Public League Final X-Ray, 2006 . . .

  Here's a look at the PL final, which was played 11/18 at Northeast's
Charlie Martin Memorial Stadium. Frankford was coached by Mike
Capriotti. Washington was coached by Ron Cohen.

  Here's a link to Ted's website report.
  Click here for game photos.
  Click here for some photos from Bill Wettstein.
  Click here for celebration photos.
  Click here for some larger photos.
  Go to bottom of this page for Ted's Daily News story. 

FRANKFORD 15, WASHINGTON 14
George Washington   7   7   0   0 — 14
Frankford                 6   6   0   3 — 15
  GW: Sloh 21 run (McFillin kick)
  F: Goodson 19 pass from Hudson (kick failed)
  GW: Brown 12 run (McFillin kick)
  F: N. Johnson 4 run (pass failed)
  F: FG Goodson 18
                                       Wash     Fkd
First downs                       10         10
Rushes-yards                    46-148   34-99
Passing yards                    0           130
Total offense                    148        229
Passes                              1-3-0     7-13-2
Return yards                     131       20
Punts                               5-32.8   3-31.3
Fumbles lost                     1           2
Penalties                          2-15      4-20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
  RUSHING -- GW: Brown 21-82, Bailey 6-14, Granger 6-(-9), J. Jones 5-19, Sloh 5-36, Murray 1-3. FKD: *Spires 16-65, N. Johnson 11-27, Hudson 5-3, Spence 1-5, center snap 1-(-1).
  PASSING -- GW: Granger 1-3-0 -- 0. FKD: Hudson 7-13-2 -- 130.
  RECEIVING -- GW: Brown 1-0. FKD: Goodson 3-76, Montgomery 2-42, Spires 1-6, N. Johnson 1-6.
  INTERCEPTIONS -- GW: McPhail, Bright.
  RECOVERIES OF OPPONENT'S FUMBLES -- GW: J. Jones, S. Marano. FKD: D. Lewis.
  RETURNS -- GW: Brown 2-59, Hatton 2-12, Bright 1-41, McPhail 1-10, Bailey 1-9.
  TACKLES -- GW: J. Jones and O. Wallace, 8; Bright and D. Wallace, 7. FKD: Burnett and D. Lewis, 8; Fitzgerald, 7; Allen and Dudley, 6.
  SACK -- FKD: T. Lewis.
  OTHER TFLs -- GW: Bright, O. Wallace. FKD: D. Lewis and T. Lewis, 2; Fitzgerald, Spence and Ortega, 1.

FRANKFORD'S SEASON

WASHINGTON'S SEASON
  W-L We They
idle      
at Pennsbury L 0 22
idle      
U. Perkiomen W 42 18
Germantown W 42 7
at Gratz W 40 20
at Washington (NE) W 28 13
Dobbins W 38 25
at Northeast W 20 0
Olney 1/4 W 58 12
Dobbins   1/2 W 32 6
  W-L We They
Dougherty W 27 12
Overbrook W 51 6
at Bensalem W 26 20
Chestnut Hill L 7 15
at Northeast W 19 0
Dobbins W 28 7
Frankford (NE) L 13 28
Germantown W 43 6
at Gratz W 49 6
Bartram   1/4 W 43 0
Northeast   1/2 W 19 10

ROTATION MEMBERS . . .

FKD OFF.

WASH DEF.
C Alexander Ortiz

68

 E Chris Clanton 57
G James Quiles

65

 E Scott Marano 44
G William Mount 67 E Fatai Lawal 4
T William Ray 75 T Aaron Murrey 65
T William Austin 70 T Lawrence Williams 74
E J.C. Montgomery 49 T Rubin Lee 54
E Warren Tinsley 19 OLB Oliver Wallace 20
QB Andreas Hudson 14 OLB Devon Wallace 21
RB Calvin Spires 25 ILB Jeff "Milky" Jones 40
FB Nate Johnson 33 ILB Aaron Hampton 10
WB Ervin Goodson 36 ILB Brett Sommerer 55
PK Ervin Goodson 36 CB Brian Carter 2
P Eddie Ferrell 29 CB Anthony Bright 7
LS Sean Henderson 50 S Rich McPhail 29
H Josh Burnett 47
KR Ervin Goodson

36
KR J.C. Montgomery 49
KO Christopher Spence 45

FKD DEF.

WASH OFF.
E Brandon Allen 60 C Chris Clanton 57
E Terrell Lewis 44 G Mike Kelly 52
T Tyree Dudley 72 G Aaron Murrey 65
T George Ferrell 79 T Kevin Marano 56
E/LB Steven Ortega 48   T Alex Salgado 58
OLB Lamont Fitzgerald 40 E Scott Marano 44
OLB Josh Burnett 47 E Damien Wilmer 39
OLB J.C. Montgomery 49   E Brandon Bynum 83
ILB Christopher Spence 45 QB Clinton "Juice" Granger 8
ILB Dwayne Lewis 30 RB Fateen Brown 34
CB Kalif Walker 20 RB Aaron Hampton 10
CB Markel Jefferson 22 FB Jay Sloh 32
S Eugene Thomas 17 FB Jeff "Milky" Jones 40
SB Brian Carter 2
PK Will McFillin 11
P Scott Marano 44
LS Brandon Bynum 83
H Oliver Wallace 20
KR Brian Carter 2

STATISTICAL LEADERS . . .

 

FRANKFORD

                        
No. Name idle Penns idle UP Gtn Gtz Wash Dobb NE Oln Dobb

Totals
  RUSHING                        
25 Calvin Spires   10-24   7-82 8-72 8-88 22-95 13-150 16-131 12-139 x 96-781
33 Nate Johnson   12-81   19-144 9-53 11-63 15-81 13-76 16-68 2-0 x 97-566
45 Chris Spence   4-23   1-6 2-(-6)   1-6     8-44 15-87 31-160
27 Kareem Steplight       1-9 3-12         5-83 8-35 17-139
  PASSING                        
14 Andreas Hudson   1-8   5-9 5-6 4-6 7-11 2-7 6-9 4-7 6-11 40-74
      16   136 2  66 83 2  106  3  13 1  82 77 1  147  3 726 12 
  RECEIVING                        
49 J.C. Montgomery       3-94   2-65 3-41   2-46 2-48   12-294
19 Warren Tinsley       2-42 1-18 1-13 1-9 1-5 2-12 1-25 1-29 10-153
36 Ervin Goodson                 2-24   1-104 3-128
  SCORING                        
25 Calvin Spires       6 12 12 12 12 6 12   72
36 Ervin Goodson       6 10 10 2 8 2 18 14 70
49 J.C. Montgomery       6   12 14 2   6   40
33 Nate Johnson       6 6 6   6 6     30
 

WASHINGTON

                        
No. Name Doc Ovb Ben CH NE Dobb Fkd Gtn Gtz Bart NE

Totals
  RUSHING                        
34 Fateen Brown 14-93 8-54 15-67 8-34 8-39 18-106 12-32 8-52 13-152 16-76 25-158 145-863
32 Jay Sloh 12-49 9-41 16-177 8-37 7-27 5-45 4-13 6-29 9-98 5-35 7-28 88-579
2 Brian Carter 2-19 4-96 6-95 4-8 5-40 7-44 10-63 6-72 7-30 7-42 6-19 64-528
10 Aaron Hampton 4-43 2-31     4-22 7-44   1-14   1-16   19-170
24 Hopeton Bailey   6-41   1-2 1-2     2-1 2-60 1-9 2-28 15-143
  PASSING                        
8 Clinton Granger 4-9 0-4 4-8 1-5 6-13 4-12 4-12 2-3 3-8 6-9 0-1 34-84
    54 1  0 89 1  16 73 35 20 23 1  (-1) 105 1  0 414 4
  RECEIVING                        
2 Brian Carter     1-53 1-39 2-58 2-20 1-1 1-12 1-(-18) 4-57   13-222
39 Damien Wilmer     2-25 1-16 1-10 2-44   1-11 2-17 3-95   12-218
  SCORING                        
2 Brian Carter 6 12 12   6   6 26 6 12 6 92
34 Fateen Brown 6 6 6     12 6 12 6 6   60
8 Clinton Granger   6 6     6     6 6 6 36
32 Jay Sloh   6     6     2 12   6 32

THE FIRST TIME . . .

REPORT BY AMAURO AUSTIN
OCT. 13
PUBLIC RED
Frankford 28, Washington 13
    Well so much for the suspense. The Pioneers have tricked us all. Sure they only played 2 Non-League tune-ups which caused them to kind of fly under the radar early on and sure there's some new personnel, but the more things change, the more they stay the same and Frankford FB is flying high once again as they kind of in easy fashion handled the Eagles from GW. The defending champs did it mostly by controlling the lines which led to controlling the clock which led to more scoring plays which led to well of course, the W. The Pioneers out-gained the Eagles 304 to 123 yards (55 to 41 in total plays). It was such a great overall effort that I don't really know who to start talking about first. I guess things start with the head so sr. QB Andreas Hudson should be mentioned first. He was again his poised self as all Pioneer QBs normally are as he went 7-for-11, 106 yards with 3 TDs. Two TD grabs went to sr. WR J (as in James) C (as in Charles) Montgomery (listed at 6-5 210). There isn't a better wide-out in Public League folks. The Gaffney, SC native has taken the Frankford (which is indeed FB town USA) section of the city by storm already thought of as an adopted son after moving here back in April. There's no limit to how far he could go in this sport. He's got great hands (His first TD, a 5-yarder, on a fade route was snagged with one hand in the end zone while taking a hard pop and still getting one foot in. The second was a 4-yarder off an easy as pie slant.) He's also got an unbelievable build and top flight athleticism. It'll be interesting to see how this develops... Then there was the running game led by sr. backs Calvin Spires (22-95-TD) & Nate Johnson (15-81). Both guys ran hard and played a very go FB game. Spires (2/21) also caught a TD from 6-yards out. The defensive leaders were D-I prospect sr. DT Tyree Dudley (6-4 305) with 2 TFLs (8 yards), feisty jr. LB Chris Spence (7 stops with a sack and fumble recovery) & so. FS Kalif Walker (7 stops with a TFL and a pick). The Eagles struggled on both ends and if not for the serious moxie of sr. SB-CB Brian Carter (10-63 rushing, an INT on D which led to his 7-yard TD run), they would have been totally out of it. There weren't many other bright spots.
   AA's Notes: In the house: ex-Frankford aide Rasheed Muhammed an all-timer of an assistant coach. Afterwards, he came to me and said, "That's 3 in a row over these guys..." For GW, it was the debut of sr. LB Jeff "Milky" Jones (6-2 240). Jones formerly attended Northeast and had to request a fifth year from the district which was a long, drawn out process that led to a trip to Mechanicburg, PA (The head PIAA office). He looked decent out there despite some jitters at his old stomping grounds.

Ted's DN Story About the Title Game . . . 

Finishing kick gives Frankford another title

By TED SILARY
silaryt@phillynews.com

  Kids will be kids. But only to a certain extent, if they're relatives who find themselves on opposite sides in a football championship game.

  Tyree Dudley is a standout defensive lineman for Frankford High. Rubin Lee, though not a headliner, is a trench guy for George Washington.

  The words flew back and forth all week, with the affable Dudley admittedly setting the tone, in anticipation of Saturday's Public League final at Northeast. And there were a few more exchanges along the way, mostly from Lee as his Eagles led almost throughout.

  But when it was over, and Frankford owned its second consecutive Pub title, Dudley never came close, even in jest, to uttering a disparaging word.

  "You don't do that to family," he said, quietly. "I gave him a hug and told him, 'Good game.' "

  What a wild, down-the-stretch ride! Much of it was the sloppy version of bumpy, yes. But the twists and turns provided non-stop drama, along with incredible entertainment, and many members of both teams were reduced to tears.

  The moment came with 39.5 seconds remaining, when junior Ervin Goodson kicked an 18-yard field goal - his first career attempt, but actually closer than PAT distance - on fourth-and-goal from a foot.

  That happened after his coach, Mike Capriotti, called a timeout and scrapped an original thought to go with a quarterback sneak after trotting into the huddle and asking, "Erv, can you kick it?" and getting "Yeah" in response. Also after Washington coach Ron Cohen twice called let's-ice-him timeouts.

  Favorite Frankford 15, Underdog Washington 14. Phew!

  Dudley was on the sideline, crouched on the artificial surface and looking in the other direction, as Goodson, the ballboy in '05, approached the kicking block in straight-on fashion.

  "I was kind of scared because everything was on my shoulders," Goodson said. "I just blocked everything out."

  "I couldn't watch," Dudley said. "I was breakin' down [due to nerves]. I heard our crowd noise. That's what told me.

  "Erv's a cool cat. He just comes out here and makes plays [also three catches for 76 yards and a touchdown] like he's been doing it all his life."

  The 6-4, 305-pound Dudley, being eyed by the likes of Temple, West Virginia and James Madison, is the Pioneers' defensive bulwark. He finished with six stops, as did linemate Brandon Allen. Josh Burnett and Dwayne Lewis led the way with eight apiece while Lamont Fitzgerald posted seven.

  The season's most important stops came when Chris Spence dumped Fateen Brown (21 carries, 82 yards, one TD) for a 5-yard loss on third-and-4, and when Steven Ortega and Terrell Lewis followed by swallowing punter Scott Marano for an 11-yard loss, back to the 5, after he'd dropped the snap.

  "The whole game, it seemed like we were one big play away," Dudley said. "We heard them saying, 'Watch out! They're gonna bring the house!'

  "They looked nervous, like they were trying to do extra things as opposed to the usual. Maybe that [mind-set] got back to the punter."

  Andreas Hudson (7-for-13, 130) picked up 3 yards on first down, but only because tight end Warren Tinsley pounced on his fumble. Jeff "Milky" Jones and Anthony Bright stopped Nate Johnson for no gain, then Hudson got a yard and 2 feet against a sea of humanity.

  "We had three chances to get 5 yards, and didn't," Capriotti said. "After that it was Erv's turn. He's been kicking the ball good all year."

  Hudson remembered clearly that Frankford won last year's title game by one point, 14-13, over Northeast. Also that he made only spot appearances after sustaining a foot injury in the semifinal vs. Germantown.

  That's why this one was so important. And why coming through felt so special.

  "Seemed like we were on the field the whole game," he said. "Lots of times this year, the offense carried us, but we had to do it today. I'm so proud of my guys for staying together and buckling down. We looked each other in the eye. We had to man up, which we did.

  "I haven't ever been on a team like this. So together. Where you see one, you see us all, in school or out. This is a real family. I'm always going to remember these guys."

Title tidbits

  Frankford owns 26 PL crowns, twice as many as No. 2 Central. Former coach Al Angelo (10 from 1965-84, '87) was in attendance... The Pioneers are 4-0 in title games decided by one point... Nate Johnson (4 yards) and Washington's Jay Sloh (21 yards) posted rushing TDs... Washington's Anthony Bright and Rich McPhail had interceptions... The teams traded lost fumbles before the Washington series that ended on the 5... The Pioneers' state-playoff appearance will not come until next month. They'll host North Catholic at 9:45 a.m. Thanksgiving Day.