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2015 Football

3 Sam Chaves

3 Sam Chaves

  • Height:
    5-6
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Alfred, Maine
  • Highschool:
    Massabesic

Summary

Biography

2015: Played in 10 games as a senior, averaging a career-high 14.2 rushing yards per game as a senior...Rushed for 62 yards on the year, scoring four touchdowns for the Cadets...Scored two rushing touchdowns against St. Lawrence on Sept. 12...Picked up touchdowns against Gallaudet (10/10) and Husson (11/7)...Ran for a season-high 33 yards twice, first against RPI (9/5) and once against Gallaudet (10/10).

2014: Appeared in all 11 games as a junior on both offensive and special teams… totaled 230 all-purpose yards, including 189 yards on kick returns for an average of 14.5 yards per return… recorded a season-long return of 31 yards against WPI (9/20)… named to the ECFC Academic All-Conference Team for the second straight year.

2013: Appeared in all 11 games as a sophomore on both offense and special teams...totaled 366 all-purpose yards, including 127 rushing yards and 237 yards on kick returns...averaged 7.5 yards per carry...rushed for a season-best 83 yards, including a long of 65 yards, in Norwich's 38-19 win against Mount Ida (11/2)...totaled 11 kick returns and averaged 21.5 yards per return...recorded a season-long return of 46 yards against Husson (11/9)...added 51 yards on three returns in the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl at Springfield (11/23)...named to the ECFC Academic All-Conference team. 

2012: Saw action in all 10 games in his rookie season...totaled 272 all-purpose yards from 193 kick-return yards, 61 rushing yards and 18 receiving yards...posted a season-best kick return of 28 yards in the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl against Endicott (11/17)...rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown against Becker (11/10)...caught an 18-yard pass against Gallaudet (10/13).

BEFORE NORWICH: 2012 graduate of Massabesic HS...lettered in football, basketball and track & field...named Bowdoin's Maine Scholar-Athlete...also named to the All-Conference team as a runningback...totaled over 1,200 rushing yards during his senior season. 

PERSONAL: Son of Helio and Nancy Chaves...has four siblings, David, Stephen, Jesse and Abigail...graduated in the top ten percent of his senior class...Private in Norwich's Corps of Cadets...majoring in history. 

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Senior

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