Massachusetts Maritime junior quarterback Chris Haggerty and freshman linebacker Kenny Kern have been named as the respective Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Football Offensive Player and Rookie of the Week for their performances in the Buccaneers’ 24-21 victory over Westfield State last Saturday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium.

Haggerty, a native of Cohasset, Mass. and a graduate of Cohasset High School, completed 26-of-42 pass attempts for 321 yards and a pair of touchdowns, including the game-winning score with 27 seconds remaining.  Chris also connected on a 70-yard touchdown strike to his senior brother Shane, and he threw for all 56 yards while converting four third down opportunities on the game-winning drive.  Haggerty accounted for 60 percent of Massachusetts Maritime’s 538 yards of total offense in the triumph and is ranked second in the conference currently in that category.

Kern, a native of Hopkinton, Mass. and a graduate of Xaverian Brothers High School, made a career-high 15 total tackles, including 11 solo stops, and registered three sacks for losses of 17 yards to pace Head Coach Jeremy Cameron’s Buccaneers defensively.  Kenny ranks fourth on the team with 32 total stops (25 solo), as he has added five tackles for losses of 25 yards to go with his team-leading three sacks.

Massachusetts Maritime, which stands at 4-2 overall and 3-1 in MASCAC play, heads to North Dartmouth, Mass. on Saturday afternoon for a MASCAC clash with UMass Dartmouth that kicks off at Noon EDT.