BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University junior quarterback James Cahoon has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week.

Cahoon earned Lee Harrington Most Valuable Player honors to lead the Bears to a 35-7 victory over Massachusetts Maritime Academy in the 42nd Annual Cranberry Bowl. The Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts product completed 26 of 48 pass attempts for 319 yards and three touchdowns as he connected on scoring strikes of 23, five and nine yards.

Cahoon also broke the Bears’ single-season passing record as he finished the year with 2,308 yards through the air eclipsing the previous mark of 2,260 passing yards set by Danny Higgins in 2016.

In ten games this season, Cahoon completed 178 of 328 pass attempts (54.3%) for 2,308 yards and 18 touchdowns. He leads the MASCAC in passing yards and passing attempts, and ranks second in completions and touchdown passes as well as third in pass efficiency rating (126.6).

The BSU football team wrapped up the 2021 season with an overall record of 6-4 including a 6-2 mark in the MASCAC. The Bears finished in a tie for second place in the conference standings.