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NEWMAC Football Weekly Report #3 - September 21

September 21, 2026 

The NEWMAC has announced its Football Athletes of the Week for the week ending September 20, 2026: Jaden Rotella of Maritime, Grant Engelhardt of WPI and Freddy Barber of Coast Guard. The NEWMAC Weekly Awards program is presented by SKYBOKX109 in Framingham, Mass.

Weekly Honors

Football Athletes of the Week

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Jaden Rotella
Offensive Athlete of the Week

Jaden Rotella

Maritime

Senior • Quarterback • Mt. Sinai, New York

4Total touchdowns - 3 passing, 1 rushing

Accounted for 24 of Maritime's 51 points and led a 4th quarter comeback at Curry.

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Rotella led the Privateers' comeback from a 16-point deficit in a 51-48 victory at Curry on Saturday. Just before halftime, he connected with Enrique Hernandez on a 14-yard touchdown pass to bring Maritime within nine points. He then put the Privateers ahead, 45-42, with a one-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter. After the Colonels regained the lead, Rotella capped an 11-play, 75-yard scoring drive with the game-winning 15-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Jozwicki. He finished the game 18-for-27 passing for 279 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing 10 times for 65 yards and a score.

Grant Engelhardt
Defensive Athlete of the Week

Grant Engelhardt

WPI

Junior • Defensive Back • Chelmsford, Massachusetts

Pick-629-yard game-winning
interception return

Delivered the deciding score late in the second quarter.

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Engelhardt turned in a game-changing performance as WPI's defense held Husson to seven points in a 13-7 victory. The junior defensive back recorded eight tackles, intercepted a pass and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown to give the Engineers a 13-0 second-quarter lead. Engelhardt also contributed a tackle for loss on Husson's fourth-and-goal attempt from the WPI one-yard line in the fourth quarter, helping preserve the six-point advantage. His interception was one of two by the WPI defense, which held the Eagles scoreless over the final 30 minutes.

Freddy Barber
Special Teams Player of the Week

Freddy Barber

Coast Guard

Sophomore • Return Specialist • Goochland, Virginia

92 YardKIckoff return touchdown

His kickoff return touchdown proved to be game winning points for Coast Guard

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Barber totaled 194 yards on four kickoff returns, highlighted by a 92-yard kickoff return touchdown in the second half of the win at Nichols. His kickoff return proved to be the game winning touchdown late in the fourth and is the sixth longest kickoff return TD in Division III this year.

Around the League

Week 3 Results

Saturday, September 19

Matchup Final Game Details
Husson at WPI WPI 13, Husson 7 Box Score
#3/3 UW-Platteville at Springfield #3/3 UW-Platteville 37, Springfield 14 Box Score
Maritime at Curry Maritime 51, Curry 48 Box Score
Coast Guard at Nichols Coast Guard 49, Nichols 42 Box Score
William Paterson at Salve Regina Salve Regina 41, William Paterson 6 Box Score

Through September 20

NEWMAC Football Statistical Leaders

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Rushing Yards
  1. Stanford DavisSpringfield396
  2. Gianni SpinelliMerchant Marine379
  3. Griffin CheslockCoast Guard371
  4. Bubba MustainUSMMA301
  5. Bradley BarcelloSpringfield198
Passing Yards
  1. Sean Burns
    Coast Guard
    673
  2. Dylan GalloWPI635
  3. Jaden RotellaMaritime631
  4. Stephen ParadisoSalve Regina610
  5. Landon BeecherNorwich417
Receiving Yards
  1. Freddy BarberCoast Guard388
  2. Enrique HernandezMaritime331
  3. Spencer ChapmanSalve Regina243
  4. Caleb HanthoSpringfield176
  5. Jahmir DixonNorwich164
Total Touchdowns
  1. Gianni SpinelliMaritime7
  2. Bubba MustainUSMMA6
  3. Spencer ChapmanSalve Regina4
  4. Freddy BarberMIT4
  5. Eight Others TiedConners (MIT), Mahabir (MIT), Hernandez (Maritime), Burns (Coast Guard), Davis (Springfield), Brown (Salve Regina), Wroe (Coast Guard), Cheslock (Coast Guard)3
Tackles
  1. Owen NanartowichSalve Regina28
  2. Lucas WhiteCoast Guard28
  3. Noah RohrerCoast Guard23
  4. Patrick AndrewsWPI22
  5. Wyatt VreelandMaritime22
Sacks
  1. Zatyk HolubMerchant Marine3
  2. Ian Smith
    Coast Guard
    2.5
  3. Aiden Avenia
    Merchant Marine
    2.5
  4. Four TiedWheeler (USMMA), Sordillo (Springfield), Fisher (Salve Regina), Dillon (WPI)2

Through September 20

NEWMAC Football Standings

Team Overall NEWMAC
Salve Regina 3-0 0-0
MIT 2-0 0-0
Merchant Marine 2-0 0-0
Coast Guard 2-1 0-0
Springfield 2-1 0-0
Maritime 2-1 0-0
WPI 2-1 0-0
Norwich 1-1 0-0

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2026 Athletes of the Week

Season Archive

September 21

Offensive: Jaden Rotella, Maritime

Defensive: Grant Engelhardt, WPI

Special Teams: Freddy Barber, Coast Guard

September 14

Offensive: Bubba Mustain, Merchant Marine

Defensive: Harry Ells, Norwich

Special Teams: Nathan Napier, WPI

September 8

Offensive: Gianni Spinelli, Maritime

Defensive: Dennis Matich, Maritime

Special Teams: Karson Bye, Merchant Marine