GYFL Week 3 highlights
BANTAMS MAVERICKS 27, BULLDOGS 14
The Bulldogs opened with a long offensive possession ending with a touchdown from Graham Geisler. The score was followed by great running gains from Riley O’Neill and solid blocks from Owen Tweddle and Connor McMahon. The second quarter saw some amazing defensive tackles from Danny Insinga, Keil Oellrich and Gustav Peitryka. The Bulldogs defense, including Sebastian Campbell, Matthew Andrighetti, Vincent Tripptrap and Charlie Stuckey, shut out the Mavericks from scoring in the second half. Grant Andrews, James Falco, Anders Hildebrand and Kyler Woerz worked together to take down some fast Mavericks runners at the end of the third quarter. Jameson Grant and Brody Lutz showed strong defense in the fourth. The Bulldogs offense, led by quarterback Tyler Ernst, rallied with an eight-play possession at the end of the game, culminating with a touchdown by Geisler and conversion from Ryder Caruso. A truly special moment came at the end as autistic player James Falco scored his first-ever touchdown, taking the handoff from the QB and running all the way to the end zone as both teams cheered him on. A true example of GYFL camaraderie.
GENERALS 24, RAIDERS 6
The Generals offense was led by Madsen Ehrhart who scored three running touchdowns of 20-plus yards. Owen Cunnion, behind a great block by Brendan Curley, scored on a long touchdown run. The offense was supported with strong running by Callum Holl, Spencer Smith, Winslow Van Reesema and Gavin Stewart. Brett Schmidt, Ned Davis, Ayden Keshvarzian, Matthew Cohen and James Caputo all provided great blocking to strengthen the Generals offense. Teo Pita, Kellen Aslansan, Harry Collier and Jake Leonard played outstanding defense to limit the talented Banc Raider offense.
The lone BANC score came on a 50-yard scamper by Jacari Hughes behind the blocking of Carter Livingston and Anthony Goncalves. BANC’s defense did their best to keep the Generals out of the end zone in the second half, led by tough plays by Zach Teurs and Steven Nunez.
CRUSHERS 24, GATORS 14
The Crushers kept their winning streak alive behind big runs by Braden Raybuck and Henry Schmedlen, coupled with killer defense by Raybuck and a career defensive day by Ryan Strassel and Joey Mitchell. Raybuck scorched the field with touchdown runs of 42 and 58 yards, while Schmedlen scored on 10-yard and 25-yard blasts. Philip Tarantino added 32 yards of rushing and Jake Natale added another 42. Big blocking up front by Mickey Petrone and Mitchell opened up the holes. On defense, Raybuck led with 11 tackles followed by Strassels’ six, Aidan Williams’ five and Mitchell’s four. Charlie Burchell picked up another two. Other big defensive plays included a pick by Luke Vizzo and a fumble recovery by Tarantino after Natale knocked the ball loose. Nate Collins and Matisse Sostre both made touchdown-saving tackles.
Gator Blake Guilfoyle lead the team with two touchdowns and Justin Martinelli punched in the extra point. Boden Zeppelin, the youngest and smallest player on the field, ran for 10 yards. Nicholas Vomvolakis, Justin Carroll, Casey Baker and Carl Homan worked hard on the offensive line to open holes. Ryder Garcia and Timothy Kurczewski ran the ball hard all day. Defensively, Marco Sethi, Mark Homan, Jake Orbanowski, Carroll and Garcia had multiple tackles.
JUNIORS MAVS 25, BULLDOGS 13
Once again the Mavs got off to a quick start, scoring on their first possession as Brandon Auguste took a pitch from QB Nick Wells and stiff-armed his way down the sidelines for a 40-yard touchdown run. The offensive line proved to be the key to the Mavericks ground attack as Julian Ravina, Jack Sepot, Philip Martone, Chris Marinaccio, Michael Asprinio and Andrue Borrelli did a great job firing off the ball and sustaining their blocks. Jackson Choi and Emerson Bulis also turned in fine performances, racking up additional first downs all day. The defense, led by Grant Goldring and John Tsaparas, plugged up the middle and sealed the edge, making it difficult for the Bulldogs to sustain any momentum. Noah Park had a sensational pick, stepping in front of the intended Bulldogs receiver, and almost took it to the house. Danny Ciccarelli, Asher Sisca, Sebastian Pena, Teo Ocana and Will Connell all stepped up and recorded solo tackles, contributing to the total team effort.
The Bulldogs offensive line, made up of Andrew Tweddle, Zach Sardone, Calvin Donat, Enzo Vartuli and Kyle Ebanks, opened up huge rushing lanes for Chase Inesta, who scored two touchdowns, including an 80-yard-plus run. On the defensive side of the ball, Max Marek, Michael John D’Angelo and Brando Craven all racked up impressive sacks. D’Angelo also rushed in an extra point. Max Loffredo was a force on both sides of the ball, with more than 24 yards rushing plus five tackles.
GENERALS 14, RAIDERS 0
The Generals struggled early against the strong Raiders defense but were able to get two late touchdowns by Charlie Tortorella to seal the win. Peter Sweirzinski, Hunter Woods, Henry Johnson and Luca Larosa had great blocking on the day, while Tortorella, Brennan Cunnion and Will Fels led the Generals ground attack. Defensively, the Generals were strong all day and had a second half safety by Owen Lavin and an interception by Rocket Servick. Constant pressure was applied by Matthew Huang, Alex Wayland and Jose Porraz, and Matthew Ward and Joe Lewis were strong in defense throughout the day.
The Raiders defense set the tone, forcing a turnover on the very first series with an interception by DevenJayden Manasan. Throughout the next three quarters the defense held the Generals offense scoreless. Matthew Siriano, Jacob Mobley and Santino Bisgnano all had a host of tackles and big hits. Alexa Mariscal and Aiden Marriot also contributed tackles for loss. One highlight of the afternoon was when the Generals offense was marching down the field threatening to score inside the 10-yard line. Joseph Sarno forced a fumble and was recovered by Adorian Campbell. On the ensuing series, the Raiders offensive line, led by Mobley, Lauren Judge and Lucas Melgar, began to move the ball down field with great catches by Andrew Pavlou and Adorian Campbell. Although the offense didn’t punch it in, the running of Matthew Siriano, Tristan Bates and Adorian Campbell produced positive tough yards all game long.
GATORS 15, CRUSHERS 0
The Gators remained undefeated and got the only score they needed on the first play of the game when Guy Germain got free and sprinted for a 70-yard touchdown run. He then hit Topher Martinelli with a pass for the 2-point conversion. The Gators’ second touchdown came just minutes later on a 68-yard run by Jack Carroll. Harrison Castelli scored the point after. Germain, Carroll and Matthew Colella led the rushing attack, while Maximus Gabelli added two long receptions. Anthony Panarella had a great carry on his first-ever rushing attempt. The offensive line and backs opened up the running lanes with great blocking throughout the game, paced by Andrew Lane, Daniel McGuire, Mekai Brown, Dylan Botoff, Michael Nogaki, Topher Martinelli, James Adorney, Quinn Lombardo, Gabelli and Carroll. The defense secured the shutout thanks to the play of Travis Wilson, Peter Vomvolakis, Max Colella, McGuire, Carroll, M. Brown, Gabelli and Germain. Luke Homan, Will Hanna, Jordan Goodman, Wilson, Vomvolakis, Botoff, M. Brown, Gabelli, McGuire and Carroll all added one or more tackles in the backfield for loss. Other contributors on defense included Matthew Colella, Castelli, Nogaki, Anthony Tropea and Riley Podewils. Vomvolakis had a sack and McGuire added a fumble recovery.
Santiago Parra and Vincent Smario led the Crushers defense as Parra had five tackles, including one behind the line of scrimmage while Smario had three, all for losses. Luke Tocci had two tackles and made a sprinting, snatchedfrom-the-air interception that stopped a driving Gators team late in the fourth quarter. Charlie Young and Colin Falla also made a drive-stopping tackle to keep the Gators off the scoreboard late in the game. On offense, QB Brad Wallace led the Crushers against a tough Gators defense as back Colin Falla averaged 4 yards a carry.
SENIORS GLENVILLE MAVERICKS 21, NORTH MIANUS BULLDOGS 0
The Mavs remained undefeated behind a dominant defense as EJ Perez, Dylan Kellan and Cooper Edwards each had a sack, and Antonio Ciccarelli added a drive-ending interception. Leading the team with tackles were Carl Griffasi, Anthony Pedicano, James Wailgum, AJ Pisacano, Luke Snisky and Henry Goldberg. Tackles were also contributed by Wyatt Stratton, Gavyn Gennarelli, Sergot Boone and Leart Deduschi. Boone, Snisky and Kellan all skillfully deflected passes. On offense, the team had three rushing TDs from Wailgum, Pisacano and John Gatherer. Edwards and Jack Konigsberg added extra points. QBs Rocco Grillo, Edwards and Wailgum completed passes for solid gains. Konigsberg, Pedicano and Michael Truini caught passes at key moments. The Mavericks offensive line was led by Timmy Powers, Antonio Ortiz, Anthony Lima, Ray Ruggerio, Coley Critchell and Lane Critchell.
A 40-yard catch-and-run from Bulldogs quarterback Cole Studwell to Georgie Hernandez gave the Bulldogs their biggest play of the game. Studwell also hooked up on passes to Jake Stefanowicz and Nio Vigilante. Defensively, the Bulldogs got contributions from more than 10 players with multiple tackles, including Justin Norton, Ignacy Pietryka, Stefanowicz, Andrew Walko and Danny Fox. First-year player Andrew Lerner was particularly impressive at the end of the game with four tackles in the fourth quarter alone. Johnny Insinga played hard on both sides of the ball.
GENERALS 34, RAIDERS 0
The Generals had another strong day on offense that started with a 30-yard scoring run by Wyatt Gibson, with Tomas Delgado scoring the extra point on an outside pitch. Delgado scored on the next drive on a 70-yard run behind the blocking of Jake Popjoy and Liam Reynolds. The Generals failed to convert the extra point. Wyatt Gibson scored again on a 25-yard run, with Malik Samms scoring the extra point behind the block of Peter Michalik. In the second half, Harrison Hoover scampered 18 yards for a touchdown, with Grant Schmidt scoring the extra point. The Generals’ final score was another run by Hoover with a Schmidt extra point. The Generals defense saw strong play by Jackson Wolfram, Peyton Aslansan and Reed Williams. Ryan Brown recovered a fumble on the final play of the game.
The Raiders were led by QB Jack Wilson who commanded the ground game with 60 rushing yards in front of running back Dante Adams, who ran for 50 of his own. The offense once again had momentum from Conner Jones, Jaden Scott, Zyian Cooper and Shakye Cooper, who anchored the offense. Back Tristan Caldwell generated solid gains in the fourth quarter as well as John Reyes. On defense, the linebacking corps of Owen Morrissey and Brian Pinheiro provided much-needed support to help thwart the Generals running attack. The defensive line push came from Tyler Senft, James Roina, Thiago Camargo, Nick Grannito and Tony Santos.
GATORS 7, CRUSHERS 0
The Riverside Gators continued their winning ways when Miles Trager broke loose on a 60-yard touchdown run and Miles Moore converted the extra point to put the Gators up 7-0. On offense, the Gators line was led by Ryan Beiley, Carter Paulson, Luke Lombardo, Peter Lane and George Vomvolakis, fighting hard all game in the trenches. Chase Smith ran hard to keep the chains moving for the Gators. The Gators had several long drives that were ended due to costly penalties. Dillon Stephens got things going on the first play of the game with a 70-yard TD run behind Paulson, Lombardo and Murph Watner that got called back. The defensive backfield with Miles Moore, Charlie Dixon, Miles Trager and Austin Rinello kept tight coverage to stall the Crushers passing attack. The linebacker crew of Robert Perlman, Vomvolakis, Paulson and Stevens made key tackles in the backfield. Reed Eddy, Derek D'angelo, Beiley, Lombardo and Watner were key in containing the running game. With less than two minutes left, the combined effort of the entire defensive line ended the Crushers final drive, resulting in a Gators interception.
The Crushers defense held their opponent to a touchdown or less for the third week in a row behind a well-balanced defense that saw five players with five tackles or more, including John Raybuck, Victor Bejarano, Chris Takita, Dominic DeLuca and Jake Kiernan. Raybuck also forced two fumbles, recovering one. Teddy Flinn and Sebastian Parra also added some tackles to keep the Gators off the boards. On offense, Jurgis Schmedlen ran for 56 yards on the day and DeLuca ran for 20. QB Thomas Durvasula also had four completions for a total of 35 yards, with three of those passes going to Schmedlen and another to Ryan McBreairty.