Little Quakers '04
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LITTLE QUAKERS 54, SARASOTA
(Fla.) 0
No one can remember if it happened before. Fifty-three years is a long time, but most who
have been around almost that long, think this was a first. The Philadelphia Little
Quakers, founded in 1953 by Mr. Bob Levy, recorded an undefeated, unscored-upon season,
capped off by a total shellacking of previously unbeaten and defending State Champion,
Sarasota Florida, 54-0.
Special teams and defense set the tone while
the offense efficiently used 18 plays to gain 190 yards on the ground with 5 TD’s to
overcome a team that was much faster and a hostile hometown crowd.
After a scoreless first quarter which
saw Florida block and early field goal attempt, the staff settled in for what looked like
a long night’s battle. Special teams
came to the rescue with Anthony Dupell (Penndale) recovering a fumbled
punt return at the Florida 9 yard line. From
there, tailback Justin Powell (Calvary Baptist) scored and the Tim
McCaffrey (St. Jerome) extra point kick was good for an 8-0 lead.
The Quakers scored on their next
possession with Rashad Campbell (Chestnut Hill Acad) following a great
block by TE Martin Goldfarb (Penn Charter), went 51
yards for a score, to make it 16-0. After the kickoff, a Florida penalty backed them up
inside the 10 yard line. With just under 5
minutes remaining in the half, linebacker Brandon Robertson (Carnell)
pressured the Florida QB into a bad throw which was picked off and returned 11 yards for a
touchdown by DE Blaise Fullen (Penn Charter), making the score 24-0,
making all breathe a little easier.
The Quakers took over on downs with
1:39 remaining in the half. After a couple
unsuccessful pass plays, Campbell scored again on a well executed reverse for a 30-0 lead
to put the game away.
There was a second half to play and the
hometown crowd was not happy with their team’s performance. They boisterously tried to rally their team and to
rattle the northern visitors, but the Little Quakers would have none of it. They received the second half kickoff and silenced
the crowd with a four play, 62 yard drive. This time, fullback Eric Moore
(Masterman) did the damage by rushing for 44 yards on the drive, including the 1 yard TD
run to make it 38-0.
The defense, using many backup players,
again stopped the Florida offense and gave the Quaker offense great field position. They were content to run the clock but Justin
Powell got loose for a 25 yard touchdown to make it 46-0. Florida made one last run to try to score in the
fourth quarter, but Je’Ron Stokes (Abington JHS) intercepted a pass
and sprinted 69 yards untouched for the final score.
Boxscore:
1 2 3 4 Total
FLA 0 0 0 0 0
L.Q. 0 30 16 8 54
LQ
Powell 9 yd run
(McCaffrey
Kick)
LQ
Campbell 51 yd run (McCaffrey
Kick)
LQ Fullen
11 yd interception return
(McCaffrey Kick)
LQ
Campbell 18 yd run (Kick failed)
LQ
Moore 1 yd run
(McCaffrey
Kick)
LQ
Powell 25 yd run
(McCaffrey
Kick)
LQ
Stokes 69 yd interception
return
(McCaffrey Kick)
The 2004 Little Quakers:
Rashad Campbell
Chestnut Hill
Academy
Tim Decker
Penn
Charter
Tom Devlin
Chestnut
Hill Academy
Anthony Dupell
Penndale
(Lansdale)
Blaise Fullen
Penn
Charter
Mark Giulbilato
St. Anastasia
(Newtown Sq)
Jason Golderer
Father Judge
Martin Goldfarb
Penn Charter
Peter Haines
Germantown
Academy
Robert Holloman
Fitler
Mar’kel Jefferson
Frankford HS
Joey Mascino
Nativity
BVM
Michael Massaro
Penn Charter
Tim McCaffrey
St. Jerome
Eric Moore
Masterman
Adam Nowak
St.
Cecelia
George Palladino
Deptford (NJ)
Justin Powell
Calvary
Christian (Schwenksville)
Mike Rauchut
Penn
Charter
Mikhail Reed
Roosevelt
MS
Brandon Robertson
Carnell
John Ryan
Penn
Charter
Jeff Schill
St.
Alphonsus
Matt Schwemmer
Wissahickon
Michael Scott-Keit Harding
MS
Cory Sholly
Indian
Crest (Telford)
Je’Ron Stokes
Abington
JHS
Tykeem Tolliver Fels HS
Keith Tyer
Father
Judge
Jason Ulmer
Father
Judge
Joey Volgraf
St.
Philip Neri
Ricky Williams
North Catholic
Little Quakers 30, New York
City 0
Playing under the lights at
University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field for the first time last Friday night, the
Philadelphia Little Quakers used a devastating ground attack to defeat a very good New
York City Team, 30-0. They rushed for an incredible 328 yards on 31 attempts, and the
defense was relentless in their pressure, resulting in their third straight shutout.
The coaching staff knew that line play
on both sides of the ball was going to be critical, since the NY team was a little bigger
and that they were well coached. Their
coaches included several members from Brooklyn Poly Prep, which is one of the east coast’s
premier high school programs.
The offense was lead by tailbacks Justin
Powell (Calvary Baptist) with 143 yards on 9 carries, with 2 touchdowns, and Rashad
Campbell (Chestnut Hill Acad) with 108 yards on 10 carries and a
touchdown). This week, fullback Eric Moore (Masterman) got in on the act
with 58 yards on 8 carries and a touchdown.
Defensively, the Quakers held the NY
offense to 3 first downs and forced them into a passing game which was not their strong
suit. LB Brandon Robertson (Carnell) and DE Blaise Fullen
(Penn Charter) spearheaded the defense. Special mention to the offensive and defensive
lines for their great work, using their quickness to dominate the line of scrimmage: Tom Devlin (Chestnut Hill Acad), Anthony
Dupell (Penndale), Mike Rauchut (Penn Charter), Matt
Schwemmer (Wissahickon), Tykeem Tolliver (Fels JH), Joey
Mascino (Nativity), Keith Tyer (Judge), Ricky Williams
(North Catholic), Mikhail Reed (Roosevelt MS), Joey Volgraf
(St. Philip Neri), Jeff Schill (St. Alphonsus), Tim
McCaffrey (St. Jerome), TE’s Tim Decker (Penn Charter),
Mike Massaro (Penn Charter), and Cory Sholly
(Indian Crest).
Boxscore:
1 2 3 4 Total
NYC 0 0 0 0 0
L.Q. 8 8 8 6 30
LQ
Powell 10 yd run (McCaffrey
Kick)
LQ
Campbell 70 yd run (McCaffrey
Kick)
LQ Safety
– Dupell tackled punter in endzone
LQ
Moore 6 yd run (Kick
Blocked)
LQ
Powell 52 yd run (Kick
Blocked)
Next week, the boys will travel to Sarasota Florida for a game with the South Florida
Champions, Ringling Redskins.
Little Quakers 36, Bucks
County Bears 0
For the second straight week, the Phila Little Quakers used their
smothering defense and superior running game to defeat the Bucks County Bears, 36-0. This
made the Quakers 2-0 for the year with two shutouts.
Early on, the Quakers drove to the ball
to the Bears 9, but the Bears, also playing great defense, forced a fumble. Justin
Powell (Calvary Baptist) returned the punt 23 yards to the Bear 11 yard line.
Again, the Bears defense stiffened, keeping the Quakers out of the endzone. Next, the
Quakers’ Jason Ulmer (Father Judge) intercepted a pass and returned
to the 15 yard line and again, the Bears refused to let the Quaker offense score.
At this point the defense took it upon
themselves to motivate the team. After a sack
for a 9 yard loss by DT Joe Volgraf (St. Philip Neri), the other DT Matt
Schwemmer (Wissahickon) sacked the Bears QB in the endzone for a safety. The
Quaker offense took the hint, and scored on a 1 yard leap into the endzone by Powell. The
score was set up by a nifty 18 yard run by Rashad Campbell (Chestnut
Hill Acad) and a beautiful 9 yard completion from Mark Giubilato (St.
Anastasia) to Blaise Fullen (Penn Charter). The Quakers got a scare at the end of the half
when the Bears intercepted a pass inside their own 10 yard line and was clear down the
sideline, but good hustle by Fullen prevented a 90 yard interception return for a
touchdown.
The second half was all Quakers, as
they seemed to wear down the Bears, who had many players going both ways. They drove from
their own 38 to the Quaker 11 yard line, but failed to score. On the Quakers first play,
Justin Powell (12 carries/147yds) took off on an 89 yard run to make the score 14-0.
Tim McCaffery’s (St. Jerome) extra point made it 16-0. At that point, the
Bears seemed to run out of gas.
Powell scored again on a 28 yard run and on
3rd down and 11, fullback Eric Moore (Masterman), with 8 carries for 55
yards, turned a 2 yard completion into a score, breaking two tackles along the way, then
scored on a straight ahead dive from 35 yards out to round out the scoring. In all the
Quakers rushed 29 times for 237 yards. Passing, Giubilato was 4 for 12 for 52 yards and Peter
Haines (Germantown Acad) was 2 for 2 for 42 yards, 1 TD.
Defensively, the front line of
McCaffrey, Schwemmer (sack), Volgraf (2 sacks), Joey Mascino (Nativity)
with 6 tackles & 2 sacks, lead the way, along with DB Jason Golderer (Father
Judge) 5 tackles and an interception and LB Fullen. (6 tackles).
Next up for the Quakers, the New York Police
& Fireman’s team. They are coached by members of the nationally ranked Brooklyn
Poly Prep High School coaching staft.
Little Quakers 28, Southwest
Phila. Roadrunners 0
Entering their fifty-first season, the nationally renowned
Philadelphia Little Quakers, posted a shutout victory in their opening game against the
Southwest Phila. Roadrunners, 28-0. The team
is made up of 13 & 14 year old boys, weighing a maximum of 150 pounds and they come
from schools and club programs all over the Delaware Valley.
Tailback Justin Powell
(Calvary Baptist) opened the scoring with a 2 yard run. The score was set up by Je’Ron
Stokes’ (Abington) 24 yard interception return to the 2 yard line. Tim
McCaffrey’s (St. Jerome) extra point kick made it 8-0 and the Quakers never
looked back.
Rashad Campbell
(Chestnut Hill Acad) returned a punt 24 yards to the Roadrunners’ 34 yard line which
set up a 20yd touchdown pass from Mark Giubilato (St. Anastasia) to Mike
Massaro (Penn Charter) midway through the second quarter. Late in the first half, Campbell scored from
10yds out to put the Quakers up 20-0 and from there, they left things up to their defense.
Led by Ricky Williams (North
Catholic) with 5 tackles and Michael Keitt-Scott (Harding MS) with 3, the
Quakers completely shut down the Roadrunners, allowing only 2 first downs and 36 total
yards for the game. Defensive backs Stokes and Campbell each had interceptions while Joe
Volgraf (St. Philip Neri) and Mike Rauchut (Penn Charter) each
had fumble recoveries. Jason Ulmer (Father Judge) also
defended the pass extremely well and just missed an interception.
Next up for the Little Quakers will be the tough Bucks County Bears, who have
defeated the Quakers in their last two meetings. The
game will be at 9:30 A.M. on Sunday, November 21, at Franklin Field.
Direct any questions to the Little Quakers at 215-836-2143 or Laurie at 215-464-1470.