Scores and highlights of games played Oct. 11-12, 2014.

Submitted by the West Hartford Youth Football League

The West Hartford Youth Football League (WHYFL) continued its 59^th season Sunday afternoon at Sterling Field in West Hartford and at Westwood and Farmington High School fields in Farmington, with a full slate of games at the Mighty Mite (7, 8 and 9 year olds), Pee Wee (10 and 11 year olds), and Pony (12,13,14 year olds) divisions.

PONY DIVISION

West Hartford Health & Rehab Raiders 34 – Farmington A Squad White 19

The West Hartford Health & Rehab Raiders improved to 6-0 on the season with a hard fought 34-19 victory over Farmington A Squad White Sunday afternoon at Farmington High School.

Next week, the Raiders will matchup against the undefeated Eagles for first place in the division, while A Squad White will play A Squad Maroon.

Farmington A Squad Blue 26 – Farmington A Squad Maroon 6

Farmington A Squad Blue improved to 2-4 on the season with a hard fought 26-6 victory over Farmington A Squad Maroon Sunday afternoon at Farmington High School.

Next week, A Squad Blue will matchup against A Squad Black, while A Maroon will play A Squad White.

Brewer Paving Eagles 25 – Northstar Wealth Partners Wildcats 6

 

PEE WEE DIVISION

Hartford Healthcare 49ers 20 – Sports Authority Colts 14

In the first of two exciting games on Saturday night under the lights @ Hall High School, the 49ers and Colts put on a show that didn’t disappoint the fans that came out to watch.  The Colts received the kickoff and were able to march 50 yards in 7 plays down to the 49er 20 yard line.  But the Niner’s held their ground and took over on downs.  Two plays later Divine Edwards went 80 yards for the game’s first TD.  Josiah Rivers punched in the extra point for a 7-0 lead.  The Colts mounted their next attack and again got into the 49er red zone, but the defense held strong and had their second stop.  Three plays later, in a déjà vu moment Edwards once again jetted downfield for a 75 yard TD.  The conversion attempt was stopped and the score was 13-0.

During the remainder of the second quarter the teams battled up and down the field, jockeying for the next score.  The Colts saw excellent gains by Namar Gaynor and Emmett Coco.  The 49ers had great defensive plays from several players including Scott LaBranch, Matt Schwab, Marcus Ramsey and Nick Urso with an interception.  At the close of the half the 49ers were pressuring to score once more, but the Colts defense led by Max Rodman and Dom Bavaro and Chris Dowd with a key interception stopped the drive at the 6 yard line.  The score was 13-0 going into the half.

The 49ers received the kick off, and Divine Edwards masterfully picked his way through the Colts’ kicking unit for his third score of the night.  With a successful PAT, the Niners were up 20-0 early in the third quarter.  The last thing on the Colts’ minds however was going home to warm up in a hot shower.  The team stormed back onto the field and mounted their next offensive attack.  Going 50 yards with an outstanding 10 play drive, the Colts’ Colum Flaherty found the end zone.  The extra point conversion was thwarted however and the score was 20-6.  To end the final quarter, the teams volleyed possessions and the Colts were able to drive to the end zone with Flaherty once again finding his way past the goal line.  The Colts capped that drive with a 2 point pass conversion from Flaherty to Coco to make the score 20-14.  That score remained on the board when the game ended, another great WHYFL match up.

Next week the Colts take on the Giants, and the 49ers and Patriots battle to be the only unbeaten team in the final regular season contest.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Patriots 14 – The Watts Group Giants 0

On a cool Saturday night for football, the Dick’s Sporting Goods Patriots leveraged a solid ground game and tough defense en route to a 14-0 victory over the Watts Group Giants in front of a packed sideline at Hall High School.

The Patriots’ offense was led by a bevy of ball carriers, including Dillon Bent, Robert Parrotta, Wyatt Reid, Logan Murphy, and Tommy LaSpada.

The teams exchanged offensive jabs during the first quarter, with the Giants leveraging sound blocking to open holes for running backs Rowan Sierra, Kevin Tiernan, and Damien Thompson.

The Patriots opened the scoring on a nice offensive drive with a mix of both tough runs and passing plays. Bent connected with Tommy LaSpada for a 20-yard score to push the Patriots out to a 6-0 lead. The conversion attempt failed as linebackers Richie Aponte and Sierra stuffed the run. The teams entered the half with the score 6-0 Patriots.

In the second half, the Giants continued to turn the ground game, and hard runs by Sierra and the elusive running of quarterback Jack Kennedy, but could not punch one into the end zone. Midway through the third quarter, linebacker Dylan Swift forced a fumble, which was recovered by safety Aidan Dorian, and the Patriots extended their lead four plays later as quarterback Jack Brown followed the lead blocking of Joey LaSpada, Christian Maldonado, Ben Brockway, Walker Beverly, and Logan Murphy en route to a one-yard score. Brown connected with Parrotta on the passing conversion, and the lead stood at 14-0.

The Giants would not relent, and launched a furious fourth quarter drive, leveraging the legs of Sierra, Kennedy, Luke Wilson, and Thompsen down the field.

Both teams executed well on both offense and defense, and should be commended for good sportsmanship.

The Patriots received outstanding defensive play from Parrotta (who made several big tackles on key downs), Bent, Luke Duzan (two sacks), Brockway, Beverly, Joey LaSpada, Maldonado, Swift (forced fumble), Aidan Dorian (fumble recovery) Murphy, and newcomers Abraham Dunn and Daniel Chavez.

The Giants showed perseverance with a great defensive effort by Richie Aponte, Peter Langevin, Patrick Schwab, Marcus Thompsen, Zach Peterson, Sean Stegmaier.

The Patriots will return to Sterling Field Sunday to play the 49ers in the regular season finale, while the Giants will play the Colts.

Farmington B Squad Maroon 22 – Farmington B Squad Blue 21

Farmington B Squad Black 20 – Farmington B Squad White 0

 

MIGHTY MITE DIVISION

Doctors Express Urgent Care Steelers 24 – Farmington C Squad Black 18

The Doctors Express Urgent Care Steelers improved to 5-1 on the season with a hard fought 24-18 victory over Farmington C Squad Black Sunday afternoon at Sterling Field.

Next week, the Steelers will matchup against the Cowboys at 5 p.m. at Conard High School, while C Squad Black will play C Squad Blue.

Macca Plumbing Cowboys 27 – Beachland Tavern Jets 6

The Macca Plumbing Cowboys improved to 5-1 on the season after a 27-0 victory over Beachland Tavern Jets Sunday afternoon at Sterling Field.

It was a great team effort of strong offensive line and defensive play by Bruce and Luke Jones, Braden Sohn, Jack Archambeault, CJ Nelson, Nathaniel Corona, Noah Macko, Tyler Walsh, and Brian Acevedo.

Cowboys offensive standouts were Chase Fountain (10 and 50 yard TD runs), Jaime Kennedy (5 yard TD catch), Trevor Tanis (6 yard TD run), Walker Disque (rushing conversion), and Jack Archambeault (catch for conversion).

Jets offensive standouts included tough blocking by Spencer Schwartz who led the way for Jonny Robinson on many carries.

Defensive standouts for the Jets also include great team tackling by Isaac Ramsey, Austin Bourgoin, and Ben Hall.

The Cowboys move on to face the Steelers at Conard High School Saturday at 5pm, while the Jets will play the Browns also at Condard High School at 7pm.

Farmington C Squad Maroon 13 – Fischman Orthodontics Browns 0

Farmington C Squad Maroon improved to 3-3 on the season with a hard fought 13-0 victory over the Fischman Orthodontics Browns Sunday afternoon at Westwood Field.

Next week, C Squad Maroon will matchup against C Squad Black, while the Browns will play the Jets at 7 p.m. at Conard High School.

 

FLAG DIVISION

Sweet Frog (Purple) 24 – Mooyah (Green) 6

The Ravens-Mooyahs rematch began as a defensive struggle as neither team could move the ball. The Ravens struck first on Ben Goldstein’s 60 yard scamper down the right sideline alluding a swarm of flag grabbers. The Ravens offense had a multi-faceted attack in their 24-6 win. Calvin Borio snatched a crossing route pass and solid run after the catch, Tyler Redden dashed for 20 yards to set up Aidin Bailey who darted for another six points. Cole Keegan kept the score intact with a tough defensive flag grab to end the half, 12-0.

Mooyahs came storming out of the gate as they put up their first points of the game on a fourth down must have situation. A great run added the extra point for Mooyahs.

The Ravens bounced back with some more offense starting with a super catch and rambling run by Soly Levy. Redden scored two more times to put the game away. Julian House made a gallant effort to add an extra point but came up  just shy. There were some solid defensive plays by many Ravens including Aidin Bailey, Seamus Egan, Calvin Borio and Christian Ortiz

Fresh Ink (Orange) 32 – Dick’s Sporting Goods (Red) 18

Fresh Ink (Orange) faced off against Dick’s Sporting Goods (Red) this past Sunday.  In what was a well-played game by both teams Fresh Ink outlasted Dick’s by the score of 32-18.

Dick’s opened the scoring with a nice 50 yard run from Brady Cersosimo.  Fresh Ink then answered with a 75 yard touchdown run down the left sideline from Julian Watson.  The score was followed by Matthew Williams running in a 2 point conversion.  Dick’s took back the lead when Ben Walsh swept left and streaked down the sideline for a 40 yard touchdown run.  Fresh Ink came back with one of the fancier plays of the season as Ronan Foley caught a 75 yard touchdown pass on a razzle dazzle flea-flicker. Fresh Ink then struck again when Jonathan Garcia scampered for a 65 yard touchdown run to close out the first half.

Fresh Ink opened the 2^nd half scoring with Julian Watson’s second touchdown of the game on a 55 yard run.  Next came one of the most spectacular runs of the season as Dick’s Tighe Johnston ran to the left sideline, then reversed back right behind the line of scrimmage before turning up field, running over 100 yards, for a spectacular 50 yard touchdown run.  Fresh Ink then closed out the scoring with a tough 45 yard run down the left sideline by Ryan Haggerty.

Fresh Ink played strong defense down the stretch with multiple stops from Will Davis, Jonathan Garcia, and Matthew Williams.  Dick’s defense was led by Brendan Kennedy, Tommy Hussey, and Brady Cersosimo. Both teams return to action this Sunday.

AC Petersen (Blue) 26 – Joey’s Pizza Pie (Black) 6

AC Petersen (Blue) improved to 4-2 on the season with a hard fought 26-6 victory over Joey’s Pizza Pie (Black) Sunday afternoon at Sterling Field.

Next week, AC Petersen (Blue) will matchup against Dick’s Sporting Goods (Red), while Joey’s Pizza Pie will play Sweet Frog (Purple).