Rewriting History

Stonehill quarterback Logan Meyer has quietly become one of the top signal callers in the NE-10. He is never mentioned in the same breath as Joe Clancy or Danny Guadagnoli. But he is now the all-time passing yards leader in school history. He broke the record last Saturday with an 18 for 33 performance for 332 yards and five touchdowns.

The record was broken on a 67 yard pass and catch to Corey White. The duo hooked up for three touchdowns in the victory over St. Anselm to grab their first league win of the season. Meyer now has 5,138 passing yards in his career at Stonehill.

Head coach Rob Talley marveled at the record and noted that Meyer has been forced to learn a new offense each season due to turnover in the coordinator role. He has never complained and just goes out and executes the game plan to perfection.

That is good news for Stonehill and bad news for the rest of the NE-10. Meyer is gaining confidence under center and will continue to add to his record for the rest of the season.

Points Galore

When AIC and Merrimack play each other every year, the most underpaid person in the stadium is the scoreboard operator. They always seem to put up points early and often and last Friday night was no exception.

They combined for 112 points in the Yellow Jacket's 62-50 victory. A mere 1,112 yards of total offense were gained on the night as 78 of the 112 points were scored in the second half. Both teams seemed to have left their defenses in the locker room.

You might remember last year when they combined for just 83 points but Joe Clancy attempted 81 passes in the game. You have to go way back to 2008 when the teams combined for 56 points and the game seemed a bit dull.

AIC has also owned the Warriors for the past seven years. Merrimack has not beaten AIC since 2006. The games have been exciting and high scoring. Circle their 2014 date now and expect a lot of points to be scored. I guarantee it.

Upset

First year head coach Bob Chesney has no understanding of the Bentley/Assumption rivalry over the years. If he did, he would not have had his team pull the upset on the road last Friday night in Waltham. The Greyhounds capitalized on turnovers and grabbed a 20-14 victory over the Falcons.

It was the first victory for Assumption over Bentley since 2006 as the Falcons have dominated the series over the years. Bentley even defeated Assumption twice last year and owned a 25-1 record since 1988 entering the game Friday night.

More importantly, it is the first victory for Chesney at Assumption and certainly one that he will always remember. His team faced adversity in the first half as they fell behind. But they battled the entire night and capitalized when they had the chances.

First year coaches are not privy to the history leagues and are intent on creating their own legacy.

They are back

New Haven played so poorly in the first game that many had written them off for the season. But a dominating 65-0 victory over Pace has the Chargers back from the dead and ready to compete for their fourth NE-10 title.

New Haven had a chip on their shoulder coming into the game and did everything right during the game. They forced turnovers and made big plays. Ronnie Nelson and Mike DeCaro picked up where they left off last year and looked like the top players that they are.

The Chargers will now face a road challenge when they play under the lights at St. Anselm this weekend. It is a game that they are expected to win but they still need to execute on the field. They cannot afford to look ahead and need to take this season one week at a time.

Perfection

Only one team in the NE-10 has a chance to finish the season undefeated and that team is the newest member of the league. LIU Post is the only undefeated team right now and that record will be pushed to the test on Friday night at Bentley.

The Pioneers have been impressive in their first two games. A big win at Millersville followed up by a close win at home over Southern Connecticut has the fans of Post very happy right now. It is a much different league in the NE-10 now than when Post left for the PSAC in 2007.

Scholarships and the rebirth of New Haven football are the two biggest differences. That is also the reason why that they returned to the NE-10. Better competition as well as some scholarship money made it an easy decision for the Pioneers to rejoin the NE-10 after the PSAC went in a different direction.

The undefeated season will be put to the test in the next four weeks. A trip to Bentley and New Haven over the next two weeks, a home date with Merrimack and a trip to AIC. If Post comes out of that stretch with a winning record, they are poised to be in a position to play in the NE-10 championship game.

Just like the good old days.