No one really knows what is going to come out of the mouth of Massena Silver and Black quarterback Mark "Magik" Wiltshire. Yet, what he does say makes some sort of odd sense.

"I got to say what I can when I can. That's why I say it well," he said. "I'm unpredictable."

He was the backup to former quarterback Dave Currier at the start of the season. After Currier left the team after a disagreement with the coaching staff, Wiltshire seized the opportunity and is now letting his play do the talking, even if he doesn't know exactly what he is going to do.

"There's no strategy," Wiltshire said. "Just don't let them see the same thing twice too many times."

He has put together a respectable first month of the Empire Football League season as a fill-in, completing 14-of-42 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns. He also leads the team in rushing, averaging 11.3 yards per carry on six attempts.

"We struggled on offense a little bit (at the start of the season)," Wiltshire said. "I try to give the team a little spark."

Today, Massena travels to Vermont to play the Ice Storm, the defending EFL champion which beat the Silver and Black 62-0 in the season opener.

"We weren't prepared for the first game," Massena coach Jim Compeau Sr. said. "We've got Wiltshire at quarterback now and that's a big difference."

Compeau changed the offense for Wiltshire. Now, Massena will focus on short passing and running more than the long pass. James "Buddy" Compeau Jr. will be one of the keys in the backfield with the new offense.

"I'm going to play a big role this week," Compeau Jr. said. "I don't have a touchdown yet this year and it kind of bothers me."

He has struggled, accumulating just 97 total yards of offense. Compeau Jr. is much more effective on special teams where he's returned seven kickoffs for 173 yards.

"I've put in the work," Compeau Jr. said. "It's going to pay off this week."

The Silver and Black are still winless and have yet to score more than one touchdown in any game. They've only been shut out once, but it was against Vermont. Coach Compeau Sr. doesn't expect to get blanked again tonight.

"I don't think the score will be quite as bad," he said. "If you can do better every game, then everything is progressing."

Massena has improved from the start of the year, decreasing their loss margin from 62 points in week one to 41 points last Saturday.

Wiltshire has been a big factor in that. He's ready to show Vermont a different side of Massena tonight.

"The game plan is scrambling and go crazy. I want to go as deep as I can every play," Wiltshire said. "I want to pass far."