CASTINE, Maine — The Maine Maritime Academy football team was unable to find the end zone Saturday afternoon as Husson earned a 65-0 victory over the Mariners in a Conference of New England matchup at Ritchie Field.
Husson built a 16-0 lead in the first quarter before adding 36 points in the second to take a 52-0 advantage into halftime. The Eagles added two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to close out the win.
The Mariners finished with 112 yards of total offense, recording 118 passing yards. Freshman quarterback
Harris Stone completed 12 of 27 passes for 118 yards.
Junior
Auston Harris led the Mariners with 74 yards from scrimmage, totaling 12 rushing yards on 10 carries and a team-high 62 receiving yards on four catches. Senior
Ty Regis added two receptions for 13 yards, while senior
Noah Grass also hauled in two passes for 13 yards. Freshman
Evan Flowers finished with two catches for 19 yards and added 83 yards on four kickoff returns.
Defensively, junior
Lucas Houghton led the Mariners with 21 tackles, including seven solo stops and 14 assisted tackles. Sophomore
Connor Cuba recorded 18 tackles, including one tackle for loss, while senior
Jack Coleman added 16 tackles and two tackles for loss. Junior
Matt Gagin finished with eight tackles, and freshman
Dominic St. John contributed seven tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup.
Prior to the game, Maine Maritime recognized its five seniors,
Jackson Pollard,
Daniel Tibbetts, Regis, Grass and Coleman.Â
