, with 192 through the air and 200 more on the ground but came up short 41-30.

RECENT HISTORYCastleton and Plymouth St. have played four times, with three games decided by eight points or less. Last season the Spartans earned a 35-31 victory over the Panthers on the road. It was a back-and-forth contest as Plymouth St. broke a 28-28 tie on a field goal with 10:53 left. However, Castleton came back with a touchdown run by Elias LaCount at 8:58 to put the Spartans ahead for good. George Busharis threw for 463 yards to pace the offense while Jay Morgan had nine tackles and 1.5 sacks to lead the defensive effort. Plymouth St. amassed 451 total yards in the contest, with 194 coming through the air and 257 on the ground.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANSoffense: Castleton will look slightly different this season under first-year head coach Tony Volpone, though he does have a number of weapons returning on offense. Leading the offense is junior quarterback George Busharis. Busharis has made two career starts over the past three years and in those two games is 46-for-82 for 794 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions. Joining him in the backfield will be most likely one of three players who didn’t get any snaps last season in running backs Corey Brimmer, Evan Hoagland or Matt Rafus. Castleton does return a great deal of depth at wide receiver, led by senior kevin Alberque. The 2013 ECFC First-Team All-Conference selection led the team with 660 receiving yards last year. Also coming back are seniors Zach Howe and Tyler Combs, as well as sophomore Soren Pelz-Walsh who caught 33 passes for 360 as a freshman.

Defense: The Spartans bring back a number of starters to its defensive line. Juniors Brett Denning, Jeremy Stevens and Luke quesnell saw extensive time on the line last year along with senior Jelani Williams-Beckett. Junior Mitch Bouton returns to defense after starting on the offensive line last year while

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sophomore Allen Justice should also see action. The linebacking corps is veteran laden, led by junior Jay Morgan. Morgan is the team’s top returning tackler and led the Spartans with 3.5 sacks in 2013. He will be joined by upperclassmen Leo Audy, Mike Perrone, Ryan Stanek and Tony Argillander. Senior Eric Mimnaugh will be called on to lead the defensive backfield with Nick Romeo, Christian Procida and Derek McAdoo also seeing action.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERSoffense: Plymouth St. will once again rely on its rushing attack to spearhead the offense. Senior Mark Hennessy is the

team’s top returning rusher after running for 464 yards and six touchdowns in 2013. Three different quarterbacks started last year and all three return for the Panthers, in Jake Tyler, Ryan Perron and Drew Bolton. Tyler started the first four games before a season-ending injury followed by Perron starting five games and Bolton starting in the regular season finale. The Panthers graduated their top two receivers with tight end Ian Bures being the team’s top returning pass-catcher after collecting 13 passes and one touchdown last year.

Defense: Plymouth St. has a number of returning starters on defense, especially in the defensive backfield. Chris Smith and Zach Ziemba started a season ago at cornerback while Sam Bellamy held down the safety position. The Panthers return just one starting linebacker from last season in Mike Leonard. On the defensive line Plymouth St. expects to get contributions from returners kyle Wilson and Zack Wilkins, as well as many newcomers.

Castleton offense plymouth st. 12.0 Pts/G 23.0 217.7 Pass/G 107.9 48.7% Completion % 49.4% 64.9 Rush/G 179.6 2.2 Yards/Rush 3.9 282.6 Total Yards/G 287.5 28% 3rd Down % 32% 5.8 Penalties/G 4.7 51.0 Penalty Yards/G 41.6 1.8 Interceptions/G 1.1 1.4 Fumbles/G 0.8 Defense 33.7 Pts. Allowed/G 38.0 152.5 Pass/G 244.5 290.7 Rush/G 219.9 443.2 Total Yards/G 457.4 1.6 Sacks/G 1.0 0.6 Interceptions/G 0.4 27:01 Time of Possession 34:40

plymouth stateGame 1 • September 6 • Castleton, Vt.

Location: Plymouth, New Hampshire

Founded: 1871

Enrollment: 4,300

Nickname: Panthers

Conference: MASCAC

Colors: Green / White

Series: Plymouth St. Leads 2-1

2013 Result: Castleton 35-31

Head Coach: Paul Castonia

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1. NORWICH CADETSNorwich University football head coach Mark Murnyack believes that the groundwork has been laid for a successful 2014 campaign. With four-straight post-season appearances under their belt, the Cadets are primed to excel in the ECFC, thanks to a solid core of returners and a talented bunch of newcomers.

2. GALLAUDET BISONThe goal over the years for the Gallaudet football program was to win the ECFC and

last season the Bison accomplished just that. Even though it got fulfilled last year, the goal remains the same heading into 2014.

3. HUSSON EAGLESThe 2014 Eagles return 75 lettermen, including eight starters on offense and seven starters on defense from a team that went 5-5 overall and 4-3 in ECFC play a year ago. Husson was selected to finish seventh in the preseason coaches poll but finished the season tied for fourth.

4. MOUNT IDA MUSTANGSJust one year removed from an Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (ECFC) championship and the program’s first ever appearance in the NCAA tournament, the Mount Ida College football team has reloaded and is primed for another run at the title in 2014.

5. SUNY MARITIME PRIVATEERSWith a majority of starters returning and a large crop of returners and newcomers, the Privateers will look to get back above the .500 mark and contend for its second conference championship.

6. BECkER HAWkSFourth year head coach Mike Lichten returns 16 starters from his 2013 squad which went 3-7 overall and 2-5 in the ECFC.

7. CASTLETON SPARTANSThe energy on the field has been palpable for Castleton Football during their first week of preseason training. First-year head coach Tony Volpone has his players moving constantly and interacting with the rest of his new staff with the expectation that his squad will come together in preparation for the 2014 season

8. ANNA MARIA AMCATSThe Anna Maria College football staff is primed for success in 2014, thanks to a talented core of returning veterans and a healthy mix of incoming talent. Under the leadership of third-year head coach Vince Sinagra, the AMCATS have recruited 39 newcomers who will add immediate depth.

For complete coverage of the ECFC including previews of all eight teams, go to: www.easterncollegiatefootball.com

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Rank Team VoTeS 2013 ReCoRd1 Norwich (5) 61 6-12 Gallaudet (3) 55 6-13 Husson 45 4-34 Mount Ida 39 4-35 SUNY Maritime 35 5-26 Becker 26 2-57 Castleton 15 0-78 Anna Maria 12 1-6

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