Foust and Everett Deliver Big Plays in Division 1

October 12, 2011

In Flag play (ages 6-7), the Redskins met the Giants under the lights on October 12.  Captains for the Redskins were Tommy Freda and Ryan Shah.  Logan Klaproth and Joe Witcoski scored a touchdown and extra point, respectively, for the Redskins.  On Redskins defense, Logan grabbed 5 flags, and Carter Boczon and Joseph Witcoski each had four.  The Giants were held to minimal rushing yards but were able to get downfield for two hard earned touchdowns by Andrew Ely and Cameryn Loniewski.  An extra point pass attempt was caught by Giants’ Marc Gulla but was short of the needed extra point.  For the Giants, strong defense and notable flag grabs were made by David Ortiz, Adam Movshin, Ryan Vierbuchen and Andrew Drinkwater.

October 15, 2011

In Division 1 (ages 12-14) action, the USC Trojans led by Jordan Foust on defense and Mike Everett on special teams provided the big plays to lead the USC Trojans to a 19-0 victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.  Foust led the team in tackles and played his best game of season.  Everett blocked a punt that put the Trojans in great field position and directly led to a touchdown.  Brandon Bessasparis and Evan Dunigan powered the offense with their outstanding blocking.  Luke Yakely scored one touchdown and Brandon Moore scored two touchdowns to lead the effort for USC.

Also in Division 1 (ages12-14) play, the Ole Miss rebels suffered their second loss of the season by a score of 13-12, in another hard-fought, down to the wire battle vs. the LSU Tigers. Ole Miss once again jumped out to an early lead on a long touchdown run by Brandin Nork.  Nork ran right, cut back to the left, where Matt Schultz and Tyler Welches set blocks. John Getz sealed the outside as Nork raced 45 yards for the score. The PAT attempt failed as QB Jack Boskin’s pass went off the fingertips of TE Josh Mcdevitt. The first quarter ended with a 6-0 Rebels lead.   As the 2nd quarter began, LSU tied the score on a long 50-yard pass. Kent Hilden got behind the defense and pulled in the pass and ran untouched into the end zone. The try for the point was broken up by Ben Versaci and the score stayed 6-6.  The game stayed that way, with the defenses controlling the game. Linebackers Patrick Cahill and Max Nelson kept the inside running game in check. Steven Rudd and McDevitt contained the outside. Just before the half was about to end, LSU punted the ball to Ole Miss. Nork took the punt and ran down the left sideline. He got a big block from Steven Rudd, and took it all the way for another touchdown and a 12-6 Ole Miss lead. Boskin’s pass was again deflected as the 1st half came to an end.

Ole Miss received the 2nd half kickoff and appeared to score on another Nork long return. The play was nullified on a penalty, pinning Ole Miss deep in their own end. After failing to pick up the first down they were forced to punt. LSU set up a good return down to the Ole Miss 20. A few plays later they were able to capitalize on a 1 yard run and conversion taking the lead at 13-12.  The defense’s controlled much of the remainder of the game with hard hits causing several turnovers.  Kyle Richardson led the Rebels with 6 solo tackles and Josh Villa intercepted a pass. Ole Miss had several promising drives that ended with them turning the ball over. Their final chance came with under a minute to play. Nork, who finished with 156 yards rushing, ripped off another long one setting up Ole Miss for one final play. Boskin’s Hail Mary pass to Artun Peker was broken up ending the game.

The Hillsborough Junior Raider Varsity (ages12-14) defense came to Phillipsburg High School ready to play on Saturday night recording their second shutout of the season and defeating Phillipsburg by a score of 43-0.  Leading the defense in tackles were Shay Sarkar, Cole Curran, Matt Matson, Ben Pasternack, and Jim Suseck.  Ryan Melillo got things started for the Junior Raiders defense on the first series as he knocked down a pitch and took the fumble 45 yards to the house for a touchdown.  The extra point by Zach Eilbacher was good and Hillsborough was off to a quick 8-0 lead.  On the next Hillsborough possession Dan Stoddard (3 catches for 84 yards) caught a 20-yard touchdown pass and Eilbacher added the extra point for a 16-0 lead.  Jim Suseck got his first of 2 touchdown on the next series with a 42 yard touchdown reception (2 catches, 2 touchdowns for 56 yards) and Eilbacher added the extra point for a 24-0 lead.  The Hillsborough running attack was led by Cole Curran (3 carries for 36 yards, 1 touchdown), Damian Gonzalez (5 for 29), Ryan Melillo (3 for 27) and Ryan Kassick (2 for 17, 1 touchdown).  Rob Wardell was 3 for 3 passing for 58 yards and 2 touchdowns and Alfred Fisher was 4 for 5 passing for 89 yards and 1 touchdown.  Ben Pasternack added an extra point with a 3 yard run.  Hillsborough (3-3) plays Montgomery (4-1) at home this Saturday needing a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.  Game MVPs were Rob Wardell, Alfred Fisher, Shay Sarkar and Cole Curran.

In Division 2 (ages 10-12) play, Rutgers ended Navy’s two-game win streak in a game marked by strong defensive performances by both teams.  Navy took a 6-0 in the second quarter on a 6 yard touchdown run by Kyle McAvaddy.  Rutgers scored a first half touchdown to tie the score at 6-6, and added another score on their opening possession of the second half to produce the final result.  The final score was Rutgers 12 – Navy 6.  Dylan Boczon was Navy’s game MVP.

The Division 2 (ages 10-12) Pittsburgh Panthers faced the Iowa Hawkeyes at the Hillsborough Complex.  The Panthers started out strong driving the ball down the field with a 20 yard run by David Yost for a touchdown, by his side was running back Keegan Minter, clearing the way.  The extra point, kicked by Travis Finetto, was good for a 1st quarter lead of 8-0.  Both teams played with confidence and strength, remaining tough play after play, trying to make a score.  A beautiful reverse by Kevin Diaz gained the Panthers 20 yards with exceptional blocking by Keegan Minter, David Yost and Patrick Marshall.  But the Hawkeye defense wasn’t letting down their guard, forcing the Panthers to punt.  The Hawkeyes, now with possession of the ball, drove down the field to the Panthers 10 yard line.  The Panthers defensive line, Connor Leoni, Sean Ostergren, Jacob Schmidt, Ari Weinberger, Sean Ely, Patrick Marshall, Michael Patron and Michael Jandoli, held their ground as the Hawkeyes attempted to score.  Panthers, never giving up any yardage, stopped the Hawkeyes in their tracks.  Another touchdown in the 4th quarter by David Yost, sealed the win for the Pittsburgh Panthers with an ending score of 14-0.

The Hillsborough Junior Raiders JV team (ages 10-12) lost to the Phillipsburg Stateliners JV by a score of 13-7 on Saturday evening. J. J. Bagdan grinded out 56 yards and one touchdown while Matt Moore was 5 for 10 completing passes to Brian Reilly, Mark Kwiatek, Patrick Vinchur and Chris Santa Barbara. Defensively, the Raiders were led by J. R. Metallo with 7 tackles and 1 fumble recovery, Bagdan with 6 tackles and Kyle Wengryn with 3 tackles including 1 sack. Brian Flynn, Sean Jackson, Kwiatek, Reilly and Vinchur each contributed 2 tackles in the loss. The Junior Raiders JV’s next opponent is the Hunterdon Central JV at Hunterdon Central High School on Saturday October 29th at 6:00.

The Division 3 (ages 8-10) Penn State Nittany Lions remain undefeated, beating the LSU Tigers 8-0 in a defensive battle.  With two turnovers by the offense inside the LSU 10 yard line the Penn State defense took matters into their own hands.  With LSU backed up to its own two-yard line after a Penn State fumble, nose guard Andrew Rygiel and Linebackers Alex Marsh and Matthew Michinard tackled LSU running back Tom Ramsey for a safety and a two point lead.  Only leading 2-0 in the second half the defense, led by Rygiel, Marsh and Michinard as well as key contributors Anthony Shields, Justin Dietrich, Loukas Ganas and Kyle Clark along the defensive line and safeties Josh Quick and Ryan Diaz forced a turnover.  The Lions offense took over from there, pounding the ball up the middle with Justin Dietrich carrying most of the load and key blocks by offensive linemen Michael Marvosa, Matthew Kent, Dylan Valis and Matthew Conlon.  From just outside the LSU thirty-yard line, Michinard swept around the left end, aided by key blocks from Tight End Nicholas Klementowicz and running mates Kyle Clark and Alex Marsh to seal the victory.

In Flag (ages 6-7) the Redskins faced the Cowboys on Saturday, October 15th.  Captains for the Redskins were Austin Quandt and Dylan Rolon.  Patrick O’Kane scored a touchdown for the Redskins.  On Redskins defense, Patrick O’Kane and Austin Quandt each grabbed four flags.  Luke Cahill and Andrew Santa Barbara both had long runs for the Cowboys touchdowns.  Luke Cahill, Andrew Santa Barbara and Tyler Michinard lead the Cowboys defense with 10 flag pulls each.

In other Flag (ages 6-7) news, the Saints faced off with the Giants.  The Saints’ Charlie Volpe displayed an amazing burst of speed as he streaked down the right sideline on a sweep for a 50-yard touchdown run on the Saints’ last possession.  Peyton Snyder made a nice run on a successful point after conversion. Evan Adinolfe led a long first drive at quarterback, running for a 30-yard gain on a bootleg before stalling deep in Giants territory. Later in the game, the Saints’ Brett Cerenzio broke loose down the right side with some nifty moves before being stopped by a diving touchdown-saving play. The defensive charge was led by Griffin Conroy and Brady MacKenzie, who grabbed his two first flags of the year.  The Giants’ James Barone scored a touchdown on a sweep play and QB Nikolas Koll got the ball to Ryan Tasetano for another touchdown. Jayce Lonieswki, James Curley and Corey Derasmo had strong running plays and Chris Dinardi helped the Giants get downfield on a successful QB Bootleg.  Among the successful defensive plays Andrew Vanlangen's first quarter flag pull was notable for the Giants.

Also in Flag (ages 5-6), the Rookie Gold tried out a new quarterback this week, Matthew Gaspar.  He did a tremendous job controlling the Gold offense.  Blair Yusko had an outstanding run that brought the Rookie Gold to the 5-yard line.  Defensively the Rookie Gold stopped the offense from gaining yardage.  John Kelly and Hudson Rhu were powerhouses on the line.  The Rookie Maroon team also played an outstanding game.  On offense, Jake Battagliese threw the first pass ever attempted in the rookie league.   Then it was caught and taken in for a touchdown by Ian McCauley.  The defense was led by Maroon’s speedy linebacker Sanav Sathish.

October 17, 2011

The Division 2 (ages 10-12) Navy Midshipmen scored four first half touchdowns to take a commanding 27-0 lead over the Penn State Nittany Lions.  Three rushing touchdown runs of 6 yards by Kyle McAvaddy, 7 yards by Prescott Quackenbush, and 78 yards by Dylan Boczon, combined with the game’s highlight play, a HB pass from Dylan Boczon to QB Ryan Wilke provided the first half scoring for Navy.  Dylan Boczon added a 72-yard 4th  quarter kickoff return for a touchdown to provide the last score for Navy in a 33-6 victory.