Football Five: Homecoming 2021 vs. Anna Maria

Alfred State welcomes Anna Maria in a key ECFC early season match-up. The game will be part of the Homecoming 2021 celebration.

• Meeting History: 4th meeting between the two schools. Anna Maria holds a 2-1 series lead. They came from behind in to earn a 21-20 victory in the 2019 contest.
• Last Game: Alfred State is coming off a 35-20 victory over Maritime in their ECFC opener. Anna Maria had last week off but defeated Keystone 55-35 in their ECFC opener.

  • Alfred State rushed for 267 yards as they opened up ECFC play with a 35-20 victory over Maritime. The Pioneers sandwiched two huge drives around halftime to take control of the contest. Maritime tied the game at 14-14 with 51 seconds left in the 2nd quarter but Alfred State would only need three plays and 29 seconds to take back the lead. After the kickoff, Aaron Jenkins registered a 23-yard rush, found Shy'rel Broadwater on a 16-yard pass play, and connected on a 23-yard touchdown pass to Ben Ba to make it 21-14 at halftime. On the opening kickoff of the 2nd half, Alfred State surprised the Privateers when Dawson Fontaine executed a perfect on-side kick that he recovered to set up another scoring drive. Eight plays later, Jenkins connected with Broadwater on a 16-yard scoring play to make it 28-14. Maritime's offense was held off the board the whole 2nd half but their special teams scored late in the 3rd when they recovered a botched snap on a punt to make it 28-20. On the ensuing drive, Jenkins made it a two-score game again when he outran the Privateer defense and ran in from 40-yards out to make it 35-20. The Pioneer defense held Maritime on their next three drives to secure the victory. Jenkins finished the day with 222 yards rushing and one score on 22 carries. He also was 8 for 18 for 95 yards and two scores. Brock Weist was huge for the Pioneer defense. He recorded six tackles (five solo) and had three sacks. Silas Egenlauf led the team with nine tackles. The Pioneer defense finished with five sacks and blocked both a field goal attempt and an extra point (Rayshawn Powell and Te'Hari Campbell).

  • Alex Cohen threw for five touchdowns and rushed for one more as the Anna Maria defeated Keystone 55-35. After a shootout first-half saw them leading 27-21 at halftime, the AMCATS started to pull away in the third quarter. An eight-play drive to open the second half was capped off with a six-yard touchdown run by Kristian Sapp to extend the lead to 33-21. After Keystone went three-and-out on the following drive, Anna Maria needed just four plays as Cohen found David Robinson for a 23-yard pass and then connected with Deandre Wallace for a two-point conversion. The Giants were never able to close the gap closer than two scores. Cohen went 21 of 24 passing for 285 yards and rushed for 46 yards. Sapp rushed for 150 yards on 18 carries and one score while Robinson tied a school record with three touchdown receptions, part of his four on the day. Robinson led the team with 78 receiving yards. Sam Jakana led the AMCAT defense with nine tackles including two for a loss. Jakana's ten-yard sack on the Keystone quarterback on third down late in the third quarter forced a punt, setting up another Anna Maria score.

• Game Notes:
  • Aaron Jenkins and Dawson Fontaine were honored for their solid play by being named Players of the Week by the ECFC.
  • ECFC Rankings
    • Aaron Jenkins currently is ranked 4th in passing yards per game (206.6), 3rd with eight touchdown passes, and 2nd with 72.6 yards per game rushing
    • Jake Palmer is ranked 4th in rushing average (57.8) and T-3rd with Jenkins with five rushing TD's.
    • Shy'rel Broadwater is ranked 3rd in receiving average (87) and T-2nd with five touchdown catches
    • Joel Smith is ranked 5th with 7.4 tackles per game
    • Brock Weist is T-2nd with three sacks - all in the last game.
    • Alex Cohen is 1st with 288 yards passing per game and 2nd with nine touchdown passes.
    • Deandre Wallace is 2nd with 93.3 yards per game and T-2nd with four touchdown catches
    • Jude Sampson is T-2nd with three sacks.
    • AMC is averaging 416.5 yards per game (2nd in the ECFC) while allowing 365 yards per game (4th). Alfred State is averaging 332.8 yards per game (4th) and allowing 351.4 (2nd).
  • Alfred State has used the rushing attack in their last two games. They are now averaging 126.2 yards per game. Jenkins has rushed for 316 yards in the past two games and three scores.
  • The trio of Shy'rel Broadwater, Ben Ba, and Roman Napoleon all have over 10 catches and 200 yards. Broadwater leads the way with 19 catches for 435 yards and four scores.
  • Brock Weist returned to the starting line-up last week and made a huge difference. He three sacks were huge for the blue & gold.
  • Anna Maria (3-1) is off to their best start in school history and Coach Dan Mulrooney is now the AMCATS' all-time leader in career victories.
  • Five AMCAT receivers have over 10 catches and four have caught TD passes. Alex Cohen is completing 59.8% of his passes and has thrown for 1,152 yards and nine scores in four games.
  • Sam Jakana leads the defense with 29 tackles while Amstrong Antoine has 23. The AMCATS have seven tackles and three interceptions on the season.
• ECFC News:
  
  • Last Week Results: Alfred State 35 Maritime 20, Catleton 21 Dean 13, Gallaudet 34 Keystone 14
  • Current Standings: Gallaudet 2-0 (4-0 overall), Anna Maria 1-0 (3-1 overall), Alfred State 1-0 (2-3), Castleton 1-1 (3-3), Maritime 1-1 (1-4 overall), Dean 0-2 (1-5 overall), Keystone 0-2 (0-6 overall)
  • Games this week: Dean @ Keystone, Anna Maria @ Alfred State, Gallaudet @ Maritime
  • For more information on the ECFC visit: https://www.easterncollegiatefootball.com/landing/index
• Game Details: 
  • Opening kickoff is slated for Noon. Click here to follow the Live Stats and Live Video
  • Tailgaiting will be allowed in the parking lots outside Pioneer Stadium - Tailgaiting Rules and Regulations 
  • Free Admission in Celebration of Homecoming 2021
  • Alfred State is celebrating Homecoming this weekend - Check out the Homecoming Page for more details.
    • Other athletic events on during homecoming 
      • Swimming & Diving vs. Fredonia - Friday 10/15 at 6 p.m. @ Alfred University
      • Saturday: Wrestling Open Practice - 9 a.m. @ Pioneer Stadium (Orvis Gymnasium rain site)
      • Saturday: Women's Soccer vs. Mt. Aloysius - 5 p.m.
      • Saturday: Men's Soccer vs. Mt. Aloysius - 7:15 p.m.
    • Highlighted non-athletic events
      • Friday: Foodie Friday/Bonfire/Fireworks: 6 - 9 p.m.
      • Friday: Alfred's Got Talent: 9:15 p.m. 
      • Saturday: Post Game Chicken Barbecue - 2:30 - 5 p.m. - Pioneer Stadium Parking Lot
      • Saturday: Ribbon Cutting and 3x3 basketball tournament for new multi-purpose court -  2:30 p.m.
      • Saturday: Mike Super performance - 4 p.m. in Orvis Auditorium
      • Sunday: Family Brunch - CDH