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.