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DEC. 17
Below are the overall football standings for 2011 of all the
Philadelphia leagues based on winning percentage . . .
1. Arch. Wood 14-1 .933
2. West Phila. 11-1 .917
3. Bok 9-1 .900
4. LaSalle 12-2 .857
5. Malvern 9-2 .818
6. Dobbins 10-3 .770
7. Comm. Tech. 9-3 .750
8. Central 8-3 .727
8. Frankford 8-3 .727
10. West Cath. 10-4 .714
11. Chestnut Hill 7-3 .700
12. Imhotep 8-4 .667
12. Washington 8-4 .667
12. Roman 8-4 .667
15. SJ Prep 7-4 .636
15. Father Judge 7-4 .636
17. O’Hara 6-4 .600
17. Haverford Sch 6-4 .600
19. Boys Latin 7-5 .583
19. Gratz Charter 7-5 .583
19. Germantown 7-5 .583
19. Northeast 7-5 .583
19. Lincoln 7-5 .583
24. Bonner 6-5 .545
24. Furness 6-5 .545
26. McDevitt 5-5 .500
26. Penn Charter 5-5 .500
28. Ryan 5-6 .454
29. Roxborough 5-7 .417
29. Prep Charter 5-7 .417
31. Overbrook 4-7 .363
31. Neumann-Goretti 4-7 .363
33. Fels 4-8 .333
33. Mastbaum 4-8 .333
33. Franklin 4-8 .333
33. Gtn. Academy 3-6 .333
37. Episcopal 3-7 .300
38. Del-Val Charter 3-8 .273
38. ML King 3-8 .273
40. Bartram 3-9 .250
41. Lansdale Cath. 2-7 .222
42. School of Future 2-8 .200
43. Olney 2-9 .182
44. U.City 2-10 .167
45. Carroll 1-9 .100
45. Edison 1-9 .100
47. Conwell Egan 1-10 .091
47.Southern 1-10 .091
49. Bracetti Charter 0-6 .000
NOV. 24
THANKSGIVING RIVALRY
Neumann-Goretti 35, Southern 7
In a first half that took close to one hour and
forty minutes to complete as a result of 20 penalties the game never really
developed a rhythm or flow. However one man who stayed in rhythm was Neumann-Goretti
Sr. QB/DB Shane Thomas. Thomas completed 10 of 15 passes for 185 yards
and 4 TD’s, all in the first half, as the Saints manhandled the Rams in the
first two quarters for a 35-0 lead at intermission. Thomas threw three of his
scoring strikes to Jr. TE/DE Sharif Custis. Custis grabbed a 15 and 12
yarder in the first quarter and later added one from 29 yards in the second. Jr.
TE/DE Eric Holt was the recipient of Thomas’s other TD, a 28 yard snag
with just 24 seconds left before the break. Sr. RB Antwoine Powers
[17-96-TD] also ran for a 1 yard Saints TD in the first quarter. Sr. kicker
Dean DeJesse converted three of four PAT boots. The Saints also benefited
from a bad snap from center out of punt formation that went out of the end zone
by the Rams and were awarded a safety. With the mercy rule in place at the start
of the third period Southern’s Jr. RB/LB Wayne Brunson scored the second
half’s only TD with a 5 yard fourth quarter run. Jr. kicker Abass Yanogo
kicked the PAT. The Rams Jr. QB/DB James Stokes passed 3-8-1-43. His
completions went to Saquan Ausborne 17, Matthew Solomon 2 and
Kevin Gill 24. Thomas who was named the MVP for N-G made the pick for the
Saints. Sr. RB/LB Nate Robinson was the Rams MVP notching 10 tackles.
Along with Custis and Holt, Thomas also connected with Powers 2-32, Jamal
Custis 1-15, Sr. WR/DB/PKR Christian DiFrancesco 2-26 and Holt
grabbed another for 28. DiFrancesco also returned three balls for 94 yards.
Benny Coppola and Jake Taylor recovered fumbles for N-G while
Sahar Coleman and Sandy Little did the same for Southern. Leading the
Rams tackle brigade along with Robinson was Ausborne 8, Brunson 7, Little 6 and
Coleman and Stephen Hoskins both with 5. Little 2 and Hoskins both had
TFL’s Brunson also forced a fumble for the Rams. Coppola and Blaise Natale,
the son of Bok head coach Frank “Roscoe” Natale, led the N-G tackle board
with 7. Luis Perez and Theodore Furia each had a sack for
N-G. Making stops behind the line of scrimmage for N-G was Nikko Iovacchini,
DiFrancesco, Cory Dougherty and Samuel Ellerbe. Saints head coach
C.J. Szydlik played all of his seniors knowing that this was their final
game. Nice gesture coach! Inserted at defensive back for the games final series
was N-G’s Fr. Antonio Cambria. Cambria who is listed at 5’5 and 120 lbs
was matched up against Southern’s Jr. WR Devon Ford. Ford whose height
and weight is not listed on the roster but looks about 6’2. Cambria who was
hearing some funny verbal comments about his size from some of the Southern
supporters got the last laugh on the games final play. He covered Ford on a
sideline route and forced him out of bounds along the way. Ford caught the pass
but it was ruled incomplete. Yeah baby!! I just love stuff like that!! Kudos to
head referee Joe Kelly and his crew for taking control of the game after
some trash talking and cheap shots that took place in the first half. Well it
looks like that’s it for the year with these reports so good luck to West
Catholic, Archbishop Wood and LaSalle in their pursuit of
their respective classification State Titles. Also Happy Holidays !!!
1 2 3 4 Total
N-G 19 16 0 0 35
SP 0 0 0 7 7
NG: Sharif Custis 15 pass from Thomas, DeJesse Kick
NG: Antwoine Powers 1 run, run failed
NG: Sharif Custis 12 pass from Thomas, kick failed
NG: Safety, ball snapped through end zone
NG: Sharif Custis 29 pass from Thomas, DeJesse kick
NG: Holt 28 pass from Thomas, DeJesse kick
SP: Brunson 5 run, Yanogo kick
Team Stats:
First Downs: NG 15, SP 7.
Rushes-Yds. NG 28-139, SP 29-76.
Passing Yards: NG 185 SP 43.
Total Offense NG 324, SP 119.
Comp-Att-Int: NG 10-15-0, SP 3-9-1.
Return Yds: NG 122, SP 99.
Punts-Avg. : NG none, SP 1-17.0.
Fumbles Lost: NG 2, SP 2.
Penalties-Yds.: NG 13-137, SP 11-120.
Individual Stats:
Rushing: NG Powers 17-96, Thomas 7-13, M. DiFrancesco 2-21,
Prusinowski 1-[-2] Coppola 1-11. SP Hicks 3-6, Robinson 4-14, Stokes
8-12, Brown 4-14, Dandy 2-5, Johnson 3-1, Brunson 5-28.
Passing: NG Thomas 10-15-0-185. SP Stokes 3-8-1-43, Stewart
0-1-0-0.
Receiving: NG S. Custis 3-56, Holt 2-56, J. Custis 1-15, Powers
2-32, C. DiFrancesco 2-26. SP Ausborne 1-17, Solomon 1-2, Gill 1-24.
Returns: NG Natale 1-22, C. DiFrancesco 3-94, Guzman 1-6. SP
Hoskins 1-11, Brown 2-45, Little 1-13.
Int’s NG Thomas, SP none.
Fumble Recoveries: NG Taylor, Coppola, SP Coleman, Little.
NOV. 5
PUBLIC AA FINAL
Bok 22, Imhotep 19
(At South Philly Super Site)
After running for 106 yards and a TD on his first 17 attempts Imhotep’s Jr.
RB Eerin Young couldn’t hold onto the ball on a fourth and six
from the Bok 36 yard line. A slight brush by Sr. DT Marqui Alfriend
forced a three yard loss and the Wildcats took over at their own 39. Trailing
19-16 with just over three minutes to play and one timeout remaining, on first
down Bok’s Sr. RB/DB Shaquil Sammons took the hand off and sprinted to
his left before quickly stopping and planting his feet and fired a left handed
bullet pass to Sr. RB/DB Omar Bashir. Bashir was about to catch
the pass at the Imhotep 35 yard line before he was interfered with by a Panther
defender. After a 15 yard penalty was assessed the ball was moved into Imhotep
territory with roughly 2:30 to go in the contest. On first down Sammons ran for
1 yard and on second down Sr. QB/DB Marquise Brown ran for 8. At this
point Bok head coach Frank “Roscoe” Natale called his final time out at
the 1:49 mark. Now looking at a third and one from the Panther 37 Brown dropped
back to pass and heaved the ball deep down the right sideline where Jr. WR/DB
Antoine Whitney and two Panther defenders all leaped simultaneously for the
ball. Whitney won the high jump and grabbed the pigskin at the 7 yard line. Now
lining up with no time outs and 1:35 to play Sammons ran for 5 to the 2 yard
line. A flag was on the field and here is where there was some confusion. An
illegal substitution penalty was called against the Panthers for one of their
players exiting the field towards the Bok sideline. That’s a No-No. Officials
assuming Bok would take the penalty half the distance giving Bok the ball first
and goal at the 3 and a half yard line. During all this the clock was stopped at
1:18. Natale, after consulting with his assistants, had a choice to make. Take
the ball at the 3 and a half with the first down or decline the penalty and go
from the 2 yard line and a second and goal scenario. He opted for the latter.
Five seconds later Sammons plunged in for the score and Bok led for the first
time with 1:13 left in the game. It was now the Panthers' turn to see if they
could respond. Jr. RB/CB/PR Najee Goode returned the kickoff to the
Panther 39. Fr. QB Andre Dreuitt’s first down pass fell incomplete and
his second down toss was almost picked off by Bashir, who had a clear path down
the right sideline had he held on to the ball. On third down, Dreuitt connected
with So. RB/DB DeAndre Scott for 11 yards and a first down at midfield.
With 48 seconds to go Dreuitt killed the clock by spiking the ball. His second
down pass intended for Scott was incomplete as Bok So. DB Michael Riley
hounded the receiver. Now with just 34 seconds left Dreuitt dropped back to pass
but was forced to his right as the Bok defense penetrated towards the QB.
Aggressively coming towards Dreuitt was Bok Jr. DB Vittorio Goggins.
About to be sacked by Goggins, Dreuitt dumped the ball out to Scott who was
tackled back at the Panther 41 by Jr. DE/LB Marquez Walker for a 9 yard
loss. Dreuitt’s final pass on fourth down was broken up by Brown at around the
20 yard line and it was kneel down time for Brown as the clock expired. The
Panthers were able to jump to 13 -0 and 19-8 leads mostly by confusing the Bok
defense. They put men in motion and operated out of the shotgun, wildcat or
direct snap formations. The two men doing most of the damage were Young and
Scott. Young rushed for 103 yards on 18 carries and a TD and Scott added
12-94-TD. As a team the Panthers rushed 37 times for 204 yards for a 5.5 average
per rush. They also were very successful on their returns notching 178 yards on
just 6 totes. The big return was an 82 yarder by Scott that went for a TD giving
his squad a 13-0 advantage with 8:26 to go in the second quarter. Young had
scored from the 12 at the 29 second mark of the first quarter. Brown QB sneaked
for Bok’s first TD and Sammons ran for the conversion as the teams entered their
lockers rooms with the Panthers ahead 13-8. DJ Moore had kicked a PAT for
the Panthers other point. His second PAT try after Scott’s return was no good.
Imhotep capitalized early in the third period after Sr. DB Anthony Plummer
intercepted a Brown pass at the Bok 33 and returned it 22 yards to the 11. After
a penalty pushed the ball back 5 yards, Scott took care of business finding the
end zone for the second time with a 16 yard run. The PAT conversion run failed
and the Panthers led 19-8 with 10:46 still showing in the third stanza. Late in
the third quarter the Wildcats took advantage of a bad snap from center as the
Panthers attempted to punt the ball from their 30. The ball zipped by punter
Armani Fuller and Bok had great field position at the Imhotep 7 yard line.
On the next play Sammons ran into the end zone and Brown ran for the 2 points as
the scoreboard numbers clicked to 19-16 in favor of the Panthers. The visitors
moved the ball on their next series with Young gaining 30 yards on 5 rushes but
the drive was halted when Goggins and So. LB Terrell Miles busted up a
pass that was completed to Temple bound Sr. WR/DB Shakur Nesmith, but
Nesmith couldn’t find daylight and was tackled for a 1 yard loss. After Bok was
unable to move the ball on their next series Imhotep took over on their own 36
with 8:15 to play in the game However 3 penalties including a questionable
holding call with 2:52 to go on a play that may have given the Panthers a first
down and an opportunity to kill the clock kept the ‘Tep squad from icing the
game. Two players later Young fumbled the ball and the heart pumping began. For
the second straight week the Imhotep defense held one the city’s leading rushers
in check. Last week it was Comm. Tech’s Rolando Ransom and this week
Sammons. Sammons was held to 71 yards on 28 rushes and like Ransom didn’t
register a double digit gain against the stingy Panther defense. In fact Bok
would rush for just 89 yards on 41 attempts for feeble 2.17 average per rush.
Brown passed 5-9-2-76. In addition to his pass to Whitney he completed passes to
Walker 1-9, Wayne Fioravanti 1-12, Bashir 1-26 and Sammons 1-[minus 1].
Sammons returned 3 balls for 59 yards making his all purpose numbers a
respectable 129. Scott’s all purpose numbers totaled 209.
1 2 3 4 Total
Imhotep 7 6 6 0 19
Bok 0 8 8 6 22
Scoring Plays:
Imhotep: Eerin Young 12 run, DJ Moore Kick
Imhotep: DeAndre Scott 82 Int. Return, Kick Failed
Bok: Marquise Brown 1 run, Shaquil Sammons run
Imhotep: DeAndre Scott 16 run, run failed
Bok: Shaquil Sammons 7 run, Marquise Brown run
Bok: Shaquil Sammons 2 run, run failed
Imhotep Rushing: Young 18-103, Scott 12-94, Fuller 1-3, Johnson 4-0,
Whitfield 2-4, Center Snap 1-(-23).
Bok Rushing: Sammons 28-71, Kralle 1-3, Brown 9-8, Bashir 3-7.
Imhotep Passing: Johnson 0-1-0-0, Dreuitt 3-8-0-1.
Bok Passing: Brown 5-9-2-76.
Imhotep Receiving: Nesmith 1- [-1], Scott 2-2.
Bok Receiving: Sammons 1-[1], Walker 1-9, Fiorvante 1-12, Bashir 1-26,
Whitney 1-30.
Imhotep Returns: Whitfield 2-28, Scott 2-113, Plummer 1-22, Goode 1-15.
Bok Returns: Sammons 3-59.
Imhotep Interceptions: Scott, Plummer.
Bok Interceptions: none.
Imhotep Tackle Leaders: Barge 10, .Jones 7, Anthony 7, Mack 7, Parker 6,
Cooper 4.
Bok Tackle Leaders: Goggins 9, Walker 8, Kralle 8, Miles 7, Bashir 7,
Alfriend 5, Riley 5, Whitney 4, Webb 4.
Bok Fumble Recoveries: Lilly, Riley.
TEAM STATS: First Downs: Imhotep 13, Bok 10. Rushes-Yards:
Imhotep 37-204, Bok 41-89. Passing Yards: Imhotep 1, Bok 76. Total
Offense: Imhotep 205, Bok 165. Comp-Att-Int: Imhotep 3-9-0, Bok
5-9-2. Return Yards: Imhotep 178, Bok 59. Punts-Avg: Imhotep 1-43,
Bok 3-30. Fumbles Lost: Imhotep 2, Bok 0. Penalties-Yds. Imhotep
13-95, Bok 3-15.
NOV. 4
NON-LEAGUE
Bartram 32, Furness 12
The Braves Elijah Clark ran for 164 yards on 17 carries while
scoring 2 TD’s. The way he did it was somewhat simple, or old school as some
would say. Run the ball between the tackles and let the linemen do their thing
and the runner do his. The initial push from grunts up front followed by the
strength of Clark produced nothing but positive yards on 16 of Clark’s totes
while one registered a no gain. The boys doing the pushing were Center Sharif
Height, Right Guard Darrien Imes, Left Guard Nyakai Kargobai,
Right Tackle Fred Waters, Left Tackle Sherreff Parker and rotating
Tight End Avery Brown. Bartram QB Michael Pritchette was the
anti-Clark on his rushing attempts, running from a Wildcat formation 19 times
but numbering only 36 total rushing yards. Although it should be noted that some
of his negative rushes were the result of sacks, Pricthette chose the East –West
running route as opposed to the North - South. The Braves QB did succeed though
on his passing attempts hurling the pigskin 5 times while completing 4 for 103
yards and 2 TD’s, both to WR Michael Washington, who is transfer student
from Academy Park High School in Delaware County. Washington’s TD grabs
were 45 and 51 yards. His first TD tied the score late in the first quarter
after Furness Sr. DB/WR Bor Bor Kessley returned an interception 40 yards
for a TD. Kessley intercepted a pass thrown by situational Brave QB Braheem
Edwards. Edwards threw just 2 passes on the afternoon and didn’t complete a
pass. Clark put Bartram ahead for good when he scored on a 6 yard run with 8:21
to go in quarter number two. Pritchette’s 2 yard run at the 5:32 mark of the
quarter and a PAT conversion pass form Pritchette to Washington made the
halftime score 20-6. The Falcons closed the deficit to 20-12 when QB/DB
Sharif Smith scampered in from 8 yards out with just 41.9 seconds remaining
in the third quarter. All hope was lost though when Pritchette regrouped himself
after mishandling the ensuing kickoff as he scooped the ball up at the 1 yard
line and then raced 41 yards to the 42. After a 5 yard penalty against Furness
and a 2 yard run by Clark the third quarter ended with the ball on the Braves 49
yard line. With both teams doing an about face to begin the final stanza
Pritchette connected with Washington at the Falcon 25. Washington darted around
three would be tacklers then went the final 25 untouched to pay turf for a 26-12
Braves advantage with 11:49 showing on the Super Site timepiece. Heavy pressure
from the Bartram defensive line and some nifty coverage from the Braves
defensive backs created some rough surroundings for Smith and the Furness
offense and a 2 TD comeback was almost impossible. Smith was unable to complete
a single pass on 14 attempts but did rush for 64 yards on 14 carries. The
athletic Smith also returned 3 kickoffs for 79 yards and led the Falcon tackle
board with 7. He was trailed by Lawrence White 6, Tyriek Gilliard
6-1 TFL, Eric Drains 5-sack-hurry, Tamarik White 5, Kyle
Goldsmith 5 and Kessley 4-1 TFL. Alex Niccolucci recovered a fumble
for the Falcons. The Braves defense was paced by Kargobai with 8-4-sack. Helping
out was Fred Waters 7-4-sack-hurry, Brian Siv 7-4 and William
Berry 6-3-sack-2 pass def. Additional TFL’s were made by Imes and Parker.
Totey Boley 3 pass def, don’t you just love that name and Rondell Calloway 2
pass def. preserved the Braves secondary. Washington also had an interception
for the boys from Southwest Philly.
NOV. 3
NON-LEAGUE
University City 24 Southern 14
Three interceptions, eight lost fumbles [7
forced] and 18 penalties totaling 178 yards were the combined disaster numbers
in this contest held at the South Philadelphia Super Site. However in spite of
all of this mess there were some nice plays to be made. Big players make big
plays and the gentleman with his hand in quite a few of them was U City’s Jr.
DT/OT Davon Wise. The Wiseman notched 8 tackles, 7 solo but he also
recovered a fumble along with forcing three others and intercepted two passes
which he returned for 24 yards. As for his forcing technique it was the old
punch the ball out of the ball carriers hand trick. I asked him after the game
what he thought about his big afternoon he said simply, ‘I don’t like the
offense sitting on the sideline too long, I want them on the field so they can
score points.” Well the man scoring most of the Jaguars points was Sr. WR/DB
Marcus Lyles. Lyles caught 3 TD passes from Sr. QB Joshua Fenwick
while catching 7 passes for 110 yards. Fenwick passed 8-16-150. Two of Lyles’
snags were for 36 yards. Each was made during triple coverage. UC Head Coach
Lorrel McCook said he likes to put Lyles in motion to create some
confusion for the defense and to give Lyles a chance to make a play. The speedy
Lyles scored the game's first TD on a 13 yard swing pass which was proceeded by
a 15 yard hitch pass to Lyles. Southern knotted the game early in the second
quarter when Jr. RB/LB Wayne Brunson scored on a 10 yard run. Brunson was
forced to leave the game late in the quarter and never returned as a result of a
high ankle sprain injury. His first half only minutes were productive as he
rushed 10 times for 40 yards and was the Rams tackle leader for the day
numbering 8-5-1. Lyles gave the Jags the lead for good when he caught a 3 yard
TD toss from Fenwick with 7:07 left in the second stanza. So. RB/LB Robert
Hall [7-73-TD] scored on a 16 yard burst giving UC an 18-6 lead at the 6:38
mark of the third quarter. Fenwick connected with Lyles for the Jaguars final
score when he heaved the pigskin against a slight breeze that forced Lyles to
comeback and make the difficult catch while being surrounded by three Ram
defenders. Southern closed the scoring when Jr. DE Thomas Munz recovered
a fumble at the Jaguar three and pranced in from there. Along with Wise the
Jaguar defense was paced by Sr. RB/LB/S John Casey. Casey had 13 tackles,
8 solo, 1 TFL and a hurry. On offense he ran 11 times for 66 yards. Quahdire
Gordon, Hall and Corey Potter all had 8 tackles. Gordon also forced a
fumble. Also recovering fumbles for UC was Anthony Benson, Lyles and
Albert Fernandez. Making tackles behind the line of scrimmage was Gordon
with 3 and Hall, Potter, Diondre Pettey and Tayseam Proctor all
with one. Fenwick also had an interception for UC. Southern Sr. QB James
Stokes passed 5-12-49. He connected with Thomas Thompkins 2 times for
22 yards. He also completed passes to Brunson for 14 yards, Eric Johnson 7 yards
and Devon Ford 6 yards. Johnson also ran for 12-42. Jr. RB/DB Jahzavye
“Florida” White rushed 10- 46. Saquan Ausborne, Ford and
Chris Pollard all forced fumbles for SP. Recovering fumbles along with Munz
were Nate Robinson, Thompkins and Stephen Hoskins. After Brunson
the tackle leader board read; Ausborne 7-5-2-sack, Hoskins 6-3-1, Eric
Johnson 6-3 and Nick Coffie 5-3-def. Thompkins also snatched a ball
carrier behind the line of scrimmage.
OCT. 28 & OCT. 29
PUBLIC AA SEMIS
Bok 32 Prep Charter 0
Imhotep 21 Comm. Tech 6
Bok-PC: The Wildcats Shaquil Sammons
scored the first half’s lone TD when he sprinted around the right side and then
went 85 yards to pay turf. The PAT boot failed and Bok led 6-0 at the 3:14 mark
of the first quarter. Sammons scored on the Wildcats second play from scrimmage
after the Huskies drove from their own 44 on the games opening possession to the
Bok 14 before coming up short on a fourth and two. They ate up close to eight
minutes of clock time and used 5 different ball carriers gaining yards in small
but effective portions. PC’s plans were obvious, use up some clock and avoid
throwing the ball, especially since they entail freshman Vion Dolo as
their QB. The Huskies had success on their second possession using the some
formula, however Dolo did complete a 15 yard pass to Sr. TE/DE Tyrone
Cleveland. This time the Wildcats terminated the threat when Sr. DE/SE
Jihad Ward forced Dolo into an incomplete pass from the Bok 13. The Wildcats
almost scored before halftime when Sr. QB Marquise Brown [3-7-1-58]
connected with Jr. WR/DB Antoine Whitney for a 37 yard completion down to
the Huskies 11 yard line with just 30 seconds showing on the clock. Playing
hurry up Brown threw 2 incomplete passes before being sacked by Fr. DT/OL
Makell Hardy as the clock struck zero. The second half began when So. RB/LB
Terrell Miles returned the opening kickoff 19 yards to the PC 49. On
first down Sammons, who ran for 208 yards on 16 rushes, burst 35 yards to the 14
yard line. Three plays later he entered the end zone for the second time and
also ran for the PAT as the Wildcats led 14-0 with 10:28 left in the third
stanza. Now feeling a sense of urgency the Huskies attempted to open things up
somewhat. After playing error free ball for two and a half quarters PC was
doomed. They went on to commit 6 turnovers and were being beat up by the fired
up Wildcats who seemed to wake up after having not played a game in three weeks
due to two schools dropping their football programs. Bok intercepted three of
Dolo’s passes and recovered 3 fumbles to put away the contest. The picks were
made by Sr. RB/DB Omar Bashir, Sr. DB Taj Cannady-Jewett and Sr.
RB/DB Olutoby Lediju. Fumble recoveries were made by Sr. LB Robert
Kralle, Miles and So. DT Mark Webb who turned his into a 15 yard
score after Jr. DE/FB Vittorio Goggins sacked Dolo and the ball squirted
directly into the arms of Webb. Bok’s other TD’s came as a result of a long QB
keeper of 28 yards by Brown and a 10 yard run by Sammons giving him TD number 3
for the day. Miles and Kralle led the Wildcat defense with 11 and 10 tackles
respectively. Goggins 9-6-2-sack, Webb 8-5-2-2 hurries, Marqui Alfriend
6-3-1, Bashir 6-3 and Ward 5-4-2-sack-batted ball all pitched in for the
Wildcats. Amir Hamilton also had a sack for Bok. With the Wildcats ahead
14-0 late in the third quarter Bashir scooted 21 yards on a reverse when the
Wildcats needed 20 for a first down. His interception early in the fourth
quarter set up Brown’s TD. Jr. RB/DB Anthony Wyche rushed 10 times for 50
yards to lead the PC offense. Dolo ran 12 for 36 and passed 2-14-3-19. Wyche
returned 3 balls for 46 yards and the Huskies teamed 6 returns for 92 yards.
Keith Jenkins paced the PC defense numbering 8 tackles, 5 for losses and 1
solo. Trailing was Tariq Reid 7-5-1-2 hurries, Curan Simmons 6-4
and Timothy Scott 4-2-sack. Asa Manley had an interception for the
Huskies.
Imhotep-Comm. Tech:
Sing it baby, sing it. “Oh the weather outside is frightful the fire was so
delightful, la la la la la la la la….Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow.” And
rain and sleet and slush and wind. Just a terrible afternoon for football on an
artificial surface that looked like 100 yards of vanilla frosting. The Panthers
scored surprisingly early when Jr. RB Eerin Young skated in the end zone
from the 5 yard line. The scoot was his second carry of the day; his first was a
30 yarder setting up the TD which came at the 11:24 mark of the first quarter.
Young would run 13 times for 63 yards but he trailed team leader DeAndre
Scott who totaled 12-106 including a 56 yard TD run early in the second
period. Scott also returned 2 balls for 54 yards. Legend Whitfield
closed out the Panthers scoring on a 41 yard run with 5:05 to play before
intermission. DJ Moore kicked all 3 PAT’s and Imhotep led 21-0 at the
break. Comm. Tech’s Rolando “Ro-Ro” Ransom couldn’t get his wheels
spinning up to par in this contest as sloshed his way to just 61 yards on 21
totes. In fact Ransom did not have a double digit gain the entire contest. I
wonder if that ever happened before in the young man's highlight reel career.
Christopher Miller led the Phoenix rushing attack with 71 yards on 13
carries. QB Zaki Jamison completed just one pass in 6 attempts. He
connected with Tikir Trent for 29 yards. Imhotep attempted only 4 passes
on the day and failed to complete any. Jamal Johnson hurled 0-3 while
Salvatore Henderson tossed 0-1. Ransom did light the scoreboard for the
Phoenix when he scored from 6 yards out midway through the fourth quarter. He
almost scored again on the games final play but was tackled at the 2 yard line
after a 5 yard run. Aramon Piedra was the Panther tackle leader with
numbers of 9-6 solo. He was aided by Saayid Statan 7-4, Kyle Hambright
6-4, Whitfield 6-3-blocked punt and Scott 5-3. TFL’s were recorded by Tyrone
Barge who notched a deuce and Byron Cooper and Elijah Anthony
with 1 each. Nasheed Parker recovered a fumble for the Panthers.
Bernard Godwin paced the Phoenix defense with 8-5-3-sack. Diquan Gilbert
registered 6-4-2 and James Brunson numbered 5-3-def. Brunson also
returned 3 balls for 45 yards. Ransom and Trent each had a TFL for CT. Perhaps
the most unusual stat of the day was recorded by CT Defensive Tackle Rasheed
Brown. Brown made 6 tackles. All 6 were behind the line of scrimmage. His
breakdown was, 2 solo sacks totaling minus 15 yards, 2 conventional solos for
losses for minus 4 yards and 2 assisted for losses for minus 12 yards. His total
for loss number added up to 31.
OCT. 27
NON-LEAGUE
Martin Luther King 20, Future 14
The Firebirds got on the board first when
Tawaun Vickers scored on a 7 yard run early in the second quarter. The run
concluded an impressive 80-yard drive that was highlighted by a spectacular
29-yard reception by Trystan Walker. Walker jumped up over three Cougar
defenders to haul in the pass from Fr. QB Ronald Wade. Wade, who was
pressured all afternoon, still managed respectable numbers throwing 16 passes
and completing 7 for 94 yards. Wade gave Future a two touchdown lead when he
connected with Shahiyd Wilson for a 54 yard TD strike with just over a
minute to play before halftime. Erik Powell-Long’s conversion run after
the first TD accounted for the other points as the Firebirds entered their
locker room with a 14-0 lead. The momentum seemed to shift in the Cougars' favor
early in the third quarter thanks mostly by the play of Jr. DE Shaun Hill.
Hill stopped Wade after a 2 yard run, then smelled out a screen pass to
Powell-Long and tackled him for a 4 yard loss and then sacked Wade for a 15 yard
loss forcing the Firebirds to punt from their 10. Firebird punter George
Sephes got off a nice 30 yard spiral that had just enough hang time for the
Cougars to orchestrate their “Return Right” specials’ team play. The recipient
of the punt, Malik Paulk, caught the ball at the 40 and as directed
sprinted towards the right sideline and then took the designated route and went
untouched to put the Cougars on the scoreboard. QB Khaleel Stewart then
hit Seth Fields for the 2 point conversion pass. Paulk tied the game at
the 7:31 mark of the fourth quarter after he somehow escaped from being tackled
for a 10 yard loss after taking a pitch from Stewart. Paulk’s PAT kick failed
and it was time to see if the Firebirds would respond. Paulk would impact again
when his ensuing kickoff went into the end zone forcing Future to start from
their 20 yard line. On first down the Cougars' Kalim Kennedy stopped
Powell-Long for a 2 yard loss. A five yard penalty against the Firebirds moved
the ball back to the 13. After an incomplete pass the Firebirds were facing a
third and 17. With just over 6 minutes to go Wade dropped back to pass but while
being pressured attempted to pass or lateral the ball to Powell-Long. The ball
squirted free and was ruled a fumble that was recovered by King’s Thomas
Thompson at the Future 7 yard line. Two Cougar penalties, more about them
later, moved the ball back to the Firebird 22. Now looking at a second and goal
from the 22 the Cougars dialed up what they call their "Power Tight End Pass
Right” play. The play was successful thanks to the hands of Andre Shirley
and also that Firebird Shahyid Wilson fell down while trying to defend. The
result was a 22 yard TD and concluded the scoring with 5:19 still remaining in
the contest. The Firebirds never threatened in the closing minutes as they saw
their final drive halted at their own 39 yard line. Paulk was the leading rusher
for the Cougars, numbering 11-59. Akeece Jones ran 12-47 and Stewart
passed 3-8-41. Hill paced the defense with 8 tackles, 5 solo, 3 for losses
including a sack. Helping Hill out was Pares Nichols 6-4-2sacks,
Terrell Russell 6-4-2, Paulk and Khafe McBride both 5-3 while
Thompson and Fields each had 4 tackles. Kennedy and Michael Waters
recorded TFL’s and Melvin Hopkins had an interception for the Cougars.
The Firebirds rushing leader was Vickers with 7-38. Powell-Long rushed 11-21 and
returned 2 balls for 61 yards. Walker caught 2 passes for 33 yards while
Vickers grabbed 2 for 13. Muhammad Anderson led the Firebirds defense
with 10-7-4-sack. Jahreeson Caines 7-4, Dominique Wall
6-3-2 hurries and Sephes 5-3-2-forced fumble which was recovered by Devon
Smith all pitched in for the Future squad. Smith also registered a sack
while Daqwine Owens, Marquell Bell and Wilson all made tackles behind the
line of scrimmage.
Notes: The contest
featured 22 penalties. 16 were assessed to King. Amazingly the Cougars went
offside 11 times. Nine were defensive encroachment infractions. Six were a
result of three back-to-back-to-backs. When Future’s Muhammad Anderson sacked
King QB Khaleel Stewart, out of uniform teammate Isaiah Iseley shouted
out, ‘Man he just committed a ‘hammad-cide”. The Firebirds use yellow hand
towels as part of their uniform. They continually fall from their possession and
are often thought to be a penalty flag. Why the heck are they permitted to use
them? A few games back I recall an opposing team actually stopped playing
thinking an infraction had taken place. And finally there were EIGHT people in
attendance. Yes 8! According to the Future staff they included 4 students, 3
parents and 1 video guy. I kid you not.
OCT. 21
PUBLIC AAAA SILVER
Edison 14 Olney 6
On the game's second play from scrimmage
Edison’s Xavier Cornish [7-86] raced 54 yards to the end zone giving the
Owls a quick 6-0 advantage. Cornish recently joined the Edison squad after
playing for a Mariana Bracetti football program that was recently dropped. It
looked like a shootout was developing when Olney’s Sam Fortune ran a
perfectly executed draw play 75 yards to pay dirt on the third play of the
Trojans initial drive. Neither team converted their PAT’s so the score was
knotted at 6 with 7:58 still showing on the first quarter clock. Edison
threatened early in the second quarter but their drive was thwarted when Fortune
stopped Dave Bennett on a fourth and four from the Trojan 35. Fortune
impacted again on defense when he recovered a fumble on the Owls next
possession. Fortune who ran 11-107, did just about anything he wanted on defense
as he consistently shot the gap from his linebacker position. Fortune recorded
10 tackles, 6 solo, 2 for losses and had an additional fumble recovery in the
third quarter. The second half started off somewhat promising for Olney after
Jermaine Whitehead returned the kickoff 24 yards to the Trojan 41. Behind
the running of Fortune and a nifty run of 15 yards by QB Quadir Schley
who avoided a sack that would have resulted into a 10 yard loss the Trojans rode
to the Owls 28. The gallop was halted when DT Daquan Ashton stopped
Corey Smith on fourth down at the Owls 26. The Trojans needed to get to the
22 for the first down. Both teams turned the ball over on their next possessions
but Edison won the field position battle after Clarence Thomas recovered
a fumble at the Trojan 40 that was forced by Luis Cirilo. On first down
Owls QB Marcos Mercado completed a 10 yard pass to Karriem Henderson.
An unsportsmanlike penalty against the Trojans advanced the ball to the 15. The
third quarter ended after Bennett ran 5 yards on second down. The final stanza
resumed with excitement and anticipation from a very loud and vocal crowd of
about 250 Owl supporters, including the Edison Jazz Band. The Owls were looking
for their first win of the season as well as snapping a 17-game losing skid. On
third and five from the 10 Cornish gained just one yard leaving Edison with a
fourth and four from the 9. Bennett would untie the affair finding the end zone
with a 9 yard burst up the middle. The Owls passed for the PAT points when
Mercado connected with Daviel Ortero to make the score 14-6 with 11:03
left to play in the fourth quarter. Olney would never enter Edison territory
again and their last drive was halted at their own 38 when Schley failed to
connect with TE Markques James on fourth and seven with 2:01 remaining in
the game. The Edison defense was led by LB Shadeed Purnell who notched 9
tackles,5 solo and 2 for losses including a sack. Cirilo trailed with 8-6-3- 2
sacks. Eugene Vann 6-4-2-sack and Dayquine Cooper 5-3-pass def. pitched
in. Other TFL’s were registered by Kelvyn Colon 2-sack and Thomas.
Helping out Fortune on defense for the Trojans was Layquan McCracken 6-3,
Jeff Williams 5-3, Kedron Shivers 4-2-sack, Smith 4-2, and
Whitehead 4-3-3 pass def. Chris Payne had a sack while Donta
Holdclaw made a TFL.
| OCT. 14 PUBLIC AAAA GOLD Fels 22, Bartram |
OCT. 14 CATHOLIC AA Lansdale 40, N-G 20 |
OCT. 15 PUBLIC AA Imhotep 40, Future 8 |
OCT. 15 PUBLIC AA Comm Tech 14, Del-Val 0 |
Fels-Bartram:
The Braves got on the scoreboard first thanks mostly to the running of
Michael Pritchette. Pritchette seemed to have no problem maneuvering in the
muddy field conditions as the Braves marched 59 yards to pay slop as Pritchette
totaled 40 of those yards on 6 carries. He capped the drive off with a 2 yard
run into the end zone with 43 seconds left on the first quarter clock. There was
some controversy though on the play. As Pritchette stepped across the goal line
there was a brief tweet of a whistle indicating the play was over and a
touchdown had been scored. Pritchette thinking that there was indeed a TD just
dropped the ball into the end zone. Fels Sr. DB Eric Jones sensing
something wasn’t right, remember that tweet, picked up the ball and ran 102
yards where a TD was signaled by the head referee. The Bartram sideline was
going crazy and rightfully so. After some discussion the call was reversed and
the Braves led 6-0. I was standing right at the goal line and Pritchette clearly
had crossed the goal line. The official on the Bartram sideline I believe blew
the whistle and was expecting a TD hand signal from one of his partners, when
that didn’t happen that’s when the chaos began. Oh and speaking of Pritchette,
for some ungodly reason he did not carry the ball again until the fourth quarter
after Bartram fell behind 16-6. The Panthers took the lead for good when
Jamiel Hines scored on a 3 yard run early tin the second stanza. QB
Messiah Mitchell ran for the PAT and an 8-6 advantage. Fels would close the
first half scoring when Tysheed Freeman caught a 30 yard TD pass from
Hines after Hines caught a backwards pass from Mitchell. Mitchell would again
run for the conversion and the half closed with the Panthers on top 16-6. Fels’
final TD came early in the fourth quarter when Jr. RB /DB Dillen White
intercepted a Braheem Edwards pass in the end zone and then raced 102
yards for a TD. Well boys, one out of two ain’t bad. White by the way was the
bearer of the games two longest touches. Midway through the fourth quarter he
took a handoff and ran 49 yards. The third longest gain was a 40 yard kick
return by the Braves Donivan Northington. The Panther defense was led by
Hakeem Johnson-Stokes. Stokes notched 10 tackles, 6 solo and a sack. The
Panthers other leaders included Keenan Whitacker 8-5-1, Dez White
6-3-sack, Stephane Smith 5-4-2 and Hines 5-2-1. Other TFL’s were
registered by Deionte Johnson 2 and Tevon Tyrell and Daevon
Grasty both with 1. Jylil Reeder also had an interception for the
Panthers. The Bartram defense was paced by Matthew McGill 6-5-2-sack-hurry,
Thomas Powell 5-3, Elijah Clark 4-2-1, William Berry 4-2-sack and Sharif Height
4-2-1. Additional TFL’s included Darrien Imes and Avery Brown.
Height and Totey Boley both had fumble recoveries while Berry and
Kevin Clarke each had an interception.
Lansdale Catholic- Neumann-Goretti:
Neumann-Goretti’s Danny Murray scored on a 16 yard TD burst with exactly
7 minutes remaining in the third quarter. Benny Coppola added the PAT
boot and the score was knotted at 20. From that point on it was all Lansdale
Catholic. The Crusaders scored 20 unanswered points. Tyler Smith scored
on a 13 yard run, Zach Talley caught a 5 yard TD pass from Pat
Schoenberger and James Ward caught a 37 yard TD pass from
Pat Duggan. Ward had opened the scoring on a 4 yard run late in the first
quarter. Smith also ran for 2 other TD’s. Each was a 5 yard trek. The option
happy Crusaders would accumulate 210 rushing yards on 48 attempts. Smith led the
way with 18-103. Kevin Sabo numbered 15-88. Schoenberger passed 2-3-18
while Duggan heaved 2-7-48. Ward caught 2 balls for 48 yards. Smith also
snatched 1 for 13. Tim Duggan was the Crusader defensive leader with
9-6-pass def. He was trailed by Evan Coughlin 7-4, Talley 6-3-1
and Smith and Mike Malecki both with 5-3-1.Pat Duggan
recovered a fumble and Joe Schmidt had a pick. Jamal Custis caught
2 passes [11 and 60] for N-G both for TD’s. Shane Thomas passed
7-28-1-164. Coppola led the defense with 10 tackles, 5 solo and 2 TFL’s.
Sitting behind was Corey Dougherty 8-5, Thomas 7-5, Ted Furia
6-4-2 and Sharif Custis and Christian Prusinowski both with
5-3-1. Nikko Iovacchini had a TFL and Mike DiFrancesco recovered
a fumble. Christian DiFrancesco caught 2 passes for 30 yards and had 4 returns
for 59 yards.
Imhotep-Future:
Eerin Young ran for 143 yards on 14 carries and 3 TD’s all in the first half
to pace the Panthers. Shakur Nesmith caught a 7 yard TD pass from
Salvatore Henderson and Sloane Thomas scored on a 9 yard run for Imhotep’s
other TD’s. The lone Future score was a 20 yard pass from Donique Moore
to Trystan Walker. The Firebirds Erik Powell-Long ran for the PAT
points. Young and Thomas would also notch Panther PAT runs as did Shahyodd
Chavis. Byron Cooper was the ‘Tep tackle leader with 6. Legend
Whitfield trailed with 5 and 1 TFL. The Panthers had numerous tackles behind
the line of scrimmage. Braheem Garland led with 2 while Kyle Hambright
and Jared Jackson each notched a TFL and a sack. Jackson also recovered
a fumble as did Steven Denby. Moore passed 3-11-41 for Future. Tawain
Vickers caught 2 balls for 21 yards. The Firebird defense was led by
Jahreeson Caines 7-4-1-hurry. Trailing was Dominique Wall 6-3,
Muhammad Anderson 5-2-1 and Moore with 4-2. Kayode Oduwaiye recovered
a fumble for Future. Richard Smith notched a TFL with a pass def.
Del-Val – Comm. Tech.:
Tech’s Rolando Ransom rushed 27 times for 76 yards and a TD to lead the
Phoenix. Ro-Ro was roughed up all afternoon and was forced to leave the field on
several occasions. He was constantly being looked at by South Philly Super Site
trainer Freddy Reynolds. Ransom said his knee was a little banged up but
talked himself back into the game despite the injury. He also toughed his way to
6 tackles on defense. Ransom who has been among the city’s top rushers for 4
years has yet to receive an offer from a college. Someone is going to miss out
on this kid. Ransom said he wants to stay off the streets after high school and
to me he would be a nice asset to a Division 2 or 3 program. Good luck kid.
Dante Walker led the Warriors rushing 16 for 71. The Del-Val defense was
paced by Victor Jainlett 9-5-2. Directly behind was Jamal Allen
8-5-2, Siyeff McLeod 7-4-2-sack, Jerell Clements 6-4-1, Amir
Bandy-May 5-3-1, Shabazz Rivers 5-3 and Eric Holmes
4-3-2. Daravann Lok had a TFL. Abdur Saaba paced the
Phoenix defense numbering 11-8-1. Joining him on the leader board was Tylik
Guilford 9-5, Thomast Godwin 8-5-3-sack, Ransom 6-4 and Loyd Moore
5-3-2-sack. Diquan Gilbert and Rasheed Brown both bagged
TFL’s. Guilford recovered a fumble and Tikir Trent had an
interception.