BEVERLY (Podcast) The Endicott football team scored another shutout win this past weekend with Friday night’s 24-0 win at WPI. In their first two weeks the Gulls have outscored their opponents 51-0. In this week’s coaches show head coach Paul McGonagle discusses last weekend’s game, provides information on three local players on the Gulls, and previews Saturday’s home opener against The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
Saturday’s Kickoff vs. TCNJ at Endicott, 12 Noon / Game highlights from Friday are posted below.
Endicott Head Football Coach Paul McGonagle with Bill Newell
Updated – Tuesday 9/13
BEVERLY — Endicott sophomore defensive lineman Hector Johnson (Worcester, Mass.) has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week, as announced by the organization earlier today.
Johnson set a career-high for tackles (6, all solo), sacks (4, 28 yards), and tackles for a loss (4, 28 yards) in Endicott’s 24-0 win against WPI last Friday. He also recorded his first-ever field goal block (24-yard attempt) in the victory.
Today’s announcement marks Johnson’s first career D3football.com Team of the Week award and second weekly award in as many days.
Yesterday, Johnson was chosen as the Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career.
The D3football.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, is D3football.com’s weekly honor roll, which is currently in its 24th season of recognizing the top performance at each position from the previous week.
Student-athletes are nominated by their school’s sports information directors.
Overall, Johnson is the ninth student-athlete to be chosen to the D3football.com Team of the Week and the 11th overall selection (two student-athletes with two honors each) in program history.
Johnson also is the fourth defensive lineman to earn D3football.com Team of the Week honors joining two-time Academic All-American Craig Anderson ’17 (Franklin, Mass.), Endicott Hall of Famer Kevin Eagan ’12 (West Hartford, Conn.), and current teammate Colin Meropoulos (Monroe, Conn.) on the illustrious list.
The Gulls’ defensive line leads the way with five overall selections out of all position groups since the program was established in 2003.
Congratulations to our week 2 recipients of The Rock & The Wave Awards, DB Joe Tirrell ‘26 & Kicker Chris Edwards ‘23.
Friday Night Notes
Hector Johnson (Worcester, Mass.) highlighted the defense with six tackles, a career-high four sacks, and one blocked field goal.
Shane Aylward (Tewksbury, Mass.) guided Endicott on the other end with two touchdowns via a 15-yard catch in the first (4:21, 10-0 lead) and a 64-yard circus catch and score in the third (3:12, 24-0).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott has outscored its opponents 51-0 to open the season (2-0).
- Anthony Caggianelli (Pelham, N.H.) punched home his team-leading third touchdown of the season with an 8-yard dash in the third (13:08, 17-0).
- Tyler Davis (Bethel, Conn.) tied for the team-high in tackles with seven to go along with his third career interception.
- Jackson DeAngelo (North Reading, Mass.) racked up career-highs for tackles (seven, four solo), sacks (3), and tackles for a loss (4.5).
- Zachariah Twardosky (Merrimack, N.H.) and Alfino Davis (Cranston, R.I.) picked off one pass each, their second and first career INTs, respectively.
- The Gulls registered a season-high 403 yards of total offense (243 passing, 160 rushing).
- Aylward finished the contest with a career-high 122 yards receiving (third career 100+ game).
Information supplied by Endicott College Sports Information Department
