Week 2 Game Summaries

Novice Week 2 Game Summaries

Black 22, Burgundy 8

Coming off of a slow first half in week 1, Novice Black (2-0) made sure not to do the same going up against an all-Rookie Novice Burgundy (0-2) team. The game opened up with the black defense stifling runs from Burgundy. Mark Albewi, Alexander Messina and Steven Diservi stopped the rushing attack of Burgundy in its tracks which led to a turnover on downs. On its first possession, Alexander Messina (who came back on the field after a collision with a team mate) took the ball on 3rd down and cut it up field. No one on Burgundy was able to catch up to the blazing speed and agility of Messina as he ran to the end zone to give black a 6-0 lead. Messina followed that performance by catching the 2 point conversion to put Black up 8-0. Burgundy offense looked slightly more potent on the next drive. Quarterback Theo Ridenouer  found Piece Gallagher for a nice completetion. However, the Black defense was too much to overcome. Pass deflections added up and a critical 4th down deflection by Luke Johnston the ball back. Novice-Black took control of the ball knowing Burgundy was keying on stopping Alexander Messina. It was time for another player to make a big play offensively. That player was Steven Diservi. DiServi took control of the drive, catching 3 passes from Quarterback Michael Nunnally. The last of those 3 catches resulted in a touchdown and a 2 point conversion pulling Black out to a 16-0 nothing lead at half time.

     

The second half picked up where the first half ended. Quarterback Michael Nunnally lined up as a running back and took a hand off all the way down the field on the first play of the half to give Black a commanding 22-0 lead. Burgundy refused to go away quietly though. They responded with a big touchdown run from Christopher Glynn and a successful 2 point conversion to cut the lead to 22-8. Black began to melt time off the clock with timely running plays from Angelo Menna, Adam Nash and Owen Nash. A big 3rd down pass to Mark Albedewi was the play that wrapped the game up. From there, Novice-Black took knees and extended their record to 2-0.

Novice Red 12, Novice White 6

Chase Gardener and Nick Boccadifuoco each scored a rushing touchdown to help the Novice Red (1-0) team edge Novice White (0-2) by a 12-6 score.  Jamie Wilson hooked up with Matthew Bartholomeo on 2 deep strikes to help put Red in scoring position.   Long runs by Nicole Cappa and Tara McLoughlin secured a crucial first down in the game’s final possession to secure the victory.   Jason Morales pulled his best Lawrence Taylor impersonation by dominating the game defensively never allowing the white team to get its running game going.  Kai Higginson hit Roger Erickson on a deep pass for the only White score.

Novice Blue 20, Novice Silver 0

The defending Novice division champs (2-0) continued their strong play as they shut out the young Novice Silver (0-1) team in their inaugural game.


Bantam Week 2 Game Summaries

Bantam Purple 50, Bantam Red 15

Bantam Purple (2-0) continued their championship quality play in defeating the Bantam Red (0-2) squad.  For Red, Kellan Cohill and Anthony Pollari had big days recieving. Kellan had 3 catches for 49 yards incluing a big gainer for a touchdown. Anthony had 4 catches for 33 yards, a touchdown, and two conversions. Jonathan Pappanicholau had an impressive day throwing for 91 yards, two touchdowns, and two conversions. Also, Jonathan just missed an early pick off that would have probably resulted in a pick six. He did an excellent job of calling the defenses and defending all game long.

Bantam Blue 12, Bantam Silver 7

Bantam Blue (1-1) beat a very good Bantam Silver (1-1) team.  Coming off a 40-0 blowout over the Red team, the Silver team was taken by surprise by Blue.  The Blue defense really came to play as they intercepted Silver's quarterbacks 4 times that game.  However, Silver's defense played very well. They were down 12-0 at halftime.  Nothing was going right for the Silver team but they never gave up.  Michael Morano took a handoff in the second half and ran it in for a touchdown.  The Silver team then got a crucial 1 point conversion to make the score 12-7.  The Silver defense shut down Blue in the second half, allowing no points.  With under 2 minutes left, Silver had the ball on their own 7 yard line. They needed a touchdown to win it, but Blue's defense never let up as the Silver team were unable to get a first down and Blue won the game 12-7.  Silver looks to bounce back against a talented Burgundy team next week.

Bantam Black 40, Bantam Burguny 14

Bantam Black (1-1) looked impressive in week 2 action against a tough Bantam Burgundy (1-1) team.

Week 1 Game Summaries

Novice Week 1 Scores and Summaries

Novice Black 20, Novice White 14

After bearing a storm (literally) Novice Black and Novice White began their season with a semi-final re-match from last season which was won by Black.  Returning Novice White members clearly remembered that loss as they came out swinging to start the game.  White opened up the game with big plays that were almost touchdowns if not for some key flag grabs from James Pollari and Steven Diservi.  White continued to pick apart the Black zone defense and managed to strike first with a touchdown pass from Kai Higginson and after a sucessful conversion White took a 8-0 lead.  After a stifling defensive drive from White in which runs from Alexander Messina and Steven DiServi were stopped at the line of scrimmage, Black was forced to punt the ball back to White.  White took control and picked up where they left off.  Kai Higginson marched them down the field for another score when he connected with Justin Quiles which made the score 14-0.  Black got the ball back with a minute left in the first half and desperately in need of a huge play.  Their prayers were answered when with seconds left in the half, Alexander Messina caught a screen pass from Michael Nunnally at mid field and juked through the defense for a touchdown to inch Black into the game.

   

The second half started with Black trailing 14-8. Black took control of the ball and led by the running of pre season MVP Candidate, Alexander Messina, got into the opponents territory. Once there, Michael Nunnally connected on a beautiful sideline pass to Luke Johnston who got the ball to the 2 yard line. After 2 unsuccessful tries to score from inside the 5 yard line (which is on the hardest components of flag football), Black lined up for a pivotal 4th down. Nunnally, playing his first game, looked like a seasoned vet scanning a clustered end zone and finding his open man. That open man was Jake Cadotte. Jake's touchdown tied the score at 14. Novice Black had turned the tide but still had trouble containing the precision passing of Higginson. However, on the next drive, Safety Luke Midthassel recorded his first careeer interception and put the Black team in great field position to take the lead. Michael Nunnally found Justin Cook for the eventual game winning touchdown catch. White tried to respond with a game tying touchdown drive of their own but fell short as time expired. After the game Justin Klug, second year Novice Black Head Coach, was quoted as saying "Today our team showed that its going to be a tough team to beat. We went down 2 scores early but didnt complain about it. We kept our head up and made adjustments. You dont know the character of a team until they face adversity and today we showed Novice Black has a ton of character."

Novice Blue 40,  Novice Burgundy 12

The defending champs opened the season with an impressive win against one of two new teams in the Novice division.


Bantam Week 1 Scored and Summaries

Bantam Silver 40, Bantam Red 0

The first game for the bantam division was a battle between the Silver team and the Red team. Both teams are very young and both coaches are new so nobody knew how this game would turn out. However,  this became very clear as Silver took an early lead and they never let up. Early in the game, Mike Marano  received the ball on a double reverse from Mike Boccadifuoco and hit Brandon Boeffer deep for a touchdown. Later on, Mike Boccadifuoco kept the ball and ran all the way to the goal line. Silver was lethal  both offensively and defensively in the first half taking a 32-0 lead into halftime. Silver would end up scoring one more time this game on a deflected pass from Mike Marano caught by Richie Evangelista. They were great on offense all game and even better on defense, getting a few interceptions and doing an amazing job of pulling flags. Silver ended up with a 40-0 shutout. They look to improve to 2-0 next week when they play the Blue team, who barely lost to the Burgundy team on a last second play.

Kathleen Egan led the Red team in passing completing four of nine passes for 22 yards. Kellan Cohill led the team in receiving with 3 catches for 17 yards. Dennis Rizzi led the team in rushing with 17 yards on 3 carries.


Bantam Burgundy 14, Bantam Blue 13

Burgundy defeated Blue in a closely played game 14 to 13. Touchdowns were scored by Klye Codispoti and Michael Albdewi. A key 2 point conversion was converted by Michael Albdewi late in the game to give Burgundy the lead. Two key interceptions by Brandon Jones and Steven Fadel  and a critical 3rd down sack  by John Barbieri late in the game sealed the victory. Anthony Pizzirusso and Thomas Blandino both played well in their debut as quarterback. Good game Burgundy.

Special mention goes to Bantam Blue Patrick for his outstanding play on the defensive line and Jack Slattery for a couple of impressive runs. Also, Bobby Maloney had several pass deflections on defense and anthony intercepted one of burgundy's two pt attempts.


Bantam Purple 34, Bantam Black 19

The defending champs came out strong in their first game of 2012.