Mac's Facs Football 2006 Return to TedSilary.com Home Page    Joe McFadden hits a number of games on the high school scene and will file occasional reports.

NOV. 24
CATHOLIC RED FINAL
La Salle 14, SJ Prep 7 
 Since I haven't seen any other reports other than Ted's I thought I might
as well try to contribute. Friday was the first time I saw either team play
this season. My first impression was that The Prep had more athletic players
than La Salle and also had more speed. That, though is no big deal, because
as we all know, every year Prep always seems to have the most talent. Talent
however, looks good only on paper and to use the obvious cliché, "You know
what you can do with that paper." It's on the field that counts. One of the
Prep's big counters, as in 30 carries and 145 yds TD, was junior speedster
Jamir Livingston. The Little Man, all of  5' 7 and 159 lbs, showed
lightning quick moves, which we all have witnessed by other Running Backs.
What I felt separated him from the numerous others I have seen was his
Leaping Ability. Hold On. What's this, a High Jumping Contest? No, it's not.
It was the way he maneuvered when running straight into the line of
scrimmage on simple dive or trap plays. Most of his aerial antics took place
when would be tacklers were already blocked down or anyone else who was in
his way. The last player I saw run like that was former Mastbaum star Chris
DeShields. He, like Livingston was not very big. However in spite of
Livingston, the Explorers defense didn't allow him to break through for the
big play. I believe his longest gain was his 18 yd. TD run in the third
quarter. Two gigantic contributors to the LaSalle defense were LB's Andrew
Wood and JP Campanella. Apparently they were told by their coaching staff
to just "Stay Home and play your position." Wood, who is only a junior, made
15 tackles while Campanella nailed 13. Also coming up big for the LaSalle
defense was Strong Safety, Sean Saverio. Saverio's digits included 11
tackles and blitzing in for 2 sacks . The Explorer offense was led by Jr. QB
John Harrison. Harrison, listed as 5-10, may be telling a small White Lie.
I heard that Harrison was a rollout-type passer, but in this game, he
bravely stayed in the pocket and threw for 175 yds. Seven of his 17
completions went to REAL IMPRESSIVE Jr.WR Joe Migiliarese. The man with
the hands and the height, 6 ' 5, gave the EX-Men
a 2-TD advantage when he grabbed an 18 yarder from Harrison in the 2nd
quarter. He tallied 84 yds on his receptions. Chris Ashley out of his RB
position snagged 6 balls for 55 yds. for the winners. 
  Prep 6 ' 3' QB Chris Whitney displayed a very strong arm. He also was a
tough figure to bring down. Many times it looked like he would be thrown for
a loss or just a short gain, but along with his height came a 210 lb. frame.
The Hawk QB ran 15 times for 62 yds. On the evening he completed 11 of 23
passes for 172 yds. He also threw 2 INT's. So. DB Mike Donohoe and DB Jack
Forster made the picks for the Explorers. Two plays that really hurt the Prep
were fumbles by Whitney near the
La Salle goal line. His second fumble at  the one yd line was picked up on
the 4 by Greg Frantz who then raced  down the right sideline for a 96 yd TD.
Plenty of second guessing was done at the time of both fumbles. The running
of Livingston prior to both, enabled the Hawks to penetrate deep in LaSalle
territory. For some reason Livingston rarely touched the ball inside the red
zone. I see this all the time, at all levels of play, including the NFL.
Many times a team will start a drive deep in their own end of the field.
They then will give the ball 80% of the time to their feature RB and proceed
deep into the opponent's territory. Then astonishingly the man who did the
grunt work will not touch the ball again. To most people it seemed obvious,
keep giving the ball to Livingston. On both occasions, Prep Coach Gil Brooks
looked for his QB to make a play. The Hawks got close. In fact, real close,
but could not punch it in. Two huge chances to get in the end zone first,
which would have had the Explorers thinking, "here we go again." In their
regular season meeting the Prep won 42 - 14. Instead all the momentum
switched over to the Explorers as well as giving them confidence, that they
indeed had a chance for the upset. The Prep players were stunned. Also they
were behind, which mostly never happens when they go up against Catholic
League squads. Usually though, when facing some adversity the Hawks overcome
it and prevail in the end. Unfortunately, in the biggest game of the year
they failed. Along with Whitney and Livingston another little man, 5 ' 8
Brian Brinkmann made some terrific catches for the Hawks. Brinkman caught 6
for 94 yds. Jr. WR/K/P Tim Edger made some big plays keeping a Hawk drive
alive late in the game. He snagged two balls for gains of 14 and 12 yds.
Both gave the Hawks a first down. After the catches he managed to get out of
bounds and stop the clock. I liked So. LB Mike Pereira, who made 6 tackles.
Pereira is listed as 6 ' 0 and 207 lbs. I can't wait until he really fills
out and see how he plays the next two years. Another underclassman, Jr. DB
Jim McGoldrick, 6 ' 0 , 172 lbs , 5 stops, should be a major factor in his
final year. Sr. TE/LB Buster Ousley, 6 ' 3  202 lbs. picked off a pass and
should play at the next level. Jr. DB Greg Castillo had the other Hawk Int.
   Introducing for the first time, will be the Chant Chart. At this game I
wrote down all of the chants by each student section, then the response by
the other. All of this was prior to kickoff. In the future I would like to
document an entire game. These two Prep Schools, like Duke University, come
up with some neat stuff. I am not saying that they brought their A game on
Friday, but at least they brought something.  So on with this Goofy idea we
go.
   Prep: It's All Over… It's All Over ..
   La S: We Can't Hear You… We Can't Hear You…
   Prep:  42-14…42 -14..
   Prep again:  We Can't Hear You.. We Can't Hear You..
   Prep again:  Still can't Hear You… Still Can't Hear You..
   Prep again:   St Joe Rejects… St. Joe Rejects…
   La S:           Sings school song
   La S.:         Over rated…Over rated..
   Prep band plays National Anthem
   La S.:  students begin to sing along at a faster pace, for the purpose of
ending before the Prep Band does. They did.
  La S: with players facing the student section, The school band plays the
school song as players and students sing along
  La S:  Your Coach Hates You . . . Your Coach Hates You . . .
 Notes: Two more significant games remain. They will be played this
Saturday.                                                            
PIAA Quarterfinal:  Liberty vs Frankford  2pm @ Northeast.                                                               
Blue Division Championship:  West Cath. vs Arch. Wood  7pm @ Northeast.
Good Luck to all three area teams!!

NOV. 23
THANKSGIVING RIVALRY
Neumann-Goretti 26,  Southern 0
   It seems like it's always something when I walk onto a field for a
game involving a Public League Team. Well this time it was the Catholic League
team, Neumann-Goretti. What happened? Well, to start off, the Saints didn't arrive
for the 10:30 am start until 10:15. Secondly, when they went out onto the
field to warm up, guess what, no Footballs. Where were they? Well, how about
on the bus that just departed the complex and left for its next
destination. When told of the no-football issue, NG coach Steve Smith went
absolutely out of his mind. Finally with an arrangement with Southern Good
Guy Head Coach Bill Edger the Saints had their leather to warm up with. YO
MAC!! What's with this Good Guy stuff, you're stating to sound like Fox
29's Don Tollefson. OK, now. The officials agreed to start the game at 10:45.
All right, here we go baby, some old time football played on a nice gooey muddy
terrain. NG kicker and QB Mark Hatty teed up the ball and was ready to
go. WHOA!! Hold ON. One of the Refs noticed that there was not any padding
wrapped around the goal post. After finding the field manager the padding
went on and we were really ready to go. Game time 10:58. Boy, Ted, if I knew
this, I would have requested to cover the Franklin-Dobbins game. At least I
know former Franklin All-Pub man Nate Glover would have hooked me up with
some turkey. As a result of the conditions, neither squad was able to
generate much of an offense. The first quarter ended scoreless. After a punt
return of 18 yards by the Saints Joe Gionfriddo gave his team good field
position on the Rams 30, the stage was set for the first half's only score.
After being sacked by RB/LB Tyrell Cooper for a loss of 8 on first down, the
Saints gave the ball to RB/LB Mark McPherson, 13-169-TD, for a gain of just
2 yds. A third down pass to Anthony Sample fell incomplete forcing a fourth
and 16 at the Southern 36. As Hatty, 3-9-55, dropped back to pass, Gionfriddo
went deep down the right sideline, teammate, Preandre Watson ran a shorter
route underneath Gionfriddo. Hatty elected to throw to Gionfriddo and the
ball went well over his head. Meantime Southern's Eric Whitaker
unintentionally tripped Watson and a flag was thrown for pass interference.
Edger argued to the official that the ball was not intended for Watson and
the infraction really had no impact on the play. Stunningly, the official
said that Watson wasn't tripped, but he was pushed from behind by Whitaker.
NO WAY. Of course the Saints capitalized on the questionable infraction an
went on to score their first TD when Sample 5-30-TD, ran for 2 yds. The PAT
failed and the half ended 6-0, Neumann-Goretti. Early in the third quarter
the Rams Kiaheem Simmons recovered a fumble on his own 45. Cooper ran for 12
on first down and the Rams had a little momentum. From the Saints 43 Cooper
ran for 3 yds on first down. Two failed passes by QB, Shaquille Gaskins,
0-7-1 Int, forced Southern to punt. Starting from their own 20 it didn't take
long for the games second TD. On second down McPherson undressed two Ram D
Backs and went 62 yds for the score. George Hatton's PAT kick gave his team
a 13-0 advantage at the 4 minute mark of the third quarter. The Rams defense
which was effective stopping the run in the first half, had a rough time in
the second, as Smith made an adjustment on his offensive line creating big
holes for his ball carriers. Southern had difficulty all day offensively and
would accumulate just 36 yards of total offense. Cooper ran 19 -40,but a
couple of negative yard rushes along with some sacks dropped the total. The
Saints would score 2 more TD's in the fourth quarter to close out the
scoring. A 19 yd TD pass from Hatty to seldom used Sr. WR/DB Nick Gianos
created plenty of excitement along the Saint sideline. Jr. RD/LB Adam
Malatino 3-47-TD finalized the numbers with a 10 yard scamper around the
right side. Sr. Captain, LB/RB Vinny Burgese was tremendous on defense the
entire game, racking up 12 tackles, 6 of the solo variety,1 TFL and an
interception that he returned 31 yards. In spite of the conditions Southern
did not fumble the entire game.  The Rams also did well on Returns as a team
5-114. Nolan Davis, 2-29, Cooper, 2-56,while Simmons ran 29 yds with a fumble
recovery.
N.G. Defensive Leaders:  
Vinny Burgese: 12 - 6-solo-sack-TFL-Int.
Adam Malatino: 9-4 -solo- TFL
Mark McPherson: 6-3-solo- TFL
Kadeem Singleton: 3 TFL's
Terrance Martin:      2 TFL's
Preandre Watson:     TFL
S.P Defensive Leaders:
Tyrell Cooper:   9-7-solo- 1 sack - FF
Jahmel Bashir:  7- 4 solo- TFL- FR
 Dante Winn:     6- 3 solo
Seth Gordon:      Sack
Eric Whitaker:     FF
Kiaheem Simmons: FR

NOV. 21
Mac's Thoughts
  After reading dot.com buddy Amauro Austin's piece on the Pub's apathy, I figured
I might as well jump in. After noticing that the visitors from Garnet Valley
bought a 14-bus caravan to Germantown, yes one does have to wonder, where
are the Bok and Pub people? Two weeks ago in the Public League quarterfinals
at the same site, Bok was well represented. According to the gate people,
there were several hundred supporters on the Bok side of the field. The
Wildcats lost that game to Northeast and were eliminated from the Public
League Playoffs. To most of the Public League players, students, family and
friends the Pub is all that matters. Everyone wants that Pub 'chip. They
could care less about the PIAA. I hear and I know the players and students
hear, that the Public League will never be competitive going up against
those PIAA Football Factories. That may be true, but it is much too early to
tell.
   I recall being on Bok's bus as it entered the Charles Martin Stadium parking
area for the 1999 Public Championship Game against Germantown. When the bus
came to a complete stop it was surrounded by supporters. Former players,
students now grown up men and woman with tears in their eyes. Jubilant,
because as Bok Coach Tom DeFelice always says; "Here we are, just LITTLE
OL' BOK." I'll never forget former Bok great Michael Russell, who DeFelice
had not seen in years, hug and squeeze his mentor crying like a baby. Bok
was on the verge of Utopia. One more win and the small South Phila.
Institution would be the Public League Champs. Bok lost that day, but they
made it to the finals by upsetting Frankford in the semifinals with a
thrilling overtime victory. It may have been double OT. Who cares. They won.
The Wildcats had some outstanding players that year. Off the top of my head
I will never forget manchild Ramon Mills, one of the best football players
I ever saw play. Did you read that correctly. That's right. I wrote "BEST
EVER." Unfortunately, Mills ran into numerous problems after playing at Bok
and never was heard from again on the grid iron. Some of his teammates
included:
Ralph Sheridan, Charles Kennedy, Eddie Brumskill and Eddie Turner. A small
school with such talent and an outstanding coaching staff made plenty of
noise that year. However, this rarely happens in this Inner City League.
It's always the Big Boys, the same ol', same ol'. Frankford, George
Washington and maybe a few others, but not many. What about the other
schools? Edison, West Philly, King, Olney, Southern, U. City and Roxborough
to name a few. Do you think that they will ever compete on a regular basis
against a team like Frankford. "NOT A CHANCE IN HELL!!." Right now there are
25 schools participating in Public League Football. That number will
increase next year. What title are these left-out schools going to compete
for? The playing field is not level. No 'Chip for these guys. Don't they at
least deserve a chance to win something. The Public League is desperately in
need of separation. Separation as in 2 or 3 individual playoffs and
championships. The Catholic League does it with 16 teams -- 8 Red, 8 Blue.
Break it down more if you wish. Five or Six Divisions or Leagues, whatever
you want to call them. No playoffs. The Suburbs do it. The Del Val ,
Central, Ches-Mont. League with just 4 or 5 teams. Teams obviously will
play non-league schools to fill out their schedule, but only the Division
games determine the Champion. As far as the PIAA. I don't know ? Use those
Power Point Rankings just like the other districts. Don't be represented by
just one AAA and AAAA Champ. Those power points right now really don't mean
anything to the Pub. The league champ enters the Tournament regardless of
their points. If more than one team qualifies, so be it.
   Bottom Line. Give these kids a chance. A chance to win something. Something
in the city. If the PIAA is not feasible, get out. This is Philly Man!!
Damn Straight!! Not some small town in the midwest talking STATES. As in
State Titles. That's all they have out there. That's all they care and talk
about. Not Here. This is PHILADELPHIA. "The City of Brotherly Love."
A city where kids would love to hold that Big Trophy that says CHAMPIONS.
Whether it's a league consisting of 30 teams or 5 teams. As long as it is a
Philly League!!!. Hey, Whatever Happened to that City Title Game? You
know. Catholic against Public. Ha, Ha, Ha. Have a  Wonderful Thanksgiving!!

NOV. 17                                                
PIAA CLASS AAA 2ND ROUND  
Garnet Valley 26, Bok 8
   Twenty Seven Points! Twenty Seven! What's that, the number that Allen
Iverson scored on Friday Night? Nope. It, according to the High School
Football experts in Delaware County, is the averaged out number that Bok was
picked to lose by. Hey, Man! Don't they know that Bok Head Coach Tom DeFelice
takes this stuff personally ? What if I told you that the Wildcats were
ahead 8-6 late in the third quarter? Real Late. Garnet Valley scored their
go ahead TD with just 55 seconds left on the third quarter clock. WOW !!
Now for the details. After the Jaguars, who led the county in both scoring
and total offense, took possession of the opening kickoff, they quickly went
3 and out. A 41 yard punt by Kevin Conrad put the ball on the Bok 23.
Knowing that the GV staff had scouted his team several times, DeFelice
surprised the suburban squad by inserting former wideout Maurice "Rookie"
Goodwin at fullback in place of Melvin James. Sparked by a 42 yard run by
Goodwin, Bok went right down the field, like a car driving down Broad St. at
4 in the morning. Straight through, no problem.
  The 12-play drive was topped by a 1-yd sneak by QB Mike Nelson. The new
fullback ran for the PAT and the 'Cats led 8-0 at the 5:03 mark of the first
quarter. The Valley boys answered with a bit of their own deception by
faking a punt on 4th and 2 and retaining the pigskin at the Bok 30. GV upback
Jared Bonacquisti 11-77- TD ran the fake 9 yards.  Now with just 30
yards of real estate to score the Jags got their quick 6 on a 1 yard plunge
by Greg Davis, 16-104-3 TDs, with 11:27 to go in the second quarter. Bok
Jr. DE/TE Akeem Clarke read the Jags' conversion run attempt perfectly and
snatched Bonacquisti way short of the goal line. Clarke would come up big
shortly after, when he recovered a fumble at the GV 32. This time led by
speedster Luke Lassiter 18-87, the Wildcats were in a first and goal
situation at the 9. On first down Goodwin; 11-107, picked up 2. One false
start and a delay of game penalty along with 2 unsuccessful running plays
pushed the ball back to the 17. Nelson, 0-6-1 Int, found So. SE/DB Troy
Martin at the right corner of the end zone. Martin straddled the end line
the best that he could but the wind lifted the ball just out of his reach.
The half ended shortly after and the 'Cats left Germantown's artificial
surface ahead 8-6. With the score still the same Bok experienced both a high
and low moment. After Davis ran for 12 yds. to his own 46, Goodwin stripped
the ball from him and Terry Lee recovered for Bok. On the same play NG/DL
Melvin James was forced to leave the contest for the evening with a an
unknown injury. DeFelice later said that James' departure played a big part
on the outcome. DeFelice went right for the throat on first down. Expecting
a running play, the 'Cats caught the Jags off guard when So. WR/DB Brahkim
"Roman" Poole ran a post pattern and left free safety Paul Sulski chasing
Poole and the perfectly thrown Nelson ball down near the 15 yd line.
Unfortunately for Bok the ball went right through Poole's hands. Some
sideliners said that the ball was slightly tipped. Even if it was, it was
still catchable. The South Philly gang would produce only 5 yds on the next
2 plays and were forced to punt. What happened next took all the Bite out of
the Wildcats. Punter Maurice Goodwin booted a line drive directly into the
back of one of his upbacks. The play resulted into a loss of 20 yds, giving
GV the ball at the Bok 38. Briefly after, Bonacquisti juked the final 14 at
the 55 second mark of the third quarter. The PAT failed, but the Jags had
the lead for good, 12-8. Minutes later Goodwin made boo-boo number two when
he fumbled at his own 40. With another short field to play, Valley needed
only 5 plays for another TD. A Davis 16 yd score off of a delay handoff. The
Jaguars kicked for the extra digit and a 19-6 lead. Two more significant
plays were all that remained in this battle. Bok Sr. DB Ronald Pittman
blitzed from his DB position and cracked QB Matt McHugh; 7-13-84, forcing a
fumble which was recovered by Bok's Terry Lee at the Wildcat 12. On second
down, Sulski put the game away when he intercepted a pass at the Bok 40 and
returned it 35 yds to the Bok 5. Davis added another TD from the 1-yd line
and after the kick the final numbers read 26-8 and the end of the season for
the 3 time District 12 AAA Champs.
   In the middle of the second quarter Bok assistant Greg Frangipani yelled
over; "Hey Mac, Garnet Valley has 2 new Defensive Lineman in there. We
never saw them on the tape." Bok's offensive line put a nice whipping on
their defensive counterparts. As a result the Jags replaced some of their
interior personnel. The Cat O-Line features: Center, Anthony Brickle;
Guards: Anthony Rivers and Jeremy Morris, Tackles: Ryan Murray and Leland
Sledge along with Tight End Akeem Clarke. Nice job young men.
Bok -- Tackle and Defensive Leaders:
Jeremy Morris: 9-4- solo- TFL, Force Fumble
Terry Lee:        8-4 solo 3 TFL's, sack, Fumble Recovery   
Tony DuBois:   7 tackles
Kyle Tubbs:     Fumble Recovery
Akeem Clarke: Fumble Recovery
Ronald Pittman: Force Fumble
Maurice Goodwin: Force Fumble
Garnet Valley -- Tackle and Defensive Leaders:
Kevin Conrad: 10-6-solo- sack, 2 Fumble Recoveries.. Force Fumble
Drew Kravitz:   8- 6 solo     TFL
Paul Sulski:    7- 5 solo- sack and INT
Dan Duffy:      Force Fumble

NOV. 10
NON-LEAGUE
Southern 40, Comm. Tech. 6
   Just when you think you've heard it all, something always pops up in
the Wonderful Land of The Pub. How does 16 players sound running out on the
field representing a Varsity High School Football Team? That's right. After
Head Coach Greg Harris started crossing off names from his roster the magic
number came to 16. Why? Well, why even ask. It's always the same ol', same
ol' in this ever-amazin' league. There seem to be a million reasons anytime
you ask, so why even bother?
  Obviously, it wasn't much of a contest as Southern scored 28 first quarter
points. Sr. Kareem Williams ran the opening kickoff 77 yds. for a SP TD. Sr.
RB/LB Tyrell Cooper, 8-45-3TD's, ran the conversion for a quick 8-0
advantage. After Ram Sr. WR/DB Eric Whitaker intercepted a pass on CT's
second play, Cooper scored from 3 yds out with 9:44 still remaining in the
initial quarter. The score was set up when Cooper tossed a halfback pass 60
yds. to Whitaker. Cooper ran the conversion making it 16-0. Disaster struck
again for the Phoenix, when Williams recovered a fumble on the ensuing
kickoff. Less than 3 minutes later Cooper scored again from 13 and a 22-0
lead. Facing a second and 4 from their 48, CT's Sr. QB/LB Isaac Cheeseboro
completed a pass to TE Gary Miles for 11 yds. As soon as Miles turned his
body to go forward, he was stripped from behind by Kyheem Simmons and
Whitaker recovered the ball. Five plays later it was 28-0 when Fr. QB/DB
Shaquille Gaskins, 3-4- 50 yds., threw a 7 yd. TD to Sr. TE/DE to Jahmel
Bashir 3-50. Twenty seconds remained in the opening quarter. In summary the
Techsters ran 4 offensive plays compared to 13 for the Rams in the first
quarter. At that point it was hard to imagine the Phoenix mounting a
comeback. PHEW !!. Talk about getting off to a bad start. After that there
really is no need to get into detailed game plays or situations, other than
the remaining TD's. 
   South Philly added two more TD's, a 5 yd. run by Cooper, to complete his
Hat Trick and a 83 yd. INT Return by Whitaker.
   Comm. Tech's TD came at the 5:40 mark of the last period on a 25 yd. run by
soph RB/DB, Stacey Hill 7-53. As a result of the 35 point Mercy Rule the game
consisted of just 50 combined offensive plays. CT- 26 and SP- 24. Although
Cooper ran for just 45 yds. his previous 4 games produced impressive
numbers. 651 total rushing yds. on 82 carries, calculating into a 162.75 per
game average, with a 7.93 average per carry. SP Head Coach Bill Edger said
to give his OL some props for their grunt work. So here are the pushers.
Center, Jamar Byers. Guards, Bryan Lee and Tyleek Ross. Tackles, John
Spuriel and Aliek Carr along with Tight End Bashir.
Comm. Tech. Tackle Leaders;
Maurice Christian:  9- 3 TFL's
Nosa Omoirawua [ got that]  6- TFL
Additional TFL's
Maurice Chiles
Adefumi Garrett
Gary Miles       
Enrico Lofton
Southern:
Tyrell Cooper: 8- 6 solo- INT
James Rosato: 5- 4 solo  TFL
Odujo Copeland: 5- 2 solo
Eric Whitaker: 2 INT's and Fumble Recovery
Kareem Williams:  Fumble Recovery

OCT. 20
PUBLIC WHITE
Bartram 22, Mastbaum 8
   They were coming from everywhere, the entire contest. It was difficult to
identify exactly who made them. What were they?
How about some pretty good one liners. "Hey, I hope you can swim." "What's
this, the Everglades?" "Don't forget your fins." "Did you bring your paddles?"
Here's my favorite. "Yo, man, watch out for
the gators." I think you've got the point now. As soon as I walked onto
Bartram Field at 58th and Elmwood, the first note I wrote was. "Sloppy and
muddy field. Puddles just about everywhere in the middle of the field. From
goal line to goal line." I know that sometime or another we all played Touch
Football in the street. If there were cars they were parked on the sides of
the street. Now imagine that the cars were parked in the middle of the
street. Well that's what it was like for this game. The field was like a 3
lane highway. Left and right lanes are passable. Center lanes are closed.
There were plenty of times during this game where some nice long runs could
have been made, but all runners were at the mercy of the sidelines. What a
shame. Since I'm on a roll now I'll wait a bit for the game details. Let me
throw in one last comment that was said by Bartram Head Coach Damond
Warren. When an Official threw a flag that was quite a distance from the
infraction, Warren screamed out;" Hey Ref, you need a javelin to reach that
spot". While we're on the subject of penalties, there were 16 total.
Mastbaum was guilty 11 times. All coming in the first 3 quarters. Eight were
in the first half. During a time from the end of the first quarter to the
beginning of the second, the Panthers were called for 5 Procedure penalties,
with 3 coming in succession. They ran only 2 plays in that time frame.
As a result of the field conditions long gains were not to be had. Bartram's
biggest play form scrimmage was a 22 yd. run by Jr. FB Dominique King 3-30.
The run by King set up the Braves first score which was a 19 yd scamper
around the right side by Jr. RB Michael Alexander 12-55 TD. It came with
2:52 to go in the first half. Bartram coach Damond Warren told me prior to
the game that he was hoping to rest his star RB John "Fudgie" Pratt [bad
ankles]  for this game so that he would be ready for next weeks showdown
with Roxborough. The Panthers longest run was 19 yds.by Jr FB/LB  Hason
Franklin; 13-70. Also running for the same amount was So. RB/LB Rasheen
Tookes,[16 carries]. Tookes took a pounding all afternoon, but held his own
against the bigger Braves. In fact, he probably should have had just half
the amount, but somehow fought off tacklers all day. His brother, Kareem,
normally a RB, started at QB,but did not throw a pass. He was forced to run
5 times for 10 yds. Mastbaum's only passes came off pitches to impressive
So. RB/DB Jamil Thomas. Although he did not throw a completion, Thomas was
the Man on defense. His numbers included 9 tackles-4 solo-a forced fumble
and a fumble recovery along with some messy laundry. Well, he had more crust
on his uniform than anyone else. The Panthers closest penetration in the
first half came after Thomas smacked Brave punt returner, Shanon Wilson
forcing a fumble that was recovered by Rasheen Tookes. After the mishap the
' Baumers had it first and 10 at the Brave 30. Penalties and more penalties
forced them to give up the ball on downs at Bartram's 39. Along with the
infractions, big plays were made by the Braves defense. A sack by Dante'
Harmon and TFL's by Tyrone Cheeseboro and Tristan Thornton, impacted the
drive. Harmon a 6ft 3in DE/TE was a true headliner on defense. He
contributed 11 tackles, 7 solo, 2 sacks and blocked a second half punt which
set up a score. On the Braves second possession of the second half a loud
roar came from the stands. Yes, there appeared to be at least 200 to 300
spectators. Coach Warren could hold back no more with just a 6 point lead.
It was John "Fudgie" Pratt time. The chant soon began." Fuuud-Gee, Fuuud-Gee
!! Oh, Baby, You got to Love It. I do. You don't see or hear it that much in
the Pub. With both ankles taped over his spikes and a nice clean uniform Mr.
Pratt was quite visible for the Panthers to see. Unfortunately though, not
stoppable. The Fudge Man ran just 7 times for a productive 70 yds. and 2
TD's. He also ran for a PAT. Both of his TD's were from 15 yds out. His
first came at the 4:44 mark of the third quarter. The PAT gave the Braves a
14-0 lead. Things looked pretty good for the Southwest Boys considering what
was brought to the table the previous 31 minutes and 16 seconds by the
Panthers. Three penalties, 30 yds and an incomplete pass by Kris
Brownlee,1-4,10yds, that was broken up by Franklin forced the Braves to punt
with just under 10 minutes remaining in the affair. Standing at his own 29
was punter Colin Jones. His kick was blocked rather easily by So. DE/ G
Andrew King. The ball rolled to the 18 where it was picked up by Jason
Cameron who took home cutting the deficit to 14-6 with 9:30 to go. No
problem. Less than 5 minutes later the Braves went 57 yards on 6 plays.
Pratt finished it off, going the final 15 on a nicely set up draw play.
Alexander's PAT ended the scoring. Mastbaum gave it one more shot at the
end. Using their time outs the Panthers were looking for at least one more
score. They came up empty handed, when a Thomas pass was picked off by Eric
Mason at the Brave 1 yard line with 8 ticks left.  Mastbaum's So. Punter,
Robert Fitzhugh averaged 39 yds on 2 punts.
Mastbaum Tackle Leaders:
Jamil Thomas: 9, 4 solo, forced fumble and a fumble recovery
Steve Colixte :  8, 3 solo
Johnel Simmons: 6, 5 solo
Desmond Elijah:   6, 3 solo, TFL
Miscellaneous:
R. Tookes: Fumble Recovery
Jason Cameron: Fumble Recovery
Andrew King: Blocked Punt and a Sack
Bartram Tackle Leaders:
Dante Harmon: 11, 7 solo, 2 sacks and a blocked punt
Isaiah Pollard:    9, 5 solo, TFL
Keith Fulton:       7, 4 solo
Tyrone Cheeseboro: 6, 2 TFL's, Fumble Recovery
Taron Fripps:           6,  TFL,  Forced Fumble and Recovery
Tristan Thornton:        6, 4 solo, TFL
Miscellaneous:
Eric Mason: Interception

OCT. 13
PUBLIC AAA
Bok 36, Penn 6
  Forget "Only In The Pub" for a minute and let's replace it with "This Is
Great For The Pub." According to Bok's AD and Assistant Football Coach,
Frank "Roscoe" Natale, a very unique and unusual situation took place about
2 hours before game time. With his team aboard the bus at the school on 8th
St. and  ready to head to the field on Bigler St., Natale had to run back
to his office and grab something that he had left behind. When he returned
outside he saw his entire team standing outside of the bus. Thinking the
worse Natale raced to the area where most of his players were, only to find
them as part of a rescue unit. A woman had accidentally tripped and fell
into an uncovered hole in the ground. Her foot and part of her ankle were
stuck in the hole. When she tried to free herself she only made matters
worse and her leg went deeper into the ground. She then lost her balance
completely and started to panic. At that time Bok players, Maurice Goodwin,
Anthony Brickle and Jeremy Morris managed to lift the woman out of harm's
way. Others had dialed 911 and soon the Medical Crews were on their way.
The squad then jumped back on the bus and headed over to the field.  Great
Job Guys! Now, let's play some football.
  The Lions of William Penn took the game's first possession. The result wasn't
too successful and they were forced to punt. Standing at his own 14 yard
line Braheem Dixon took the long snap and attempted to boot the ball. Bok's
Kendall Johnson stormed in and blocked the punt and recovered the ball on
the Penn 13 yd. line. The Wildcats Jr. RB Luke Lassiter, 9-103-3TD's, took
QB Mike Nelson's first handoff and went untouched around the right side for
a quick score. Sr. FB/DL Melvin James, 4-20, ran for the PAT at the 9:09
mark giving Bok the early 8-0 lead. After Penn's first failed punting
attempt Penn coach Terry Henderson decided that there would be no more
punting by his team. That's right, it didn't matter how deep in their own
territory they were, the Lions were going for it on every fourth down. They
paid for it quickly. Faced with a 4th and 12 at their 8, Sr. RB/LB Jerome
Buckner, 29-87-TD, picked up just 5 yds. giving the 'Cats the ball on the
13. A 5 yd penalty against Bok moved the ball back to the 18, but the 5 back
gave Lassiter 5 plus when he went 18 for another score. Johnson ran for the
PAT at 6:25 point of the first, for a 16-0 advantage. The fact that
Henderson eliminated the punt from his game plan and a fumble recovery by
Bok's Leland Sledge, left the Wildcat's in good field position on their next
3 possessions. The drives started from Penn's 33,35 and 43 yard lines. All 3
resulted into TDs. Nelson sneaked in from 3, Goodwin slotted in from 8,
Lassiter launched in from 17 and a PAT run by backup QB Darnell Goddard
completed all the 'Cats scoring for the afternoon and a 36-0 intermission
Lion Taming. Obviously the outcome of the contest was never in doubt. The
only issue was whether Penn would get on the board against Bok's second and
third teamers. This generated plenty of excitement and cheering on the Bok
sideline as coach Tom DeFelice's starters screamed loudly for the defense.
Facing a second and goal from the Wildcat's 3 and just 38 seconds remaining,
the Lions needed the use of 2 time outs and a Bok penalty  before scoring on
the games final play as Buckner ran in from the 1. There was no PAT try.
         The highlight of the day for myself and former Bok RB Allen
Joynes, who serves as a mentor for Lassiter was watching
Penn's Jr. LB Maurice Clanton recklessly throw his 5ft. 6in. frame around
resulting into 15 tackles-8 solo and 2TFL's. I must say that in spite of the
score that the Lions played the full 48 minutes at a high intensity level
and played spirited football. Kudos to the coaching staff. The Lions
attempted no passes while the 'Cats Nelson threw 2 incompletions.
Penn Tackle Leaders:
Maurice Clanton: 15-8 solo-2 TFL's
Jabar Turner:        8-3 solo
Gerald Erby:         7-3 solo
Kente Wiggins:     5-2 solo-TFL
Bok Tackle Leaders:
Maurice Goodwin: 8-4 solo-TFL
Terry Lee:             7-3 solo-sack
Jamar Chase:        7-2 solo
Akeem Clarke:       6-4 solo -3 TFL's- 2 sacks
Kendall Johnson blocked a punt

OCT. 6
PUBLIC BLUE
West Phila. 18, Lincoln 14
   Rain, Rain Go Away. I Wish I Had A Press Box in Which to Stay. Why? The
Answer is twofold. One is obvious, the conditions along with the elements were
horrible. The other was the constant screaming on the West Philadelphia
sideline by everyone. Head Coach John Lay, his assistants and also his
players. The Dot Com Crew likes to stand on the home side of the field
because it is much easier to see the yard markers. I was half tempted to
move to the Lincoln side of the field but Gene Kelly and his assistants were
dancing . . . Oops, wrong Gene Kelly. He and his assistants were also very
lous. In spite of all of this, the final 9 minutes were incredible.
   The Speedboys got on the board first after So. G/DE Keith West picked off a
pass by Charles Boyd (5-14-2, 118, TD) at the Lincoln 44 and returned it to
the 34. Four plays later Jr QB, Courtney Waiters took one step back and then
changed direction and went straight in for a 4 yd TD. After the PAT kick
failed WP led, 6-0, with 4:02 to go in the first quarter. On the ensuing
kickoff Sr TE/LB Courey Burrell avoided 4 Speedboy tacklers at the 30 and
raced 85 yds for the TD. William James booted the extra point giving the
Railsplitters a 7-6 advantage at the 3:48 mark. Neither team would threaten
before the half. Lincoln was unable to get out of their own territory,
advancing to their own 49. West would only progress to its' 42. The half
ended at 7-6.
  OK NOW. Are You Ready For Some Football? If that's what you want to call it.
Plenty of penalties (23 total, with 17 coming in the second half), lots of
excitement and last-minute heroics made for an interesting finish. The
Speedboys had the ball first in the second half but couldn't get going after
a 5 yd. penalty, incomplete pass and a run of [-5] by Jabril Brown who was
stopped at his own 49 after being hit by Sr. LB Scott Lambinus and Sr. OL/DL
Tyrone Bolden. Bolden recorded 12 tackles,7 solo and 4 for losses. So.
Punter/DB, Khalif Sapp booted the ball to the Lincoln 14 where it was
returned by Burrell 6 yds to the 20. Sapp punted the ball 8 times for a
decent 29.5 avg. despite the conditions. After 3 running plays gained just
one yd. and a TFL by Jr. RB/DB Jabril Brown 8 tackles,4 solo and 2 TFL's,
forced the Northeast Boys to punt. A 10 yd. kick by Shariff Assad gave the
'Boys good field position at the 'Splitters 31. On West Philly's third play
QB Courtney Waiters completed his only pass to Dominic Peterson for a 26 yd.
TD strike. The PAT failed, but West led 12-7 with 6:25 to go in the third.
Moving the ball as a result of some nice running by Sr. RB/DB John Carr,
11-53, and Sr. RB/DB Dwayne Jones 13-47, Lincoln was looking at a 4th and 5
at the West 34. A 10 yd penalty on first down really hurt the visitors. On
4th down Boyd attempted a bootleg right but was stopped short by Peterson
and Sr. OL/DL Tristian Singleton, 7-4 solo, at the 31. Both squads went 3 and
out on their respective series. With Lincoln lining up in punt formation on
4th and 17, from their own 38 a game of Chess developed. The Railsplitters
jumped offside moving the ball back to the 33. On the next snap W.P. went
offside putting the ball back at the 38. The next attempt featured another 5
yd penalty against Lincoln bringing the 'skin to the 33 again. Disliking the
call Lincoln's Head Coach Gene Kelly went into an "Are You Kiddin' Me Act."
The officials let him get away with his vocal appeals but penalized him 5
yds for being on the field as the ball was snapped. Now it's 4th and 27 at
the Lincoln 28. Finally lining up once again to punt Lincoln surprised
everyone. Punter Shariff Assad threw a perfect pass to Kevin Chilton at the
West 45. Chilton had the ball, then juggled it and was just about to pull it
back in when he was crushed by Jabril Brown for an incomplete pass. The
Speedboys gave the ball right back after failing to move the ball on their
next possession. Two completed passes to Burrell moved Lincoln to the WP 35.
On first down Boyd again tried to find Burrell but the ball was picked off
by Peterson at the 25 before he was brought down on his own 33 with 1:53
remaining in the game. Lincoln still had their 3 time outs left and used
them on the next 3 Speedboy running plays. W.P. was forced to punt on 4th
and 3 at the 1:30 mark. After a short return and of course another 10 yd
penalty Lincoln was back at their own 24 with 1:18 left and no time outs. So
What! On the first play Boyd threw a screen left pass to John Carr who
tightroped 76 yds and a 14-12 lead after the PAT and 1:01 showing on the
clock. W.P.'s Coach John Lay was shaking his head and saying to whoever was
listening, "I can't believe we're going to lose this damn game." Neither
could I. The next 61 seconds would generate even more excitement. William
James' kickoff went longer than Peterson expected so Peterson was forced to
retreat back to the 12 and scoop up the ball. Peterson went straight up the
middle to the 30, then cut left to avoid the sloppy conditions in the center
of the field and went the rest of the way for an 88 yd TD. WOW!!. The PAT
failed but the 'Boys were ecstatic with just 43 seconds left and an 18-14
lead. W.P.'s kickoff man Khalif Sapp was instructed to kick a low line drive
but wasn't too successful . The pigskin went just 12 yds and the 'Splitters
had the ball on their 48 with 41 ticks left. On first down Boyd looked for
Carr down the left sideline but Carr was defended tightly by Carney. On
second down, with 37 seconds to go Burrell threw a perfect pass to Burrell
who dropped the ball a the West 40. Now with 33 seconds left, Boyd was
looking for Burrell on the same play, but Burrell was bumped at the line of
scrimmage by Peterson and was unable to get to the ball. On fourth down and
28 seconds to go, Coach Kelly called for a draw play as Carr picked up 10
yds and a first down at the W.P. 42. After spiking the ball on first down ,
13 seconds remained. On second down Boyd went screen left to Dwayne Jones,
but Sapp read the play perfectly and tackled Jones  for a 5 yd loss and
ending the contest.
   Notes: Lincoln rushed 34 times for 128 yds. Carr was the leader with 11-53.
They had 5 returns led by Burrell's 3-115. West Philly rushed 27 for 54yds,
led by Alfred Carney 8-34. The Speedboys had 4 returns for 134 with Peterson
returning 3 for 124.
Lincoln Tackle Leaders:
Tyrone Bolden: 12-2-solo-4TFL's
Courey Burrell  :  9   5 solo
Adam Goncharsky:  6- 3-solo
Scott Lambinus: TFL
West Phila. Tackle Leaders:
Rich Joshua:  11-5 solo
Alfred Carney: 9- 4 solo
Jabril Brown:  8- 4 solo- 2 TFL's
Darius Knight: 8- 4 solo
Tristian Singleton: 7- 4-solo
Dominic Peterson: 6-2 solo
Chazz Morris:        6- 1 solo
Peterson     :     INT
Keith West  :     INT

SEPT. 29
PUBLIC AAA
Bok 24, Comm. Tech. 0
   A QB pulling away too quick from his center (results in 6 fumbles, 3 lost),
10 fumbles all together (6 lost), 15 penalties, called back TD's and a few
injuries created a game with little flow and no rhythm. Bok however was able
to slow dance in spite of a few cut-ins to the tune of a 24-0 victory. C
Tech's Stacey Hill returned the opening kickoff 19 yds to his own 35.
Maurice Christian ran the games first play for 3 yds. Two consecutive
penalties, CT 10 yds, Bok 5 yds put the ball on the 33. SR. QB/DE/ LB Issac
Cheeseboro (5-11, 48 yds), starting his first game at QB, fumbled the next snap,
but recovered the ball. The following play he wasn't so fortunate when Bok's
JR LB/NG/ TE Akeem Clarke recovered the 'skin on the Phoenix 25. On the
Wildcats first play JR RB Luke Lassiter took off around the right side and
went untouched for a TD. Lassiter ran 7-50. Luke started the game with an
injured shoulder and added 2 more injuries to his resume -- right hand and
arm -- and completed his playing time midway through the third quarter. The
'Cats failed on the PAT leaving them with a 6-0 lead at the 9:30 mark.
Cheeseboro completed 2 passes to SO. E/DE, Ackeeno Jolly (2-32) on Comm's next
drive. The second, 14 yds, moved the ball to Bok's 29. Cheeseboro fumbled
again on the next play and the 'Cats Terry Lee recovered on the 32. Bok
returned the favor. After Cheeseboro sacked QB Mike Nelson, Bok was forced to
punt. Punter Kyle Tubbs was unable to handle the snap and Cheeseboro
recovered on the Bok 21. The Phoenix were faced with a third and 3 from the
14 when Hill ran the necessary yardage for the first down. After a Tubbs
sack on second down and 2 failed pass attempts Bok took over on the 15.
Aided by a roughing the passer penalty [15 yds] and the running of
Lassiter, 5 carries for 22 yds and SR. FB/DL Melvin James  
[ 13-57-2TD ] 4 for 22 yds Bok moved to CT's 25. Lassiter would fumble after
being hit by very impressive FR. DB Robert Quarterman where Cheeseboro would
recover again at his own 22. Believe it or not Cheeseboro would give the
ball right back on the next play as Clarke grabbed his second recovery with
just 3 minutes to play in the first half. Not much action followed and
surprisingly Tech only trailed 6-0 at intermission. 
Bok's Maurice "Rookie" Goodwin returned the second half kickoff at his own
22 and ran straight up the middle before cutting to his right at the Tech 35
and took it the distance for what should have been a TD. A clip by Jeff
Smith, after Goodwin was at least 20 yards past him, brought the ball back to
the Wildcat 40.Goodwin who runs with both hands on the ball and his arms
extended straight out, aka, Deion Sanders, somehow manages to avoid tacklers
without showing much finesse. It kind of reminds me of a person running
through a blazing warehouse and coming out unscathed. Is David Copperfield
in trouble or is Goodwin's speed that deceptive? I would like to see what he
could do as a Running Back. He plays Split End for a team that historically
is known as non-passing. SR. RB/DB Tony DuBose (9-37), running in place of
Lassiter, ran the ball 4-26 yds on the 'Cats' attempt to increase their lead.
Looking at a fourth and 6 situation at their opponents 21 Cheeseboro sacked
Nelson for a 9 yd loss giving his squad the ball back. Amazingly on Tech's first
play (I can't make this stuff up), Cheeseboro mishandled the snap again and
Bok's Daquon Johnson recovered the fumble. Bok would not let this chance get
away as James ran in from the 1 yd line. DuBose ran for the conversion to
make it 14-0 with 3:05 to go in the third. The Wildcats' stingy defense, more
on that later, forced the Phoenix into an intentional Safety putting 2 more
points on the board. After a 5 yd penalty CT was forced to kickoff from
their own 15 as a result of the Safety. Goodwin fielded the ball on CT's 44
and went 33 yds to Tech's 11. James took over from there, running for 8 and
then the final 3 for the TD. Kendall Johnson ran for the PAT which ended the
scoring at 24-0.
Comm. Tech Defensive Leaders
Robert Quarterman: 10 tackles-5 solo, Forced Fumble
Issac Cheeseboro  : 9 tackles-6 solo, 2 sacks, 2 Fumble Recoveries
Ackeeno Jolly        : 7 tackles 2 TFL's, 1 sack
Phillip Hansford      : 6 tackles, 3 solo
Stacey Hill and Maurice Christian each a TFL
Bok Defensive Leaders
Jeremy Morris       : 6 tackles, 5 solo
Akeem Clarke        : 6 tackles, 3 solo, sack, 2 Fumble Recoveries
Terry Lee               : 5 solo tackles, TFL, sack
Kyle Tubbs            : 4 tackles, sack.
  Dee-Fense: The 4-0 [1-0] Wildcats have outscored their opponents 104-6. The
only team to score was the Haverford School in Bok's 16-6 victory. They have
given up only 332 total offensive yards for a per game average of 83 yds.
The opposition has rushed for only 196 total yards which registers to 49 a
game. Only Haverford School has gone over the 100 yd mark against the 'Cats
[ 125 ] in four games. The most rushing yards gained against them was 89 by
Mastbaum. Haverford passed for 61 to lead in the air.
  Notes: Bok's Tony DuBose may have separated his shoulder or damaged his
collar bone a could be out for some time. I like the staff that Comm Tech's Head
Coach Gregory Harris has put together. His assistants, Anthony Pastore, Ron
Fantroyal and Robert Quarterman, the father of the tough DB. No negativity
and good sideline demeanor, both by the Coaches and Players.
  Funny Moment: During one of Melvin James' carries Bok Head Coach Tom
DeFelice prematurely screamed out to an Official to blow the whistle. James
kept pushing the pile and gained more yardage after the outburst by
DeFelice. When the play was over  the Ref responded, "Hey coach your guy
was still moving forward." DeFelice said softly, "All right, I'm sorry."

SEPT. 22
NON-LEAGUE
Bok 26, Mastbaum 0
   In the zany world of the Public League somehow Bok was getting the ball
first and also the wind towards their back after they deferred on the
opening coin toss. After JR. RB and return man Luke Lassiter fielded a
Hector Marrero kickoff at the 19, he was tripped up on the 25 by Johnel
Simmons. Eight plays later SR. QB Mike Nelson sprinted around the right
side and dived over two would be tacklers, Kareem Tookes and Hason
Franklin from the 3 for a 15 yd.TD. Nelson would run two other times
for a total of 28 yds. Nelson's conversion pass to SO. SE/S Brakim Poole
put the 'Cats up 8-0 at the 5:56 mark of the first quarter. The big play
on the drive was a 26 yd. run off tackle, by SR. FB/DL Melvin James, 7-60yds.
For the second consecutive week Bok's opponent started their first series
with a no-huddle offense. Last week in the Wildcats 16-6 win,
The Haverford School tried the same gimmick.  After 2 successful runs on 2
of the first 3 Mastbaum plays, Rasheen Tookes (17 yds) and Franklin
(10 yds), the trickery was quickly diagnosed by Bok's Defensive Coordinator,
Vince "Pops" Trombetta and staff newcomer Kyle Benzio. Benzio? Who the hell
is Benzio? Kyle is now a teacher at Bok and a former Defensive End for
Temple. Benzio played High School ball in North Jersey. PHEW !!!
Let's stop for a moment and review the Bok staff. Head Coach; Tom DeFelice
and his trusty assistants: Frank "Roscoe Natale, Vince Trombetta, Greg
Frangipani, Benzio and Lloyd Jenkins. I know this isn't The Fightin' Irish
we're talking about.
  Maybe Jenkins should look into changing his last name to Jenkinsino. Then we
could call the staff the 6 PISANO'S.
  Now, back to the details. After Franklin's run the Panthers didn't gain any
additional yardage. Bok took over at their own 33.
  On the 'Cats first play, Lassiter, 15-119 yds TD, followed a big block by RT
Ryan Murray a 6-6, 320-pounder, and scooted toward the middle of the
field. He appeared to be stopped at the 'Baum 35,when somehow he managed to
break through 4 tacklers, who each had at least a grasp or tug on him. After
that it was all open field and all Bok. Tony DuBose ran the conversion and
it was 16-0 with 2:36 still remaining in the first quarter. Mastbaum had to
do away with their speed-up
offense after they were called for 3 penalties as a result of illegal
formations and 12 men on the field. With both teams moving back and forth
through the end of the first quarter and most of the second, Bok finally
broke through. Or shall I say JR. LB Daquon Johnson, 7 tackles-4 solo-TFL,
broke through and tackled Hason Franklin in the End Zone for 2 points. Bok's
Kyle Tubbs returned the ensuing kickoff which came from the 20, as a result
of the Safety, to the Mastbaum 28 yd line after his 28 yd. return. A 5 yd.
penalty against the Panthers set up Nelson's 23yd TD toss to SR. SE. Maurice
Goodwin. DuBose again ran for the deuce and the South Philly Patrol entered
the locker room up 26-0. Bok's first team took the field for the first
series of the third quarter, but the drive stalled when Lassiter had a 52 yd
TD run called back because of a holding penalty. Following that it was
second and third team time for the 'Cats. Mastbaum would only possess the
pigskin for just 2 more series. Their only big play was a 37 yd run by R.
Tookes,  9-64yds . His run put the ball right 0n the 50. They would move no
closer. In fact the Panthers entered Bok territory just once the entire
game. That was late in the first quarter prior to Lassiter's run. From there
the Bok mix and match defense compiled mostly of underclassman, completed
the shutout. Bok held Mastbaum to 89 yards of total offense, all in the
rushing category. Meanwhile the Wildcats rushed for 243 yds. on 43 attempts
and tossed 1-3-0  23yds TD. Mastbaum never completed a pass. Akeem Clarke
was Bok's force on defense with 8 tackles, 5 solo, 2 sacks and 2 TFL's.
Impressive Sophomore R. Tookes had 11 tackles with a TFL . Franklin had 10
and Darren Berry 9-3TFL's lit up the 'Baum board on defense. 
Look for Bok reserve JR. RB Kendall Johnson 7-27yds, to see more playing
time later in the season. The little man, 5' 6" and just 150 LBS, was very
impressive late in the game. He has the finesse and wasn't afraid of contact
while playing against mostly first teamers.
Mastbaum, Defensive Leaders:
Rasheen Tookes: 11 tackles- TFL
Hason Franklin    : 10 tackles
Darren Berry        : 9 tackles - 3 TFL's
Kareem Tookes    : 7 tackles
Hector Marrrero     : 6 tackles -4 solo, 2 TFL's
Jason Diggs          :  TFL
Richard Stratton    :  TFL
Bok Defensive Leaders:
Akeem Clarke        : 8 tackles, 5 solo, 2 sacks 2 TFL's and a Forced Fumble
Daquon Johnson     : 7 tackles- 4 solo, sack for a safety
Sam Smith             : 6 tackles-  1 TFL
Larry Rice               : 6 tackles  4 solo
Kyle Tubbs              : 4 tackles 1 sack 1TFL
Kaleem Williams      :  TFL
Jeremy Morris          :  TFL

SEPT. 15
NON-LEAGUE
Univ. City 19, Freire 6
   Bugs Bunny. Do they still have Bugs Bunny cartoons on TV? They sure do
and if you recall the two 'toons relating to sports, good old Bugs was
everywhere. He played all 9 positions on the baseball field. No, not like
former Phillie Cookie Rojas, who played the nine positions in nine
different innings. No, No. Bugs was so fast he covered all the positions
by himself. In his football episode, the cartoon rabbit did the same. The
play calling was very simple. Bugs Bunny left, Bugs Bunny right, Bugs
Bunny up the middle and Bugs Bunny deep. Well Friday At West Philly High I
witnessed the Pub's version of Bugs. The man of the day, unfortunately in a
losing cause, was Freire Charter's Antonio "Blue" Singleton. The Dragons
ran a total of 40 offensive plays. Singleton touched the ball on 27 of
them. He ran 25 times for 102 yds. and a TD. He also threw 2 passes, both
incomplete coming on plays that appeared to be sweeps. His first pass came
on Freire's first offensive play. Actually it was supposed to be U. City
getting the ball first, but on the opening kickoff, the Jaguars Samir
Artist had a difficult time handling the return. FC's Aaron Leedie smacked
him real hard and guess who recovered the ball? That's right, Singleton.
His long pass down the right sideline was headed towards a wide open Eli
Taylor, but the wind got a hold of it and Taylor had to come back for the
ball and leaped between two Jag defenders and came up empty handed.
Singleton's other pass was intercepted by James Liggins midway through the
first quarter. Oh, a few other things -- Mr. Blue
also had 3 returns for 104 yds. giving him 206 All Purpose yards. On the
opening kickoff of the second half he grabbed the ball on his own 19, raced
straight up the gut, then made a sharp cut to his right. From there it was
all open field but UC's Patrick Anatua never gave up and snagged him from
behind at the Jaguar 30. Along with his fumble recovery, Singleton, who is
only a Junior, also forced a fumble and made 8 tackles with one being for a
loss. PHEW!! Does anyone have any Gatorade? On UC's first offensive play
Sr. QB Kenny Moore lofted a 32 yd. TD pass to Khayri Young at the 9:59
mark of the first quarter and a 6-0 lead. The PAT failed. Liggins
interception set up UC's second score . After the Jags' Malik Randolph
13-85-TD ran 3 consecutive plays for gains of 7, 11 and 6 Sophomore Neville
Hill-Brown pranced 17 yds. for a score. Kicker Toraj Topka booted the
extra point and UC was on top 13-0 with 4:49 left in the initial quarter.
The Dragons answered right back when Good Old "Blue" carried the ball on 9
of the next 10 plays totaling 50 yds.,with the last being a 1yd. Plunge.
The PAT failed, but the advantage was shortened to 13-6 at the 9:10 mark
of the second quarter. The Dragons got the ball back with just over 5
minutes remaining in the half and were faced with a 4th and 14 at the 50
yd.line with just under a minute to play in the half. Head Coach Nelson
Walker elected to go for it but Aaron Leedie's pass feel incomplete. UC
capitalized when their Coach Lou Williams had Moore throw deep to
Hill-Brown for a 46 yd completion down to the 4.On the next play Randolph
went the final four with 7 seconds remaining in the half to end the days
scoring.
   FC made some noise early in the third quarter but their drive
stalled when Taylor's 22 yd. pass intended for Kendell Patterson was
broken up in the end zone by Christopher Smith. During the drive the
Dragons lost Offensive Guard Masio Johnson when he was forced to leave
with what appeared to be a severe left ankle sprain. He attempted to come
back later but only lasted a few plays. Johnson was awesome to watch. He
opened many holes for Singleton and on one play pancaked two Jags on the
same block. I guess the big guy, who is listed at 310 but looks about 330,
enjoys the double stack at IHOP.
  The Jaguars had a few more opportunity's to get on the board but came up
empty. Faced with a  3rd and 8 at the Dragon 40, on the final play of the
3rd quarter, Moore threw deep to an uncovered Young, who was just a few
yards from the goal line.
  Young dropped the ball. UC went for it on 4th down as Moore faked a pass a
scooted up the middle for 10 yds. and a first down. They eventually moved
the ball to a first and goal at the 10. From there they went backwards. On
the first play Hill-Brown's TD run was called back due to a holding
penalty. After 3 more penalties and a running play for a loss the ball
ended up at midfield with just under 6 minutes left in the game. From that
point on the game turned into a game of mistakes with fumbles and
penalties creating a circus like atmosphere. UC was penalized 11 times for
76 yds.while Freire totaled 8 for 65.
  UC fumbled 3 times and the Dragons 2.
  UC's QB Kenny Moore who is 6-6, completed 4 of 11 passes for 116
yds. Along with Young's TD reception, Hill-Brown caught 3 balls for 84
yds. Freire never completed a pass.
  Class Act: At the conclusion of the game after both teams shook hands, UC
offensive Coordinator Joe Bradley sent his players back to the Freire side
of the field to shake the hand of Masio Johnson who was sitting in on the
grass having his ankle tended to. Very nice, Mr. Bradley.
UC Defensive Leaders:
       Tackles                                 Interceptions
Fumble Recoveries                  Force Fumble
Malik Randolph: 8- 1 sack              James Liggins            Neville
Hill-Brown                    Dontae Williams
Akil Muwwakkil  5 - 1 sack
Nyair Washington
James Liggins:   5                          
William Johnson:     1 sack     
Freire Charter Defensive Leaders:
Tackles
Fumble Recoveries                  Force Fumbles
Antoine Singleton: 8- 1 loss
Antoine Singleton                    Antoine Singleton
Tajh Hartsfield:       6
Tajh Hartsfield                         Aaron Leedie
Blair Dixon Moore:  6
Eli Taylor
Anthony Nichols:    5- 1 sack
Allen Melvin:           1 sack, 1 loss
Antonio Burrell:        1 loss