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NE10 Football Report: Week 10

Winters Shines for Franklin Pierce

Northeast 10 FOOTBALL

Players of the Week

OFFENSIVE Player of the Week
Week 10
Giovanni 
WINTERS
Franklin Pierce / Redshirt Freshman / QB/ Bio

Making his first career start, Winters completed 18 passes for 326 yards and five touchdowns without an interception in Franklin Pierce’s 48-14 win at Southern Connecticut State. He threw touchdown passes of 5, 5, 9, 21 and 39 yards to four different receivers, helping the Ravens improve to 5-3 overall and 4-1 in NE10 play.

18 completions
326 passing yards
5 touchdown passes
Defensive Player of the Week
Week 10
Caleb
PROCACCINI
Bentley / Graduate Student / LB/ Bio
Procaccini led Bentley's defense in handing Pace its first NE10 loss of the season. He totaled 14 tackles, tying his season high, while also forcing a fumble. The Falcons' defense held Pace to its lowest-scoring game of the season (14 points). 
14 TACKLES
1 forced fumble
14 points allowed
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER of the Week
Week 10
Kha'lil
EASON
Franklin Pierce / Senior / WR/ Bio
Eason returned a punt 88 yards for a touchdown in Franklin Pierce’s 48-14 win at Southern Connecticut State. His second-quarter return extended the Ravens’ lead to 28-7 with 5:10 remaining before halftime.
1 punt returned for touchdown
88 yard return
1st touchdown return of the season
Rookie of the Week
Week 10
Giovanni
WINTERS
Franklin Pierce / Redshirt Freshman / QB/ Bio
Making his first career start, Winters completed 18 passes for 326 yards and five touchdowns without an interception in Franklin Pierce’s 48-14 win at Southern Connecticut State. He threw touchdown passes of 5, 5, 9, 21 and 39 yards to four different receivers, helping the Ravens improve to 5-3 overall and 4-1 in NE10 play.
18 ccompletions
326 passing yards
5 touchdown passes
The Season

2026 Winners.

Week 01
Offensive Player of the Week
Hardley Gilmore
AIC
Defensive Player
Jakkai Stith
AIC
Special Teams
Luke Sheets
AIC
Rookie
Luke Sheets
AIC
Week 02
Offensive Player of the Week
Dom Santiago
Assumption
Defensive Player
Benjamin Antoine
AIC
Special Teams
Luke Sheets (2)
AIC
Rookie
John Walsh Karam
Assumption
Week 03
Offensive Player of the Week
Isaiah Osgood
Bentley
Defensive Player
Nathen Choute
Pace
Special Teams
Marc Malandruccolo
Pace
Rookie
Kaiden Brochu
Assumption
Week 04
Offensive Player of the Week
Anthony Johnson
Franklin Pierce
Defensive Player
Nick Smith
Assumption
Special Teams
Ethan Hudson
SCSU
Rookie
Kaiden Brochu (2)
Assumption
Week 05
Offensive Player of the Week
Joseph Mugovero
Franklin Pierce
Defensive Player
Suliman Pitts
Pace
Special Teams
Kha'lil Eason
Franklin Pierce
Rookie
Kelvin McKnight
SCSU
Week 06
Offensive Player of the Week
Anthony Johnson
Post
Defensive Player
Jeremiah Hayes
Franklin Pierce
Special Teams
Jhamier Howard
Pace
Rookie
Kaiden Brochu (3)
Assumption
Week 07
Offensive Player of the Week
John Amaning
SCSU
Defensive Player
Jeremiah Covington-Griggs
SCSU
Special Teams
Daniel Benzi
SCSU
Rookie
Emeka Yearwood
SCSU
Week 08
Offensive Player of the Week
Kevin Leal
Franklin Pierce
Defensive Player
Manny Cox
Assumption
Special Teams
Luke Liborio
Assumption
Rookie
Giovanni Winters
Franklin Pierce
Week 09
Offensive Player of the Week
Brandon Jorgensen
SCSU
Defensive Player
Dante Vernieri
Assumption
Special Teams
Luke Liborio (2)
Assumption
Rookie
Kaiden Brochu (4)
Assumption
Week 10
Offensive Player of the Week
Giovanni Winters
Franklin Pierce
Defensive Player
Caleb Procaccini
Bentley
Special Teams
Kha'lil Eason (2)
Franklin Pierce
Rookie
Giovanni Winters (2)
Franklin Pierce


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