BUZZARDS BAY, Mass -- The Buccaneers football team hosted Anna Maria on Homecoming Saturday on Taylor's Point. The Buccaneers controlled much of the first half, but in the end, the AMCATS got the upper hand, winning in overtime, 33-27.

The Basics

Final: AMCATS 33, Buccaneers 27

Records: Maritime 1-2 (1-1)

               Anna Maria 1-2 (1-1)

Inside The Numbers

Maritime

• Quarterback Evan Pierce went 5-10 passing for 67 yards and two touchdowns.
• On the ground, Zach Proctor ran for 102 yards on 24 carries. Isaiah Ricketson added 85 yards on the ground on seven carries and scored a touchdown. Pierce ran the ball 21 times for 82 yards and a score.
• Brennan Keefe caught both of Pierce's touchdown throws in the game and had just two catches for 44 yards. 
• Defensively, Jackson Mahoney recorded eight tackles, six solo, to lead the Bucs. 
• John Shields recorded three tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss, and blocked a PAT by the AMCATS.
• Mac Kromenhoek also had a sack and a tackle for loss to go along with two tackles.
• Jeremy Turner recorded his first-career interception in the loss and made five tackles.
• On special teams, James Sansone punted three times for 1-4 yards, an average of 34.7 yards per punt, and pinned AMC inside their own 20 twice. Santiago Martinez punted once for a booming 59 yards.

Anna Maria

• Quarterback Nikolay Boyce completed 23 of 40 passes for 253 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception.
• On the ground, Treshawn Blair ran the ball 11 times for 41 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime.
• Wideout Max Gasinowski caught 10 passes in the win for 100 yards and a touchdown. Ka'Marion Thomas caught three passes for 60 yards and a score. Jeremiah Cadet hauled in two passes for 13 yards and a touchdown.
• Defensively, Charles DeMartino made a game-high 15 tackles and forced a fumble.
• Jaiquan Torrence recorded 1.5 sacks in the game to go along with nine tackles. 
• Tyler Holcomb had a half sack and four total tackles in the game.
• On special teams, Marino Vedova was 3 for 5 on PATs in the win.

How It Happened

On the opening drive of the game, the Buccaneers went down the field, 75 yards in 10 plays, and got themselves on the board on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Pierce to Keefe. The Buccaneers held on to their 7-0 lead for the remainder of the quarter.

In the second, the AMCATS evened the score, capping off a 15-play, 87-yard drive with a Boyce to Gasinowski five-yard score. Tied 7-7, the Buccaneers drove down the field with the time dwindling in the first half, going 71 yards on 14 plays and scoring on a Ricketson 14-yard carry. After a missed PAT, the Bucs led 13-7. They took that six-point lead into the halftime break.

Anna Maria received the second-half kickoff and proceeded to drive down the field and tie the game at 13-13, ultimately taking a 14-13 lead after the PAT. Four minutes after their first score of the quarter, AMC drove down the field again, this time going 81 yards in six plays, and scored on a Boyce to Thomas 33-yard connection. The PAT was blocked, and the AMCATS held a seven-point, 20-13 lead midway through the third.

To open the fourth quarter, the Buccaneers put together another long drive of 71 yards in 12 plays and scored on a Pierce one-yard quarterback sneak. The PAT was no good and the Bucs still trailed, now by one point, 20-19. Anna Maria scored one more time in regulation, with 8:31 left on the clock. Blair went in from six yards out and gave his guests a 27-19 advantage. Maritime got the ball back with very little time on the clock late in the fourth. From the AMC 17-yard line and five seconds left on the clock, Pierce found Keefe for a second time to get the Bucs within two points, 27-25. On the ensuing two-point conversion, Pierce found Martinez in the endzone to tie the game at 27-27 with all zeros on the clock.

In the overtime period, Anna Maria got the ball first. They went the 25 yards needed and capped it off with a two-yard Blair run to go up 33-27. The PAT was missed, and the Bucs trailed by six, getting the ball. On the Buccaneers' first overtime possession, penalties were the Achilles heel, and the hosts were unable to find the endzone, going four-and-out, losing the game, 33-27, to the AMCATS on Homecoming Weekend.

What's Next

The Buccaneers travel north to Plymouth State on September 27th to play the Panthers in conference play at noon.