WAYNE, N.Y. – The William Paterson football team (2-6, 1-3 NJAC) was defeated 33-13 by Christopher Newport (6-2, 4-0 NJAC) in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game Oct. 28 at Wightman Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Captains wasted no time and on their first play from scrimmage scored on a 61-yard pass to gain the early 7-0 advantage.
• On their ensuing possession in the first quarter, the Captains once again found their way into the end zone. On a drive that began with 12:36 on the clock, Christopher Newport used six plays to march 57 yards down the field and score on a 20-yard pass to extend the lead to 14.
• With 3:29 remaining in the first frame, Christopher Newport tacked on three points following a 31-yard field goal.
• The Captains got the ball back with 1:20 on the clock on their own 27-yard line after forcing a three-and-out. However, on the first play of the drive, senior Yubir Rojas-Herrera (Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional) tipped a pass into the air and classmate Alajuwon Bell (Paterson, N.J./Garrett Morgan Academy) corralled it before scampering 21 yards into the end zone for a touchdown that trimmed the deficit to 11 (17-6).
• Christopher Newport began a drive at the end of the first quarter and used 11 plays to get into field goal range and connect on a 29-yard kick to push the advantage to 14 (20-6) with 9:23 remaining in the half.
• The Pioneers started with the ball on the Christopher Newport 30-yard line to begin the second half after sophomore Tyreek Rollins (Ewing, N.J./Ewing) returned the kickoff 64 yards. WP worked its way down into the red zone before sophomore Isaac Cherry (Baltimore, Md./Sparrows Point) bulldozed his way into the end zone from four yards out to make it a one-score game (20-13) with 11:36 on the clock.
• That would be as close as WP would get as the Captains scored a pair of touchdowns on back-to-back drives in the fourth quarter to seal the 33-13 road win.

 INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Cherry totted the ball 14 times for 37 yards and his first career touchdown.
• Senior Devyn Blount (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch) recorded nine tackles (eight solo).
• Senior RJ Massey (Bridgeville, Del./Woodbridge) finished with nine tackles (six solo) and a tackle for loss.
• Junior Samod Wingo (North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick) logged seven stops, four tackles for loss and a forced fumble.
• Bell tallied his first interception and touchdown of the year.
• Freshman quarterback Brady Cavallaro (Matawan, N.J./Old Bridge) started in his collegiate debut.
• Prior to the game the Pioneers honored their 17 seniors -- Alajuwon Bell (Paterson, N.J./Garrett Morgan Academy), Devyn Blount (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch), Taz Burton (Millville, N.J./Bridgeton), Matt Clarke (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch), Ricky Colon (Hoboken, N.J./Hoboken), Pat Green (Rahway, N.J./Rahway), Ariel Higuera (Union City, N.J./Union City), Daquan Knight (Trenton, N.J./Trenton), James Koegler (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany Hills), Ryan Marshall (Andover, N.J./Sussex Tech), RJ Massey (Bridgeville, Del./Woodbridge), Raul Rivera (Long Branch, N.J./Long Branch), Yubir Rojas-Herrera (Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional), Mele' Stallings (Newark, Del./Newark), Daniel Torchio (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville), Will Valentine (Washington, D.C./Suitland) and Peyton Willey (Millsboro, Del./Sussex Technical).

UP NEXT:

• The Pioneers head to Ewing, N.J., Nov. 4, for a 12:00 p.m. NJAC game at The College of New Jersey.

 
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