With starting tailback Eddie Gowins sidelined by a strained abdomen, Hofstra transfers Brock Jackolski and Miguel Maysonet took the opportunity to make a good first impression in their Stony Brook home debut, combining to rush for 325 yards, including two touchdowns by Jackolski and one by Maysonet, as the Seawolves scored a 31-14 victory last night at LaValle Stadium.
Like Gowins, Jackolski and Maysonet are former winners of the Hansen Trophy presented annually by Newsday to the best high school football player in Suffolk County. The Seawolves actually have a fourth Hansen winner in freshman defensive back JeVahn Cruz. But it was Jackolski and Maysonet who provided most of the thrills behind a dominant offensive line featuring 6-8, 350-pound freshman right tackle Michael Bamiro.
Jackolski had 167 yards on 15 carries, and Maysonet 158 on 20 carries. Stony Brook quarterback Michael Coulter completed 9 of 13 passes for 128 and a touchdown, but had one drive-killing interception. Matt Brevi had three catches for 55 yards, and Jordan Gush three for 48 yards. The Wolves finished with 479 yards of total offense.
"Everyone asks why we took both," SBU coach Chuck Priore said of his prized transfers. "Injuries happen.
"The rest of the time, I'm not fielding Hofstra questions. They're Stony Brook players now. They bleed red. We're lucky to have them in the community. I'm pleased they had success but I knew they would because they're talented kids."Maysonet was effective on the Seawolves' first scoring drive with four carries for 22 yards to set up Coulter's 35-yard scoring pass to a wide-open Brevi down the left sideline. Maysonet later converted on a fourth-down play at AIC's 7-yard line but the Seawolves settled for a 20-yard field goal by Wes Skiffington and a 10-0 second-quarter lead.
Yellowjackets quarterback Rob Parent, who was 17-for-33 for 196 yards and two TDs, was effective in the first half against a Stony Brook defense playing without injured starting cornerbacks Donald Porter and Al-Majid Hutchins. Parent hit a 61-yard bomb to Davon LeGrier to set up an 8-yard scoring pass to Stephen Benjamin that cut the Seawolves' lead to three points with 4:56 left in the first half.
But from that point on, it was all Stony Brook. The Seawolves drove 60 yards in nine plays to score on Jackolski's 11-yard run over right guard on third-and-1 to take a 17-7 lead just before intermission.
On Stony Brook's first possession of the third quarter, Jackolski banged over the right side between Bamiro and right guard Armand Poole, then cut to the sideline to go 69 yards before being brought down at the Yellowjackets' 5-yard line. After a holding penalty, Coulter threw into coverage and was picked off by Terrence Holley, but Stony Brook's defense forced a punt.
Jackolski tore off a 21-yard gain over right tackle to reach the AIC 23. He then went over left guard and scooted untouched 17 yards to cap a 70-yard drive for a 24-7 lead. On SBU's next possession early in the fourth, Maysonet took a toss around the left side and sped up the sideline for a 48-yard touchdown and a 31-7 lead.
