PHILIPPI, W.Va. – The Navy sprint football team (6-0, 3-0) shutout Alderson Broaddus (1-5, 0-2) in a Collegiate Sprint Football League South Division matchup. With the win, the Midshipmen secured a spot in the 2022 CSFL Championship game.
 
"The win today was important for us because it ensured that our seniors will get an extra game to go out and compete this year," head coach Major Alfonso Meidus, USMC said after the game. "It was our first daytime game and we are happy to overcome some early adversity to get the W. Hats off to all the Alderson Broaddus players and staff."
 
The Midshipmen outgained the Battlers, 436-79. The Mids tallied 26 first downs compared to five by the home team. Navy finished with 253 yards rushing, while holding Alderson Broaddus to -21 yards on the ground. The Mids finished with 183 passing yards compared to 100 by the Battlers.
 
Senior offensive team captain Alex Totta (Kansas City, Kan.) led the ground attack with 123 total yards rushing with a pair of touchdowns. Victor Otero (Acton, Mass) and Brandon Atwood (Gentry, Ark.) also added rushing scores. Otero finishing with 11 carries for 52 yards and the score, while Atwood tallied seven carries for 34 yards and a TD.
 
Atwood commanded the air attack for the Midshipmen. The quarterback finished the game 10-for-13 for 134 yards through the air with a touchdown. Jobe Long (Bay City, Mich.) was Atwood's primary receiver, pulling down a team-best five catches for a team-high 31 yards. Andrew Margiotta (Vienna, Va.) tallied four catches for 27 yards. Jack Masterson (Reno, Nev.) made the most of his one catch, finding the end zone on the 25-yard reception.
 
Defensively, Navy pitched its second shutout of the season. The Midshipmen tallied 37 total tackles, including 8.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks. The Mids intercepted a pass, while breaking up three passes with a block. Angelo Labbe (Los Angeles, Calif.) led the charge with five tackles – all solo – including 4.0 sacks for a total of 20 yards. Jonathan Swift (Philadelphia, Pa.), Devyn Martin (Las Vegas, Nev.), and Andrew Sowinski (Niceville, Fla.) finished with a TFL apiece with Swift registering a sack. Chris Whiteman (Lehighton, Pa.) intercepted a pass, while David Niski (Shelton, Conn.) blocked a kick.
 
Navy was able to break the scoreless tie five minutes into the first quarter. Mychal Golden (Jonesboro, Ark.) converted the first of two made field goals on the day to put the Midshipmen in front 3-0 in the first quarter.
 
The score remained 3-0 until Totta scored a pair of goals in the second quarter to push the Mids' advantage to 17-0. Totta started his day with a one-yard TD plunge into the end zone before following that with a nine-yard jaunt for his second score. Atwood completed a 25-yard TD strike to Masterson with 33 ticks remaining in the first half to push the Navy lead to 24-0 at intermission.
 
The Midshipmen extended their advantage to 31-0 in the third quarter as Atwood ended a nine-yard rush in the end zone. Golden followed three minutes later with his second field goal, converting a 32-yard attempt to put the Mids in front 34-0 through three periods.
 
In the fourth quarter, Navy capped the scoring as Otero capped a nine-play, 60-yard drive with a four-yard touchdown run to provide the final margin, 41-0.
 
Navy concludes the regular season on the road against cross-division opponent Mansfield on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 3:30 p.m. at Karl Van Norman Field in Mansfield, Pa. The game will be live streamed and live stats will be available.