D-Blockk & Tackle Football 2009 Return to TedSilary.com Home Page    Darnell "D-Blockk" Harris, a former basketball player for Northeast High (class of 2005), has become quite the football fan. He has asked to cover games this season and, at the good, ol' dot.com, that's all it takes.    You may reach Darnell at dblockk86babe@yahoo.com.

OCT. 23
PUBLIC AAAA RED
Frankford 40, Northeast 34 (OT)
  Well, this was the last division game of the season and the Vikings had already clinched 1st place by beating GW, Bartram and Overbrook. As for Frankford, they were trying to move into third place with a win! With all that said, this game turned out to be a classic overtime game and here is how it all went down. The Vikings received the ball first and went three and out. Frankford started at the 50 and all it took was a run up the middle for RB Jeffione Thomas and he scored. The Vikings' next possession ended by LB Taron Mills intercepting a pass from star QB Malik Stokes and Frankford had the momentum. Frankford moved downfield quickly (all running plays). It was 1st and goal on the 5 and QB Michael McGroarty went for an option play. He was smacked by LB Gary Prince and the ball came loose, and S/RB Tyleel "TNT" Taylor darted downfield for an 87-yard fumble return TD. The Vikings led 7 to 6 due to a missed PAT by Frankford. Things got ugly for the Vikings for the next 2 quarters as Frankford scored three unanswered rushing TDs by RB Tyrell Martin, RB Zaire "BAM" Anderson, and McGroarty. At the end of the third quarter the score was Vikings 7 and Frankford 28, as Frankford relaxed and thought this game was over, the Vikings had other plans as they showed a lot heart in the 4th quarter. Here's what happened: Stokes threw a 17-yard pass to WR Eric "FLAV" Brundidge, then it was a 12-yard run by Taylor and a 10-yard run by RB Eric Hines. Frankford finally answered back with a rushing TD of their own and decided to go for 2 pts and failed. The Vikings, still riding momentum, answered back with another TD to Brundidge and the Vikings was a PAT away from an amazing upset. But the PAT was missed and with 12 seconds left on the clock it was time for overtime. Frankford scored on the first running play and the Vikings, after bad snap made for horrible field position, went out on all passing plays, and that was all she wrote!
  Notes: Vikings lost for the first time in 5 games, which is bad because the playoffs are next week. But they showed a lot of heart late in the game, as they will get ready for a Friday night game against Martin Luther King. As for the Pioneers, they won two straight for the first time all year and they will be riding that in to the playoffs and they get ready for their matchup with Germantown.

SEPT. 25
PUBLIC AAAA RED
Northeast 27, Bartram 16
  This game was important for the Vikings as they beat visiting Bartram Braves for their first class AAAA game and also the senior game for the Vikings. Bartram received the ball first in good field position due to a failed onside kick attempt, but the Vikings played good defense and got the ball back. They marched downfield with the running of sr. RB Eric Hines and star D-1 prospect sr. QB Malik Stokes, who went 7-13 for 95 yards and 9 carries for 45 yards. They got down to the 15 and Stokes called his own number and scored on a keeper. Then the Vikings played good defense again and drove down to the Braves' doorstep, on the 2, and Stokes again ran it in for a score. The Braves did march downfield on their next series and threw a couple of passes and then, before you knew it, sr. Al-Haqq Shabazz ran it in from 6 yards out, and the Braves were a TD away from being tied. The Vikings seemed rattled by the TD by going 3 and out, but that was when their stingy defense (4 turnovers) came up big. Soph. RB Brandon Jones ran to the outside and was met by fr. RB/CB Marquis Edwards. As Edwards smacked Jones the ball came loose and jr. DE/TE Deion "I'm Catching Everything" Barnes picked the ball up and ran it in from 16 yards out. NE was led on the ground by the duo of Hines and sr. RB Tyleel "T.N.T" Taylor. Hines ran for 109 yards on 20 carries and Taylor ran for 89 yards on just 8 carries; all in the second half due to an ongoing injury. The Vikings sealed the deal when Taylor got the ball and darted up the sidelines leaving everybody in the dust for a 53-yard TD.
  Notes: Vikings looked good running and passing the ball, but they won't celebrate too much as they have to focus on their rematch with George Washington. They lost in three OTs last year for the Pub AAAA title. As for the Braves, they showed some heart in their loss to the Vikings, and they have a matchup with Frankford

SEPT. 18
NON-LEAGUE
Northeast 13, Bensalem 12
  My first game reporting for the 2009 football season was a good one for the Vikings as they beat Bensalem, 13-12. The Vikings were led by star SR. QB Malik Stokes, who went 9-15 for 107 yards and 2 TDs; he also carried the ball 7 times for 40 yards. His first TD pass came in the 2nd quarter, a 12-yarder to JR. WR Rashaun Sligh on a slant across the middle. The other TD came early in the 4th and it was a 12-yard fade to JR. WR Deion "I'm Catching Everything" Barnes in the back of the end zone. Leading the way for the Vikings on ground was star SR RB Tyleel "TNT" Taylor, who had 36 yards on 8 carries (all in the first half do to a injury). Bensalem did show signs of life after getting the ball on their own 20 yard line due to a muffed punt by FR. RB Marquis Edwards. QB Tim Farlow ran a 4-yard TD  to make it a game. Then they marched downfield and RB Lewis Vincent ran 2 yards for a TD, only to see  Bensalem miss the extra point. But the Vikings went three and out and Bensalem was marching again. They marched to their 30 yard line and Farlow dropped back for a pass and it was tipped up in the air by Barnes and intercepted by one of the Vikings' D-linemen and that was all she wrote.
  Notes: As the Vikings celebrate their first win of da season and first win for new Head Coach Chris Riley, they will focas on their game against Bartram under the lights on Friday night. That'll be their first class AAAA league game of the season.
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