Week 1 of the NESCAC football season is in the books. There will be plenty of “real” news and analysis coming later on in the week, but let’s kick Monday off with what everyone really cares about. Fantasy football.
The Bantams (Meekins) vs. Foye Story (MacDonald)
Meekins’ two controversial early picks of “back up” running backs looked pretty good this week. Kyle Gibson wasn’t spectacular, but Nick Kelly broke away for a 42-yard TD on his way to 77 yards over nine carries, and both was his team’s leading rusher on the day. Wesleyan and Meekins got pretty much what is to be expected from Jesse Warren, who posted 20 points by throwing for 163 yards and two TD’s, and Gene Garay made good on his first round status, outscoring all other wide receivers in play besides Jay Fabien (Team Lindholm).
However, Foye Story edged The Bantams, ironically, on the strength of Chudi Iregbulem’s NESCAC Offensive Player of the Week-winning performance. Well over half of my points came from Iregbulem and Alex Scyocurka, and I’m excited for both of their potential this season. The bad news: I started the wrong Hamilton tailback (Rico Gonzalez over Jeff Hopsicker) and Middlebury wide receiver (Matt Minno over Grant Luna), but a win’s a win.
| The Bantams (Meekins) | Foye Story (MacDonald) | ||||
| Position | Player | Points | Player | Points | |
| QB | J. Warren | 20 | H. Foye | 6 | |
| QB | M. Caputi | 5 | G. Harrington | 10 | |
| RB | K. Gibson | 6 | A. Scyocurka | 24 | |
| RB | J. Rivers | 2 | C. Iregbulem | 32 | |
| RB | N. Kelly | 8 | I. Reese | 1 | |
| WR | G. Garay | 11 | M. Minno | 2 | |
| WR | I. Dugger | 4 | G. Lanzillo | 0 | |
| WR | C. Ragone | 7 | N. Joseph | 10 | |
| TE | B. Oliver | 0 | B. Harasimowicz | 1 | |
| FLEX | D. Von Euw | 0 | R. Gonzalez | 0 | |
| FLEX | D. Sime | 2 | S. Carroll | 2 | |
| K | P. Nwosu | 1 | J. Mallock | 3 | |
| D/ST | Trinity | 16 | Colby | -2 | |
| TOTAL | 82 | 89 |
Team Lindholm vs. Lord of the ‘CAC – The Fellowship
How ’bout those Ephs?! The Williams defense carried Team Lindholm, scoring more than everyone else in the matchup besides Panthers QB Matt Milano. Pretty amazing that Lindholm pulled off the victory despite four goose eggs on the board. Two of those are pretty glaring, as Lindholm (and the rest of us) assumed that Max Lippe and Ryan Hislop would be starting for their respective squads, but it looks like both could be looking at reserve duty unless injury or bad performance strikes. Kenny Adinkra, too, will need to step up his play after Kelly’s breakout day.
As for Team Lamont, he should be encouraged by a solid showing from Austin Lommen in his first NESCAC game, and Carl Lipani looked great in Colby’s season opener. Other than that though, Lamont got a lot of mediocre performances. The Wesleyan D/ST was good not great, and unfortunately Mike Rando didn’t accrue any points for his return duties, causing Team Lamont to pull up just short.
| Team Lindholm | Lord of the ‘CAC – The Fellowship | ||||
| Position | Player | Points | Player | Points | |
| QB | M. Lippe | 0 | M. Cannone | 10 | |
| QB | M. Milano | 21 | A. Lommen | 15 | |
| RB | K. Adinkra | 2 | L. Drew | 0 | |
| RB | R. Hislop | 0 | T. Grant | 4 | |
| RB | J. Semonella | 1 | C. Lipani | 13 | |
| WR | H. Murphy | 0 | B. Ragone | 5 | |
| WR | J. Hurwitz | 0 | E. Drigotas | 0 | |
| WR | J. Fabien | 14 | L. Duncklee | 1 | |
| TE | J. Day | 10 | A. Way | 2 | |
| FLEX | M. Budness | 1 | D. Barone | 4 | |
| FLEX | Z. Trause | 16 | M. Rando | 5 | |
| K | M. Dola | 2 | L. Schweepers | 0 | |
| D/ST | Williams | 19 | Wesleyan | 13 | |
| TOTAL | 86 | 72 |
Hello,
I have made a ranking of the top 5 QB’s in the NESCAC:
1.) Matt Cannone- Bates
2.) Jesse Warren- Wesleyan
3.) Austin Lommen- Williams
4.) Alex Berulti- Amherst
5.) Jack Doll- Tufts
Given Week 1 performances, it’s tough for us to put Cannone that high. Yes, he was facing stiff competition in Amherst, but three interceptions and 2.1 yards per carry won’t get the job done.
In terms of doing what he’s asked to do, no one is better than Wesleyan’s Jesse Warren. He simply doesn’t make mistakes. Berluti, Lommen and Milano all showed positives in their debuts as the main signal-caller, but as noted in our Stock Report, quarterback play was fairly average across the board in Week 1.
Chase Rosenberg deserves some love, though, as he flung the ball 50 times with success and ran it 13 times, including a 45-yard scamper. Despite the loss, it looks like the Hamilton QB has made strides since last season. Time will tell though as the Continentals’ competition increases.