THE BASICS:

- Score: Assumption 41, New Haven 6

- Records: Assumption (7-0, 6-0 NE10), New Haven (5-2, 4-2 NE10)

- Location: Worcester, Mass. (Multi-Sport Stadium)

- The Lead: In a battle for first place, the No. 14 Assumption defense had three interceptions and didn't give up a touchdown while junior Deonte Harris (Baltimore, Md. / Archbishop Curley) ran back two punts for touchdowns in leading the Hounds to a 41-6 victory over New Haven as the football program celebrated its 50th Anniversary.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Assumption scored on its first possession, driving 67 yards in ten plays and culminating in a Marc Monks (Annandale, N.J. / North Hunterdon) touchdown pass to Ashton Grant (Manchester, Conn. / Manchester / East Coast Prep) for the 7-0 lead with 10:51 left.

- Harris then gave the Hounds a 14-0 lead when he took a punt back 78 yards for his third punt return touchdown of the season, with 8:28 left in the quarter.

- Freshman Carlins Platel (Everett, Mass. / Everett) made a diving interception early in the second to give Assumption back the ball near midfield. The team drove the ball down the field and Dylan Oxsen (Plymouth, Mass. / Plymouth South) punched it in from one yard out on the 11th play for a 21-0 advantage.

- Senior Cole Tracy (Camarillo, Calif. / Newbury Park) extended the lead to 24-0 with only 3:21 remaining on a 29-yard field goal, though Danny Stock answered for the Chargers with a 37-yard attempt as time expired for a 24-3 margin at the half.

- New Haven gained just six yards on its first possession of the third and punted to Harris once again. He took it at the 24 and wove through the defense, making people miss for the 76-yard touchdown and 31-3 lead.

- Oxsen extended the lead to 38-3 with 9:56 remaining in the third as he rushed around the end 14 yards to the endzone. Tracy then pushed the lead to 41-3 four minutes later on a 51-yard field goal, the second-longest of his career.

- The Chargers put together a 16-play, 85-yard drive to open the fourth, but the defense held tight on third down, forcing another Stock field goal with 8:59 remaining. He made it from 23 yards for the 41-6 score as neither team was able to add to their total.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Assumption gained 282 yards of offense in the contest, compared to 242 for New Haven. The Hounds had just 126 through the air and 155 on the ground while going 4 of 13 on third down. Conversely, the Chargers were only 3 of 15 on third down with 200 passing yards and 42 rush yards.

- Harris finished the day with a 165 punt return yards and two touchdowns while also catching two passes for 24 yards and rushing for four more. Monks, meanwhile, was just 13 of 22 for 126 yards and one touchdown. Sam Blake (Springfield, Mass. / East Longmeadow / Williston Northhampton) caught a team-high five passes for 35 yards.

- Oxsen led the rushing attack with 86 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries while Khaleed Exum-Strong (Norwichtown, Conn. / Norwich Free Academy / Trinity Pawling) had 34 yards on eight attempts.

- Defensively, Bryce Jacob (Paramus, N.J. / Paramus) led the team with 13 stops, including one sack, while Joe Kim (Edison, N.J. / Edison) had six tackles and a sack. Andrew Benson (East Bridgewater, Mass. / East Bridgewater) added one interception and three tackles to become Assumption's all-time leader in interceptions with 15.

- Tracy had 11 points, his third consecutive game surpassing ten points. It also gave him 301 for his career, the first Hound to surpass 300 career points.

- Assumption celebrated 50 years of its program on Saturday. The first game in school history was also played against New Haven, on Oct. 21, 1967. Captains on the 1967 team, Al Agby '71, and Roger Liesegang '69 went out for the honorary coin toss while Mike Hoban '71 had the honor of completing the coin toss

UP NEXT:

- Assumption returns to action on Saturday when the No. 14 Hounds host Stonehill at 1 pm, looking for the best start in program history.

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