SALISBURY, Md. – The Vermont State University Castleton football team fell on the road Saturday evening, dropping a 63-13 decision to No. 11 Salisbury in New Jersey Athletic Conference play.
The Basics
- Final Score: #11 Salisbury 63, VTSU Castleton 13
- Location: Sea Gull Stadium – Salisbury, Md.
How It Happened
Salisbury opened fast with five first-quarter touchdowns to take a 35-7 lead. Castleton's score came on a 26-yard touchdown pass from
Jhai Vellon to
Daniel Doherty IV at 7:30 of the first quarter.
The Sea Gulls added two more touchdowns before halftime and led 49-13 at the break. Castleton's second touchdown came in the second quarter when Vellon found
Braden Lankarge on a 4-yard pass.
Salisbury added one score in each of the last two quarters, leaning on a run game that finished with 382 yards. Castleton generated several defensive stops in the second half, including a turnover-on-downs inside the Spartan 5-yard line.
By the Numbers
Offense
• Vellon: 24-for-40 for 249 yards and two touchdowns.
• Doherty IV: 6 catches, 77 yards, TD.
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Josh Peguero: 9 catches, 59 yards.
• Lankarge: 3 catches, 27 yards, TD.
• The team totaled 322 total yards of offense.
Defense
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Bobby Kinsella led all Spartans with 9 total tackles, including 5 solo stops.
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Isaiah Oufiero added 6 tackles, with 5 solos.
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Deacon Schneider finished with 5 tackles and contributed on special teams as the long snapper.
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Josh Cormier and
Xavian Breer each chipped in tackles on the interior and combined on a goal-line stop late in the second quarter.
• Castleton forced a turnover on downs at the Spartan 1-yard line early in the fourth quarter.
That's a Wrap
The Spartans finish their first season as a member of the NJAC 0-7 in a nationally competitive conference, 2-8 overall.
