Football Surges Past Eagles 47-29

PAXTON, MA - On Saturday, September 28th the Anna Maria College football team hosted the Husson University Eagles for a non-conference matchup. The AMCATS won the game 47-29.

The AMCATS started the day off strong with a pair of touchdowns in the first quarter. Tyler Bulinski notched the AMCATS first touchdown of the day off a 28 yard pass from Ryan Russell with a little over eight minutes left to play in the first quarter. Kevin Acosta Jr was the next AMCAT to reach the end zone, scoring off a 15 yard pass from Russell. Leading 14-0, the AMCATS would give up their first touchdown of the day with under a minute to play in the quarter.

Still leading 14-7, the AMCATS would continue to control the game as Tyler Garretson scored just two minutes into the second quarter to give the AMCATS a 14 point lead over the Eagles. Ryan Kent would tack on three points for the AMCATS after scoring a 22 yard field goal. Again the Eagles would close out the quarter with a touchdown with under a minute left to play, keeping them in the game.

After the intermission, the AMCATS hit the ground running with a 92 yard kickoff return from Justin Oliver to improve the AMCATS lead to 31-14. Davien Atkinson joined in on the fun scoring his first touchdown of the day off a 25 yard pass from Russell. The Eagles would again close out the quarter with a touchdown making it 37-21 as the game entered its final quarter of play.

Ryan Kent would find his way back on the board in the fourth quarter with a 28 yard field goal just five minutes into the quarter. The Eagles would earn just one more touchdown before Jamal Cariglia closed out a game with a one yard run to make the game 47-29 as the clock hit zero.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• The AMCATS win moved head coach Steve Croce up as the Winningest coach in the programs history (12 Wins; previously held by Dan Mulroony: 11 Wins)
• The win also marks the AMCATS first win over a CCC school in the programs history.
• Ryan Russell has already accumulated 1,360 passing yards so far this season in just four games played.
• Jamal Cariglia Leads the AMCATS with 306 rushing yards in four games.

COMING UP:

The AMCATS will be back in action on Saturday, October 5th where they will host the Golden Bears of Western New England University for a non-conference matchup. Opening kickoff is set for 7:00pm at Caparso Field in Paxton, MA.

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