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WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Junior quarterback Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) finished with 200-plus yards for the third-straight game and the fifth time in 2015 as he led the University of New Haven football team in a 28-14 Northeast-10 victory over Stonehill on Saturday at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium. New Haven improves to 4-3 overall and 4-2 in the Northeast-10, while Stonehill falls to 4-3 overall and 3-3 in the NE-10.

Patterson closed out his fourth start of the season with 263 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the air, while also running for 14 yards. Overall, the junior playmaker finished 24-of-36 in attempts, with his longest of the game a 40-yard pass to Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) on the opening drive of the game.

Headen was Patterson's primary target in the air, finishing with nine completions for a season-high 106 yards. Overall, eight different Chargers found themselves on Patterson's hit list with Rishawn Harris (Springfield, Mass./Putnam Vocational Technical Academy) and Devin Martin (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) among the leaders with five and four catches, respectively. Harris finished the game with 64 yards, while Martin added 41. In addition to Headen's touchdown, Tyler Hill (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph Collegiate) also scored for the Chargers on a two-yard completion, his only catch of the day.

On the ground, New Haven was led by junior running back Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) who creeped closer to the top-10 in school history in total rushing yards as he finished with 65 yards on 11 carries, without a rush for loss yards. Anderson also scored twice, which gives him 20 touchdowns for his career, tying Victory Jones for fifth all-time in school history.

Joining Anderson in leading the ground assault was Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) who finished with 37 yards on 12 carries and Lemar Thomas (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) who chipped in 11 yards on four attempts.

Defensively, the Chargers were led by senior linebacker Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) who finished his third-straight game and sixth of the season with double figure tackles, leading all players in the game with 14 total tackles. Matt Zakrzewski (Traverse City, Mich./Saint Francis / Indiana) finished just behind Condit with 11 stops, including six solo tackles.

FIRST QUARTER NOTES

·           The Chargers marched 72 yards in the opening drive of the game to open up the scoring with a five-yard rush from Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) for his first of two touchdowns on the day. Prior to Anderson scoring, Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) completed four of his five pass attempts, including a 40-yard connection with Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) that set up the scoring play.

·           After forcing Stonehill to three-and-out scenarios on its first two drives, the Chargers went ahead by two touchdowns with just under two minutes remaining in the opening quarter. Patterson capped off a 12-play, 59-yard drive with a two-yard connection to Tyler Hill (Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph Collegiate).

·           Overall for the first quarter, Patterson finished 8-of-13 for 112 yard and a touchdown, with Devin Martin (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) his primary target. Martin finished with three catches for 20 yards, including a 12-yard completion on the second play of the second scoring drive.

·           On the ground, Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) led the Charge with six attempts for 19 yards. Overall as a rushing corps, the Chargers finished without losing a yard in 10 carries.

SECOND QUARTER NOTES

·           After gaining possession on a missed field goal with 11 minutes remaining in the second quarter, the Chargers would score again, running their lead to 21-0 before the half would expire. The third scoring possession for New Haven went a total of 74 yards on 10 plays with Patterson's second touchdown completion of the game coming to Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) for a three-yard score.

·           Patterson finished the second quarter completing all but one of his eight pass attempts for a total of 91 yards. His longest completion of the quarter was a 28-yard pass to Rishawn Harris (Springfield, Mass./Putnam Vocational Technical Academy), while he also partnered up with Devin Martin (Staten Island, N.Y./Tottenville) for a 21-yard gain.

·           On the ground, Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) led the Chargers as he gained 15 yards on three carries.

·           Defensively, Matt Olivo (Carteret, N.J./Saint Joseph) led New Haven in the second quarter with three tackles, while Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) added a pair as he closed out the first half with six tackles.

THIRD QUARTER NOTES

·           New Haven completed just one drive in a scoreless third quarter, with that drive lasting 4:29 and consisting of 12 plays and 42 yards. In that drive, Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) finished 3-of-6 for 22 yards with his longest completion a 13-yard pass to Deejay White.

·           On the ground, Lemar Thomas (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack), Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) and Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) all finished with seven net yards as New Haven again finished without losing a yard, this time on six total carries.

·           Defensively, Matt Zakrzewski (Traverse City, Mich./Saint Francis / Indiana) led the Chargers with five tackles, three of which were solo stops, while Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) chipped in four tackles, pushing his total for the game into double digits.

FOURTH QUARTER NOTES

·           New Haven matched the Skyhawks first score of the game with one on its next drive, completing a 12-play, 66-yard drive with a four-yard rushing touchdown from Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse). The majority of the yardage on the drive came in the air as Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) completed all but one of seven pass attempts in the drive, for a total of 36 yards.

·           Overall in the final quarter, Patterson converted seven of his nine pass attempts for 38 yards. His primary target came in the fashion of Rishawn Harris (Springfield, Mass./Putnam Vocational Technical Academy) who finished with 22 yards on three completions.

·           On the ground, Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) and Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) each finished with four carries with Anderson leading the duo with 31 yards. Officer added 12 net yards.

·           Defensively, Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) led the Chargers with four tackles, while Mark Clements (Mays Landing, N.J./Oakcrest / Worcester Academy), Matt Olivo (Carteret, N.J./Saint Joseph) and Stefano Bicknese (Somers, N.Y./Somers / USMAPS) each finished with a pair of stops.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

·           Junior quarterback Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) threw a season-high two touchdown passes, while finishing with 263 total yards in the air, his third-straight and fifth game of the season with 200-plus yards.

·           Junior running back Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) finished with a pair of touchdowns for the second time this season as he led the Chargers with 65 yards on the ground. Anderson finished without losing a yard on 11 carries. Anderson's two touchdowns give him 20 total for his career, which ties him for fifth all-time in school history with Victor Jones.

·           Senior wide receiver Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) closed out the game with a season-high 106 yards on nine catches, including a three-yard completion that ended in the Chargers third touchdown of the game.

·           Senior linebacker Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) finished with double digit tackles for the third-straight game and the sixth-time this season. Condit now has 104 tackles for the season, his second-straight season with 100-plus tackles.

TWEETABLES (140 characters or less)

·           The Chargers held Stonehill scoreless through the first 47:50, while limiting them to just 65 passing yards through the first 3 quarters.

·           JR QB Ajee Patterson (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) finished with a career-best two touchdown passes, coming on 263 total yards, his 3rd straight game with 200-plus yards.

·           JR wide receiver Andre Anderson (New Haven, Conn./James Hillhouse) is now fifth all-time in school history with 20 touchdowns, including a pair against Stonehill.

·           SR linebacker Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) finished with 14 tackles, giving him 104 total for his career, his 2nd straight season with 100-plus tackles.

UP NEXT
The Chargers remain home for two more games, hosting LIU Post (10/24) and Pace (10/31). The LIU Post Pioneers will visit Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium for the Homecoming game, while Pace visits West Haven for the final regular season home game as the Chargers will honor their senior members prior to the game. Both games are scheduled for 1 p.m. kick offs. Complete coverage of Charger football can be found at www.NewHavenChargers.com.