CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Sacred Heart University sophomore quarterback
Jack Snyder and Assumption University junior quarterback
Jay Kastantin are this week's recipients of the New England Football Association Gold Helmet Awards presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
Snyder, a native of Canton, Ohio, and a graduate of Canton South High School, amassed 330 yards of total offense and accounted for three touchdowns in the Pioneers' 35-31 victory over Delaware State. He completed 28-of-36 pass attempts for 298 yards and two scores (41, 6) and added a 15-yard touchdown run as Sacred Heart rallied from an 11-point third-quarter deficit.
For the eleventh straight year, the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation is the presenting sponsor for both the weekly and end-of-year Gold Helmet Awards presented to student-athletes from FBS, FCS, Division II, and Division III institutions throughout New England. The awards will be presented at the NEFW Captains and Awards Banquet on December 11, at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center.
For more information on the Gold Helmet Awards and the New England Football Writers Association, please visit
www.newenglandfootballwriters.com, and for more information on the Grinold Chapter, please visit
www.grinoldchapter.com.
2025 NEW ENGLAND FOOTBALL WRITERS ASSOCIATION
WEEKLY GRINOLD CHAPTER GOLD HELMET AWARD RECIPIENTS
Division I (FBS/FCS) Division II/III
September 7 (Weeks 1 & 2) Dylan Lonergan, Boston College Harrison Hensley, Coast Guard
September 14 AJ Duffy, New Haven Israel Hiraldo, Post
September 21 Carlton Thai, Merrimack Sean Burns, Coast Guard
September 28
Jack Snyder, Sacred Heart
Jay Kastantin, Assumption
