Week 8 Game Summaries (Week 2 Playoffs)

Week 8 Novice Game Summaries

Novice Blue 18, Novice Silver 14

The Blue Squad opened up an 18-0 lead at the half and held off a scrappy Silver team with a last minute goal line stand.  Blue improves to 2-0 in the double elimination tournament.  The Silver squad finishes their inaugural season after a very good showing in the regular season and the playoffs.

Novice White 12, Novice Burgundy 6

The Novice White squad opened the scoring on the first play from scrimmage with an end to end run by star runner Sean Murray.  A great catch late in the 1st half by Thomas Sullivan was enough for the White squad to hold off the Burgundy squad.  The White team improved to 2-0 in the post season tournament after an 0-6 regular season.  The Burgundy squad was eliminated with the loss but made great strides in their first season.

Novice Red 18, Novice Black 14

After an off sides call on the Black defense in the last minute of the game, the Red squad ran the ball into the end zone with Chase Gardner on the ensuing play to take the game and eliminate the Black squad who were undefeated in the regular season.  The heart breaking loss for Black puts Red into the next round vs White, who are both 2-0 in the double elimination tournament.  Novice Blue awaits the loser of the Red/White game in Week 9.

Week 8 Bantam Game Summaries

Bantam Red 25, Bantam Blue 14

The Red Squad stayed alive for another week, building on their strong showing in a defeat to Purple in the 1st round of playoff play.  Blue suffered their first loss of the tourney.  Both teams move on to Week 9 at 1-1.

Bantam Black 39, Bantam Silver 12

Bantam Black had another strong effort and improved to 2-0 in the post season.  The Silver squad suffered their 2nd defeat and are officially eliminated from the playoffs.

Bantam Purple 62, Bantam Burgundy 32

Defending champ Purple poured it on against Burgundy, who are now eliminated from the Bantam playoffs after their 2nd defeat.  Purple moves on at 2-0 in their defense of their title.

Week 7 Game Summaries (Week 1 Playoffs)

Week 7 Novice Game Summaries

Novice Blue 14, Novice Burgundy 6

The defending champion Blue squad got off to a good start in defense of their title with a 1st round win over Burgundy in the double elimination tournament for the Novice title.

Novice White 14, Novice Black 12

Novice White, competitive but winless in the regular season (4 losses by one score), shocked the undefeated Black squad in their 1st round contest by pulling off the upset.  Kai Higginson threw for 2 TD passes to Roger Erichsen and Om Serpico.

Novice Red 24, Novice Silver 12

Chase Gardner scored his 4th TD of the day on a spectacular cut back run to help put the Red Novice Team ahead for good in a hard fought 24 - 12 victory over the Silver team. Nick Boccadifuoco had some excellent runs to help the red team control the ball and time of possession. Nicole Cappa played outstanding man to man defense on Silvers best receiver Matt Faicco in the 2nd half to help slow down Silvers potent offensive attack.

Week 7 Bantam Game Summaries

Bantam Black 46, Bantam Burgundy 8

The Black team dominated from the start and look like a force in the battle for the Bantam division title.

Bantam Blue 20, Bantam Silver 13

In the 3/4 matchup, the 3 seed Blue team came out on top in a tough game with Bantam Silver team.

Bantam Purple 27, Bantam Red 18

The top seeded Purple had their hands full with a determined Red team, but pulled out the victory as they look to defend their Bantam division crown.

Week 6 Game Summaries

Week 6 Novice Game Summaries

Novice Burgundy 22, Novice White 14

Novice Red 48, Novice Silver 34
Tara McLoughlin, Sean Larson, and Jason Morales each scored on passing touchdowns from Matthew Bartholomeo and Jamie Wilson while Nicole Cappa scored set up by a long run from Louis Guerra.  Chase Gardner continued his dominant play this time scoring 2 offensive and 2 defensive touchdowns to give the Novice Red a 48-34 victory over the Novice White team.

Novice Black 24, Novice Blue 12


Week 6 Bantam Game Summaries

Bantam Black 33, Bantam Purple 32

Bantam Blue 30, Bantam Silver 19

Bantam Burgundy 46, Bantam Red 26

Week 5 Game Summaries

Novice Week 5 Game Summaries

Novice Burgundy 20, Novice White 18

Burgundy scored their first win in their inaugural season on a hail mary pass on 4th and long with less than 10 seconds left in the game.

Novice Blue 20, Novice Red 6
Novice Blue got back on track after a tough loss to the Black squad.

Novice Black 26, Novice Silver 18
Novice Black stayed undefeated in a closely contested contest with the young Silver team.

Bantam Week 5 Game Summaries

Bantam Purple 34, Bantam Burgundy 18
Bantam Purple continued their winning ways against the young, struggling Burgundy squad.

Bantam Blue 29, Bantam Red 12
The Bantam Red team took on Bantam Blue in a game that would allow the winner to control their fate in obtaining the three seed for the playoffs.  The Blue team started strong with a touchdown on their first possession.  The Red team answered back on a spectacular catch and run by Kellan Cohill.  The Blue team then gained back momentum with two consecutive scores.  Bobby Maloney was a big part of the Blue team's success.  His two interceptions kept the Red team off of the scoreboard and gave his team good field position.  Anthony Pollari threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns in his Bantam level debut.  He had completions to Vincent D'Abundo, Kellan Cohill, Kathleen Egan, and Andrew Rogers.  Kellan Cohill led the team with 6 catches for 72 yards and 2 touchdowns. Nicolas Fiocco and Vincent D'Abundo led the rushing attack.  The Red team will try to secure the 5 seed for the playoffs in their rematch with the Burgandy team next week.

Bantam Black 45, Bantam Silver 9

Bantam Black continued their surge against Bantam Silver and will take a shot at the undefeated Bantam, Purple in a marquee Week 6 matchup.

Blood Drive for Tommy Guardavaccaro - October 21st

Blood Drive

The St. Ephrem Youth Program is holding a Blood Drive on Oct. 21 in honor of Tommy Guardavaccaro, a child of our parish who has recently begun treatment for Leukemia. The drive is being chaired by Frank Spadaro, who has been the driving force behind our past very successful drives.

Tommy attends third grade at St .Ephrem School and participates in several of the sports programs at St. Ephrem, including Basketball and Flag Football.  He is currently undergoing treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in Manhattan.  As part of that treatment, Tommy will be receiving blood transfusions.

Over the last several years, we have had the opportunity to host blood drives for other sick children that had ties to the parish; Jack Rubin, George Fischetti and McKenna Coyle, all were diagnosed with serious diseases that required blood transfusions.  We are very happy to report that all three children are doing very well, and we know that with the help of the parish, Tommy will be able to have the same results.

The drive will be held in the St. Ephrem Old School Hall on Oct. 21, 2012 between 8:30AM and 3:00PM.  You can make an appointment to donate by calling either Frank Spadaro at 917-364-3323 or Joe Guarino at 718-833-6467; or you can just drop in. The people of St. Ephrem have always responded when asked to help others in need, as a matter of fact the parish was presented with an award in 2011 by Bishop Dimarzio for having the most successful Blood Drive in the entire diocese.

Please remember Tommy in your prayers and make an appointment to donate the “gift of life”.  Be a giver of life and donate a pint of blood on October 21.  We have successfully helped three of our own so far; let’s all help to make Tommy Guardavaccara another success story.

Week 4 Game Summaries

Novice Week 4 Game Summaries

Novice Black 20, Novice Blue 14   

In a thrilling game between the two undefeated teams in the Novice division, Novice Black (4-0) scored a touchdown in overtime to give the defending champ Novice Blue (3-1) their first loss of the season.


Novice Silver 18, Novice White 6

Novice Silver (2-1) jumped out to a 12-0 lead on their first two possessions and never looked back.  Novice White (0-4) got a late score when Kai Higginson hit Om Serpico with a short touchdown pass.


Novice Red 26, Novice Burgundy 18

MVP Candidate Chase Gardner scored 2 TD's, his last on a dazzling run with under 2 minutes remaining in the game to give the Novice Red Team (2-1) a 26-18 victory over Novice Burgundy (0-4).   Nicholas Boccadifuoco scored twice with a long run and acrobatic catch on a pass from Matthew Bartholomeo.   Bartholomeo also connected with Jamie Wilson on a 2 point conversion to help secure the victory.  Matthew Rogers, Vincent D'acierno, and Jason Morales played aggressive defense to help propel Red to an 18-6 lead before Burgundy staged a gutsy and valiant comeback that fell just short.

Bantam Week 4 Game Summaries

Bantam Red 40, Bantam Burgundy 14

The Bantam Red team (1-3) finally put it all together this week and cruised to a 40-14 victory over Bantam Burgundy (1-3).  The young Red team was led by one of its youngest players, Kellan Cohill.  Kellan had possibly the best all around game of any player this year, scoring a combined five touchdowns.  On offense Kellan had six cathes for 73 yards and three touchdowns.  On defense Kellan had four interceptions with two returned for touchdowns.  Anthony Pollari led the team in receiving with 7 catches for 92 yards.  Nicolas Fiocco had his first receiving touchdown of the year.  Jonathan Pappanicholaou continued his strong play at the quarterback position. He threw for 170 yards and three touchdowns.
 

While there was a wide margin in the final score, the game was very close until a pivotal pick six by Kellan Cohill.  With the Burgandy team leading 14-13 and on the verge of scoring another touchdown Kellan stepped in front of a Burgandy pass and went coast to coast changing the momentum and complexion of the game.  Kellan then continued to dominate all day on both sides of the ball.  It was a good win for the Red team, which seems to be improving each week.
 
Bantam Black 49, Bantam Blue 0   

Bantam Black (3-1) faced a well-respected Bantam Blue team (1-3) and put together a complete game on both sides of the ball to grab a victory.  It was another stellar start for George Mendez, with 117 receiving yards and two interceptions, and quarterback Mike Martell, who completed 18 of 22 passes for 207 yards.  The Bantam rookies Grace Campbell, Shannon McLoughlin, Jared Abrenica, and Nick Gonzalez all put in solid performances to help their team get the win.  Jake Higginson and Ryan Coad filled out the defense and Nick Maddaloni added a TD to the score.

Bantam Purple 58, Bantam Silver 6

Bantam Purple (4-0) continued their dominance of the Bantam division with a convincing victory over a very good Bantam Silver team (2-2).

Week 3 Game Summaries

Novice Week 3 Game Summaries

Novice Blue 40, Novice White 12

Novice Blue (3-0) were led by 2 touchdowns from Chris Coad and a TD catch from Stephen Stella.  Their defense continued to play strong.  For Novice White (0-3), Kai Higginson led 2 scoring drives, capped off with TD passes to Rocco Loccisano and Roger Erichsen.

Novice Black 24, Novice Red 6

Chase Gardner had several magnificent runs and scored Novice Red's (1-1) only touchdown.  Matthew Bartholomeo hit Jason Morales on several beautiful passes to keep Red in the game but the Novice Black (3-0) team's well balanced attack proved to be too much.

Novice Silver 24, Novice Burgundy 22

In a great game, Novice Silver (1-2) got its first win of the season over Novice Burgundy, who still seek their first win. 


Bantam Week 3 Game Summaries 

Bantam Black 24, Bantam Red 19

The game of the day was played between the Bantam Black (2-1) and the Bantam Red (0-3) teams. Jonathan Pappanicholaou turned in a stellar performance.  On defense, Jonathan intercepted two passes and returning one for a touchdown.  On offense, Jonathan threw for 96 yards and two touchdowns. He spread the ball around to six different receivers.  Kathleen Egan led the team with 4 catches for 41 yards.  Kellan Cohill and Dennis Rizzi each had a touchdown reception.

Red jumped out to a 13-6 lead which they carried to the halftime buzzer.  Black battled back and took an 18-13 lead.  Red then drove down the field and scored with 49 seconds left to take a 19-18 lead. The Black then drove quickly down the field and scored the go ahead touchdown with 25 seconds remaining.  A last ditch effort by the Red team was stopped by an interception with 6 seconds remaining.  It was a tough luck loss for a young Red team that had played well enough to win up until the last Black team drive of the day. 

Bantam Silver 28, Bantam Burgundy 12

After losing in a very close game against Blue, Bantam Silver (2-1) looked to bounce back against Bantam Burgundy (1-2).  Three of Silver's players were unable to attend the game, so all 7 players had to play the entire time. One of the missing players was part-time quarterback Michael Boccadifuoco.  Somebody needed to step it up and replace him at QB, and that somebody was Richie Evangelista.  Silver started off very strong by making Burgundy go 3 and out, and then scoring on a touchdown pass from Richie Evangelista to Michael Morano.  This touchdown was set up by a bomb from Richie caught by Christian Badillo.  They then got the 2 point conversion on a pass from Morano to Brandon Boeffer.  The score was quickly 8-0 Silver.  Later on in the first half, Burgundy had the ball on Silver's side of the field.  The Burgundy QB threw the ball up to Kyle Codespoti and he came down with it in the back of the end zone.  Then, Burgundy got the ball again after Silver threw an interception.  The Burgundy QB threw a pass right to defender Michael Morano.  However, the ball bounced out of his hands and landed in Kyle Codespoti's for his 2nd touchdown.  The score was 12-8 Burgundy at halftime.

The second half however, was all Silver.  It started off by Morano connecting with Chris Morales for a touchdown.  Richie then hit Morano for the 2 point conversionto make it 16-12 Silver.  Silver then forced Burgundy to turn the ball over on downs.  Richie then hit Badillo with a touchdown pass to make the score 22-12.  Burgundy turned it over on downs again. Richie then hit Michael Morano for a touchdown to seal the deal.  Burgundy then ran out of time and the game ended.  In his quarterback debut, Richie Evangelista was 13-22 with 122 yards.  He threw 3 touchdown passes and a 2 point conversion.  Michael Morano was 5-6 with 66 yards, a touchdown, and a 2 point conversion.  Brandon Boeffer had a big receiving day with 4 catches for 60 yards and 2 point conversion.  Michael Morano had 7 receptions for 76 yards, 2 touchdowns, and a 2 point conversion.  Christian Badillo had 2 very important catches for 34 yards and a touchdown.  Chris Morales had 4 catches for 21 yards and a TD.  Everyone played great for the Silver team.  They play the Purple team next week.  They look to give them their first loss since the 2010-2011 season.

Bantam Purple 38, Bantam Blue 0

The defending champs (3-0) stayed perfect after handling Bantam Blue (1-2).