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Congratulations
to the JV Hawks for Winning the Nassau Conference II League Championship with a 7-1 Record
Undefeated Junior
High Hawks Crowned District Champions!
Hofstra Heartache For Hawks
For the three thousand plus fans in attendance, the 2012 Nassau
County Conference II Semi-Final game between the Seahawks and the Garden City Trojans will likely be a game that they will
never forget as this instant classic had all the best elements that high school football has to offer.
Unfortunately for those fans partial to the Seahawks this one
will also be one they won't forget but also one that they might not want to remember as the Trojans held off a furious and
unlikely rally to escape with a 22-18 win over their crosstown rivals to advance to the finals.
A final that for the first 36 minutes was earmarked for the Hawks
who held a 12-0 halftime lead and a 12-7 lead after three quarters. In the fourth however, like so many other snakebit playoff
years against the Trojans, two or three plays just didn't go as planned for the Hawks who have now watched their playoff futility
reach six against Garden City including the last four consecutive seasons. It is assured that the streak will someday end
but for now the sting of this one will have to wait until next year when many of the Hawks underclassmen set the GPS to Hempstead
Tpke. for hopefully another crack at GC in 2013.
Early on it was all about the defense as the Hawks front four
(John Heyer, 4 Tackles,1 Sack, Tom Dente, 4 Tackles, 1 Sack, Messiah West, 7 Tackles and Sean Nagy, 5 Tackles)kept the Trojans
rushing attack in check while the secondary managed to snag two first half interceptions, one by Nick Spillane and one by
Dylan DeMeo.
With good field position at a premium, playing smart would be
a key as the Hawks found a hole in the Trojan secondary to take a 6-0 first quarter lead when James Carr ripped off a 76 yard
touchdown reception at the 6:45 mark. The Hawks PAT was blocked keeping the score at 6-0. Moving to the second the Hawks tacked
on a second TD on a one yard run by Conor Colasurdo to make it 12-0. The big play of the drive was a Ray Catapano to Matt
Robison shovel pass that netted 48 yards just a few plays before. Defensively, DeMeo's pick ended the first half action.
The second half picked up from where it left off as the ever present
but intangible 'momentum continued to ride along with the Hawks when defensive end John Heyer dropped the hammer on a backside
sack to spring the ball free which Colarsurdo pounced on to give the Hawks a first and ten at the Trojans 38. No gain on a
first down run then led to the first sign of the momentum slipping away as hodling penalty pushed the Hawks back to the 45.
An imcompletion followed a did a quick kick to keep the Trojans pinned but an oppportunity was lost. Sensing that shift the
Trojans linemen started to get a push which they took full advantage off to move 84 yards in just nine plays to cut the lead
to 12-7.
Looking to answer, the Hawks put the ball into the hands of their
most explosive player Matt Robison whose over the shoulder catch resulted in a 62 yard reception that set up a first and goal
at the seven yard line as the Hawks moved 74 yards in just four plays to set up their third possible score. It was a score
that would not come as a third and goal on the very first play of the fourth quarter saw Quarterback Ray Catapano and Running
Back Mike DeLeo unable to connect on a pitch that would have seen DeLeo walk into the end zone instead the loose ball was
recovered by the Trojans.
Back at the momentum controls the Trojans went a signature drive
that covered 94 yards in over five minutes to take their first lead of the game at 13-12 which they moved to 15-12 after a
successful two point conversion.
Trailing for the first time, the Hawks engineered their own signature
drive as they marched 68 yards in 10 plays to set up first and goal at the five. Along the way Catapano found Robison three
times and Spillane twice while adding 28 yards of rushing himself to the drive. On first down Robison quick hitch reception
was dropped for 1 yard. On second down Spillane was tripped up after catching a quick hitter as well. On third down, Catapano
found a seam that closed just as he reached the one with his outstretched arm just shy of the goal line. On fourth down with
the lead in sight Colasurdo was plugged up just inches from paydirt. Despite the situation, the Hawks still had 2:36 left,
two timeouts and the Trojans pinned on the one until an unbelievably soft unsportmanlike call against the Hawks bench gave
the Trojans breathing room at the 16 yard line. And with the Hawks focus still settling the Trojans escaped the fray to go
84 yards and move the lead to 22-12 seemingly ending the game...or at least that's what the exiting fans thought.
Like a touch football game Catapano tossed four balls to four
different receivers: Robison for 3, Spillane for 16, Nick Conte for 23 before conncecting with Dylan DeMeo from 25 yards away
to make it 22-18 which remained as the PAT kick rang off the goal post.
Looking for a miracle the Hawks onside team trotted out to throw
one last life saver at the 2012 season and unbelievably they nailed it as DeMeo's picture perfect floater found the waiting
arms of Robison just inside the 50.
So here it was 48 seconds and a chance to steal it back. Spillane
for a three yard grab on the first play. Robison for 7 on the second play for a first down. Incomplete, then Robison for another
two and a third down at the Trojans 34 yard line with still 27 seconds left. Spillane with an opening has his man beat on
a deep post...out of nowhere a GC defender one hands the intended game winner and just like that it is over. If you ask the
forever loyal dedicated Hawks fans the script was 'misprinted' again as 2012 ended with a body blow punch to the gut.
Lost in the shuffle of the heartbreaker was the incredible story
of Quarterback Ray Catapano who after taking over in a week two contest against Long Beach proceeded to throw for nearly 1,800
yards in barely eight games including two separate school record breaking games the final of which coming in this game that
netted him 361 yards passing. Or Matt Robison who shattered the school receptions total in catches and yards with 48 and 734
respectively.
So to all of the Seniors best of luck you have done yourselves
and your community proud. To the underclassmen, your time will come!
Hawks Advance to Hofstra
Taking advantage on special teams, the Seahawks parlayed a botched
snap, a fake punt and a big kickoff return into 21 points as they never looked back in a 35-13 win over Long Beach in the
Nassau County Conference II Quarterfinals. With the win the Hawks advance to Hofstra University with their sixth consecutive
Big Four Championship. And as always it seems, 'good' friend and neighbor the Garden City Trojans will be waiting as the crosstown
rivals meet for the 6th time in the past 8 years. Game time will be 1:00PM on Saturday November 17th.
As for this one, the Hawks needed just 19 plays to score five
times as both the rushing attack and the passing attack found the balance it was looking for. Mike DeLeo opened the scoring
with a 7 yard burst to make it 7-0. A stalled drive at midfield took a neat turn on the next drive when upback Conor Colasurdo
took a fake punt 54 yards to paydirt to complete quarter number one with a 14-0 lead.
In the second quarter, Quarterback Ray Catapano, who finished
a perfect 7 for 7 for 206 yards threw two of his three TD passes. One went to Matt Robison, the new single season receptions
leader in Carey history, for 71 yards and the second one went to Dylan DeMeo for 15 yards to boost the halftime lead to 28-0.
Any hopes of a comeback were quickly dashed on the opening kickoff
return of the third as DeLeo's 74 yard jaunt set up Robison's second TD grab from 13 yards to move the lead to 35-0. Nick
Conte also added three receptions for 81 yards. Long Beach added two scores in the fourth to finalize the scoring at 35-13.
On defense Robison and Nick Spillane each had an interception.
Tom Dente (3) and John Heyer (2) tacked on five sacks while the Lucito boys Matt, Joe and Anthony combined on 20 tackles to
pace the defense.
Hawks Cage Cougars
Having sealed up a playoff berth several weeks ago the Seahawks
aimed for two goals in the regular season finale. They were shooting for a home playoff game and they looked to stay healthy.
Mission accomplished as they wore down the Bellmore JFK Cougars 28-7 to finish the regular season 6-2 good enough for a number
4 seed as of press time in the Conference II Quarterfinals. The expectant opponent will be Long Beach who defeated the Hawks
in week two 42-20 but for both teams as with all playoff teams its all now back to 0-0 as the Hawks head to the post season
for the 9th consecutive season.
This one was all about the ground attack as Conor Colasurdo 113
yards and Ray Catapano 102 each broke the century mark while Brett Campos tacked on 72 more yards on 20 carries as the Hawks
posted a 300+ day as a team. In the air Matt Robison grabbed three more passes to add to his Carey record of 35 receptions
including another TD snag as he and Nick Conte both hauled in Catapano TD passes.
On defense Colasurdo led all with 6 tackles while Lucitos Matt
and Joe as well as Tom Dente added to their sack totals.
So it's on to the Quarters at Home next Saturday at 3:00PM due
to the SAT Exam. Go Hawks!
Hawks Halt Spartans
No matter what the season records are, no matter what place the
teams are in, no matter which field the game is played at, a football game played by District rivals Elmont-Carey always brings
out the best in both teams. For the Seahawks final regular season game this one didn't disappoint as the Hawks, thanks to
a monster defensive effort, halted two late Spartan drives to help preserve a hard fought 21-18 victory at yet another sold
out Marc Martone Field.
The win kept the 5-2 Hawks in the chase for a home playoff game
which will not be determined until the final Conference II game is played next week.
As for this one it was a tale of two Seahawks as repeated efforts
to establish the run game were denied as the Hawks offense was rejected on three consecutive 'three and outs' in the first
quarter. Conversely, the defense also held their ground in the first when two Red Zone visits by the Spartans were repelled
as the Hawks Orange Crush defense led by Tom Dente's five sack, nine tackle effort kept the first quarter scoreless.
Hitting on his first six passes of the second quarter, Ray Catapano,
(22 for 32, 245 Yards), got the Hawks groove back as they went 62 yards in eight plays to grab a 7-0 lead when Matt Robison
snared a two yard TD catch halfway through the frame. It was just a small sample of Robison's day as he would go on to catch
a school record 11 passes for 131 yards as Robison now moves into the top 3 for receptions on Long Island.
The Spartans, as expected, answered the call as they pushed into
Hawks territory only to be bullied on back to back plays as Conor Colasurdo (9 Tackles) and John Heyer (4 Tackles) each joined
the sack party to set up a 4th and long for the Spartans which set the stage for some unwanted excitement for the Hawks and
their faithful. Apparently, some of the NFL replacement refs still found work as two head scratching pass interference calls
kept Spartan drives alive long enough for them to get within one at 7-6 as the half drew near.
Two minutes in high school used to not be enough time but with
the advent of the Spread and no-huddle it was more than enough for the Hawks as Catapano whizzed passes all over the field
to move the Hawks to the three yard line with just 17 seconds left as the Hawks looked to push the lead to two scores. Unfortunately,
things got ugly fast when a lost football turned into a 100 yard fumble recovery score for the Spartans as they took a 12-7,
after another crucial missed two point PAT attempt, into the half before a stunned Seahawk crowd.
Still reeling from the before halftime score the Hawks first drive
of the second half also ended with a turnover as they were picked off just outside midfield. With no sense of panic the defense
simply tightened the reigns as they got several more great contributions: Joe Lucito (10 Tackles, 1 Sack), Matt Lucito, gutting
out a knee sprain, (8 Tackles, 1 Sack) and Sean Nagy (3 Tackles, 1 Fumble Recovery) to keep the deficit at five. Feeding off
the defense the Hawks air attack got heated up again as Catapano found Robison on a 33 yard post to set up first and goal
that Robison promptly pounded home from two yards away to retake the lead once and for all at 14-12.
After yet another defensive stop in the Red Zone, the Hawks pushed
the lead to 21-12 on the next drive as Catapano connected with Nick Spillane (6 Catches, 86 Yards) from 31 yards away for
the eventual game winning touchdown with just over nine minutes to play.
Still unable to shake the Spartans they managed to hit two big
plays, with of course more help from the Yellow Hankies, to get within reach at 21-18 as the game moved to the five minute
mark. Playing it safe the Hawks chose the wise move of utilizing a Quick Kick to give their defense some wriggle room as the
clock bore down under five.
Looking for a hero the Hawks defense found one as defensive end
Messiah West single handedly cancelled out the two final Spartan drives of the game with key interceptions including the final
one with 22 seconds remaining in the game. For West, it was a brilliant finish for one of the Hawks team favorites!
The Hawks next travel to Bellmore JFK for the regular season finale
as the Cougars should be a tough test as they fight for their playoff lives. Game time returns to 1:30PM.
House Party
With nearly 2,500 family members, friends, alumni and community
residents in attendance at Marc Martone Field, the Seahawks made the best of Homecoming 2012 as they thoroughly out-worked
and out-played an overwhelmed Calhoun Colts team as they cruised to a 34-10 victory.
Quarterback Ray Catapano, after a stalled first drive, found his
touch to go 15 for 23 for 175 Yards and four touchdowns. Four different receivers: Matt Robison, Dylan DeMeo, Nick Spillane
and James Carr, his first!, all caught touchdowns passes for the Hawks.
Speedster Mike DeLeo led the rushing attack as he went 67 yards
on just 8 carries including a 58 yard jaunt in the second quarter.
On the defensive side of the ball, Matt Lucito led with 8 tackles
and a sack. Conor Colasurdo had 6 tackles, four of which left a lasting impression on Colt ball carriers. Anthony Lucito chipped
in with four and Nick Conte, his 5th of the season, had another interception to round out the defense for the Hawks.
The Hawks remain home for next week's Elmont game as the playoff
bound Hawks look to move up in the Conference II standings. Game time may be 2:00PM. Please check back later in the week.
Hawk Rally Falls Short
Another Carey-Garden City showdown led to yet another hard fought
Conference II grudge match. Although Garden City has held a dominant edge in playoff matchups between the two schools the
regular season games have been basically split over the past several years. With both teams trotting out underclassmen lineups
this one brought out the 'next' generation rivalry which started out in favor of Garden City as the Trojans held off the Seahawks
28-20 as a late Hawks rally fell short on a last minute interception at the Trojans 36 yard line.
For the Hawks, a 10-0 first quarter deficit proved to be too much
to overcome as the Trojans took advantage of quality field position to jump on top early and as always the Trojans received
great contributions from their special teams as they hit two field goals while kickoffs and punts found all the right the
bounces for them to keep the Hawks pinned.
After two three and outs, despite starting from their own five,
the Hawks finally got the engine going as Ray Catapano (17 for 31 152 yards) passed and ran (8 for 44 Yards) the Hawks out
to midfield before Mike DeLeo (21 for 138 Yards, 2 TD's) kicked things into overdrive as he took the reigns for the offense
sprinting 43 yards to cut the lead to 10-7.
The Trojans quickly responded on the next drive as they utilized
their big height advantage at the receiver spot to move the lead back to ten at 17-7. Not looking to be outdone, Catapano
calmly began another long scoring drive for the Hawks as they went 73 yards in 15 plays. On the drive, Catapano found his
touch as he connected with three different receivers: Nick Spillane (6 Catches 68 Yards), Matt Robison (6 Catches, 50 Yards)
and Dylan DeMeo (2 Catches, 16 Yards) before DeLeo punched in his second score from one yard out. A missed PAT sent the teams
to the half at 17-13.
Despite moving the ball well and gaining multiple first downs
both teams ended up punting twice before the Trojans moved close enough to give their special teams a shot at moving the lead
to seven which they did after a second field goal, this one from 30 yards away, to make it 20-13 as the third quarter came
to a close.
Amazingly as the fourth quarter began neither team committed a
penalty or a turnover despite the howling winds that made conditions less than ideal. Unfortunately for the Hawks that streak
ended in back to back fashion that became the pivotal moment as an illegal motion penalty on first down turned into a bobbled
snap which the Trojans seized at the Hawks 28. Six plays later Garden City was back up by double digits as they also hit on
the two point conversion to make it 28-13.
And with yet another booming kickoff, the Hawks would have to
go 80 yards on the ensuing drive to get within striking distance. To their credit the Hawks made the most of the drive which
resulted in an 18 yard TD catch by Robison on a 4th and 10 but the 18 plays and nearly five minutes took a huge chunk out
of the quarter time-wise and the Hawks still trailed by eight.
A great defensive stand led by the Lucito brothers, Matt and Joe,
(7 Tackles each) gave the Hawks one last chance which they began at the 18 after yet another well placed punt by the Trojans.
But with just 2:03 on the clock and no timeouts the Hawks simply couldn't pick up enough yards even with Catapano going 4
for 7 on the drive. So when Catapano had to open it up vs the deep prevent the chances of an interception by GC increased
dramatically which sadly came to fruition at :25 to wrap it up.
The Seahawks hard fought effort surely will work in their favor
as they jockey for position in the Conference II playoff chase which continues next week against Calhoun. Game time is 2:00PM
as the Hawks host the Colts at Marc Martone Field.
TV Dinner
Who knew all it took would be some MSG Varsity face time for the
Seahawks to put together one of their most complete and satisfying victories in recent memory. Such was the case though as
the Seahawks knocked off previously undefeated Wantagh 33-23 in front of the usual sold out home crowd as well as the MSG
Varsity TV crowd who were treated to a real gem.
Despite entering the game with multiple players still residing
in the MASH unit there was to be no self pity nonsense from the Hawks sideline. Kudos to Andrew Ris whose season ended in
injury last week, for setting that tone.
That resilient tone came early and often as the Hawks, after a
week of air attack records and looking to make a statement, churned out all 76 yards on the ground on their first drive to
stake themselves to a 7-0 lead when Mike DeLeo (14 carries 53 yards) took it to the house from 13 yards out.
An exchange of multiple drives ended the first quarter before
the Hawks ground and pound game boosted the lead to 14-0 when Matt Robison (13 carries 64 yards) danced in from three yards
out as the Hawks scored again without a pass attempt.
After an acrobatic catch by Wantagh deep in Hawks territory, the
Warriors proceeded to slice the lead in half at 14-7 and briefly seize the momentum. Briefly being the key term, as DeLeo
electrified the home crowd on the ensuing kickoff as he raced untouched for a 90 yard TD return to move the lead back to two
scores at 21-7.
The Hawks would take that lead to the half as their defense led
by Matt and Joe Lucito 10 tackles apiece welcomed Conor Colasurdo 8 tackles back into the fold as the Warriors found no room
up front to operate.
However, what the Warriors are capable of is big play strikes
which they managed on the second half kickoff as a bit of razzle dazzle resulted in a kickoff return touchdown of their own
that covered 80 yards to again get them within seven points.
From there both teams seemed to 'settle' in defensively as drives
continued to stall as the fourth quarter began. But unlike a week ago QB Ray Catapano didn't use just his arm despite another
great week statistically (8 for 10, 80 yards passing) instead he schooled the Warriors on the read option as he amassed 119
yards on just 11 carries to help get the Hawks within scoring range again at the Wantagh 4 yard line. With another two score
lead seemingly within reach the Hawks hit a roadblock as they fumbled at the one to give Wantagh hope. With a young team it
could have been a defining negative moment for the Hawks but much like ther answer on DeLeo's kickoff return the Hawks reclaimed
the momentum once and for all when they forced their own turnover two plays later as Matt Lucito pounced on the pigskin after
a Colasurdo strip to get the offense back in business. Two plays after that Robison bulldozed his way in for his second score
as the Hawks moved the score to 27-14.
With time running out the Warriors moved quickly to again get
into the Red Zone where they appeared primed to make a late run at things instead what they found was to not throw at or near
Nick Conte as the Hawks cornerback went Revis on them as he snagged his second interception of the game with just over four
minutes left. For Conte it was his fourth interception of the year as he moves towards the top of the leaderboard in Conference
II play. Playing it safe literally, the Hawks while looking to run out the clock opted for a safety as they were pinned deep
after taking over at the one yard line. That made the score 27-16 as the Hawks squibbed the ball out towards midfield as the
clock wound down. All that was left was one more highlight for the television cameras as Nick Spillane filling in as an extra
d-back found a fortuitous floater that got away from the Warriors QB which Spillane converted into a 95 yard interception
TD scamper to put the final nail in the Warriors coffin. A harmless late Warriors score finalized the scoring at 33-23 as
the Hawks day was complete.
The high flying Hawks will look to keep the 'momentum' going in
week 5 as they head across town to meet long time rival Garden City in yet another pivotal Conference II clash. Game time
is 3:00PM at Garden City High School due to the morning SAT's.
'Night'-Hawks Slay Glads
It was nearly three decades in the making but regular season Friday
Night Football in the Sewanhaka Central School District finally made its long awaited return thanks to Superintendent Dr.
Ralph Ferrie who greenlit the game this Summer. As one of the thousands of fans in attendance at Michael Tully Park, Dr. Ferrie
was treated to an instant classic as the Seahawks rallied for a thrilling last minute comeback win over district rival the
New Hyde Park Gladiators 34-30.
For Hawks QB Ray Catapano it was a night he'll never forget as
well as he broke the school passing mark with a staggering 340 yards and four touchdown passes evening. Two of those TD tosses
went to Andrew Ris, who was making his wide receiver debut, the second of which in the back corner of the end zone from 13
yards out at 1:01 held up as the eventual game winner. Ris, also had a career night as his 8 catches for 131 yards blended
in nicely with his 32 rushing yards and one TD. The All Purpose Yard record also took a hit as the explosive, versatile Matt
Robison etched his name in the Carey record book with 228. Of those yards 39 came on the ground, 125 yards came on receptions
and 64 more came on kickoff and punt return yards.
With both teams at 1-1 coming into the game off losses the excitement
of the night also had important Conference II implications as a quick start would be imperative to gaining some confidence.
After an opening defensive stop the Hawks offense churned their first TD out in just 1:40 as a three play, 69 yard drive ended
with a 52 yard scoring strike to Ris which was followed by a little razzle dazzle as a fake PAT turned into a two point conversion
for the Hawks when Catapano found Kieran Murchie all alone for the 8-0 lead.
Looking to keep pace the Gladiators responded with their own scoring
jaunt as they got to within 8-6. Two consecutive turnovers by the Hawks opened the door for the Gladiators who graciously
accepted the gifts and turned them both into big play strikes to go up 18-8 after one quarter. Credit, however, must go to
the Hawks defense who repealed all three conversion attempts by the Gladiators which would later come back to be the difference
in the game.
Heading to the second, the Hawks spun their own big plays as Catapano
found Robison on a 77 yard TD that saw Robison pry free and then out-race four Gladiator defenders before he cashed in on
a second 18 yard catch, which was set-up by a huge 34 yard dash by Mike DeLeo (9 carries, 52 yards) to put the Hawks back
in the lead at 21-18. The ensuing Gladiator drive took advantage of a missed tackle in the Hawks secondary which they used
to regain the lead at 25-21 as the second quarter neared its close. In what could be described as a preamble to the fourth
the Hawks two minute offense took over the ball with 1:47 left. Two quick hits across the middle to Dylan DeMeo (4 catches,
39 yards) and Robison and another sprint by DeLeo brought the Hawks deep into Gladiators territory before Ris bowled his way
in from two yards out to claim a 28-25 halftime lead as the scorekeeper finally came up for air.
Like with all halftime adjustments the defenses for both teams
seemed to find their way as only the Gladiators were able to put points on the board with an impressive 35 yard field goal
to tie it at 28-28. Then with just 59 seconds left in the third the Hawks found themselves pinned deep at the four yard line.
A dangerous place which can often lead to trouble which it did when an errant snap cleared the back end zone line for a safety
and a 30-28 lead for the Gladiators as the final quarter began.
With both teams refusing to blink the teams exchanged three consecutive
failed drives as the clock wound down on the Seahawks chances for victory. At 2:12 after another great defensive stand which
included a huge third and two stop the Hawks would have their last chance as they took over from their own 23 yard line.
In what can only be termed a good omen, the first play resulted
in a pass from Catapano to...Catapano as a unique self-pass for the second week in a row resulted in a gain of three. Showing
some real guts DeMeo then found himself in a web of Gladiator defenders across the middle where he held on after taking three
hits for an inspiring 16 yard gain. A Capatano scramble churned out 11 more yards on the next play to give the Hawks a 1st
and 10 at their own 42. A Gladiator penalty boosted five more yards to the drive which gave some wriggle room to be aggressive
on first down which the Hawks were as Soph Nick Spillane found room over the middle as well as his catch and carry resulted
in a 39 yard gain. From there it was the high school version of Ben Roethlisberger to Santonio Holmes as Catapano's laser
to Ris in the corner had the mark of a winner.
Like with any quick drive at the end of the game there is always
the concern that there is too much time left for the opponents to return the favor. For three plays in the final minute in
almost happened as the Gladiators hit the Hawks territory with just 27 seconds left. Then after a catch and carry that had
the makings of a big play the Hawks defense made their statement on the game as a hustling Matt Lucito (9 Tackles, 1 Sack,
1 Forced Fumble) stripped the Gladiators defender from behind where Nick Conte quickly pounced on it to help put this one
in the books.
For both district teams it was a great game to win and a tough
one to lose but either way night time excitement was back and it wasn't lost on any of the fans who were lucky enough to enjoy
it. Thanks again to Dr. Ferrie!
The 2-1 Hawks, with their extra day off next return to Martone
Field for a match-up vs first place Wantagh next Saturday September 29th in what should be another exciting contest. Game
time is 1:30PM.
Beach Bummer
One week after the feel good win over Mepham in the opener, the
Seahawks got a second helping of humble pie as they had sand kicked in their faces all day by a hungry Long Beach club. The
disappointing 42-20 drubbing was a stark contrast to the week one shutout,
Things got ugly early as the Hawks first four drives went three
and out while Quarterback Andrew Ris joined starting running back Conor Colasurdo in the M.A.S.H. unit after just one series.
The Hawks remained pinned in their own end for much of the first half while trying to keep the Marines at bay. Even with two
fourth down stops inside the 10 yard line the Marines eeked out two scores to go up 14-0 with just under a minute to play.
Then with just 11 seconds left the Hawks received the proverbial backbreaker when a pass was brought back for a touchdown
as time expired to move the halftime lead to 22-0.
A defensive lapse on the first drive of the third quarter pushed
the lead to 28-0 before the Hawks finally showed signs of life on the next drive. With Ray Catapano, in place of Ris, starting
to feel comfortable both in the air and on the ground (9 for 17 125 Yards & 8 rushes/44 Yards) the Hawks hit paydirt at
6:55 of the third to make it 28-7. Then after a Peter Conte pick, the Hawks made it interesting as Mike DeLeo (9 carries-58
Yards) ran in from 5 yards out to make it game as the fourth quarter got underway. Yet despite the inspired play of the Lucito
boys on defense Matt-14 Tackles. Anthony-12 Tackles & Joe 11 Tackles, the Hawks defense ran out of gas as they allowed
another big score to put this one out of reach once and for all.
DeLeo, after some smooth receiving by Dylan Demeo (4 Catches-57
Yards) cruised in with his second of the game to complete the Hawks scoring before LB added their own last one to finalize
the numbers at 42-20.
For the Hawks it was an everything that could go wrong, did go
wrong kind of a day that they will quickly erase as they must now prepare for their first ever night game this Friday vs New
Hyde Park in what shapes up to be an early season must win for both teams. Game time is slated for 6PM Friday September 21st
at Tully Park Field.
Hawks Pillage Pirates
Another year, another packed house, another opening day win for
the Seahawks who broke the seal on year 54 with a 30-0 whitewash of the Mepham Pirates in the Nassau Conference II opener
for both teams. For the Hawks it was a mild payback for last year's loss to the Pirates that broke their 19 game home winning
streak.
Like the weather, the Hawks came out hot as they torched the Pirates
defense for 20 first quarter points as they put this one in cruise control after just one half of football.
Andrew Ris connected for 130 yards passing on seven completions
including two touchdowns passes to Nick Spillane (4 Catches, 92 Yards) in the first quarter before rounding out his three
touchdown day with a 19 yard strike to Dylan DeMeo who notched his first high school touchdown. DeMeo also added a 31 yard
Field Goal. Conor Colasurdo registered a six yard touchdown run in his first varsity start to complete the scoring.
The Hawks also got an all around effort from Matt Robison who
ran for 57 yards on just 5 carries, caught one pass for 12 yards, while also recording two interceptions on defense.
Other defensive contributions came from the Lucito brothers Matt,
Joe and Anthony who combined for 10 tackles and Spillane and Colasurdo who had six apiece to go with their fine offensive
day.
The well balanced Hawks next head out on the road to face the
Long Beach Marines in week two. Game time is 1:30PM
2012 Team Stats for Carey 2012 (ALL)
Wins= 7 Losses= 3
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Carry/G |
+Yds/Carry |
-Yds/Carry |
Yds/Carry |
Long |
TD |
PAT |
TotPassAt |
Rec |
+Yds |
-Yds |
Yards |
PassAt/G |
Rec/G |
+Yds/Rec |
-Yds/Rec |
Yds/Rec |
Long |
TD |
PAT |
Pass |
Comp |
Yards |
Comp% |
LPass |
TD |
PassPAT |
Int |
Pass/G |
Tot Off Yrds |
| De Leo, Mike |
|
10 |
42 |
81 |
438 |
0 |
438 |
8.1 |
5.4 |
0.0 |
5.4 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
649 |
| Catapano, Ray |
|
10 |
42 |
64 |
420 |
0 |
420 |
6.4 |
6.6 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
10.5 |
0.0 |
10.5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
193 |
128 |
1742 |
66.3 |
77 |
21 |
1 |
8 |
19.3 |
441 |
| Robison, Matt |
|
10 |
66 |
46 |
235 |
0 |
235 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
5.1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
734 |
0 |
734 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
15.3 |
0.0 |
15.3 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1274 |
| Colasurdo, Conor |
|
8 |
18 |
19 |
192 |
0 |
192 |
2.4 |
10.1 |
0.0 |
10.1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
37 |
0 |
37 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
12.3 |
0.0 |
12.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
229 |
| Campos, Brett |
|
4 |
0 |
28 |
91 |
3 |
88 |
7.0 |
3.3 |
0.1 |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
91 |
| Ris, Andrew |
|
3 |
18 |
18 |
78 |
0 |
78 |
6.0 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
4.3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
131 |
0 |
131 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
16.4 |
0.0 |
16.4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
7 |
130 |
38.9 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6.0 |
209 |
| Rodriguez, Darren |
|
8 |
0 |
12 |
64 |
0 |
64 |
1.5 |
5.3 |
0.0 |
5.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.1 |
92 |
| Spillane, Nick |
|
10 |
24 |
8 |
44 |
0 |
44 |
0.8 |
5.5 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
430 |
0 |
430 |
0.0 |
3.3 |
13.0 |
0.0 |
13.0 |
26 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.1 |
504 |
| Valli,Joe |
|
7 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
0.7 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
35 |
| DeMeo, Dylan |
|
10 |
44 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
276 |
0 |
276 |
0.0 |
2.6 |
10.6 |
0.0 |
10.6 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
31 |
17 |
0 |
54.8 |
152 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3.1 |
338 |
| Eith, Justin |
|
4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
-0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
-1 |
| Miotto, Steven |
|
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
7.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
42 |
| Carr, James |
|
7 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
103 |
0 |
103 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
20.6 |
0.0 |
20.6 |
76 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
103 |
| Conte, Nick |
|
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
121 |
0 |
121 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
20.2 |
0.0 |
20.2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
126 |
| Murchie, Kieran |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
| _________________ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.0 |
| Total for Team |
|
10 |
274 |
284 |
1585 |
7 |
1578 |
28.4 |
5.6 |
.0 |
5.6 |
|
20 |
0 |
0 |
135 |
1871 |
0 |
1871 |
.0 |
13.5 |
13.9 |
.0 |
13.9 |
76 |
25 |
2 |
244 |
152 |
1872 |
62.3 |
152 |
25 |
1 |
12 |
24.4 |
4142 |
TEAM: Wins= 7 Losses= 3
Defensive Report
| Player |
# |
Gam |
Pts |
UnTac |
Tackles |
Tackle% |
FumRec |
FumYd |
Sacks |
SackYd |
SackAvg |
Int |
IntYd |
PassBr% |
User Defined/G |
| Lucito, Matt |
|
10 |
0 |
79 |
79.0 |
100.0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
21 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Lucito, Joe |
|
10 |
0 |
72 |
72.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Dente, Thomas |
|
10 |
0 |
49 |
49.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
70 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Colasurdo, Conor |
|
8 |
0 |
48 |
48.0 |
100.0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Catapano, Ray |
|
10 |
0 |
47 |
47.0 |
100.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| DeMeo, Dylan |
|
10 |
0 |
47 |
47.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0.1 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Lucito, Anthony |
|
8 |
0 |
43 |
43.0 |
100.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| West. Messiah |
|
10 |
0 |
42 |
42.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
0.2 |
2 |
53 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Heyer, John |
|
10 |
0 |
37 |
37.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
27 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Robison, Matt |
|
10 |
0 |
31 |
31.0 |
100.0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Conte, Nick |
|
9 |
0 |
31 |
31.0 |
100.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
5 |
4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Spillane, Nick |
|
10 |
0 |
26 |
26.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
95 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| De Leo, Mike |
|
10 |
0 |
23 |
23.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Turcic, Tim |
|
7 |
0 |
23 |
23.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Vilchez, Erik |
|
8 |
0 |
19 |
19.0 |
100.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Rodriguez, Darren |
|
8 |
0 |
17 |
17.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
46 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Nagy, Sean |
|
6 |
0 |
13 |
13.0 |
100.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Gallant, Thomas |
|
7 |
0 |
11 |
11.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Carr, James |
|
7 |
0 |
10 |
10.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Miotto, Steven |
|
7 |
0 |
9 |
9.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Valli,Joe |
|
7 |
0 |
8 |
8.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Murchie, Kieran |
|
5 |
0 |
5 |
5.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Eith, Justin |
|
4 |
0 |
3 |
3.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Kadnar, James |
|
2 |
0 |
3 |
3.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Opitz, Jesse |
|
2 |
0 |
3 |
3.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Ris, Andrew |
|
3 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Graham, Aidan |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Dudine, Kyle |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Cerquera, Jorge |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Langis, Paul |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| _________________ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Total for Team |
|
10 |
0 |
704 |
704.0 |
100.0 |
10 |
1 |
29 |
154 |
2.9 |
17 |
204 |
|
.0 |
TEAM: Wins= 7 Losses= 3
Kickoff/Punt Return Report
| Player |
# |
Gam |
Pts |
KickRet |
Yards |
Long |
FC |
TD |
Avg |
PuntRet |
Yards |
Long |
FC |
TD |
Avg |
| Robison, Matt |
|
10 |
0 |
11 |
241 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
21.9 |
12 |
64 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5.3 |
| De Leo, Mike |
|
10 |
6 |
5 |
211 |
90 |
0 |
1 |
42.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| DeMeo, Dylan |
|
10 |
0 |
4 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.0 |
2 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.0 |
| Miotto, Steven |
|
7 |
0 |
4 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rodriguez, Darren |
|
8 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11.5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Valli,Joe |
|
7 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gallant, Thomas |
|
7 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Spillane, Nick |
|
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
3 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10.0 |
| Vilchez, Erik |
|
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Conte, Nick |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
| _________________ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
| Total for Team |
|
10 |
6 |
31 |
576 |
90 |
2 |
1 |
18.6 |
19 |
117 |
|
2 |
0 |
6.2 |
TEAM: Wins= 7 Losses= 3
Kicking Report: Kickoffs: Field goals: PAT: Punts
| Player |
# |
Gam |
Pts |
Attempts |
FG Md |
FG% |
Att PAT |
PAT Md |
PAT% |
Avg |
Punt |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
| Catapano, Ray |
|
10 |
6 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
50.0 |
4 |
3 |
75.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
677 |
32.2 |
70 |
| DeMeo, Dylan |
|
10 |
29 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
25.0 |
33 |
26 |
78.8 |
0.0 |
11.5 |
57 |
28.5 |
0 |
| Ris, Andrew |
|
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.5 |
294 |
36.8 |
70 |
| Vilchez, Erik |
|
8 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-2 |
74 |
24.7 |
0 |
| _____________ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
-2 |
74 |
24.7 |
0 |
| Total for Team |
|
10 |
35 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
33.3 |
37 |
29 |
78.4 |
.0 |
14.5 |
1102 |
32.4 |
70 |
|
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Result |
|
Saturday September 8 |
1:30PM |
MEPHAM |
Win 30-0 |
|
Saturday September 15 |
1:30PM |
at Long Beach |
Lose 42-20 |
|
Friday September 21 |
6:00PM |
at New Hyde Park |
Win 34-30 |
|
Saturday September 29 |
1:30PM |
WANTAGH |
Win 33-23 |
|
Saturday October 6 |
3:00PM |
at Garden City |
Lose 28-20 |
|
Saturday October 13 |
2:00PM |
CALHOUN |
Win 34-10 |
|
Saturday October 20 |
1:30PM |
ELMONT |
Win 21-18 |
|
Saturday October 27 |
1:30PM |
at Bellmore JFK |
Win 28-7 |
|
Sat. Nov 10-Quarterfinals |
12:00PM |
LONG BEACH |
Win 35-13 |
|
Sat. Nov 17-Semifinals |
1:00PM |
Garden City |
Lose 22-18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Final Record 7-3 |
FINAL 2011 CAREY SEAHAWKS STATISTICS
Wins= 6 Losses= 4
| Player |
# |
Gam |
Pts |
Carries |
+Yds |
-Yds |
Yards |
Carry/G |
+Yds/Carry |
-Yds/Carry |
Yds/Carry |
Long |
TD |
PAT |
TotPassAt |
Rec |
+Yds |
-Yds |
Yards |
PassAt/G |
Rec/G |
+Yds/Rec |
-Yds/Rec |
Yds/Rec |
Long |
TD |
PAT |
Pass |
Comp |
Yards |
Comp% |
LPass |
TD |
PassPAT |
Int |
Sack |
Pass/G |
PassDp |
QBRat |
Fum |
Turn |
Safety |
1st |
4thAt |
4thMd |
User Def |
User Def |
User Def |
Tot Off Yrds |
| Zorn, Rob |
|
10 |
86 |
174 |
896 |
0 |
896 |
17.4 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
5.1 |
30 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
39 |
3 |
36 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
9.8 |
0.8 |
9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
932 |
| Locicero, Mike |
|
10 |
24 |
69 |
438 |
3 |
435 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
0.0 |
6.3 |
62 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
51 |
0 |
51 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
17.0 |
0.0 |
17.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
93 |
41 |
693 |
44.1 |
66 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
9.3 |
0 |
67.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
539 |
| Annunziata, Robert |
|
10 |
6 |
27 |
135 |
5 |
130 |
2.7 |
5.0 |
0.2 |
4.8 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
157 |
| Ris, Andrew |
|
8 |
0 |
35 |
85 |
5 |
80 |
4.4 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
12 |
139 |
30.0 |
42 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
5.0 |
0 |
18.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
80 |
| Marino, Steven |
|
9 |
44 |
7 |
79 |
0 |
79 |
0.8 |
11.3 |
0.0 |
11.3 |
36 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
436 |
0 |
436 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
24.2 |
0.0 |
24.2 |
66 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
674 |
| Cassagnol, Alain |
|
5 |
0 |
7 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
1.4 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
2.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
| Robison, Matt |
|
9 |
6 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
0.1 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
106 |
0 |
106 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
35.3 |
0.0 |
35.3 |
42 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
116 |
| Rodriguez, Darren |
|
5 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
110 |
| Zuvic, Nick |
|
5 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0.2 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Milonas, Jesse |
|
10 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
118 |
0 |
118 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
9.1 |
0.0 |
9.1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
130 |
| Gentile, Andrew |
|
10 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
38 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
118.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
129 |
| DeSimone, Joe |
|
6 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
111 |
0 |
111 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
15.9 |
0.0 |
15.9 |
40 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
111 |
| Eymold, Eddie |
|
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
101 |
0 |
101 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
16.8 |
0.0 |
16.8 |
50 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
185 |
| Humrich, John |
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
| Total for Team |
|
10 |
190 |
332 |
1676 |
15 |
1661 |
33.2 |
5.0 |
.0 |
5.0 |
62 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
54 |
962 |
3 |
959 |
.0 |
5.4 |
17.8 |
.1 |
17.8 |
66 |
10 |
4 |
135 |
54 |
870 |
40.0 |
66 |
10 |
4 |
12 |
0 |
13.5 |
0 |
49.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3221 |
TEAM: Wins= 6 Losses= 4
Defensive Report
| Player |
# |
Gam |
Pts |
UnTac |
AsTac |
MTac |
Tackles |
Tackle% |
BlkFG |
BlkPAT |
BlkPt |
FumRec |
FumYd |
TD |
Sacks |
SackYd |
SackAvg |
Sfty |
Int |
IntYd |
Comp |
PassBr |
PassBr% |
User Defined |
User Defined |
User Defined/G |
| Zorn, Rob |
|
10 |
0 |
73 |
0 |
0 |
73.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lucito, Matt |
|
10 |
0 |
68 |
0 |
0 |
68.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0.1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Opitz, Tom |
|
10 |
0 |
63 |
0 |
0 |
63.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
9 |
65 |
0.9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Nicholls, Peter |
|
9 |
0 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
60.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
32 |
0.6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gentile, Andrew |
|
10 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
56.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
0.2 |
0 |
3 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Milonas, Jesse |
|
10 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
38.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
0.1 |
0 |
4 |
78 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Blanc, Ronald |
|
10 |
0 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
36.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
21 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ciaccio, Sal |
|
7 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
28.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
19 |
0.4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Karamitsios, Nick |
|
9 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
24.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Robison, Matt |
|
9 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
0 |
23.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
2 |
42 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| O'Connell, Dan |
|
9 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
22.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Marino, Steven |
|
9 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
16.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
2 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Annunziata, Robert |
|
10 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
15.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mejia, Fernando |
|
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
15.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dente, Chris |
|
7 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Eymold, Eddie |
|
9 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
13.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Vario, Peter |
|
5 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lucito, Joseph |
|
7 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Rodriguez, Darren |
|
5 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Cassagnol, Alain |
|
5 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| West, Messiah |
|
4 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| DeSimone, Joe |
|
6 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Zuvic, Nick |
|
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Humrich, John |
|
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Conte, Peter |
|
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Miotto, Steven |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jenik, Matt |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| LaRosa, Joe |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Levandowski, Kenny |
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Torregrossa, Joey |
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Locicero, Mike |
|
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dente, Tom |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Catanese, Sonny |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Altun, Rob |
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Dudine, Kyle |
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Eith, Justin |
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| DeAlmeida, Chris |
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| __________________ |
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|
|
|
0 |
| Total for Team |
|
10 |
0 |
642 |
0 |
0 |
642.0 |
100.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
19 |
0 |
28 |
186 |
2.8 |
0 |
14 |
220 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0 |
.0 |
TEAM: Wins= 6 Losses= 4
Kicking/Return Report
| Player |
# |
Gam |
Pts |
KickRet |
Yards |
Long |
FC |
TD |
Avg |
PuntRet |
Yards |
Long |
FC |
TD |
Avg |
At<15 |
Md<15 |
<15% |
At<25 |
Md<25 |
<25% |
At<35 |
Md<35 |
<35% |
At<45 |
Md<45 |
<45% |
At>45 |
Md>45 |
>45% |
Attempts |
FG Md |
FG% |
LFG |
BlFG |
FkFG |
Att PAT |
PAT Md |
PAT% |
Block |
Kick |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
Short |
Touchbk |
Outbds |
Onside |
User Def |
Punt |
Yards |
Avg |
Long |
Short |
Blck |
BdSnap |
Fake |
User Def |
| Gentile, Andrew |
|
10 |
0 |
4 |
129 |
60 |
0 |
0 |
32.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rodriguez, Darren |
|
5 |
6 |
3 |
103 |
80 |
0 |
1 |
34.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Marino, Steven |
|
9 |
13 |
4 |
67 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16.8 |
6 |
92 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
15.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2 |
1 |
50.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
50.0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
10 |
47.6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Locicero, Mike |
|
10 |
0 |
4 |
40 |
24 |
0 |
0 |
10.0 |
3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.3 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
987 |
31.8 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cassagnol, Alain |
|
5 |
0 |
1 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Annunziata, Robert |
|
10 |
0 |
3 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dente, Chris |
|
7 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ris, Andrew |
|
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
78 |
39.0 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Zuvic, Nick |
|
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
202 |
28.9 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Eymold, Eddie |
|
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
11 |
84 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7.6 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Milonas, Jesse |
|
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Result |
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Saturday September 10th |
1:30PM |
JERICHO |
Win 39-14 |
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Saturday September 17th |
1:30PM |
MEPHAM |
Lose 14-7 |
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Saturday September 24th |
1:30PM |
at Elmont |
Win 41-12 |
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Saturday October 1st |
3:00PM* |
at Westbury |
Win 45-6 |
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Thursday October 6th |
4:15PM |
WANTAGH |
Lose 17-16 2OT |
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Saturday October 15th |
2:00PM+ |
at Long Beach |
Win 19-14 |
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Saturday October 22nd |
1:30PM |
GARDEN CITY |
Lose 35-8 |
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Saturday October 29th |
1:30PM |
at Calhoun |
Win 8-6 |
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Saturday November 5th |
3:00PM* |
Quarterfinals vs LONG BEACH |
Win 26-12 |
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Friday November 11th |
4:00PM |
Semi-Finals @Hofstra vs Garden City |
Lose 27-0 |
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Hawks Blanked 27-0
Like an annoying pebble stuck in your shoe, the Garden City Trojans
for the third straight year and fifth in the last seven years, have ended another Seahawks football season as they drubbed
the Hawks 27-0 in the 2011 Nassau County Conference II Semi-Finals.
After marching 76 yards on their first drive to take a 7-0 lead,
the Trojans induced three consecutive three and outs before the Hawks offense recorded a first down. By that time it was 14-0
but a Hawks score before the half could have changed the momentum dramatically and given the Hawks a boost of confidence as
they entered the half.
Unfortunately, the big play never came for the Hawks instead the
Trojans made their own big play as they picked off a pass to go 43 yards in for the score and for all intents and purposes
the proverbial final nail in the coffin was rendered.
To the Hawks credit they kept pushing as Rob "Blue Sleeves" Zorn
bullied his way to 94 yards but with the Trojans secondary keeping the Hawks passing game in check this was going to, and
did, fall short for this year's Hawks football club.
So on behalf of the team and all of the coaches, a special thanks
goes out to all of the Seniors, their parents and of course are tremendous fans who are, and always will be, the best fans
in the State!
Hofstra Hawks!
For the fifth consecutive year the Big Four Champion Seahawks
will be taking the trip down the 'Turnpike' to Hofstra University after silencing the Marines of Long Beach 26-12 in the Conference
II Quarterfinals.
"So Mike, you are going to play running back, you are going to
play wide receiver, we want you to punt, we want you to return all kickoffs and punts, and we are starting a Sophomore over
you at Quarterback." "Whatever helps the team to win Coach!" In a nutshell that is Carey Football!! And that is Mike "Winner"
Locicero who took advantage of his all encompassing assignment to put on a show for the ages as his final Marc Martone Field
performance helped set the course for Hofstra.
Clinging to a 20-12 lead with just over four minutes left in the
game, Locicero (8 Carries, 84 Yards) eluded two tacklers in the backfield before getting the edge on his way to a 62 yard
backbreaker touchdown that finally quieted the chatty Marines. Locicero also opened the scoring on a 6 yard run after the
first of Andrew "Revis Island" Gentile's two interceptions (7 tackles) set up a first and goal.
Locicero's 202 All-Purpose yards meshed nicely with Andrew "The
Kid" Ris' first real debut at QB not counting last week's Winter Wonderland game at Calhoun. Despite some drops Ris finished
with 88 yards in the air and 43 yards on the ground including what could have been the play of the game, a 16 yard spin and
sprint on 3rd and 11 which preceded Locicero's 62 yard dash.
The receiving corps also got a huge boost from Steven "Lance Armstrong"
Marino who returned from a bad hamstring pull to grab three balls for 74 yards including Ris' first TD toss on a 23 yard second
quarter slant route. Not to be left out of the conversation Jesse "Messy Jilonas" Milonas hauled in four passes, three from
our guys and one from Long Beach to go along with five teeth chattering hits at cornerback.
Defensively, it was the same recipe once again as Rob "The Sledgehammer"
Zorn registered a team high 11 tackles, Tom "Justin Tuck" Opitz had 8 more tackles and yet another sack, Matt "Mr. Dependable"
Lucito 8 more tackles (and a whole lot hustle while anchoring the offensive line), and Pete "Where's Argentina? Nicholls added
6 more takedowns to his growing resume.
And as it should be, the Hawks will once again meet long time
foe Garden City for the fifth time in the last seven years on the turf to help pave the way to Conference II supremacy. Game
time is tentatively scheduled for 4:00PM.
Hypothermic Hawks Halt Colts
Some things in life you just know are pretty stupid ideas like
spitting into the wind, poking Grizzly bears or checking down the barrel of a gun to see if its loaded are just a few of those.
After today's asinine decision to play football games in snowy, rainy, soaking wet conditions in near freezing temperatures
we now have a new idea for the list.
But such was the case as the Seahawks, despite sending five players
to local hospitals for hypothermic symptoms, found a way to stave off the equally malaised Calhoun Colts 8-6 in a game that
was clearly secondary to the health of these brave young men, who like their coaches, wanted no part of today's poorly thought
out decision to play.
As for the weather afflicted game, the Hawks found themselves
buried deep in their own end on the very first drive after several botched snaps and fumbles. The poor field position finally
caught up with them on their next drive as a second botched snap on a punt attempt gave the Colts first and goal at the five
which they converted to go up 6-0 late in the first quarter. The Colts kick attempt on the PAT never got off the ground and
the score remained at 6-0.
After a stagnant second quarter, an unintentional extended halftime
gave some players a respite while others were still too cold to leave the locker-room. With the conditions worsening at the
beginning of the third quarter, Rob "Mud Man" Zorn, who was hoping for a day off to rest an ailing ankle, got the call and
singlehandedly took control of the offense as both quarterbacks Mike "M-Lo" Locciero and Andrew "Super Soph" Ris fell victim
to the elements.
After a defensive stop to begin the quarter, Zorn (27 Carries,
121 Yards) then proceeded to carry the ball 20 consecutive times on four different drives including the 65 yard winning drive
that culminated in a 27 yard TD plod which tied it at 6-6 before Zorn willed his way in for the two point try to make it 8-6
on the first play of the fourth quarter. Zorn's bulldozing was ably assisted by none other than Ron "Rufus" Blanc, who at
the urging of JV Coach Paul "Lights Out" Luzzi, got the call as the full time hammer-back. With Blanc jack-hammering the way,
Zorn found just enough creases in the line to get the job done as the Batman and Robin duo got the extra push they needed
from a gutsy offensive line. So kudos to Matt "Two Hands" Lucito, Tim "Big Country" Turcic who managed to sneak in a glazed
ham to the game :), Joe "The Florida Kid" La Rosa, Sean "The JV Scoring Machine" Nagy and Chris "PE Class Film Guru" De Almeida.
(Apologies if I missed anyone.)
Defensively, it was pure dominance as Tom "T.O." Opitz, 10 tackles
and two sacks, Peter "I found Venezuela!" Nicholls, 10 tackles and a sack, Sal "The Big Chooch" Ciaccio, 8 tackles and two
sacks, Lucito, 8 tackles and a sack, Blanc, five tackles and a sack formed their own Orange Iron Curtain as they held the
Colts offense to under 50 yards. When the Colts did finally get off a pass it was intercepted by Eddie "Leadership Gym Student
of the Month" Eymold whose pick at the Hawks own 20 yard line snuffed out the Colts last serious threat with just over nine
minutes left in the game.
The unstable weather also affected the outcome of several other
Conference II games which now sends the Power Point math nerds back to their calculators to find out the playoff matchups.
As of press time the Hawks opponent is not yet set. Please check back on Sunday or Monday for the announcement.
Lastly, a huge thank you goes out to Head Coach Mike "Baldwin
Beats Freeport!" Stanley and his entire Sideline Coaching Staff for their care and concern for the kids with an extremely
difficult situation.
Homewreckers!
Homecoming 2011 had all the ingredients for a perfect afternoon
with blue skies, a record crowd, a dazzling rendition of the National Anthem, a rocking Carey Crazies student body and a Conference
II number one vs number two seed between long time bitter rivals but what seems like a bad penny that keeps turning up the
Seahawks nemesis neighbor Garden City once again spoiled a good party as the Trojans overwhelmed the Hawks 35-8 to remain
unbeaten in Conference play.
Two uncharacteristic defensive miscues by the Hawks helped spot
the Trojans to a 14-0 first quarter advantage before the Hawks finally responded when Mike "Slash" Locicero hit Steven "Rings"
Marino on a 62 yard catch and carry. Unfortunately, Marino sustained a bad hamstring pull on the play and was forced to miss
the rest of the game. Locicero then hit Jesse "Revis" Milonas on the two point conversion and the Hawks were within six. After
a long kickoff return the Trojans had a first and goal with eyes on a 13 point lead when Milonas cut in front of a slant route
at the goalline for a 61 yard interception return that had the Hawks eyeing the lead just before the half.
On fourth down at the GC 32 yard line however the momentum swung
to the Trojans for the last time when a wide open Eddie "Lunch Period" Eymold saw his sure touchdown catch broken up at the
last moment by a Trojans defender.
In the second half the bend but don't break Hawks defense finally
lost its way as 21 third quarter points put this one to bed as the disappointed Hawks dropped third home game of the year.
At 4-3 the Hawks will now get ready for their season finale at
Calhoun as they look to build off a win for the upcoming playoffs. Game time is 1:30PM.
Hawks Hold Off Marines
Despite the beautiful scenery, football games at Long Beach High
School are always a grab bag as the ever constant, but unpredictable, wind can often wreak havoc on the game's passing attack.
Such was the case yet again as the Seahawks went the smashmouth running route as they prevailed over the Marines in a 19-14
win between 3-2 teams jockeying for playoff position.
Rob "Red Zone" Zorn added to his growing resume as he tacked on
three more rushing touchdowns to go with his 117 yards on the ground. Mike "Michael Vick" Locicero helped turned in the daily
double as he and Zorn both went over 100 for the second week in a row as Locicero raced his way to 134 yards on 20 carries
as the Lightning and Thunder show performed for another week.
Steven "The Check's in the Mail!" Marino set up the Hawks first
score when he weaved his way into Marines territory on a shifty 37 yard punt return. The Hawks put their second score on the
board just before the half to make it 13-0.
That lead was cut to 13-8 early in the fourth before Zorn hit
paydirt for the third time to push it to 19-8. The Marines, to their credit, fought back and made it 19-14 with just over
a minute to play. From there the onsides return team took to the field, and what could of been a scary situation for the Hawks
became a clincher as Andrew "Velcro" Ris bounded high to snag the tumbling attempt and help seal the deal for the Hawks.
The two touchdowns notwithstanding, the Hawks defense played very
well as Zorn (12 tackles), who got help from Peter "Venezuela?" Nicholls (9 tackles), Andrew "Space Ship" Gentile (8 tackles),
Matt "When I'm Sixty Four!" Lucito (8 tackles), kept a very lethal Marines offense in check as they bent but didn't break.
The Hawks return home next Saturday for their regular season finale
in a Homecoming clash with the Garden City Trojans in a rematch of the 2010 Championship game. Game time is 1:30PM.
Double OT Downer
If the Seahawks first venture into the modern era's Overtime format
are all going to end like this then the Carey Dads Club Shack is going to have to add Rolaids and Tums to their menu as the
Hawks dropped a double overtime gutbuster to the Wantagh Warriors 17-16.
A 4th and 15 on the final play of double overtime surely looked
like the odds were in the Hawks favor but alas it was not to be as a perfectly thrown ball landed into the arms of a well
defended Warriors receiver. The ensuing PAT came without incident and the Hawks dropped their second straight at Marc Martone
Field.
In a game of ups and downs the high point was surely the Hawks
rushing attack which saw four different rushers combine for 287 total yards. Rob Zorn handled a bulk of the load as he rushed
for 161 yards on the 30 carries and two touchdowns. Mike Locicero also hit the century mark as he rushed for a career high
102 yards which included a game high 55 yard scamper in the second half.
Unfortunately for the Hawks however, the usually reliable air
attack hit a large patch of turbulence as the Hawks threw four interceptions while netting just 21 yards.
The defense, while playing extremely well, also hit the topsy
turvy circuit as six different defenders had six or more tackles led by Peter Nicholls' 12 tackles on a day that saw them
post four sacks and two picks as well, but in the end their hard work was sadly offset by a questionable roughing the passer
penalty late in the second overtime.
Special teams also jumped on the rollercoaster as a dazzling 33
yard pressure cooker field goal by Steven Marino in the first overtime was harshly negated by yet another missed PAT in the
second overtime that made the difference in the scoring. It is a dilemma that has been rearing its head for several games
but it surely will be rectified as the hard nosed Hawks refocus for next week's game at Long Beach. Game time is 2:00PM.
Saturday Stroll!
With the weather finally feeling like
Autumn, the Seahawks briefly took in the beautiful scenery surrounding Westbury High School before drubbing an overmatched
Green Dragons squad 45-6 to raise their record to 3-1.
Led by the hot hand of Mike "M-Lo" Locicero, who passed for two
touchdowns and 180 yards, 174 of which came in the first quarter, the Hawks scored on six of their first seven possessions.
Steven "Two Left Feet" Marino reeled in four more passes for a 108 yards including one 66 yard score that left Dragons in
his wake. Joe "Cleat Face" DeSimone had two receptions for 63 yards and a touchdown. Rob "Nunz" Annunziata had a career high
61 yards rushing while scoring on a 12 yard dash. Rob "Mack Truck" Zorn added two more paydirts to his rising touchdown totals.
Matt "The Quiet Guy" Robison made his first trip into the end zone on Andrew "66 Days 'til Pitchers and Catchers!" Ris' first
career TD toss, and lastly, Darren "D-Rod" Rodriguez blazed an 80 yard path on his way to his first Varsity Kickoff Return
score to pace the Saturday slaughter.
D-Rod also led the way on defense as he had six tackles and a
fumble recovery. Chris "Creamy or Al" Dente added seven tackles. "Can You Hear the Drums" Fernado Mejia of Abba fame had seven
tackles. Pete "Velour Sweats" Vario had five tackles and the rest of the defense chipped in with five fumble recoveries as
the Hawks enjoyed a second straight 40+ assault.
The Hawks return home this Thursday in a shortened week when they
host the Wantagh Warriors at 4:15PM in a battle of 3-1 teams.
Seahawks Slay Spartans
What a difference a week makes! After a brief stumble out of the
gates to go down 6-0, the Seahawks exploded for 41 unanswered points as they moved their season record to 2-1 with a 41-12
'300' type shellacking of the Elmont Spartans.
Mike "Mikey Leadership" Locicero got his groove back as he passed
for 137 yards and three touchdowns to pace the offense. Riding shotgun once again were Rob "Demolition Derby" Zorn who cranked
out 107 more yards on the ground to go along with three touchdowns and Steven "The Potassium Kid" Marino (4 catches, 76 Yards)
who got a huge assist from Carey Graduate Giuliano "Balco" Bove and his Hofstra 'Potion' to help him snag two more touchdowns
and a two point conversion. However, the breakthrough performance easily goes to Andrew "Mr. Everything" Gentile, who, in
addition to being an assassin on special teams, made the most of his first start at linebacker by registering seven tackles
and an interception. He, of course made yet another TD saving tackle on kickoff team and this week he left his mark in the
passing column as his option pass toss to Jesse "Lunch Period" Milonas set up the first score and re-launched the Hawks confidence
that had not yet recovered from last week's setback.
Congrats as well to Eddie "Poland Spring" Eymold on his 20 yard
touchdown reception, to Nick "Zeus" Karamitsios on his six tackles day, to Nick "Film Guy" Zuvic on his first interception
of the year and for surviving the hit after it :), and lastly to Ron "The Kid from Queens!" Blanc for working through some
physical adversity to post five tackles and a sack.
The Hawks now go from the Spartans to the Green Dragons as they
take their show on the road to Westbury next week. Game time is 3:00PM due to the Saturday morning SAT's.
Pirates Take The Ship!
Playing like a team with revenge on their minds,
the Mepham Pirates shocked the Seahawks by giving them their first home loss since September of 2007, a stretch of 19 games
and in the process avenged last year's playoff blowout.
The 14-7 loss also derailed the Hawks nine game regular season
winning streak. Competing with the intensity of a playoff game the Pirates kept the high powered Hawks offense in check by
playing an old-fashioned game of keep away as they nearly tripled the Hawks time of possession. That ball hogging, and the
Hawks two costly turnovers deep in Pirates territory was just the right recipe for disaster. Only the bulldog running of Rob
"The Wrecking Ball" Zorn (19 Carries, 143 Yards,13 Tackles) clicked for the Hawks offense on this day as the Hawks never found
the rhythm they were looking forward.
Congrats to Matt "Gut It Out" Lucito 10 Tackles and a Sack, Steven
Marino, bad leg cramps (5 Tackles and 47 yards receiving) and Pete Nicholls ( 7 Tackles and a Sack) for leading a rugged defense
that deserved a better fate.
For many of the first time Hawks Varsity athletes it will be a
learning experience from which they will grow from as the season moves onto Elmont next week for their first road game of
the young season.
Seahawks Swat Jayhawks
The Seahawks opened the 2011 season with a bang as they trampled
the Jericho Jayhawks 39-14 as their four year home winning streak continues to grow.
Mike "Mikey Bug Eyes" Locicero made his Varsity debut a memorable
one as he threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for a score as his opening passing play of 50 yards to Eddie
"Easy 'E'" Eymold set the tempo for the entire game. Steven "Soccer?" Marino dashed his way to a career high 55 yards and
a score to pair up with 53 receiving yards and a TD. Rob "Cover Boy" Zorn tacked on 57 yards and two scores and Joe "Forever
Cleat Face" DeSimone snagged a 16 yarder for his first TD of the season to pace the Hawks attack as they raced out to a 39-0
halftime lead that was never threatened.
Defensively the Hawks capitalized on three turnovers to boost
their lead. Jesse "Lunch Box" Milonas and Matt "Get Me a New Gym Teacher Already!" Robison both had second quarter interceptions
while Zorn pounced on a first quarter fumble to give the Hawks quality field position.
Andrew "The Third" Gentile nearly broke two kickoff returns as
he posted a 2 for 104 yards day to go along with four punishing hits on defense. Also having a big day on defense was Messiah
"Bowling for Dollars" West who had four tackles as did Tom "Sackmeister Meistersacker" Opitz as the Seahawks 'D' got contributions
from an amazing 31 different tacklers.
The Hawks host again next week as the Mepham Pirates sail into
town. Game time is 1:30PM.
*Special Thanks to the Carey Dads Club for hosting a great opening
day and to Mr. D'Arienzo who ensures that somebody reads these dumb blurbs!!!!
Carey Football Varsity
Roster – 2011
Name No. Ht/Wt Grade Pos
|
Gentile, Andrew |
2 |
5’10 / 170 |
12 |
WR/LB |
|
Miotto, Steven |
3 |
5’10 / 170 |
11 |
WR/DB |
|
Annunziata, Robert |
4 |
5’7/ 155 |
12 |
RB/LB |
|
Locicero, Michael *** |
5 |
6’1 / 175 |
12 |
QB/DB |
|
Ris, Andrew |
6 |
6’1 / 175 |
10 |
QB/LB |
|
Karamitsios, Nicholas |
7 |
5’10 / 165 |
12 |
WR/DB |
|
Cassagnol, Alain |
8 |
5’9 / 175 |
11 |
RB/LB |
|
Rodriguez, Darren |
9 |
5’8 / 165 |
11 |
QB/DB |
|
Mallick, Michael |
10 |
5’9 / 165 |
12 |
WR/DB |
|
Bonilla, Henry |
12 |
5’9 / 165 |
12 |
WR/LB |
|
Marino, Steven *** |
14 |
6’0 / 180 |
12 |
WR/DB / K |
|
Ruiz, Cesar |
15 |
5’9 / 165 |
11 |
WR/DB |
|
De Simone, Joseph |
18 |
6’1 / 180 |
12 |
WR/TE/LB |
|
Zuvic, Nicholas |
19 |
5’9 / 170 |
11 |
WR/DB / P |
|
Eymold, Edward |
20 |
5’10 / 155 |
12 |
WR/DB |
|
Robison, Matthew |
21 |
6’0 / 175 |
10 |
RB/WR/DB |
|
Conte, Peter |
24 |
5’8 / 165 |
12 |
WR/DB |
|
Dente, Tom |
25 |
5’10 / 185 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
Dente, Chris |
27 |
5’10 / 180 |
12 |
RB/LB |
|
Napolitano, Robert |
29 |
5’10 / 175 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
Humrich, John |
33 |
5’7 / 160 |
12 |
RB/LB |
|
Lucito, Matthew |
34 |
5’9 / 175 |
11 |
OL/LB |
|
Mejia, Fernando |
35 |
5’7 / 170 |
12 |
RB/LB |
|
Morgan, Derek |
37 |
6’0 / 210 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
Opitz, Thomas |
38 |
6’2 / 185 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
Zorn, Robert *** |
42 |
5’10 / 195 |
12 |
WR/LB |
|
Walsh, Matthew |
43 |
5’9 / 175 |
11 |
WR/DB |
|
Catanese, Sonny |
45 |
5’11 / 190 |
12 |
OL/DL/K |
|
Selvaggio, Vincent |
48 |
5’9 / 165 |
12 |
WR/DL |
|
Kelly, Michael |
50 |
5’10 / 210 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
O’Connell, Daniel |
51 |
5’11 / 195 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
Altun, Robert |
52 |
5’9 / 175 |
12 |
OL/LB |
|
Dudine, Kyle |
53 |
5’10 / 170 |
11 |
OL/LB |
|
Ciaccio, Salvatore |
54 |
5’10 / 230 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
Jenik, Matthew |
55 |
5’9 / 175 |
12 |
WR/LB |
|
Vario, Peter |
57 |
5’8 / 220 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
LaRosa, Joseph |
61 |
5’10 / 215 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
Rosano, Marc |
62 |
5’10 / 245 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
Nagy, Sean |
63 |
6’1 / 245 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
Lundy, James |
65 |
5’10 / 220 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
Blanc, Ronald *** |
67 |
6’0/ 235 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
Mallozzi, Cody |
68 |
5’9 / 230 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
Wagner, Robert |
71 |
5’11 / 285 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
Levandowski, Kenneth |
72 |
6’3 / 200 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
Nicholls, Peter *** |
73 |
6’0 / 225 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
Lucito, Joseph |
74 |
5’8 / 175 |
10 |
OL/LB |
|
Turcic, Timothy |
75 |
6’0 / 240 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
Pizzuto, Vincent |
77 |
5’9 / 180 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
West, Messiah |
78 |
5’10 / 175 |
11 |
OL/DL |
|
De Almeida, Christopher |
79 |
5’10 / 200 |
12 |
OL/DL |
|
Milonas, Jesse *** |
82 |
5’10 / 175 |
12 |
WR/TE/LB |
|
Torregrossa, Joseph |
85 |
5’9 / 155 |
12 |
WR/DB |
|
Eith, Justin |
88 |
5’8 / 165 |
11 |
OL/DL |
*** - Denotes
Co-Captains
Coaching
Staff:
Head Coach:
Mike Stanley
Assts:
Tom Aiello
Mike Cellan
Fred Cucciniello
Daryl Witmer
Ron Giaraffa
AD: Matt McLees
Principal: Valerie Angelillo
2010 Game Recaps
Destiny Denied!
For one afternoon 'Friday
Nights Lights Type Football' Odessa, Texas style came to Carey High School as what seemed like nearly the entire Franklin
Square, Garden City South and West Hempstead communities came to Hofstra University hoping to see history as the Seahawks
took aim at their first County Title in 32 years. Parents, Family and Friends, Teachers and Administrators, Alumni,
including some former players and Coaches from each of the last five decades, current Carey Crazies and just about every
other young kid dreaming of playing for the Hawks someday, broke out their Orange and Black to support this talented 2010
team. And after a monster season in which they set the team scoring record to go along with 10 consecutive wins without
a loss, the final step was in their sights.
Unfortunately, sometimes however, the script doesn't always
go as planned as the Hawks perfect season ended with a disappointing thud as they fell yet again to the Garden City Trojans
27-6 this time in the Conference II Final.
Early on it was all Hawks as they cruised into the Red
Zone twice in the first quarter alone only to see drives stall out on an incompletion and an interception. Losing that
momentum gave the Trojans the window they were looking for as they put up their own score three minutes into the second quarter
to take a 6-0 lead which held up until the half as the Hawks found themselves stuck in neutral. Yet
despite playing poorly, the Hawks were just one play away from getting even. That play finally arrived in the latter
part of the third quarter when Jesse "James" Milonas snagged an interception on a leaping grab near midfield. Two consecutive
completions to Steven "Mr. Record Setter" Marino then set up a first and goal just as the quarter was expiring to put the
Hawks within striking distance. Two plays after that John "Bulldog" Daddino rumbled in from six yards out
to knot it at 6-6 as the PAT was blocked.
With the momentum fully on their side the Hawks set out
on their most important defensive set of the season. But after holding the line admirably for much of the game,
the dam finally broke as GC struck for a 62 yard gallop to quickly reclaim the momentum and the lead for the final time.
Another turnover on the ensuing Hawk drive led to another Trojan score before they added their last TD with
just minutes to play to seal the Hawks fate and sadly put the dream to bed once and for all.
Details of the game aside, stats don't always indicate
who the real winners are. For this disappointed group of Seahawks, much like the other seven County Runner-Ups who are
waking today with the same sick feeling, it is imperative that winning is defined by the Journey not the Destination.
For every Seahawk football player who made sure his schoolwork
was in order, who got himself to school twice a week at 7:00AM since January for football drills, who spent six days a week
in the weight room or on the track working out, who sacrificed time with his friends to attend Summer workouts at an empty
school when a beach chair looked a whole lot more appealing, or who went home after a game or practice aching from head to
toe you all have learned the most important life lesson you may ever get. Your hard work and effort defines your character,
nothing else! There will never be guarantees that you get what you want so you've got to keep pushing yourself in a
positive way. That attitude will translate into success 100% of the time as you all move into your futures!
Best of Luck to all of the 2011 Seniors! Thanks
to all of the parents for your support this season...and to all the underclassmen, weightroom opens tomorrow 3:00PM!
Thanks
Carey Football Staff
Hawks Paste Pirates, Meet GC In Finals
It only took 365 days, but finally the Seahawks will have
the long awaited, and long desired playoff rematch with the Garden City Trojans in the Conference II chase for supremacy after
the Hawks blasted an eager but clearly overmatched Mepham club 45-7 in the County Semi-Finals.
The Garden City matchup stakes will even higher as this
one will be for all the marbles as they meet in the Finals for the second time in six years and fourth time overall at Hofstra
since 2005.
It is a matchup that undoubtedly will have, not only the
Carey Communities of Franklin Square, Garden City South and West Hempstead abuzz, but all of Nassau County eagerly anticipating
this old guard vs new guard drama. Garden City, with their dozens of Titles under lock and key, have long since been
the Hawks main nemesis but over the last several years, playoffs included, the teams have been about even with one minor detail
as the Hawks have yet to claim the mantle at the top. Well after this year's offensive juggernaut shredded all of their
Conference II foes, the Hawks believe this could finally be their time. Well starting at 12:30PM this Saturday the Hawks
and all of Nassau County will soon find out!
As for the Mepham game, the Hawks had a brief hiccup on
their first drive before reeling off scores on their next five offensive sets. Kyle "The Quarterback!" Zahradka
extended his record breaking season by throwing for 238 more yards and three more scores as the Printer will have to hold
off on the record book for a little longer. All of his TD throws on this day went to Steven "Havin' Fun!" Marino who
scored from 23, 55 and 45 yards out while Jesse "Mr. Dependable" Milonas and Rob "Ubiquitous" Miotto snagged the others.
The rushing attack garnered 222 yards led by Giuliano
"Head Cold" Bove who rushed for 70 yards and a score on just four carries including a career high 60 yard dash despite battling
illness. Rob "The Pit Bull" Zorn added 44 yards on nine carries. John "The Beast" Daddino chipped in 42 and a
score. Rob "Can Someone Call Crackback Please! Annunziata had his first career score, a 22 yarder late in the fourth.
And Miotto also added 29 rushing yards to go along with his receiving stats, and his punt return yards and his kickoff return
yards! Adding to the offensive fun was Nick "The Mop-Top:)" Vilchez, who found out just hours earlier that he could
kick, booted the final PAT to put the final exclamation point on a great day.
For Hawks fans everywhere, Saturday can't get here soon
enough. See you all there!
How to Train a Green Dragon
For the high flying
Seahawks the first game of the 'second' season went exactly as planned as they, in their final home contest of the year
at Marc Martone Field, completely obliterated a dazed and confused Westbury Green Dragons club 42-9. And it wasn't even
that close as the Hawks trained the Dragons, a club just happy to get to the playoffs, on all facets of the game as this
Quarterfinals matchup was over before the Dads Club Shack Hot Dogs even got warm.
With the win the Hawks will, for the fourth consecutive
year, take a trip 'down the turnpike' as they lay claim to yet another Big Four Championship as the small goals continue to
mount. The Seahawks will next meet the Mepham Pirates at 1:00PM this Saturday November 13th at Hofstra University's
Shuart Field in the County Semi-Finals.
Following an opening defensive stand the Hawks offense
exploded for a team record 35 points in a quarter as the first must have felt like an eternity for the Dragons who watched
haplessly as the Hawks special teams unit recovered two Steven "Squibby" Marino squib kicks to regain offensive control, one
by Mike "Don't Scare Ocho" Locicero, who also had a career high 11 tackles and Tom "Mr. Numbers" Opitz.
The recoveries were neatly tucked in between three more
touchdown passes by Kyle "Thorp!" Zahradka who connected with Rob "Mr. Versatility" Miotto from 31 yards, Jake "The Beard"
Robison from a career high 63 yards, and Vinny "Stay out of My Office:)" Maye from 20 yards out. Amazingly all of the
touchdowns came on three consecutive offensive plays midway through the first. On the final throw to Maye, Zahradka
entered the Carey record book for the second week in a row as he now holds the All-Time Touchdown passes record in a season
with 18 as older brother Luke must graciously step aside again.
John "The Bulldog" Daddino, who made his triumphant return
to the offensive side of the ball, sandwiched two rushing TD's around Zahradka's throws to complete the carnage.
The Hawks would later add a fourth TD toss as Giuliano
"Mr. TV" Bove, out of the Wildcat formation found Jesse "Lucky 21" Milonas streaking up the middle for a 43 yard scoring strike.
From there it was all about entertaining the crowd as
Dan "Rumblefoot" O'Connell snagged a late fourth quarter Westbury pass for his first career interception. As young Ocho
headed 'to the house' a shot rang out in form of a Locicero yell who was riding as an escort from the Grassy Knoll and it
was rumblin', stumblin', fumblin' from there as O'Connell was brought down by an errant grass blade! Kudos to Dan however
as he, as he always does, took his gaffe in stride with a laugh!
Lastly, the Hawks would be remiss if they didn't send
a huge thanks to Mr. Kevin "O.J.-Original Jokester" Miller, who after 13 years, has finally been paroled from the Carey Sidelines
Chain Gang. Thanks for all the Help!
Crazy Eights
On a beautiful Homecoming afternoon, the 2010 Seahawks
scripted the perfect end to their best regular season in 32 years as they moved to 8-0 after trouncing the Elmont Spartans
43-13. With the win, the Hawks will now be seeded number one in the Conference II playoffs for the second time in three
years as the 'next' season begins at home this Saturday November 6th 3:00PM in the Quarterfinals vs either Westbury or Long
Beach.
As for the Spartans finale, the Hawks took just one drive
off before revving up the engine as they scored two first quarter touchdowns to continue their opening stanza dominance.
On the first score, quarterback Kyle "#1" Zahradka sliced through a harsh wind to find Jesse "20 Catches" Milonas who juked
and jived his way 72 yards for a career long touchdown catch and carry.
On the next drive, which came after a Rob "Nerf Ball"
Zorn (7 Tackles) fumble recovery, Zahradka went to work again as he found Rob "LaDainian" Miotto for two short throws before
cashing in again from 19 yards away to Steven "The Quiet Guy" Marino for the 14-0 lead.
After a brief hiccup on defense made it 14-7, Giuliano
"Career Day" Bove answered the bell for the Hawks as he restored the two toucdown lead on a crowd pumping 91 yard kickoff
return that all but sealed the deal for the Hawks. He would later add consecutive one yard Touchdown plunges, after
an interception by Miotto and a fumble recovery by Tom "What Jersey Number Are You Going To Be Next Week?" Opitz, to push
the halftime lead to 35-13.
Then fittingly Bove would be part of history as his
fourth touchdown of the day on a 43 yard touchdown reception would conclude Kyle Zahradka's day as Zahradka assumed the
top spot in Carey High School history as the All-Time Passing Yards Leader with 1,276 surpassing former Seahawk standout,
his brother Luke, who set the previous record in 2008. Congratulations!
With the win the Hawks await the Power Point Calculations
to determine their next opponent. Neither Westbury or Long Beach was on the 2010 schedule so it will obviously be a
first time this season matchup in either case. Check with Sunday's Newsday for the announcement.
Seahawks Mute Mepham
Upstart Mepham, a pre-season #9 seed was in upset mode
as they set up the litmus test vs first place Carey. Six minutes into the game the Seahawks had enough of the Chemistry
lesson as they silenced the Pirates and their raucous crowd 35-0 to push their record to 7-0 for the first time since the
Championship days of the 1970's.
Rob "Devin Hester" Miotto got the Hawks on the board first
after just two offensive plays as he took a Kyle "Mr. 1,000" Zahradka post pass 58 yards to the house as he left a helpless
Pirate defender in his wake after the catch. Two plays later John "Johnny Jokes" Daddino pounced on a coughed up pigskin
for a fumble recovery at the 28 yard line. Four plays later on a 4th and 1, Giuliano "Wildcat" Bove blazed 19 yards
off tackle for a 14-0 lead
After a three and out, the Hawks offense went back on
the attack as Zahradka and Steven "I Don't Share" Marino played their own personal game of catch as they connected on three
consecutive pass plays with the final one coming on an eight yard score across the middle for a 20-0 first quarter lead.
On the drive the pair were responsible for 42 of the 49 yards gained.
Ensuing failed drives were exchanged in the second before
Daddino hijacked his second turnover on a 28 yard interception return that brought the Hawks back into the Red Zone.
Four plays later, Bove, on yet another 4th and 1 play, ripped off his second TD of the game for a 26-0 lead. Jesse "Team
Leader in Receps" Milonas added a two point grab to his growing resume to make it 28-0.
Marino added some more fireworks as he was knocked out
just shy of paydirt after a 47 interception return just before the half. Unfortunately, the Hawks couldn't convert points
on that one.
In the second half, the Hawks fell short on two drives
in the third quarter as a wind blown ball turned one drive into an end zone interception for the second time in the game.
The Hawks returned that favor neatly in the 4th quarter
as a 41 yard Milonas interception return set up the final tally as Rob "Weebles Wobble but they don't Fall Down" Zorn hammered
his way in from 10 yards to make it 35-0.
Zorn (6 tackles) along with Tom "T.O" Opitz (7 tackles)
led the first defensive group as the Hawks forced a season high five turnovers. Of course, it was poetic justice that
it came on a day that the defense welcomed back Jon "Fin" Fineo who has been chomping at the bit for six weeks missing all
the fun with a serious arm injury. But with his Betty Crocker Oven Mitt fully in tow covering his arm he got a huge
boost from the rest of the kitchen as 24 fellow cooks took down Pirate ball carriers starting with Chris "Theo" Theodorou
(6 tackles), Mike "Lucky #7" Locicero (6 tackles), Andrew "Twinkies" Gentile (4 tackles), Drew "The Captain!" Zahradka (5
tackles, 1 sack) and Sal "Hit of the Month Club Winner" Ciaccio, who made a Panini out of one poor Mepham running back, just
to name a few.
The, now officially via power points, first place Hawks
wrap up their regular season next Saturday as they welcome District rival Elmont to Marc Martone Field for Homecoming Weekend
as the Seahawks look towards the 2010 finale and beyond.
*Special Congratulations to Kyle Zahradka as he joins
older brother Luke "Luke Doofy" Zahradka in the 1,000 Yards+ Quarterback Club!
Seahawks Stay Unbeaten
Lingering effects of the week's Nor'easter brought howling
winds and chilly temps to Marc Martone Field as the Seahawks held serve on their side of the windy field before using it to
their full advantage as they threw past the Calhoun Colts 30-7 to stay unbeaten in Conference II play.
Kyle "Mark Sanchez" Zahradka tossed for 239 yards
as he connected with five different receivers. He only had two touchdowns but easily could have had four or five as
his precision throws cut the wind in half which made all the difference for the Hawks offense. Jesse "Driving Ace" Milonas
added four more catches, and an interception on defense, to his growing resume. He also had a crucial 30 yard grab for
a score just before the half. Steven "Big Plays" Marino tacked on two for 89 yards. Vinny "The Return of the Strut"
Maye had a slick catch and carry that went for 29 yards. Giuliano "Get It Spelled Here the Right Way!" Bove had two catches
for 35 yards and Rob "Under the Radar" Miotto had a 24 yard touchdown via the air as well as a one yard rushing plunge as
he continues to do it all on offense, defense and special teams (2 Punt Returns for 44).
One week after the ground and pound dismantling of Wantagh,
the rushing attack spread the wealth as a nice complement to the air assault as nine different ball carriers got their chance
to shine. Rob "Greased Lightning" Zorn, who gets more elusive each week, super-balled his way to another 'how did he
do that' touchdown from 25 yards out. Zahradka added 17 yards, Bove added five yards and a score, Miotto only had
two yards but he scored, Rob "The Great Gazoo" Annunziata had 23 yards, Mike "C-Lo" Locicero had 25 yards, John "The Speedster"
Humrich had six yards, Chris "Rigatoni" Dente and Joe "Cleat Face" Desimone also had positive yards as Desimone after a long
wait finally got to return the favor to Calhoun.
On defense, Peter "Fitness Class Rules!" Nicholls (6 Tackles)
and Drew "The Heart and Soul of the Hawks" Zahradka (7 Tackles) both had sacks to go along with a great day in the trenches.
Zorn ( 7 Tackles), Annunziata (5 Tackles), Locicero (5 Tackles), Ron "Pulp Fiction" Blanc (5 Tackles) and James "Quasi-Moto"
Pangallo (3 Tackles) led the way.
Also on defense, Bove had the 'play' as his tide turning
interception eventually swung the score to 18-0 when it could have easily been 12-6. It was, and is, the example of
the old addage 'stars make big plays', something the Hawks have been doing a lot of lately.
The Hawks march into Mepham next week before concluding
the regular season at home the following week. Game time returns to 1:30PM.
Trampled Underfoot
For the first time since 2008, the Seahawks find themselves
in the Conference II first place Catbird Seat after dismantling the Wantagh Warriors 30-0 in an unexpected lopsided matchup
of previously unbeatens.
This one got ugly fast, or pretty depending on whose side
you were on, as the Hawks stifling defense parlayed great field position into four scores on the first four offensive possessions.
Five different backs rumbled for a season high 331 yards on 47 carries led by Rob "The Battering Ram" Zorn as the vaunted
Spread Offense proved once and for all that it is not just an air attack. Zorn's career day of 200 yards on 23
carries was highlighted by six different runs of 15 yards or more as he proved you don't have to be fast when you
can simply trample defenders underfoot as he left a wake of Warriors splattered on the Wantagh turf. And when he wasn't
dishing out punishment, Kyle "Zero Dodgeball Titles!" Zahradaka coyly stuck the pigskin in his back pocket as he rushed for
another solid day as he gained 79 yards on 11 carries. He also had a few nice tosses to keep the offensive momentum
going when he needed it as he connected with Steven "I Catch Everybody's Passes" Marino who had two grabs for 40 yards and
another interception on defense. Vinny "Get out of My Chair!" Maye also had a catch as did Jesse "Mr. Reliable" Milonas
who now leads the team with 10 catches as all facets of the 'O' were hitting on all cylinders.
Not to be outdone by his Junior peers Giuliano "Can Anybody
Spell This Kid's Name?" Bove, despite only rushing for 18 yards had without a doubt the play of the game as he found himself
jammed up on a 3rd and Goal play only to completely reverse his field and scoot untouched into the far left part of the end
zone to give the Hawks a 21-0 lead. For all intents and purposes, it was the so-called backbreaker as the Hawks defense
fed off the burst to neutralize the Warriors offense and post their second shutout of the year to help raise their record
to 5-0.
Big plays on defense were turned in by Zorn (9 tackles),
John "Lance Armstrong" Daddino (9 tackles) as his rehabbed ankle was back in business after some bike therapy, Drew "The Player-Coach"
Zahradka (8 tackles), Ron "Pulp" Blanc, Tom "The Grocer" Opitz who had a dazzling sack for a 12 yard loss, and Andrew "Little
Gent" Gentile, Rob "Hockey Puck" Annunziata, James "David Tyree" Pangallo, Chris "Bird Man" Theodorou, who as always dedicates
his efforts to the Silver Fox, Chris "Creamy or Al" Dente, and Mike "Bug Eyes" Locicero who contributed yet another solid
showing on the unheralded Special Teams Squad.
The First Place Seahawks return home this Saturday October
16th as they host the Calhoun Colts at a probable game time start of 2:00PM due to the PSAT's. Please check back later
in the week for an official start time.
Seahawks Crush Cougars
One week removed from their emotional win over crosstown
rival Garden City, the high flying Hawks deftly avoided the so called 'let-down' game as they cruised to 4-0 in Conference
II play after besting the Bellmore JFK Cougars 45-27.
In a game that saw eight touchdown passes and 72 points
combined it was Kyle "Go Get Your Own Office" Zahradka who made the statement about who was the man as he passed (267
Yards) and rushed (93 yards) for career highs as he factored in on five of the seven Seahawk touchdowns.
Five different receivers: Steven "Sorry Princi You're Not Getting
Him Back :)" Marino (2 catches for 99 Yds ), Jesse "Rob" Milonas (4 catches for 79 Yds), Giuliano "Paisan" Bove (4 catches
for 81 Yds), Rob "My-Otta" Miotto (1 catch) and Jake "All My TD's Are Called Back" Robison benefitted from Zahradka's excellence.
After swapping stalled drives Rob "The Florida Flash"
Zorn staked the Hawks to a 6-0 first quarter lead when he bounced and buoyed his way through traffic for a 37 yard burst.
Taking over at the Cougars 33 the Hawks pushed the lead to 12-0 following Bove's first TD grab on a twenty yarder with 9:47
on the clock. To the Cougars credit they than began to periodically answer the bell as well as they cut it to 12-7 after
an impressive six minute drive. Not to be outdone Zahradka posted a 3 for 4 in the air before rumbling in from five yards
out to make it 18-7 as the PAT team found themselves stuck in neutral. Like a good Arena football game the Cougars quickly
responded with their own 40 yarder with just 23 seconds in the half to make it 18-14.
Old school purists would have sat on the four point lead
but the Spread Seahawks do things a little differently as two more threaded zips moved them 63 yards in 11 seconds as Zahradka
and Bove hooked up from 50 yards out to restore the two score lead as the teams headed to the half.
The Hawks defense then posted an important stop on the
Cougars opening third quarter drive before they commenced on a whopping 18 play 86 yard drive that culminated in a clutch
4th down 17 yard TD catch by Milonas to put the Hawks ahead 32-14.
Heading to the fourth the Cougars found success in the
air again to slice the score to 32-21 as their ground attack was neutralized by Zorn (13 tackles), Bove (9 tackles) and Mike
"The Hammer" Locicero (6 tackles) who filled in nicely in his linebacker debut.
Sensing a need to put the pesky Cougars away once an for
all Zahradka scrambled a la Vick before sending a laser up the right sideline where Marino appeared to have a safe 20 yard
gain but instead he turned on a dime and blazed his way up the sideline to regain the three score lead at 38-21.
Three plays later Marino did the deed on defense as he
flipped an errant pass into a left sideline dash as he went 76 yards with the interception to put the bow on this one.
The win sets up another gem next week as the Hawks travel
to Wantagh for a battle of 4-0 unbeatens. Game time is 3:00PM due to the SAT's.
Seahawks Trip Up Trojans
Playing in front of their
usual raucous crowd while enjoying an added bonus of having MSG Varsity in the house filming the game, the
Seahawks made a huge Conference II statement as they thoroughly outplayed the reigning champs Garden City 26-14 to move
their own home winning streak to 15 while snapping the Trojans overall 14 game winning streak.
The win moves their record to 3-0 as the Hawks have now
out-scored their opponents 98-34 to set the pace in the Conference II title chase. This one was all about capitalizing
on mistakes, a trait made famous by the Trojans who have dominated the Conference for nearly a quarter century. But
on this day it was the Seahawks who took advantage of five Trojan trip-ups, two of which led to second half scores, that ultimately
held up as the winning margin.
Turnovers aside, the Hawks powerful ground and pound rushing
attack that dabbled inside and outside and their limited but precise passing attack would still have been enough as they
baffled and bullied the Trojans defense up front for most of the game. That, coupled with a hard hitting, disciplined
defense and you have the makings of a real good football team, something the Hawks are, and plan on improving upon each
and every week.
This one started off harmlessly enough as both teams stalled on their first drive.
Taking over from their own 39 late in the first quarter the Hawks struck it big on first down when Kyle "Mr. TV" Zahradka
connected with Jesse "James" Milonas (2 catches-70 yards) on a stop and go route for a 33 yard gain to put the Hawks deep
in Trojan territory. Three plays later Giuliano "Jules" Bove caught the outside edge and scampered 23 yards for the
7-0 lead. The teams then played trade the turnover as the Hawks pried loose the pigskin on the ensuing kickoff only
to see it returned via the interception as Zahradka was hit during the throw. The end of the quarter momentarily delayed
the sequence but when the teams returned so did the miscues as the Trojans, pinned deep in their zone, watched helplessly
as four Hawk defenders executed a perfect grip and strip forcing a fumble that they parlayed into a first and ten
at the 14. Two plays later it was 14-0 after John "Mr. Newsday" Daddino bullied his way five yards for the score.
The Trojans finally got some momentum of their own late in the half when they turned
good field position in two consecutive field goals to make it 14-6 as the teams headed to the 'tunnel.'
Maintaining their momentum, the Trojans caught another break when they intercepted
the opening pass of the third quarter which led to a game tying score and created the proverbially 'new game.'
Showing the poise that big games over the past several years have helped create,
the Hawks, without any trepidation, slowly but surely righted the ship as they began a march downfield moving the ball
50 yards to move deep into GC's Red Zone. And despite the Hawks coughing up the ball at the 20 the progress re-affirmed
the Hawks confidence. That confidence then led to the play of the game when Bove, dropping into pass coverage from his
outside linebacker spot, adeptly snagged an intended pass then slithered his way past a Trojan receiver/defender to go 23
yards with the go ahead interception return. A missed PAT, which played a factor in last year's game, ensued to make
it 20-14 as the teams headed to the final stanza.
Showing an uncharacteristic flair for the dramatics, the Trojans attempted their
custom made fake quick kick pass on the first play of the fourth quarter, a play that has hurt the Hawks in the past, only
to see it safely land into the awaiting arms of Jake "The Snake" Robison who promptly brought it back ten yards to set up
a first and ten at the 39. From there, with the lead, it was back to basics as Daddino rumbled on the first three
carries to move the ball to the 25 before the Hawks got their exclamation point as Rob "The Wrecking Ball" Zorn pin-balled
his way through nearly half a dozen defenders on his way to a crowd pumping touchdown dash to make it 26-14 as the two point
try came up short.
A crucial three and out on defense was then needed and that is exactly what the Hawks
got as they swarmed to the ball forcing a punt. The big play on the quick defensive stand was turned in by big Ron "
I Love Orange Juice" Blanc who registered his first career sack. Not to be outdone though, fellow lineman Drew "You
should be playing Baseball!" Zahradka made one of his six tackles on the crucial third down as GC looked like they were going
to make a first down. Other huge contributions on the defense came from Zorn (10 tackles), Daddino (8 tackles), Steven
"Soccer" Marino (5 tackles), Peter "In the Trenches" Nicholls (5 tackles) and Mike "M-LO" Locicero who had a last second interception
to bottle up the stat page and set the stage for a wild celebration as the Hawks and the rest of the Carey community reveled
in the win.
The Hawks will briefly enjoy this one and refocus and reload as they now head
to Bellmore JFK and Wantagh for a two game road trip as they look to polish up their game as they move along the
2010 season with some well deserved confidence.
Seahawks Rout Roslyn
The high octane Hawks picked
up from where they left off in week one by routing an in over their heads Roslyn club 34-0 to move to 2-0 on the season.
This one got ugly in a
hurry as the Hawks, after posting a three an out on defense which was aided by a Drew Zahradka sack, took advantage of great
field position at the Bulldogs 28 where Kyle Zahradka then lasered the pigskin to the front right corner of the
end zone into the waiting arms of Jake Robison for a 7-0 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff,
Chris "The Silver Fox" Theodorou found himself at the right place at the right time as he scooped up a fumbled kickoff return
and cruised into the end zone for a 14-0 lead just three and half minutes into the game. After a turnover on downs,
the Hawks went back to work again as Zahradka spied his rookie deep threat Steven Marino for a 39 yard TD catch to make it
21-0.
After another botched kickoff
return the Bulldogs found themselves pinned deep which led to a quick three and out before Rob Zorn decided to join the fun
as he took the Seahawks 32 yards out of 43 yards on the drive before barreling in from four yards out to make it 28-0 just
seconds into the second quarter.
John Daddino wrapped up
the scoring from there as he chiseled out a two yard run after the Hawks found themselves in a red zone starting point
yet again. The failed PAT made it 34-0 as it stood up as the only blemish in the two quarter blitzkrieg.
The Hawks now enjoy several
extra days rest before the next contest which should easily be the game of the week as the Hawks welcome Garden City to the
Carey Crazy Dome for a Conference II grudge match. Game time is set for 1:30PM on September 25th.
Seahawks Topple Gladiators in Opener
Before yet another Carey crazy standing
room only capacity crowd the Seahawks broke the seal on the 2010 campaign with a 38-20 thumping of district rival New Hyde
Park.
The well balanced Seahawks received contributions
from nearly every player as the offense, defense and special teams hit on all cylinders as this opener couldn't have been
scripted any better.
Offensively, eight different Hawks rumbled
for 194 yards on the ground led by Rob Zorn's 50 yards and Giuliano Bove's two nine yard rushing scores. In the air
six different Hawks got to play catch with quarterback Kyle Zahradka, who was more than effective by going 6 for 12 for 118
yards and two TD tosses. John Daddino, in his return to the gridiron, snagged a 15 yarder for one score to go with a
two yard rushing touchdown and former soccer standout turned grid kid Steven Marino hauled in the big fish of the day as he
outraced Gladiator defenders en route to a 55 yard catch and carry score. He also had an earlier 68 yarder called back
on an illegal motion penalty.
On defense, an amazing 29 different players
contributed tackles. They were led by Tom Opitz, in his return to football after missing a year due to concussion issues,
who had six tackles and a sack. Zorn also had six and a sack. Nick Vilchez, in his organized football debut, had
five tackles as did Mike Locicero. Rob Miotto, Marino, Rob Altun, Peter Nicholls and Peter Vario all had four tackles.
Joe "Cleat Face" Desimone had a jarring monster hit on kickoff coverage to force a fumble that was ably recovered by
Peter Conte. It was the first of three recoveries as two others came through a solid special teams performance that
really couldn't have been better. Andrew DiLeonardo and James Pangallo each took part in a blocked punt and subsequent
loose ball recovery. Both of which set up scores as the Hawks rumbled to a 38-0 third quarter lead before calling off
the dogs. Marino's fine day also saw him go a perfect five for five on PAT's with a 33 yard field goal to boot.
The 1-0 Seahawks take to the road for
the first time next Thursday as the shortened prep week sees them head to Roslyn for the first time in several years.
Game time is set for 4:00PM.
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2010 Varsity Schedule 
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Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Result |
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Saturday September 11 |
1:30PM |
NEW HYDE PARK |
Win 38-20 |
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Thursday September 16 |
4:00PM |
at Roslyn |
Win 34-0 |
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Saturday September 25 |
1:30PM |
GARDEN CITY |
Win 26-14 |
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Saturday October 2 |
1:30PM |
at Bellmore JFK |
Win 45-27 |
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Saturday October 9 |
3:00PM |
at Wantagh |
Win 30-0 |
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Saturday October 16 |
2:00PM |
CALHOUN |
Win 30-7 |
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Saturday October 23 |
1:30PM |
at Mepham |
Win 35-0 |
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Saturday October 30 |
1:30PM |
ELMONT |
Win 43-13 |
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Saturday November 6 |
3:00PM Quarters |
WESTBURY |
Win 42-9 |
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Saturday November 13 |
1:00PM Semis |
MEPHAM |
Win 45-7 |
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Saturday November 20 |
12:30PM Finals |
GARDEN CITY |
Lose 27-6 | |
FINAL OFFENSIVE STATS
School Records In Yellow
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Passing |
Completions |
Attempts |
Yards |
TD-INT |
Long % Avg. |
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Zahradka, Kyle |
82 |
155 |
1,796 |
21--13 |
72 53 21.9 |
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Locicero, Mike |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0--1 |
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Bove, Giuliano |
2 |
3 |
67 |
1--0 |
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Rushing |
Carries |
Yards |
TD's |
Long |
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Zorn, Rob |
89 |
644 |
6 |
37 |
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Daddino, John |
29 |
159 |
7 |
9 |
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Bove, Giuliano |
52 |
244 |
10 |
60 |
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Miotto, Rob |
21 |
109 |
1 |
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Zahradka, Kyle |
49 |
288 |
3 |
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Humrich, John |
12 |
43 |
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Locicero, Mike |
21 |
59 |
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Mejia, Fernando |
7 |
3 |
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Annunziata, Rob |
31 |
91 |
1 |
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Dente, Chris |
1 |
1 |
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Desimone, Joe |
1 |
5 |
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Receiving |
Catches |
Yards |
TD's |
Long |
Avg. |
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Bove, Giuliano |
8 |
175 |
3 |
50 |
21.8 |
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Robison, Jake |
10 |
175 |
2 |
29 |
17.5 |
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Maye, Vinny |
5 |
76 |
1 |
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15.2 |
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Milonas, Jesse |
24 |
480 |
4 |
72 |
20.0 |
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Marino, Steven |
23 |
673 |
8 |
66 |
29.2 |
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Daddino, John |
2 |
16 |
1 |
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8.0 |
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Miotto, Rob |
13 |
265 |
3 |
31 |
20.3 |
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Kickoff Returns |
# |
Yards |
TD's |
Long |
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Dziubela, Mike |
2 |
28 |
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Maye, Vinny |
2 |
8 |
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Bove, Giuliano |
2 |
111 |
1 |
91 |
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Miotto, Rob |
3 |
67 |
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Gentile, Andrew |
3 |
29 |
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Theodorou, Chris |
3 |
0 |
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Punt Returns |
# |
Yards |
TD's |
Long |
Fair Catches |
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Miotto, Rob |
22 |
241 |
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32 |
4 |
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Punting |
# |
Yards |
Average |
Long |
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Marino, Steven |
19 |
577 |
30.3 |
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Locicero, Mike |
1 |
30 |
30.0 |
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Zahradka, Kyle |
2 |
68 |
34.0 |
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Kicking |
PAT/Attempts |
FGM/FGA |
Long |
Touchbacks |
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Marino, Steven |
32--47 |
3--5 |
33 |
8 |
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Vilchez, Nick |
1--1 |
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FINAL DEFENSIVE STATS
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Player |
Tackles |
Sacks/Yards |
Ints/Yards |
Fumb./Yards |
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3 |
Maye, Vinny |
6 |
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1 |
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4 |
Annunziata, Rob |
24 |
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1 |
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5 |
Miotto, Rob |
33 |
0.5 |
2(1) |
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6 |
Oswald, Matt |
1 |
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7 |
Locicero, Mike |
43 |
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1 |
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9 |
Vilchez, Nick |
10 |
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10 |
Dziubela, Mike |
5 |
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11 |
Zahradka, Kyle |
1 |
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14 |
Marino, Steven |
26 |
0.5 |
3(76,0,47TD) |
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18 |
DeSimone, Joe |
9 |
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20 |
Bove, Giuliano |
28 |
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3-(23,32,34)TD |
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21 |
Robison, Jake |
16 |
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1-(10) |
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22 |
Dente, Chris |
7 |
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24 |
Daddino, John |
66 |
1 |
1(28) |
1 |
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27 |
Mejia, Fernando |
10 |
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33 |
Conte, Peter |
3 |
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1 |
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38 |
Humrich, John |
1 |
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40 |
Theodorou, Chris |
25 |
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1(TD) |
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42 |
Zorn, Rob |
84 |
1.5 |
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3 |
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43 |
Eymold, Eddie |
1 |
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44 |
DiLeonardo, Andrew |
5 |
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45 |
Riveros, Nick |
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48
50 |
Marrerro, Mike
Jules, Claude |
5
2 |
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51 |
Samson, Craig |
3 |
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1 |
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52 |
Pizzuto, Vinny |
1 |
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53 |
DeAlmeida, Chris |
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54 |
Ciaccio, Sal |
5 |
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55 |
Altun, Rob |
7 |
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57 |
O'Connell, Dan |
15 |
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1(25) |
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61 |
Lucito, Matt |
2 |
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1 |
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62 |
Turcic, Tim |
4 |
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63 |
Zahradka, Drew |
55 |
3(-14) |
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1 |
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64 |
Fineo, Jon |
13 |
1(-3) |
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67 |
Blanc, Ron |
39 |
1(-3) |
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71 |
Levandoski, Kenny |
1 |
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72 |
LaRosa, Joe |
4 |
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73 |
Nicholls, Peter |
21 |
1(-5) |
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74 |
Vario, Peter |
10 |
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1 |
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76 |
Romanello, Nick |
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77 |
Nagy, Sean |
5 |
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78 |
Opitz, Tom |
51 |
3.5(-18) |
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1 |
|
79 |
Magennis, Dan
Wagner, Robert |
2 |
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|
82 |
Milonas, Jesse |
25 |
|
3(14,41,14) |
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83 |
Gentile, Andrew |
18 |
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|
85 |
Jenik, Matt |
3 |
|
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|
86 |
Pangallo, James |
20 |
|
|
2 |
|
88 |
Motto, Dan |
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2009 Game Summaries
Hofstra Heartbreak!
In one of the
most compelling, exciting high school football games in recent memory, 3,000+ fans were treated to a gem that they will
be talking about for years. Unfortunately for the 2009 Carey Seahawks the breaks and bounces didn't fall their way enough
as they lost an absolute heartbreaker 21-19 to their long time nemesis the Garden City Trojans in the Nassau County Conference
II Semi-Finals at Hofstra University.
In years gone by a matchup
against an undefeated, number one ranked team in all of Nassau County that had only allowed three points in nine games would
have been enough to make the Hawks wilt. But despite this being the portfolio of the 2009 Trojans, the Seahawks of 2009
were not one bit intimidated. If they played their game they could, and would beat anybody, Garden City included.
That resolve appeared to shine through
first at the 6:33 mark of the opening quarter when Matt "Rocky" Svoboda sprinted from the outside edge to block a Trojans
punt giving the Hawks a first and ten at the 23 yard line. Two stuffed runs, and an incomplete pass left the Hawks staring
at a 4th and 9 which fortuitously became a first down when a pass interference penalty went the Hawks way. Four
plays later the Hawks found themselves with another fourth down decision, this time at the three yard line where the
move to the Wildcat formation resulted with Greg "Thorp!" D'Arienzo diving with what appeared to be a first down at the one.
Instead it set up a chain of events that became the first non-break
when D'Arienzo appeared to have his knee down just as the ball was pried loose only to see the play not blown dead. The
Trojans pounced on it at the three and were rewarded possession as there were obviously no Red Replay flags available to Coach
Stanley like you see at NFL games. Still reeling from the turnover, things got worse for the Hawks as a quick count
caught them flatfooted as they watched the Trojans weave their way to a 97 yard gut-shot touchdown run that completely swiped
the momentum as the Trojans went up 7-0.
To the Hawks credit they
engineered another red zone drive as Kyle "The Comedian" Zahradka (2 carries, 33 yards), Rob "Super Soph" Zorn (14 carries,
64 yards) and D'Arienzo (29 carries, 112 yards) moved the ball 58 yards on the ground setting up a 3rd and 2 at the 7 as the
action moved into the second quarter. Adjusting as usual at the line, the Hawks took it outside on a D'Arienzo stretch
run and appeared to be the first visitors in Trojan paydirt. The subsequent touchdown also found one of those yellow
hankies sitting on the turf. The questionable holding call negated the touchdown which led to a failed drive after
the next two plays came up short of the end zone, and just like that break number two went against the Hawks.
The teams traded three and outs after
that with the Hawks drive ending when a pass to Jake "The Snake" Robison was ruled incomplete despite him clearly catching
the ball close to two yards in bounds near the Trojans 31 yard line as the GC sideline 'persuaded' the bad call.
Seizing the momentum yet
again from that break, the Trojans got their own ground game going as they pushed forward on three consecutive first downs
to land in Hawks territory. Two good stops by the Hawks run defense of Mike "Piner" Lisi, Al "Gutsy" Gentile, Jon "Tiki"
Andrade, Drew "The Other Comedian" Zahradka and Kyle "Moccassins" Petersen and a holding call on third down forced the Trojans
into a third and long. With the wind at their back a suspected 'quick kick' by the Trojans seemed to arrive only to
see it become another huge deflater for the Hawks as a reverse fake off the 'quick kick' look turned into a first down at
the Hawks 25. Five plays later the Trojans scored to go up 13-0 as the half was coming to a close. More significantly
the Hawks hustle led to a block of the PAT as they finally got their first break however small it may have been.
Taking over at their own
30 with right around a minute to play the Hawks could have taken the safe route and gone into the half down just two
scores. Figuring that the Trojans would receive the ball to start the second half the Seahawk Staff chose
to be aggressive. A 20 yard run on first down by Zorn got the ball to midfield as the clock dipped to 29 seconds.
Two incomplete passes followed leading to third down with 16 seconds remaining before IT finally happened as Zahradka
hit D'Arienzo on a post route. While coming down after leaping, D'Arienzo shifted in the air to elude the covering man
before a great downfield block sprung him for the first score against the Trojans defense. As with the Trojans last
PAT attempt, the Hawks PAT also failed leaving them still down seven at 13-6 as the teams headed to the half.
Choosing the wind over the
ball the Trojans decided to kickoff to start the second half, a decision that went well for the Hawks immediately as Zorn,
who cut right in front of D'Arienzo, steamrolled 40 yards to give the Hawks possession at Garden City's 46 yard line.
Another D'Arienzo only drive like the one seen in the previous game splintered the Trojans defense as his last run from 4
yards out followed up with Kyle "Jeter" DeMeo's successful PAT tied it at 13-13 at the 7:05 mark of the
third quarter.
The breaks kept coming from there as
Joe "Pizza Hut All-American :)" Rando recovered a Trojans fumble on the next drive that was stripped by the ubiquitous Rob
Zorn at the Hawks 46 yard line. To their credit the Trojans stifled the Hawks forcing a three and out punt into the
wind that travelled only 21 yards.
The Trojans then got back on track as
they moved forward on two first downs and a penalty to get to the Hawks 24 yard line. Buckling down on defense the Hawks
forced a huge 3rd and 7 play that would become the dagger that sealed the Hawks fate. A well timed blitz freed
up Zorn at linebacker who dropped the hammer on the GC QB who floated a balloon pass to the end zone where the swirling
winds twisted and turned the pigskin behind the Hawks defensive secondary where it agonizingly landed into the receiver's
hands for the go ahead 20 yard score. Following up their earlier back to back breaks in the first quarter, the overzealous
Hawks PAT coverage committed an offsides infraction that gave the Trojans a chance to run the PAT in instead
which they did for the two score-eight point lead at 21-13.
Another three and out resulted for the
Hawks but D'Arienzo's wind aided 52 yard punt pinned the Trojans deep who played it safe before punting it back to the Hawks
with 7:06 to play.
Keeping it on the ground a
dominating Hawks O-Line pushed their way right up the field as the Hawks running trio of D'Arienzo, Zahradka and Zorn paved
their way before D'Arienzo's third score and 27th of the season got the Hawks within two at 21-19. For the Hawks it
would be their final successful play of the year as Zorn was tackled on the two point attempt to keep it at 21-19.
And so, a failed onside attempt and an
unfriendly clock that wound down too fast completed the great but just not good enough season for a spectacular group of Seahawk
athletes.
For the 2009 Seahawks the loss will sting
for awhile but knowing they left it all on the field will be the true definition of their character. It may not mean
much to them now but it will in the future as this team inspired so many in the Carey Community.
Congratulations to all of the Seniors:
David Nieves, Chris Nieves, Mike Tripodi, Oscar Rodriguez, Jeff Pierre-Louis, Matt Svoboda, Scott Bradshaw, Greg D'Arienzo,
Sal Manzo, Kyle Petersen, Keith Dominguez, Mike Babich, Joe Rando, Connor Nagy, Al Gentile, Pat Castel, Mike Lisi, Iv Malka,
Zach Ris, Brian Lima, Lazaro Sepulveda, Chris D'Agostino, Paul Collazo, Mike Zito on a stellar career. (Apologies if
I missed anyone) Know that you were only the second class in Carey history to go to the Hofstra Turf in back to back
seasons. Congrats to Mike Lisi, Al Gentile and Greg D'Arienzo for not only earning All-County recognition but for
being the only three Carey Athletes to ever go to Hofstra three times.
Thank you to the Dads Club, the
Carey Crazies and the rest of the student body, friends and alumni for their support this season.
And lastly, a huge thank you to all of
the parents for supporting the team and welcoming all of us, players and coaches alike, into so many of your homes this past
season.
Scoring: GC � Fischer 97 run (DiBona kick) GC � Jahelka 4 run (Kick blocked) C
� D�Arienzo 50 pass from Zahradka (Kick failed) C � D�Arienzo 4 run (DeMeo kick) GC � Dachille
20 pass from Montgomery (Jahelka run) C � D�Arienzo 6 run (Run failed)
Highlights: Garden City 21, Carey 19: Kevin Dachille scored on a 20-yard pass from Matt Montgomery
and Steve Jahelka ran in the two-point conversion to give Garden City (10-0) a 21-13 lead with 10:42 left in the fourth quarter.
It was the first time all season Garden City was in a tie game in the fourth quarter. Greg D'Arienzo answered with a 6-yard
run with 3:00 left for Carey to cut Garden City's lead to 21-19, but the Trojans stopped Carey's two-point conversion. Garden
City advances to the Conference II title game next Friday at Hofstra.
Friday Night Lights!
In one of the greatest individual
efforts ever seen in a Carey Football uniform, Greg "Thorp" D'Arienzo singlehandedly willed his teammates down the 'Turnpike'
as his 201 yards rushing, 74 yards receiving and four touchdowns was just what the doctor ordered as the Seahawks exploded
for 28 unanswered points en route to a 35-21 payback win over the MacArthur Generals in the opening round of the Nassau County
Conference II playoffs.
With the win the Hawks punched their
third straight ticket to Hofstra following in the footsteps of the 2008 and 2007 Big Four Champions clubs, and not coincidentally
it will be D'Arienzo's, and fellow Captains Al "Bulldog" Gentile and Mike "Help Me With My Belt" Lisi's third trip as
well. Together they provided the grit that had been missing in the past two weeks when they lost to both Garden City
and MacArthur.
Early on however, the Hawks were still
searching for an answer despite getting several defenders back from injury as they allowed MacArthur to go 52 yards in just
three plays to post a 7-0 lead. A failed nine play drive was followed by a quick three and out on defense that gave
the Hawks good field position at their own 43 with just over two minutes in the first. Keeping it on the ground
the Hawks used three different backs to get in the Red Zone before D'Arienzo rushed the last one in from 19 yards out to make
it 7-6 as Kyle "Jeter" DeMeo's PAT was blocked.
Instead of grabbing the game by the throat
the Hawks defense stumbled again allowing the Generals to score on their next drive to make it 14-6 at 6:09. But unlike
the previous weeks when they failed to respond, the Hawks hit on all cylinders as the line blew open holes for the charged
up D'Arienzo who carried the ball 19 times in a row before burrowing home the equalizer and the two point conversion as the
Tuba guy and his buddies took to the field for halftime.
Coming out for the second half, the Seahawk
swagger was back and if you spent too much time buying pretzels at the Dads Club shack then you missed the 21 point blitzkrieg
that followed. Fifty five seconds into the second half Kyle "Get Out of My Chair!" Zahradka connected with a streaking
D'Arienzo who flew past a helpless linebacker as he caught and carried the pigskin 74 yards to make it 21-14. After
another three and out it was lucky play number two of the drive again as D'Arienzo danced his way for 50 yards and more paydirt
to make it 28-14. The fired up defense then pitched another three and out before D'Arienzo finally let someone else
play with his football as Jake "Here's to You Mr." Robison took another Zahradka laser 65 more yards to push the lead to an
insurmountable 35-14 margin with just over three minutes left in the third.
Well ahead in the fourth it was all about
getting after the quarterback as several defenders got to make their own impact on their home field finale as both Lazaro
"Gym Class QB of the Year" Sepulveda and Joe "Gaborik" Rando registered sacks. Also bringing down Generals ball
carriers were Iv "Levy" Malka, Jeff "Nice Birthday Crown" Pierre-Louis and Andrew "Get 'Em Choppin' DiLeonardo who kept
the Hawks focused late in the game just before closing time. Great Job!
With just one day to enjoy and savor
the win the Hawks get back to work on Monday as they prepare for the biggest test of the year as they will next face the undefeated
Garden City Trojans in the next round. That Semi-Final game will be Friday November 13th at 4:00 OR 4:30PM. Please
check with Newsday this week to confirm.
Scoring: M: Kubik 44 pass from McQuail (Adams kick) C: D'Arienzo 19 run (kick failed) M: Ellers
3 run (Adams kick) C: D'Arienzo 1 run (D'Arienzo run) C: D'Arienzo 74 pass from Zahradka (DeMeo kick) C: D'Arienzo 50 run
(DeMeo kick) C: Robeson 65 pass from Zahradka (DeMeo kick) M: McQuail 3 run (Adams kick)
Highlights: Carey 35, MacArthur 21: Greg D'Arienzo ran for 201 yards and three touchdowns on
34 carries and had a 74-yard touchdown reception to lead No. 4 Carey in the Conference II quarterfinals.
Passing
Carey
Kyle Zahradka 3/6 for 139 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Carey
Greg
D'Arienzo 1 receptions for 74 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Jesse Milonas 1 receptions for 0 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Jake Robeson
1 receptions for 65 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo 34 attempts for 201 yards,
3 TDs, 0 PAT
Giuliano Bove 2 attempts for 19 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Zorn 3 attempts for 16 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kyle
Zahradka 1 attempt for 3 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kicking
Carey
Kyle DeMeo , FGs: 0/0, PAT: 3/4, Punts:
0 for 0
Defense
Carey
Kyle Petersen 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Joe Rando
0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Lazaro Sepulveda 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Generals Court Marshall Hawks
Still reeling from the physical and mental drain of the Garden City game the Seahawks came out as flat as four month old Coca-Cola
and never recovered from an early 14-0 first quarter deficit as they dropped their season finale 21-7 to the MacArthur Generals.
Fortunately the
loss didn't cost the Hawks a home playoff game as they hung on to enough power points in the standings to earn the number
four seed playoff seed as they get an immediate opportunity to get another crack at MacArthur next Saturday November 7 at
1:30PM in the 4 vs 5 game.
As for this MacArthur
contest it was bad from the get-go as the Generals bullied their way 72 yards in over six minutes before a slick inside reverse
shovel pass put them ahead 7-0 at the 5:55 mark. On the ensuing kickoff a wind blown floater got Hawk return guys twisted
and turned and unable to field it cleanly as the Generals recovered the kick. Eight plays later it was 14-0 and
the Hawks offense hadn't even seen the field.
Finally with
1:58 on the clock in the first the Hawks offense got a chance. With Greg D'Arienzo leading the rushing attack the Hawks
quickly moved into Generals territory. After a sack the Hawks went Wildcat with D'Arienzo at QB where his deep ball
attempt on 3rd and 14 was intercepted to end the drive.
After a big fourth down stop midway in
the second the Hawks again drove into Generals country, but on the 11th play of the drive another sack deflated the drive
and the teams headed to the lockers for the half.
Feeding off the last drive of the first
half the Hawks went 68 yards in 6:55 on 14 plays of the third as D'Arienzo picked up yet another touchdown, his 20th,
on a five yard run to cut the lead to 14-7. In addition to D'Arienzo's 20th TD he also surpassed the 1,000 yard mark
rushing as his 28 for 153 yard day now registers him in at 166 for 1001 on the season. Congratulations!
Cutting the lead was impressive but it
also took a huge chunk of time off the clock. The ensuing MacArthur drive would have to be answered if the Hawks were
to make a run. Keeping it on the ground early in their drive pushed play into the fourth quarter, then with a big third
down a slip in the defensive secondary left a General receiver wide open where he jogged in with another score to move
the lead back to 14.
Two late drives by the Hawks fell short
and the disappointing day was finally over. As always however with any playoff season its all about being 0-0 and forgetting
the first season. The Seahawks will quickly do that as they head home to the cozy confines of Marc Martone Field where
the Carey Crazies and a very supportive community will hopefully give them the boost they need to get back on the Championship
track.
Scoring: M: Gay 15 pass from McQuail (Adams kick) M: McQuail 13 run (Adams kick) C: D'Arienzo
5 run (DeMeo kick) M: Kubik 47 pass from McQuail (Adams kick)
Highlights: MacArthur 21, Carey 7: Nick McQuail was 9 of 14 passing for 119 yards and two touchdowns
and his 47-yard TD pass to Dan Kubik made it 21-7 with 10:30 left in the fourth quarter for MacArthur (5-3) in Conference
II. Greg D'Arienzo scored on a 5-yard run for Carey (5-3) to make it 14-7 with 4:00 left in the third. Joe Giametta had 12
tackles for MacArthur. Brendan Gay caught a 15-yard TD pass and McQuail ran for 13-yard TD in the first quarter for MacArthur.
Brett Ellers had 94 yards on 18 carries.
Passing
MacArthur
Nick McQuail (QB) 9/14 for 119 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Carey
Kyle
Zahradka 1/5 for 7 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Greg D'Arienzo 0/1 for 0 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 1 Int
Receiving
MacArthur
Brendan
Gay 1 receptions for 15 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Mike Scro 2 receptions for 16 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Dan Kubik (WR) 4 receptions
for 75 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Dan Ingram 1 receptions for 12 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Carey
Jake Robeson 1 receptions
for 7 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
MacArthur
Brett Ellers 18 attempts for 94 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Nick
McQuail (QB) 8 attempts for 29 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Brendan Gay 6 attempts for 26 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Tom Joyce 3 attempts
for 9 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo 28 attempts for 153 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Zorn 3 attempts
for 13 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kyle Zahradka 3 attempts for 3 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kicking
Carey
Kyle
DeMeo , FGs: 0/0, PAT: 1/1, Punts: 0 for 0
Defense
MacArthur
Nick McQuail (QB) 1 interceptions,
0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Dan Arboleda 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Joe Gonong 0 interceptions,
1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Carey
Matt Svoboda 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Trojans Too Much
for Hawks
Two late first half scores, costly
penalties, and a couple of turnovers was all number one ranked Garden City needed as they shutout the Hawks 28-0 before a
3,000+ capacity home crowd to remain unbeaten.
For the Hawks the loss was doubly troubling
as they lost not only the game in which they never really got going but several players to injury as they dropped back into
third place behind Garden City and Wantagh with one to play.
Greg D'Arienzo, who saw his consecutive
games touchdown scoring streak stopped at eight dating back to last year, was the sole offensive weapon with 68 yards
on 14 carries. Greg also launched a career high 79 yard punt early in the first quarter.
On defense Rob Zorn (14) and Jon Andrade
(13) combined for 27 tackles as the Trojans ran away from Mike Lisi every chance they got. D'Arienzo and Kyle Petersen
also added eight tackles apiece.
The Hawks will look to regroup and get
healthy as soon as possible as they wrap up their regular season next week at MacArthur. Game time is 1:30PM.
Dirty Dozen for Seahawks
Twelve straight times
opponents have entered Marc Martone field, and twelve straight times they have left scratching their heads searching
for an answer on how to solve the Hawks home dominance. Homecoming '09 was more of the same as the Seahawks pitched
an egg in a 21-0 blanking over the Levittown Division Blue Dragons to remain unbeaten at home dating back to September
of 2007.
The win moves the Hawks record to 5-1 as
they next travel crosstown to meet long time nemesis Garden City in a sure to be grudge match that will determine Conference
II supremacy as both teams gear up for the playoffs.
Before getting there the Hawks needed
to take care of a pesky Dragons team that brought some punch to the day's festivities as they always seem to bring out the
muscle in any gridiron affair. Following the lead of their counterparts the Hawks offensive front five consisting
of 'Iron' Mike Lisi, Al "The Gent" Gentile, Pat "You're Shot" Castel, Drew "The Offensive Line Coach" Zahradka and Mike
"P.E. Leadership Rocks" Babich paved more holes for Greg "Booby Miles" D'Arienzo (17 Carries 166 Yards) to rumble through
as he added two more touchdowns to his season totals including a spectacular 94 yard run that saw him slip four tacklers and
get a great downfield block from Mike "The Space Trip" Tripodi.
D'Arienzo's first quarter one yard TD
run wrapped up an eight play 63 yard drive while his 94 yard scamper closed out a two play drive late in the third to sandwich
Jesse "If You Don't Talk I Can't Give You a Nickname" Milonas' first career Touchdown grab, a four yarder from Kyle "Which
Brother Are You" Zahradka who battled brisk temperatures to go 10 for 17 for 144 yards in the air one of which he completed
to himself on a rare QB to QB batted ball reception.
On defense Rob "Health Class is 3rd Period"
Zorn registered a whopping 13 tackles while Jon "Tiki" Andrade (7), Oscar "O-Rod" Rodriguez (6), Kyle Petersen (6 Tackles,
1 Fumble Recovery), Jon "Big John" Fineo (6) and Gentile (6) all held the line for several injured starters. Additionally
they all pitched in to maintain a rock solid goal line stand late in the fourth to preserve the shutout. Speaking of
injuries, well wishes to Giuliano Bove on a speedy recovery from appendectomy surgery.
The playoff bound Hawks wrap up the season
slate at the aforementioned Garden City Trojans and at MacArthur before greeting a playoff opponent on November 7th.
One more win will clinch a home playoff game for the Hawks.
Scoring: C -- D'Arienzo 1 run (DeMeo kick) C -- Milonas 4 pass from Zahradka (DeMeo kick) C --
D'Arienzo 94 run (DeMeo kick)
Highlights: Carey 21, Division 0: Greg D'Arienzo rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns on 17
carries for Carey (5-1) in Conference II. He also caught a pass for 17 yards, and made eight tackles. Kyle Zahradka was 10
of 17 for 144 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown to sophomore Jesse Milonas (three catches, 28 yards). It was Milonas' first
career score. Rob Zorn led the defense with 13 tackles, and John Andrade had seven stops. Division is 3-3.
Passing
Carey
Kyle Zahradka 10/17 for 144 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 1 Int
Receiving
Carey
Greg
D'Arienzo 1 receptions for 17 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kyle Zahradka 1 receptions for 4 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Scott Bradshaw
3 receptions for 41 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Jesse Milonas 3 receptions for 28 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Jake Robeson 2 receptions
for 54 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo 17 attempts for 166 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
Kyle
Zahradka 6 attempts for 18 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Zorn 6 attempts for 13 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kicking
Carey
Kyle
DeMeo , FGs: 0/0, PAT: 3/3, Punts: 0 for 0
Defense
Carey
Matt Svoboda 0 interceptions, 0 sacks,
1 fumbles recovered
Kyle Petersen 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Jake Robeson 1 interceptions, 0 sacks,
0 fumbles recovered
Trampled Underfoot
With the legendary Carey Coach Marc "Rutgers
Cup" Martone in the house, the Seahawks brought it old school rushing for over 250 yards as well as overcoming an early
10-point deficit as they rumbled to a 24-12 win over crosstown rival Elmont.
The Hawks broke the seal on the first
play of the game as a wind aided kickoff bounced wildly down to the two yard line where Mike "Buzz Lightyear" Tripodi performed
the perfect grip and rip tackle to pry the ball free which kicked backwards into the end zone for a Seahawks safety and a
2-0 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff the Spartans recovered
their own wind aided boot to regain control which led to a 6-2 lead after three innings. The Hawks next drive ended
before it began as a bobbled snap resulted in six more for the Spartans to make it 12-2.
Remaining composed the Hawks offense
went to work as a 15 play/65 yard drive culminated in a 4th and 15 scoring strike from the 17 yard line to Giuliano "Card
Tricks" Bove from Kyle "Soap on a Rope" Zahradka (14 Carries, 79 Yards) to get the Hawks within two 12-10 after the Rob "JV
Assistant Coach" Zorn's two point conversion.
After a Spartans three and out the
Hawks revved up the engine again going 69 yards on ten plays before Greg "Sorry About the Flake Comment Grandma :)" D'Arienzo
punched it in from one to give the Hawks their first lead at 16-12 heading into halftime.
A little bit of tension struck in the
third as the Hawks found themselves pinned deep in their own end before a D'Arienzo 12 yard punt actually travelled backwards
in the air to give the Spartans a first and ten from the Seahawks 25. Buckling down the Hawks unheralded defense led
by linebackers Joe "Dreaming of a NYR Stanley Cup Parade" Rando (8 Tackles), Zorn (5 Tackles) and D-tackle Al "Big Al" Gentile
(6 Tackles) quickly nixed the threat.
Playing a little keep away the
Hawks kept it on the ground for 16 plays but failed to score as the teams flipped ends with one quarter to go.
A third double digit drive, this
one covering 61 yards in 12 plays, ended with yet another D'Arienzo plunge as his mind boggling totals now rest at 17 scores
in just five games.
That score finalized the scoring summary
as the Hawks exacted some revenge for last year's playoff defeat. Sophomore Jesse "Quiet Guy" Milonas made sure of that
as he intercepted two passes to quell the last two Elmont drives of the game.
The second place Hawks return home next
week for Homecoming as they welcome the Division Blue Dragons as they aim to go perfect at home for the third straight season.
Game time returns to 1:30PM.
| October 10, 2009 |
| at Carey |
10 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
24 |
| Elmont |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
Scoring: C -- Safety (Jermaine tackled in end zone) E -- Miller 1 run (pass failed) E -- Miller
40 run (run failed) C -- Bove 17 pass from Zahradka (Zorn run) C -- D'Arienzo 1 run (run failed) C -- D'Arienzo 5 run (D'Arienzo
run)
Highlights: Carey 24, Elmont 12: Greg D'Arienzo scored on a 1-yard run with 3:11 left in the
second quarter that culminated a 10-play, 69-yard drive that gave Carey (4-1) a 16-12 lead in Conference II. Kyle Zahradka
connected with Giuliano Bove for a 17-yard TD pass on fourth-and-15 with 1:31 left in the first quarter to bring Carey within
12-10. D'Arienzo scored on a 5-yard run with 9:46 left in the game to make it 24-12. D'Arienzo ruhsed for 115 yards on 32
carries and 2 TDs as Carey rushed for 258 yards. Jesse Milonas had two interceptions on Elmont's last two possessions and
he had four tackles, Joe Rando had eight tackles and Al Gentile added six tackles. Elmont is 3-2.
Passing
Carey
Kyle Zahradka 2/6 for 41 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Greg D'Arienzo
0/1 for 0 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Carey
Giuliano Bove 1 receptions for 17 yards, 1
TDs, 0 PAT
Scott Bradshaw 1 receptions for 24 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo
32 attempts for 115 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
Kyle Zahradka 14 attempts for 79 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Zorn 12 attempts for
50 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Giuliano Bove 2 attempts for 14 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Defense
Carey
Jesse
Milonas 2 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
A Day at the Beach
Despite the overcast skies the Seahawks
settled in for a few peaceful hours by the shore as they dismantled the Long Beach Marines in a stress-free workman-like 35-10
rout to raise their season record to 3-1.
Greg "Five Hour Energy Drink" D'Arienzo's
request for a four hour refund was denied as his 60 minutes of stellar play resulted in his still County leading
14 Touchdowns as he rushed for 116 on 20 carries and four more scores to pace the Hawk attack.
Kyle "Still Working on a Nickname" Zahradka
had his highly anticipated breakout game as he was razor sharp going 10 for 14 for 175 yards and a scoring strike of 29 yards
to Giuliano "Jules" Bove who also had his own coming out party by catching five balls for 125 yards.
On defense Rob "Health Class Student
of the Month" Zorn anchored the defensive attack as he registered 11 tackles. Other notable contributions came from
Jesse "James" Milonas who had four tackles, Mike "Mr. Nice Guy" Babich who had three tackles and a sack, Lazaro "Of Laz Ar
Us Toys Fame" Sepulveda who had three tackles, and Vinny "The Strut" Maye who chipped in with three tackles as well as a beautiful
reception return for a touchdown that was unfortunately called back on a very questionable pass interference call.
The Hawks return home next week to welcome
the Elmont Spartans in the long awaited rematch game from last year's semifinal. Game time should be 3:00PM because
of the SAT's. Please check back this week for a confirmation.
Scoring: C: D'Arienzo 3 run (DeMeo kick) C: D'Arienzo 1 run (DeMeo kick) C: D'Arienzo 1 run (DeMeo
kick) L: 29 FG McCarthy C: Bove 29 pass from K. Zahradka (DeMeo kick) C: D'Arienzo 1 run (DeMeo kick) L: Whitfield 3 run (McCarthy
kick)
Highlights: Carey 35, Long Beach 10: Greg D'Arienzo had 116 yards on 20 carries and scored four
touchdowns to lead Carey (3-1) in Conference II. D'Arienzo has 15 touchdowns in four games. Junior Giuliano Bove had five
receptions for a career-high 125 yards and a touchdown and Kyle Zahradka was 10-for-14 with 175 yards and a touchdown. Linebacker
Rob Zorn made 11 tackles.
Passing
Carey
Luke Zahradka 10/14 for 175 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Carey
Jake
Robeson 3 receptions for 38 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Scott Bradshaw 2 receptions for 12 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Giuliano Bove
5 receptions for 125 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo 20 attempts for 116 yards,
4 TDs, 0 PAT
Matt Svoboda 6 attempts for 14 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Luke Zahradka 3 attempts for 13 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob
Zorn 4 attempts for 4 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kicking
Carey
Kyle DeMeo , FGs: 0/0, PAT: 5/5, Punts:
0 for 0
Defense
Carey
Matt Svoboda 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Mike Babich
0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Jon Andrade 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Keith Dominguez
0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Hawks Humble Hawks
In a flag-filled shootout that somehow
had the pace of watching paint dry the Seahawks humbled the chirpy Jayhawks of Jericho 38-21 to raise their record to 2-1
as they bounced back nicely from last week's defeat to Wantagh.
Greg D'Arienzo (16 carries/147 yards) added
to his County leading touchdown totals as he raced in for four more scampers to move his season count to 11. Kyle Zahradka continued his
improvement in the pocket as he completed 11 passes in 25 attempts for a 198 yards. Included in that were 109 yards
on five catches and a 51 yard touchdown by Scott "Chaminade Yoga Rules!" Bradshaw who easily had the best day of his career.
Other offensive contributions came from
Jake "The Snake" Robison who had two catches for 25 yards, Giuliano Bove who had two grabs for 32 yards and Matt "Plastic
Man" Svoboda who finished with a 7.0 rushing average for the game.
Defensively, Joe "Pizza Hut" Rando, who
dropped the hammer on several Jayhawk running backs, Sophomore Linebacker Rob Zorn and Jon "Tiki" Andrade led the
team in tackles with seven apiece. Bradshaw, Svoboda and Oscar "O-Rod" Rodriguez all recovered loose pigskin while Bove
had his first interception that netted 25 yards after the catch.
There were also some key plays in the
bagging groceries category as Andrade, Keith "The Gentleman" Dominguez and Paul "Nice Headband" Collazo all had sacks for
the Seahawks defensive unit. For the unselfish and always hardworking Dominguez and Collazo it was the first of their
careers.
The Seahawks hit the road again
next week in a 2008 playoff rematch vs Long Beach. The Saturday morning flight leaves at 6:00AM :). Just
kidding, but make sure all you Carey Crazies leave early enough to get to the Long Beach MIDDLE School in time for the 1:30PM
start.
Scoring: C--D'Arienzo 5 run (DeMeo kick) J-- Brett 33 run (Kamhi kick) C-- Bradshaw 51 pass from
K. Zahradka (Kick blocked) C-- D'Arienzo 2 run (Bradshaw catch from K. Zahradka) J-- Gallo 8 run (Kamhi kick) C-- D'Arienzo
2 run (DeMeo kick) C-- Demeo 27 FG C-- D'Arienzo 5 run (DeMeo kick) J-- Gallo 11 run (Kamhi kick)
Highlights: Carey 38, Jericho 21: Greg D'Arienzo piled up 179 all purpose yards and rushed in
four touchdowns to lead Carey (2-1) in Conference II. Kyle Zahradka was 11-for-25 passing for 198 yards and a touchdown, Scott
Bradshaw had five catches for 109 yards and a touchdown. Rob Zorn and Joe Rando led the Seahawks with seven tackles apiece.
Jericho is 1-2.
Passing
Carey
Kyle Zahradka 11/25 for 198 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Carey
Greg
D'Arienzo 1 receptions for 32 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Giuliano Bove 2 receptions for 32 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Jake Robeson
2 receptions for 25 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Scott Bradshaw 5 receptions for 109 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Greg
D'Arienzo 16 attempts for 147 yards, 4 TDs, 0 PAT
Kyle Zahradka 4 attempts for 30 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Zorn 5 attempts
for 20 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Matt Svoboda 1 attempt for 7 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Giuliano Bove 6 attempts for 5 yards, 0
TDs, 0 PAT
Kicking
Carey
Kyle DeMeo , FGs: 1/1, PAT: 3/4, Punts: 0 for 0
Defense
Carey
Matt
Svoboda 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Giuliano Bove 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Paul
Collazo 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Jon Andrade 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Oscar
Rodriguez 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Scott Bradshaw 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Keith
Dominguez 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Seahawks Stumble
With just over seven minutes on the clock
the Seahawks were just four yards away from posting an insurmountable 20-7 lead, but a costly motion penalty pushed the Hawks
offense back where they then watched a blocked field goal turn into a comeback winning follow up drive for the Wantagh
Warriors who slipped past the Hawks 14-13 in the week two clash of Conference II elites.
For the Hawks, it was the second motion
penalty of the day that neutralized a drive as seven trips inside the Warriors 30 yard line only yielded 13 points as the
Hawks struggled to finish all game long.
When the offense was rolling it looked
to Greg D'Arienzo to lead the way as he shredded the Warriors for 192 yards on 34 carries and two touchdowns. He also
added 74 yards on punt returns and two catches for 24 yards. Quarterback Kyle Zahradka hit a brief rhythm in the third
as he finished the day 5 for 12 for 64 yards. Rob Zorn chipped in with 40 yards on just six carries.
On the defensive side of the ball Giuliano
Bove led with eight tackles, Kyle Petersen had seven tackles, Mike Lisi had six and a sack, Joe Rando, Al Gentile, Jake Robison
all had five tackles, and Jon Andrade had two sacks as the defensive unit put forth a stellar effort only to see it go for
naught.
The 1-1 Hawks return home next week vs
Jericho as they finally get to play on a Saturday after two weekday affairs. Game time is 1:30PM on September 26th.
Scoring: W- Scully 2 run (Megale kick) C - D'Arienzo 1 run (Demeo kick) C - D'Arienzo 5 run (kick
failed) W- Sliwak 31 pass from Ambury (Megale kick)
Highlights: Wantagh 14, Carey 13: Ryan Sliwak had ten receptions for 139 yards and one touchdown.
Kyle Ambury went 15 for 23 with 169 yards and one touch down and Mike Scully had 17 rush attempts for 71 yards. Carey scored
with 3 minutes 23 seconds left to take the lead, Wantagh blocked the FG and drove the ball 80 yards to score in the last two
minutes. Carey drove the ball down the field again and Wantagh stoped them at 20 yard line.
Passing
Wantagh
Kyle Ambury 23/15 for 169 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Wantagh
Ryan
Sliwak 10 receptions for 139 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Wantagh
Mike Scully 17 attempts for 71
yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Passing
Zahradka 5 for 12 64 yards
D’Arienzo 0 for 2 0 yards
Rushing
D’Arienzo 32 for 192 yards 2 TD’s
Zorn 6 for 40 yards
Zahradka 4 for 1 yards
Robison 1 for 2 yards
Bove 2 for 2 yards
Rodriguez 1 for -3 yards
Receiving
D’Arienzo 2 for 24 yards
Bradshaw 1 for 4 yards
Robison 1 for 4 yards
Bove 1 for 32 yards
Sacks
Andrade (2)
Lisi (1)
Fumble Recoveries
'Sunshine' on a Cloudy Day
On a wet, soggy day reminiscent
of last year's Long Beach playoff game, the 2009 Seahawks broke the seal on another season by besting the Bellmore JFK Cougars
32-14 in front of a very supportive Friday afternoon student body crowd.
With both teams struggling
to throw and run on the muddy turf only Greg "Sunshine" D'Arienzo seemed to bring the right cleats as he produced a herculean
effort that will go down as one of the finest individual days in Carey Football history. D'Arienzo snagged two interceptions
in the Hawks defensive zone in the first half and turned them into two scores, the first one covered 90 yards while the second
one registered in at 58 yards.
In the second half D'Arienzo rumbled
80 yards with the opening kickoff to push the lead to 20-0. Early in the fourth he sprinted 19 yards to complete the
Hawks only sustained drive for a 26-0 lead as the Hawks offense never really got going the way they would have liked but of
course that was partly due to the fact that they didn't have the ball for long.
D'Arienzo completed his dream day with
a second kickoff return that covered 77 yards as the Cougars inexplicably booted the ball to him again after their first score.
For the fleet-footed D'Arienzo it truly was
a game for the ages, now if only our favorite flake could remember to hand in his blue form!!!!!
Not to be lost in the shuffle of this
team game was the impressive Varsity debuts of Rob Zorn who powered his way to 66 on 10 carries and Kyle Zahradka who ran
nine times for 40 yards as the slick ball and a few dropped passes kept the air attack subdued. Also bringing some lumber
to the table was Joe Rando who in his first varsity start notched eight tackles. Other huge contributions came
from several more defensive players as they had plenty of field time, Oscar Rodriguez had eight tackles, Jake Robison had
six tackles, Scott Bradshaw had four tackles and a sack, Al Gentile had eight tackles, Jon "Tiki" Andrade had eight tackles,
Kyle Petersen had nine tackles and Mike "The Clock Cleaner" Lisi had eight tackles, a sack and a defensive front four of Bellmore
begging for mercy late in the game after three or four dozen orders of pancake blocks.
The 1-0 Hawks head to Wantagh next Thursday
for their second straight weekday game as they meet the Warriors for the first time in eight years. Game time is slated
for 4:00PM.
Scoring: C--D'Arienzo 90 interception return (run failed) C--D'Arienzo 58 interception return
(K. Zahradka run) C--D'Arienzo 80 kick return (run failed) C--D'Arienzo 19 run (run failed) B--Karo 60 run (Colon kick) C--D'Arienzo
77 kick return (run failed) B--Stagliano 66 run (Colon kick)
Highlights: Carey 32, Bellmore JFK 14: Greg D'Arienzo scored all five touchdowns for Carey (1-0)
in Conference II. He returned two interceptions for scores in the first half (90 and 58 yards), two kick returns in the second
(80 and 77 yards) and a 19-yard fourth-quarter rush. He finished with 212 all-purpose yards, including 44 rushing yards on
seven carries, and made six tackles. Mike Lisi finished with eight tackles and a sack. Bellmore JFK is 0-1.
Passing
Carey
Kyle Zahradka 1/7 for 11 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Carey
Greg
D'Arienzo 1 receptions for 11 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Rob Zorn 10 attempts for 66 yards,
0 TDs, 0 PAT
Greg D'Arienzo 7 attempts for 44 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Kyle Zahradka 9 attempts for 40 yards, 0 TDs, 1 PAT
Kicking
Bellmore
JFK
Colon , FGs: 0/0, PAT: 2/2, Punts: 0 for 0
Defense
Carey
Rob Zorn 0 interceptions, .5
sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Greg D'Arienzo 2 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Scott Bradshaw 0 interceptions,
.5 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Mike Babich 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Mike Lisi 0 interceptions, 1
sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Congratulations to Greg D'Arienzo on being named
Conference II Player of the Week
|
Week |
Day |
Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Result |
|
1 |
Friday |
11-Sep |
4:30PM |
BELLMORE JFK |
Win 32-14 |
|
2 |
Thursday |
17-Sep |
4:00PM |
at Wantagh |
Lose 14-13 |
|
3 |
Saturday |
26-Sep |
1:30PM |
JERICHO |
Win 38-21 |
|
4 |
Saturday |
3-Oct |
3:00PM |
at Long Beach |
Win 35-10 |
|
5 |
Saturday |
10-Oct |
1:30PM |
ELMONT |
Win 24-12 |
|
6 |
Saturday |
17-Oct |
1:30PM |
LEVITTOWN DIVISION |
Win 21-0 |
|
7 |
Saturday |
24-Oct |
1:30PM |
at Garden City |
Lose 28-0 |
|
8 |
Saturday |
31-Oct |
1:30PM |
at MacArthur |
Lose 21-7 | Playoffs
Quarterfinals
November 7th VS MacArthur Win 35-21
Playoffs Semi-Finals at Hofstra
November 13th vs Garden City Lose 21-19
|
Carey Seahawks 2009 Offensive and Special
Teams Stats |
|
Passing |
Completions |
Attempts |
Yards |
TD's-Int's |
Long |
Comp. % |
|
Zahradka |
45 |
107 |
918 |
7--3 |
74 |
42% |
|
D'Arienzo |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0-1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rushing |
Carries |
Yards |
TD's |
Long |
2-Point Plays |
Average |
|
D'Arienzo |
229 |
1,314 |
21 |
94 |
2 |
5.7 |
|
Zorn |
66 |
304 |
|
16 |
|
4.6 |
|
Zahradka |
52 |
247 |
|
21 |
|
4.7 |
|
Bove |
13 |
51 |
|
8 |
|
3.9 |
|
Svoboda |
12 |
33 |
|
6 |
|
2.7 |
|
Maye |
3 |
3 |
|
2 |
|
1 |
|
Robison |
2 |
0 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Rodriguez |
1 |
-2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
Milonas |
1 |
-2 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Receiving |
Catches |
Yards |
TD's |
Long |
Fumbles |
Average |
|
Bradshaw |
12 |
190 |
1 |
51 |
|
15.8 |
|
Robison |
11 |
198 |
1 |
65 |
|
18 |
|
Bove |
10 |
190 |
2 |
31 |
|
19 |
|
D'Arienzo |
7 |
308 |
2 |
74 |
|
44 |
|
Milonas |
4 |
28 |
1 |
23 |
|
7 |
|
Zahradka |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
KO Returns |
Number |
Yards |
TD's |
Long |
Fair Catch |
Average |
|
D'Arienzo |
10 |
292 |
2 |
80 |
|
29.2 |
|
Robison |
7 |
106 |
|
22 |
|
15.1 |
|
Zorn |
4 |
48 |
|
41 |
|
12 |
|
Petersen |
3 |
0 |
|
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Bove |
1 |
16 |
|
16 |
|
16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Punt Returns |
Number |
Yards |
TD's |
Long |
Fair Catch |
Average |
|
D'Arienzo |
14 |
152 |
0 |
41 |
|
10.8 |
|
Robison |
1 |
14 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Maye |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Punting |
Number |
Yards |
Average |
Long |
|
|
|
D'Arienzo |
27 |
907 |
33.6 |
79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kicking |
PAT/Attempts |
FGA/FGM |
Long |
Touchbacks |
|
|
|
DeMeo |
17/21 |
1//2 |
27 |
1 |
|
|
2008 Game Summaries
Spartans Smother Seahawks
After showing the grit that made them the number one seed coming into
the Nassau County Conference II playoffs by turning a first quarter 14-0 deficit into a 21-20 halftime lead, the Seahawks
sadly watched their 2008 campaign implode as the Elmont Spartans ran off 33 unanswered second half points to send the Hawks
home for good 53-21.
Greg D'Arienzo's third touchdown of the game at 7:01 of the second, following
a blocked punt by the specials teams, gave the Hawks their first and only lead of the game. It should have set the table
for a hard charging second half. Instead it became a 24 minute nightmare for the Hawks as three fumbles, an interception,
missed tackles and missed assignments translated into a five touchdown avalanche that put the Spartans into the Finals.
Hindsight is 20/20 as the saying goes, but there are also certain moments during
a game that you can always look back on and say maybe it wasn't meant to be. For the Hawks it started on the first play
of the game as the Spartans pinned the offense deep all day by booting an unbelievable six touchbacks forcing the Hawks to
go 80 yards throughout the game. The opening pass to a wide open Rob Braun that barely eluded him on a post route became
the first of many bad moments.
After punting on the failed drive, the Hawks watched the Spartans open the scoring
with a 33 yard run that was contained but broke free for the 6-0 lead. The Hawks responded with their own drive deep
into Spartans territory only to see that fizzle as well when Rob Braun's Option Pass was wrestled away from Joe Gregorio at
the Spartans 17 yard line. Seven plays later the Spartans pushed the lead to 14-0 with the converted two point play.
Looking for a spark the Hawks turned to D'Arienzo, who rushed for 60 yards on
the drive, and Gregorio who made two first down catches, to answer the call which they did by converting on three straight
third downs before D'Arienzo took it to the house from 35 yards out to halve the lead to 14-7.
Unfortunately, another big run brought the ball down to the one yard line against
the struggling defense and the offense's momentum became short lived for the Hawks as the lead bumped to 13 at 20-7.
To their credit the Hawks offense again picked up the slack to keep it
close as Luke Zahradka (11 for 26, 177 yards) found a double covered D'Arienzo streaking across the middle from 56 yards away
to cut the lead to 20-14.
Then finally after three failed tries the Hawks defense, who were led all night
long by the tireless play of Joe Fasano (13 tackles), Jason Alvino (12 tackles), Alphonse Gentile (9 tackles) and Chris Humrich
(7 tackles) put up their best stand of the night forcing the Spartans only punt of the night that was blocked by Jon Andrade
and scooped up by Mike Babich just before the aforementioned D'Arienzo's third touchdown.
Coming out of tunnel at halftime, the Hawks knew they would need another big
stop from the defense to grab a hold of the second half momentum. On this night however, that stop never came as the
Spartans scored on five consecutive possessions starting with the eventual game winner at 8:50 on a 32 yard naked bootleg
by the Elmont quarterback to make the score 26-21.
For the Hawks the real dagger to the hearts came on the next drive as they unknowingly
watched their season slip away as an Elmont sack forced a Zahradka turnover just one play after Gregorio's 31 yard catch brought
the ball to the Spartans 27 yard line. So instead of possibly taking a 27 or 28-26 lead the Hawks defense submitted
to yet another short drive and a third multiple touchdown deficit. The kind of deficit that screamed of going to
the well one time too many.
Now battling a 34-21 deficit the offense's last real gasp came at the 4:44 mark
of the third when a 1st and 5 at the Spartans 47 after a 24 yard jaunt by D'Arienzo (13 carries, 93 yards, 2 catches, 92 yards)
evaporated with four consecutive incompletions. Mirroring the first quarter the 1st and 5 pass attempt, after an offsides
call, also barely eluded the Hawks as a touchdown might have given hope for the fourth quarter. Instead it was real
danger as the Spartans bullied their way up the field before scoring just one minute into the fourth quarter to make it 40-21.
Reaching down deep into the playbook, the Hawks desire to strike as quickly
as possible came in the form of the seldom used Hook-N-Ladder. Once againhowever, all the magic that had worked before
now suddenly was laid to waste as the attempted lateral was knocked down and parlayed into a 19 yard scamper and a truly insurmoutable
47 -21 margin. The Spartans finalized the scoring with two minutes left leaving the Hawks to ponder 'What If' for yet
another year as the always supportive Carey Community cheered the efforts of their valiant young men.
It was a disappointing end to what had been a magical run as the Hawks, in addition
to claiming the Big Four Championship as the number one seed, also watched proudly as seven of their own earned All-County
and All-Conference status. Congratulations to Luke Zahradka, Greg D'Arienzo, Rob Braun, Joe Fasano for being named All-County
and to Joe Nichols, Jason Alvino and Sal Cerami for being named All-Conference.
Best of luck and many well wishes to all of the Seniors who contributed to the
wonderful season: Chris Siegenthaler, Brian Mahoney, Chris Hill, Luke Zahradka, Jason Alvino, Brian McGrath, Joe Gregorio,
Rob Braun, Chris Humrich, Sal Cerami, Mike Amatulli, Anthony Romanello and Joe Nichols.
| November 15, 2008 |
| Elmont |
14 |
6 |
14 |
19 |
53 |
| at Carey |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
Scoring:
E -- Mayers 33 run (run failed) E -- Mayers 15 run (Cole pass from Miller) C -- D�Arienzo 35 run (Siegenthaler kick)
E -- Miller 1 run (run failed) C -- D�Arienzo 56 pass from Zahradka (Siegenthaler kick) C -- D�Arienzo 1 run
(Siegenthaler kick) E -- Miller 32 run (pass failed) E -- Mayers 9 run (Myers run) E -- Miller 1 run (pass failed) E -- Clerge
27 fumble return (Rodney kick) E -- Robinson 6 run (kick failed)
Passing
Elmont
Diashawn
Miller (QB/S) 10/5 for 56 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Carey
Luke Zahradka 26/11 for 177 yards, 1 TDs, 1 PAT, 0
Int
Receiving
Elmont
James Mayers 4 receptions for 46 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Carey
Greg
D'Arienzo 3 receptions for 981 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Joe Gregorio 6 receptions for 65 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Elmont
Justin
Mayers (RB/CB) 22 attempts for 206 yards, 3 TDs, 0 PAT
Brian Cole (RB/LB) 8 attempts for 97 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Diashawn
Miller (QB/S) 8 attempts for 56 yards, 3 TDs, 0 PAT
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo 13 attempts for 94 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
Hawks Rally Past Marines
Showing the poise expected from a first place Senior-laden team, the Seahawks in the muddiest muck Marc Martone Field has
ever seen rallied with 14 fourth quarter points to stave off the 8th seeded and upset-minded Long Beach Marines 21-14 to earn
their second consecutive trip down the turnpike as Hofstra bound 2008 Big Four Champions.
With Washington Street School's sparkling
brand new Field Turf just inches away giggling at two teams playing in worse slop than a Bowery Street Soup Kitchen, the Seahawks
spread offense was tested from the start by not only a very game Marines club, but by the same miserable elements they had
been lucky enough to avoid all season.
Any home field advantage that is usually present in playoff
games was quickly neutralized, and the Hawks found this out early as their ability to keep teams off balance with misdirection
and quick strikes got stuck in the mud literally faster than Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny.
After an opening three and out on
defense the Hawks rolled 51 yards in eight minutes with both Greg D'Arienzo (23 Carries, 77 Yards) and Sal Cerami
(12 Carries, 36 Yards) splitting carries as the offense rumbled deep into Long Beach territory only to see a Red Zone drive
fizzle pointless at the 11 yard line. Two plays later the stalled drive became even worse when Long Beach went 82 yards
off-tackle for a 6-0 lead.
The Hawks next drive, with help from
a roughing the punter, also turned it over on downs as the 'clutch' play fell short again. Taking advantage of a fumble
recovery by Alphonse Gentile, and another roughing call on Long Beach, the Hawks payed another visit to the Red Zone.
This time however, they made it count as Luke Zahradka (6 for 18, 152 Yards) found Rob Braun (2 Catches, 59 Yards) streaking
up the left side from 35 yards out to make it 7-6.
That momentum quickly shifted back
to Long Beach who, despite the poor conditions, struck for a second time with a 'big' play as they connected on a 74 yard
scoring strike to make it 14-7.
The Hawks punted on the next drive
and headed to the half down by seven. Having spent halftime down against Garden City back in week two, the Hawks knew
an opening third quarter drive would get things back on track. Rob Braun helped get that started immediately as
he dashed 43 yards with the opening kickoff to give the Hawks a first and ten at the Marines 43 yard line. D'Arienzo
and Cerami repeated their spread the wealth and split the carries routine into the Red Zone to give the Hawks another first
and ten at the 11 yard line. Four plays later however the ball didn't move as two incompletions and a stuffed run left
the Hawks with a crucial fourth down. A pass deep into the back corner was picked off and the momentum again swung like
an anvil back to the Marines. The Hawks second long drive, 6:54 on this one, again left them empty.
After trading fruitless drives the
Hawks defense came up with a midfield interception by do it all Rob Braun that they spun into yet another Red Zone drive.
And yet again, they found themselves scratching their heads as a fourth down sack at the 18 yard line on the first play of
the fourth quarter left them with nothing to show for on the scoreboard.
Sensing the need to keep the ball
deep, the defense behind the sure-handed tackling of Joe Fasano (9 Tackles), Jason Alvino (8 Tackles), Kyle Petersen (6 tackles),
Joe Nichols (6 Tackles) and the emotional Willis Reed-like return of team Captain Chris Humrich, the Hawks played their most
inspired set in the trenches as they pummeled Long Beach into submission once and for all forcing a punt that they took control
of at the 50 with 10:02 on the clock.
Two plays later the Hawks hit paydirt,
or rather paymud as Greg D'Arienzo caught one for 36 and ran another for nine after a five yard offsides penalty to get the
Hawks within one at 14-13.
After stonewalling another drive
with great defense, the Hawks started the engine again this time from their own 34 yard line with 7:11 on the clock.
Ignoring the elements that were by now hurricane-like, the Hawks opened it up by going to the air like kids at a touch football
tournament. Zahradka first hit D'Arienzo over the middle for 24 yards, next Braun was interfered with giving the Hawks
a first and ten at the 27, and then after a neat juke at the 12 Joe Gregorio's catch and carry gave the Hawks first and goal
at the one. One play later sure handed D'Arienzo punched it in for the long awaited go ahead score. Zahradka's
two point conversion helped push the lead to the important seven at 21-14 and it was back to defense for one more stop.
Two incompletions and a slip by the
quarterback brought it all to a head as a fourth and 12 with just 1:45 remaining was about to decide a trip down the turnpike.
Looking for something off-kilter defensive tackle Al Gentile quickly recognized a screen pass to the halfback and with one
big meathook swat to the ground the incompleted pass finally gave the Hawks the keys to the Turnpike Tour Bus. Suddenly
slopping in mud never felt so good.
The Hawks trip to Hofstra will bring
them to the Nassau County Conference II Semi-Finals against district foe and long time nemesis the Elmont Spartans as the
number one pre-season seed and the regular season number one seed collide at 5:30PM this Saturday, mud not included, to earn
the right to move to the Championship Game the following week. It will be the teams fourth playoff meeting in the last
five years.
Scoring: L: O'Toole 82 run (pass failed) C: Braun 35 pass from
Zahradka (Siegenthaler kick) L: Jefferson 74 pass from Mayper (O'Toole run) C: D'Arienzo 9 run (kick failed) C: D'Arienzo
1 run (Zahradka run)
Highlights: Carey 21, Long Beach 14: Greg D'Arienzo ran for 77
yards and two touchdowns and caught two passes for 60 yards to lead No. 1 Carey (7-2) over No. 8 Long Beach in the Conference
II quarterfinals. Carey trailed 14-7, but rallied for 14 points in the fourth quarter on D'Arienzo's two touchdowns; his second
was the deciding score with 5:27 left in the game. Luke Zahradka completed 6 of 18 for 152 yards and a touchdown, including
going 3-for-3 with 86 yards in the fourth quarter. Joe Fasano had a team-high nine tackles and Jason Alvino made eight stops.
On Long Beach's final drive, Al Gentile knocked down a fourth-down halfback screen pass with 2:45 left to seal it. Carey will
host Elmont at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Passing
Carey
Luke Zahradka 6/18 for 152 yards, 1
TDs, 0 PAT, 1 Int
Receiving
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo 2 receptions for 60 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Joe
Gregorio 2 receptions for 33 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Braun 2 receptions for 59 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Greg
D'Arienzo 23 attempts for 77 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
Sal Cerami 12 attempts for 36 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Luke Zahradka 3 attempts
for 5 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Braun 1 attempts for 0 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kicking
Carey
Chris
Siegenthaler , FGs: 0/0, PAT: 1/2, Punts: 0 for 0
Defense
Carey
Rob Braun 1 interceptions, 0 sacks,
0 fumbles recovered
Al Gentile 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Mike Babich 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0
fumbles recovered
Joe Nichols 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Brian Mahoney 0 interceptions, 0 sacks,
1 fumbles recovered
'Dogs Dump Hawks
In their final tuneup before the 2008 playoffs, the Seahawks lost 24-21 to the Hewlett Bulldogs in the final minute of play.
For the fans it was exciting to see football, for the Hawks it was about playing well and hopefully getting out healthy and
keeping their lock on the top spot intact.
Mission almost accomplished as Greg
D'Arienzo was forced to sit with an upper body injury for most of the second half but the Hawks did thankfully maintain their
grip on first place earning themselves their first ever Regular Season Title since the inception of the Big Four Format in
1983.
The high flying Hawks picked up from
where they left off last week as they scored first again on a Luke Zahradka to Rob Braun pass connection that covered 22 yards
to put the Hawks ahead 7-0. Hewlett, who played their own brand of smashmouth, responded quite well with 17 straight
unanswered points, three of which were aided by an over-zealous roughing the kicker infraction , as the Hawks struggled throughout
the first half trying to contain the Option Offense. On the positive, or maybe negative, it gave several Hawks
a chance to rack up the tackles stats as Jason Alvino (18 tackles), Joe Gregorio (12 Tackles) and Joe Fasano (16 tackles)
set career highs for a game.
Heading out of the lockerroom down
10, the Hawks came up with a big stop on the Bulldogs first drive of the third quarter that gave them confidence and good
field position. Zahradka and Braun then bided their time before striking again, this time from 37 yards out to make
it 17-14. After an errant kickoff out of bounds, the Hawks then were hit with some fortune as a line drive kickoff ricocheted
right off a front line defender into the waiting arms of Jon "Tiki" Andrade. Two plays later Zahradka (12 for 19, 208
yards) and Braun completed their Hat Trick as the duo did it again from 51 yards out to put the Hawks ahead 21-17 halfway
through the third.
From there neither team could get
much going as penalties and sloppy play negated any positive gains, and thanks to some well placed quick kicks
by Zahradka ( 3 for 155 yards) the Bulldogs stayed pinned for most of the half.
The Hawks, after a failed Fumbleroosky
attempt by the Bulldogs, took over near midfield with just about six minutes remaining had a chance to put it away for
good. Unfortunately, two consecutive 'questionable' holding penalties and a sack reversed the Hawks drive and momentum
swung back to the Bulldogs for their final drive which began at their own 13 with just under three minutes to play.
Going to the air, the Dogs suddenly
found a rhythm that the Hawks couldn't account for, that coupled with a bad 12 man on the field call put the Dogs in the Red
Zone which they converted from 12 yards out to go ahead 24-21.
Not to be outdone the Hawks staged
their own 32 second rally as Zahradka to Braun stayed hot connecting four out of five times before Braun was tackled just
inside the 10 on the last play of the game. For Rob Braun, the loss should not take away from his career high, and possible
school record 9 catches for 185 yards. It also gives him the probable school record with 27 catches on the season.
Hopefully, the air and ground attack will be ready to rev it up next week as the Hawks host the Long Beach Marines in the
2008 playoff opener at home. Game time is tenatively scheduled for 1:30PM.
| Hewlett |
7 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
| Carey |
7 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
Scoring: C -- Braun 20 pass from Zahradka (Hill kick) H -- Rizzo
9 run (Balberg kick) H -- Rizzo 1 run (Balberg kick) H -- Balberg 22 FG C -- Braun 35 pass from Zahradka (Hill kick) C --
Braun 55 pass from Zahradka (Hill kick) H -- Miller 7 pass from Kahn (Balberg kick)
Highlights: Hewlett 24, Carey 21: Alex Kahn hit Beau Miller on
a 7-yard scoring pass with 14 seconds for Hewlett (6-2) in Conference II. Kahn, a sophomore in his first start of the season,
led the offense 87 yards down the field in 11 plays with 1:44 left in the game and no timeouts. Up 17-7 at halftime, Hewlett
gave up long passing touchdowns by Rob Braun from Luke Zahradka to take a 21-17 lead. Matt Rizzo carried 29 times for 142
yards and two scores. Niv Sultan paced the Hewlett defense with 12 tackles. Carey is 6-2.
Seahawks Pummel Pirates
Rob Braun's 69
yard punt return for a touchdown 1:15 into the second capped off a remarkable fifth touchdown on the ninth offensive play
of the game as the Hawks enjoyed a rare laugher 35-6 over the Mepham Pirates on an extremely windy and overcast, but certainly
memorable, 50th Anniversary Homecoming Affair.
Greg D'arienzo and Sal Cerami took
turns on offense shredding a hapless and overmatched Mepham defense early on as D'Arienzo rushed four times for 89 yards and
two scores while Cerami posted two rushes for 31 yards and his own score. At quarterback, Luke Zahradka (1 for 2)chipped
in with just one completion, a 22 yard touchdown pass to Joe Gregorio as the air attack basically got a the day off.
Defensively, Jason Alvino returned
from injury with a vengeance as he posted seven tackles and a career high three sacks in just two defensive series'.
The leading tackler however on this day was none other than the Original Plastic Man, Matt Svoboda whose overall size has
never matched the size of his heart and his guts. He was phenomenal as he had career highs in four categories:
10 tackles, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries and 32 yards rushing.
Backup Quarterback Giuliano Bove
also helped polish up the Homecoming festivities as he ran for his own career high, as well as a game high, 113 yards on 14
carries.
Congratulations also go to the following
Hawks who don't always get the recognition they deserve: Chris Hill (1 tackle), Oscar Rodriguez (1 tackle), Scott Bradshaw
(2 tackles), Mike Tripodi (1 tackle), Vin Scardino (3 tackles), Conor Nagy (2 tackles), Mike Amatulli (4 tackles), Iv Malka
( 1 tackle), Jon "Tiki" Andrade (2 tackles), Brian Lima (2 tackles), Lazaro Sepulveda (1 tackle) and Jeff Pierre-Louis who
had 26 yards on three carries to go along with 3 tackles.
It was a great Homecoming and a nice
lead in to Conference II crunch-time which begins next week as the playoff bound Hawks complete their regular season slate
at Hewlett with the regular season title at stake. In two weeks the Hawks will return home as host against a yet decided
playoff opponent. Stay tuned.
| October 25, 2008 |
| at Carey |
21 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
| Mepham |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Scoring: C: D'Arienzo 11 run (Siegenthaler kick); C: D'Arienzo
30 run (Siegenthaler kick); C: Cerami 1 run (Siegenthaler kick); C: Gregorio 22 pass from Zahradka (Siegenthaler kick); C:
Braun 59 punt return (Siegenthaler kick); M: Ditusa 2 run (kick blocked)
Highlights: Carey 35, Mepham 6: Greg D'Arienzo had 89 yards and
scored two touchdowns on his first three touches to lead Carey (6-1) in Conference II. His second touchdown, a 30-yard run
scored at 6:49 in the first quarter, put Carey ahead 14-0 and proved to be the difference. Giuliano Bove ran for a game-high
113 yards, leading Carey's 299-yard rushing offense. Jason Alvino led the defensive effort with seven tackles and three sacks
in the first quarter. Matt Svoboda made 10 tackles, had a sack, recovered two fumbles and rushed for 32 yards.
Passing
Carey
Luke Zahradka 1/2 for 22 yards, 1 TDs,
0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Carey
Joe Gregorio 1 receptions for 22 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Giuliano
Bove 14 attempts for 113 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Greg D'Arienzo 4 attempts for 89 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
Matt Svoboda 11 attempts
for 32 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Sal Cerami 2 attempts for 31 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Jeff Pierre-Louis 3 attempts for 26 yards,
0 TDs, 0 PAT
Oscar Rodriguez 2 attempts for 8 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kicking
Carey
Chris Siegenthaler
, FGs: 0/0, PAT: 5/5, Punts: 0 for 0
Defense
Carey
Matt Svoboda 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 2 fumbles
recovered
Al Gentile 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Joe Gregorio 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles
recovered
Jason Alvino 0 interceptions, 3 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Joe Fasano 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles
recovered
Seahawks Storm The Beach
Still stinging from the Elmont loss the Seahawks headed to the 'shore' to face the high octance running attack
of the Long Beach Marines who sat just one game behind the Hawks in the Conference II chase.
With Chris Humrich still shelved with a bum knee, Jason Alvino inactive due to an ailing shoulder, Sal Cerami returning late
in the week from last week's neck twinge, the defense would have to plug some holes and step it up in a hurry.
Following a 45 minute bus ride the Hawks got a Homecoming Parade greeting coupled with gusting winds and a hostile fired up
Marines crowd to add to the negative vibe. After a poor three and out the confused Hawks watched lazily as the Marines
sprinted to an early 6-0 lead.
Escaping quarter number one down by just one score soon got rectified as Greg D'Arienzo, carrying the workload again
(18 Carries, 115 yards, 2 TD's), dashed 50 yards to get the Hawks inside the ten before he plunged in from two yards out to
give the Hawks the lead 7-6. Following a defensive turnover on a Sal Cerami (10 Tackles) strip and steal fumble recovery,
the Hawks hit paydirt again as they converted on the first of their five fourth down conversions when Luke Zahradka (9 for
27, 127 yards, 2 TD's) found Joe Gregorio in the front corner from five out to make it 14-6.
Picking up from where they left off in the first half the Hawks took advantage of another Marines miscue when Joe Gregorio
picked off a pass in the flats midway through the third to give the offense another shot.
Despite hiccuping several times on the drive the poised Hawks again went to the well on fourth down, cashing in on a
23 yard Rob Braun Touchdown grab on a 4th and 9 to move the lead to 14.
To their credit the Marines drove the length of the field on their next drive going 84 yards in just over six minutes to close
the gap to 20-14. Having clearly seized the momentum the Hawks would need a big return to get the offense going, instead
they got the bonus plan as Rob Braun (184 All-Purpose Yards) scooped the bouncing kick up at the 12 before weaving his way
up the right sideline for an 88 yard kickoff return touchdown that sat the home faithful back into their splintered seats.
The Hawks quickly piled on some more misery as a wind altered kickoff on the next play conveniently found an open spot on
the turf for the Hawks to snag as Guiliano Bove became the lucky recipient of the fortuitous bounce. Six plays later,
Greg D'Arienzo had his second touchdown of the game as he rushed in from three yards to put the Hawks up 33-14 with just over
ten minutes to play. Long Beach added a late score to make it 33-20 but a failed onside kick and two first downs for
the Hawks sent the remaining fans back to the docks.
Defensively, Joe Fasano (9 tackles), Kyle Petersen(6 tackles) and Mike Lisi (5 tackles) each recorded sacks as the defensive
bend but don't break motif was just enough to get it done on this day.
For the Hawks winning ugly is always better than losing pretty as they now head home for their own long awaited Homecoming
as they take on the Mepham Pirates next Saturday at 1:30PM.
Scoring: LB: O'Toole 15 run (Kick failed)C: D'Arienzo 2 run (Siegenthaler kick)C:
Gregorio 5 run pass from Zahradka (Siegenthaler kick)C: Braun 23 pass from Zahradka (Kick blocked)LB: Jefferson 35 pass from
Mayper (O'Toole run)C: Braun 88 yard kickoff return (Pass failed)C: D'Arienzo 3 run (Siegenthaler kick)LB: O'Toole 27 run
(Pass failed)
Highlights: Carey 33, Long Beach 20: Rob Braun returned a kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown
1:15 left in the third to give Carey a 12 point lead. On the next kickoff, Carey (5-1) recovered a fumble to start a scoring
drive that ended with a Greg D'Arienzo 3-yard run with 10:57 left in the fourth. Carey was 5-for-6 on fourth downs with two
touchdowns, including a 5-yard pass from Luke Zahradka to Joe Gregorio in the second quarter and a 23-yard pass from Zahradka
to Braun in the third. D'Arienzo ran 18 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Long Beach running back Brian O'Toole ran
31 times for 216 yards and two touchdowns. Joe Nichols led Carey with 10 tackles and Joe Fasano had nine. Zahradka was 8 of
27 passing for 127 yards.
Passing
Carey
Luke Zahradka 8/27 for 127 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Long
Beach
Sam Mayper (QB) 3/8 for 44 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 1 Int
Receiving
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo
34 receptions for 3 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Braun 64 receptions for 3 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Brian Mahoney 7 receptions
for 1 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Joe Gregorio 22 receptions for 2 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Long Beach
Kishawn Jefferson
(WR) 1 receptions for 35 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo 18 attempts for 115 yards,
2 TDs, 0 PAT
Luke Zahradka 2 attempts for 11 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Sal Cerami 2 attempts for 8 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob
Braun 1 attempts for 1 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Long Beach
Brian O'Toole (RB) 31 attempts for 216 yards, 2 TDs, 0
PAT
Defense
Carey
Sal Cerami 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Joe Gregorio 1 interceptions,
0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Mike Lisi 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Jon Andrade 0 interceptions, 0
sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Kyle Petersen 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Joe Fasano 0 interceptions, 1
sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Long Beach
Anthony Cardenas 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Dashaun
Moye (DT) 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Seahawks Stumble
After four weeks of smooth sailing the Seahawks ran into a buzzsaw as the
number one seeded Elmont
Spartans snapped the Hawks four game winning streak en route to a 35-21 win.
Coming
off two straight losses the Spartans played with a wounded animal type intensity that on this day wasn’t matched by
the Seahawks. The Seahawks defense never found its groove or the key stop when
they needed it.
Even still the Hawks offense still had a chance to send the game into overtime with just over a minute left
as they sat 1st and 10 from the 13 yard line down 28-21. Unfortunately, the next set of plays turned bad quickly for the Hawks as a dropped ball in the end zone
was followed by a costly holding penalty that then finished up with a sack and fumble TD score for Elmont who officially knocked
off the last remaining undefeated team in Conference II.
Early
on, things looked like business as usual as Greg D’Arienzo (32 Carries, 179 yards), carrying the weight of the Hawks
offense, helped get the Hawks deep into Spartan territory before Luke Zahradka (6 for 21 105 Yards) threaded the needle to
Rob Braun (2 catches, 74 Yards) for yet another scoring play for the pair to put the Hawks up 7-0. It would be the only lead of the day as the Spartans returned fire with 20 unanswered to take a 13 point
lead into the half.
Coming
out for the third quarter on defense, the Hawks again called for the big stop that never came as the Spartans rolled 64 yards
in over six minutes to go up by 21. The quick striking Hawks offense however
refused to lie down and they put their own 60+ yard scoring drive as Zahradka rushed in from five to cut the lead in half.
The
Hawks defense again needed to ‘make a play’ that could get the ball back for the offense. With the Hawks pinned deep at their own 11 Jason Alvino pounced on loose ball for his fifth takeaway of
the season to give the Hawks some much needed momentum. The play came just after
a scary moment for the Hawks when Sal Cerami was carted off the field in an ambulance.
As of press time Sal is apparently doing much better and we all, of course, send along our concerns to him and his
family.
Following
the fumble, the Hawks started flying again as they put together a punishing 14 play, 89 yard drive that took just over eight
minutes that culminated in, unbelievably, Greg D’Arienzo’s first trip into the end zone when he scampered in from
one yard out to get the Hawks within seven.
Traded
possession ensued before the final drive as the questionable sack and fumble on Zahradaka dashed any comeback hopes for the
Hawks who now hit the road again next Saturday to play at Long Beach (3-2) who also sit just below the Hawks in the Conference
II standings as the scramble continues.
| October 11, 2008 |
| at Elmont |
6 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
35 |
| Carey |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
Scoring: C: Braun 23 pass from Zahradka (McGrath kick); E: Mayers 3 run (pass failed);
E: White 20 pass from Miller (run failed); E: Mayers 10 run (Mayers run); C: Zahradka 3 run (McGrath kick); E: Mayers 14 run
(Myers run); C: D''Arienzo 1 run (McGrath kick); E: Josephs 70 fumble recovery (Smith kick).
Highlights: Elmont 35, Carey 21: Sebastian Clerge sacked Luke Zahradka and forced
a fumble that Nikita Josephs picked up and ran 70 yards for the touchdown with 2:00 left in the game to put Elmont (3-2) ahead
35-21 in Conference II. Justin Mayers rushed 21 times for 125 yards and three touchdowns. Diashawn Miller was 5 of 9 passing
for 140 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown to Jason White. Carey is 4-1
Hawks Tame Colts
In a rematch of last year’s playoff quarterfinal, the Seahawks once again found themselves
paired up against a big, hungry Calhoun Colts squad, but for the second year in a row the well balanced and well disciplined
Seahawks used their smarts, their techniques, and their own winning attitude to get it done 24-6 in a battle of 3-0 unbeatens
as the Seahawks now sit atop the catbird’s seat tied with the Hewlett Bulldogs for Conference II supremacy.
Rob Braun led the way on both sides of the ball as he snagged a career high seven catches (82 yards), two of which
were turned into touchdowns. He also ended a Colts drive early in the fourth
when he intercepted a pass in the end zone.
Other contributors to the offense were Greg D’Arienzo who threw another touchdown pass to Joe Gregorio (1 TD)
to go along with his 79 yards on the ground. Luke Zahradka aired out 24 passes
completing nine of them for 92 yards. Twenty one of the points came in the second
quarter as the Hawks big play offense finally got in gear after several miscues in the first.
Jason Alvino (9 tackles) and Joe Nichols (7 Tackles, 1 Fumble Recovery) spearheaded the defense as the Hawks stuffed
and stifled the Calhoun attack.
Chris Siegenthaler, representing the Carey Crazies Soccer Department, was stellar in his high school football debut
as he booted a 26 yard Field Goal to go along with three point after tries and two touchbacks.
Adding to the adventures of the day were the career firsts for both Joe Fasano (5 Tackles) and Mike Babich who each
returned kickoffs.
The Hawks next head to Elmont as they take on their district, as well as Conference
II number one seed in what should be another knock down drag ‘em out affair. Gametime
returns to 1:30PM.
Scoring: Car: Gregorio 29 pass
from D''Arienzo (Siegenthaler kick); Car: Braun 23 pass from Zahradka (Siegenthaler kick); Car: Braun 32 pass from Zahradka
(Siegenthaler kick); Car: FG Siegenthaler 26; Cal: Murnane 20 pass from Hastings (pass failed)
Seahawks Elude Dragons
Still reveling in the post-Garden City victory, the Seahawks headed into dangerous territory
as they found themselves staring down the barrel of the dreaded 'trap game.'
In layman's terms, the trap game is a clever expression for a letdown.
The emotional high football wins give can sometimes be hard to replicate. It is where being mentally tough is sometimes
more important than being physically tough.
The Hawks would be playing a lower seed
who on paper shouldn't match up. They would playing on Levittown Divison's first Homecoming on their new Turf Field,
and to make matters worse the damp weather added to the subdued atmosphere that has in year's past derailed many a team's
best laid plans.
Fortunately, the Hawks have too many
Seniors who understand the 'trap game' concept and more significantly they had coaches blasting the theme into their ears
all weeklong. And although it wasn't the prettiest, the
Seahawks had enough intestinal fortitude to elude the Dragons 26-6 and remain in first place in the Conference II standings
as the big dogs Calhoun and Elmont pull into town in consecutive weeks.
Big plays were all the rage in this one
as the Seahawks put up all 26 points in the first half as they scored four touchdowns on only 12 offensive plays.
A Luke Zahradka strike to Rob Braun covering
72 yards got the Hawks in the end zone first. After a defensive stop, the Hawks took just one play again as Chris Humrich
rumbled 80 yards to make it 12-0. The third drive lasted just 25 yards as the Hawks took control after a Jason Alvino
(10 Tackles)fumble recovery gave them great field position with 4:57 left in the second quarter. Chris Humrich and Greg
D'Arienzo split the carries before Humrich punched in his second TD from three yards out.
Following a defensive let up that got
the Dragons within 20-6, the Seahawks responded like a freight train as they went 85 yards in just 47 seconds as they 'put
it away' for good just before the half. On the drive Luke Zahradka, who finished 9 for 17 and 185 yards, completed 4
for 6 passes as the air attack became unstoppable. The drive culminated with Rob Braun's second TD on a 31 yard catch
and carry as he neatly spun past several would be Dragon defenders.
In the second half, both offenses were
shut down but for the Hawks defense it was all about bend but don't break as they negated two Division drives deep in their
own end including one that ended at the 11 yard line.
With the extra work, partly due the offense's
quick play strikes, defensive stats were also in vogue as 14 different Hawks contributed tackles. Joe Nichols had eight
tackles and two sacks. Joe Fasano had seven tackles and three sacks. Jake Robison had five tackles. Matt Svoboda had
three tackles. Greg D'Arienzo had five tackles. Rob Braun had three tackles. Chris Humrich had five tackles.
Sal Cerami had six tackles. Kyle Petersen had six tackles. Mike Babich had four tackles. Al Gentile had
three tackles, while Tommy Torregrossa and Giuliano Bove both had their first ever Varsity tackles to round out the statsheet.
Scoring: C -- Braun 72 pass from Zahradka (Pass
failed)C -- Humrich 80 run (Pass failed)C -- Humrich 3 run (D''''Arienzo run)D -- Muller 3 run (Kick blocked)C -- Braun 31
pass from Zahradka (Pass failed)
Highlights: Carey 26, Division 6: Luke Zahradka
hit Rob Braun on a post route for a 72-yard touchdown to give Carey(3-0) a 6-0 lead with 6:38 left in the first quarter in
Conference II. Chris Humrich run off tackle for an 80-yard score to extend the lead to 12-0 with 9:37 left in the second quarter.
He carried the ball 11 times for 108 yards and two touchdowns.Braun and Zahradka, who completed 9 of 17 pass for 185 yards,
connected again in the for a 31-yard touchdown pass to cap a five play, 85-yard drive to extend the leas to 26-6 with eight
seconds left in the first half. Jason Alvino made 10 tacks and Joe Nichold had eight tackles including two sacks. Joe Fasano
made seven tackles including three sacks. Division is 1-2.
Passing
Carey
Luke Zahradka 9/17 for 185
yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo 4 receptions for 54 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Brian McGrath
1 receptions for 10 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Joe Gregorio 1 receptions for 15 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Braun 3 receptions
for 105 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushinrceptions, 2 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
g
Carey
Chris Humrich 11 attempts
for 108 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
Greg D'Arienzo 3 attempts for 23 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Matt Svoboda 4 attempts for 15 yards,
0 TDs, 0 PAT
Giuliano Bove 1 attempts for 9 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Luke Zahradka 2 attempts for 8 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Defense
Carey
Joe
Fasano 0 interceptions, 3 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Jason Alvino 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Joe
Nichols 0 interceptions, 2 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Trojans Toppled
After
more than a quarter of a century spanning nearly 16 contests the H.Frank Carey Seahawks finally sent the Trojans of Garden
City back down Stewart Avenue a loser as they knocked off their neighbors from the North 20-7.
Just two years ago the Hawks beat the
perennial powerhouse at their place but never before had the Hawks completed the task at home.
Early on the buzz was different as the
Hawks took their opening drive right down the field only to see a close call as a perceived down by contact resulted in a
lost fumble for the Hawks. Traded possessions ensued several times as both teams played it close to the vest before
the Trojans completed a big pass play inside the five that was easily converted on the next play for a 7-0 lead just before
the half.
Disregarding the 'deja vu' vibe of days
gone by the Hawks put together a Greg D'Arienzo led buzzsaw drive to open the third and get themselves within one at 7-6.
On the 72 yard drive that spanned only 2:45, D'Arienzo rushed for 45 yards on four carries before throwing his first career
TD to a wide open Joe Gregorio. The perfect pass covered 24 yards.
Buckling down like great teams do, the
Trojans kept the Hawks off balance the rest of the third and the beginning of the fourth. With just 8:09 remaining
the Hawks finally got it going again as D'Arienzo and Humrich put on their own Thunder and Lightning show as D'Arienzo rushed
for 38 yards while Humrich chipped in 11 yards to move the Hawks from out of their own end into Trojan territory.
A crucial mis-step on a motion penalty
almost cancelled the show as the Hawks saw an easy third and one become a third and six and before you knew it, a season defining
fourth and two moment. Eschewing the glamor, Quarterback Luke Zahradka found himself hemmed in at the sideline but with
his 6'4" frame he laid out just enough to get the first down keeping the last attempt drive alive and kicking.
It was the kind of play that usually
went Garden City's way, but not this time. Two plays later, and as confident as ever, Zahradka threaded a seam route
laser into the waiting arms of Joe Gregorio for the 12-6 lead before Humrich's two point play made it an eight point affair.
Heading back out to play defense with
just under four minutes left the Hawks would have to draw their first line in the sand of the season. And did they ever
as Jason Alvino snatched an errant screen pass and took it 63 yards to the house for the final 20-7 margin.
From there it was Bedlam in Belgium as
the Seahawks faithful, for the second time in two years, stormed the field to savor the victory. Like the Red Sox in
baseball, anytime you can take down the Yankees it's a big deal. On this day Garden City got to wear the pinstripes.
Scoring: GC: Jahelka 3 run (Dwyer kick)C:
Gregorio 24 pass from D''''Arienzo (Pass failed) C: Gregorio 33 pass from Zahradka (Humrich run)C: Alvino 58 interception
return (Kick failed)
Highlights: Carey 20, Garden City 7: Greg
D''''''''''''''''Arienzo ran 20 times for 180 yards and threw for a touchdown for Carey in its first ever home win against
Garden City. Luke Zahradka threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Joe Gregorio at 3:30 of the fourth quarter to give Carey (2-0
Conference II) a 14-7 lead. Jason Alvino, who had 11 tackles, then intercepted a Garden City screen pass and returned it 58
yards for a score. Sal Cerami added 10 tackles and Chris Humrich added nine and one sack for Carey.
Passing
Carey
Luke Zahradka 3/9
for 51 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Greg D'Arienzo 1/1 for 24 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Carey
Greg
D'Arienzo 1 receptions for 12 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Brian McGrath 1 receptions for 6 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Joe Gregorio
2 receptions for 57 yards, 2 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Greg D'Arienzo 20 attempts for 180 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Chris
Humrich 11 attempts for 41 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Braun 3 attempts for 28 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Luke Zahradka 2 attempts
for 6 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Kicking
Carey
Brian McGrath , FGs: 0/0, PAT: 0/1, Punts: 4 for 132
Defense
Carey
Chris
Humrich 0 interceptions, 1 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Jake Robeson 0 interceptions, 0 sacks, 1 fumbles recovered
Jason
Alvino 1 interceptions, 0 sacks, 0 fumbles recovered
Seahawks Slay Gladiators
With the always tough 'district' game
as their Conference II opener, the 2008 Seahawks broke the seal on the school's 50th campaign with a convincing 39-14 thumping
of the New Hyde Park Gladiators.
Luke Zahradka was sharp in his first
Varsity start as he completed seven passes for 59 yards and three touchdowns while also adding his own rushing score.
Chris Humrich broke free for 114 yards on 17 carries both career highs to pace the running attack. Rob Braun led
the receiving corps with three catches including a touchdown.
On defense Jason Alvino had eight tackles
and a fumble recovery while 10 other defenders added two or more tackles to keep the Gladiators in check.
Flying from the start, the Hawks jetted
out to a 26-0 halftime lead before shifting into neutral as they posted their first win of the season.
Scoring: C: Humrich, 39-yard run (2-point conversion, Braun pass from Zahradka); C: Humrich,
11-yard pass from Zahradka (2-point conversion, Humrich run); C: safety (ball snapped out of end zone); C: Zahradka, 7-yard
run (2-point conversion, Braun pass from Zahradka); C: Alvino, 5-yard pass from Zahradka (PAT, McGrath); NHP: V. Festa, 59-yard
run (2-point conversion failed); NHP: A. Festa, 4-yard run (2-point conversion, Coven run); C: Braun, 19-yard pass from Zahradka
(kick failed)
Highlights: Chris Humrich had 17 carries for 114 yards and a touchown, and a receiving touchdown
to lead Carey (1-0) in Conference II. Jason Alvino had eight tackles, a fumble recovery and two receptions, including a touchdown.
Luke Zahrodka went 7-for-12 with 59 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for a score.
Passing
Carey
Luke Zahradka 7/12 for 59 yards, 3 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
New Hyde
Park
Vinny Festa 9/6 for 160 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT, 0 Int
Receiving
Carey
Chris Humrich 1
receptions for 11 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Greg D'Arienzo 1 receptions for 11 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Braun 3 receptions
for 25 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Jason Alvino 2 receptions for 12 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rushing
Carey
Chris
Humrich 17 attempts for 114 yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Greg D'Arienzo 6 attempts for 42 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Rob Braun 2 attempts
for 33 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Matt Svoboda 6 attempts for 23 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
Luke Zahradka 3 attempts for 14 yards,
0 TDs, 0 PAT
Giuliano Bove 1 attempts for 8 yards, 0 TDs, 0 PAT
New Hyde Park
Vinny Festa 8 attempts for 110
yards, 1 TDs, 0 PAT
Kicking
Carey
Brian McGrath , FGs: 0/0, PAT: 1/2, Punts: 0 for 0
Week 1 9/13 vs NEW HYDE PARK--Win 39-14
Week 2 9/20 vs GARDEN CITY--Win 20-7
Week 3 9/27 @ Levittown Division--Win 26-6
Week 4 10/4 vs CALHOUN--Win 24-6
Week 5 10/11 @ Elmont--Lose 35-21
Week 6 10/18 @ Long Beach--Win 33-20
Week 7 10/25 vs MEPHAM--Win 35-6
Week 8 11/1 @ Hewlett--Lose
24-21
Quarterfinals vs LONG BEACH--Win 21-14
Semi-Finals vs ELMONT--Lose 53-21
Junior Varsity Schedule
Week 1 9/13 @ New Hyde Park--Win 30-10
Week 2 9/20 @ Garden City--Lose 42-14
Week 3 9/27 @ Levittown Division--Lose 33-16
Week 4 10/4 @ CALHOUN--Lose 44-2
Week 5 10/11 vs ELMONT--Win 26-20
Week 6 **10/20 vs LONG BEACH--Win 42-19
Week 7 10/25 @ Mepham--Win 26-6
Week 8 11/1 vs HEWLETT--Lose
55-26
2007 Game Summaries
Trojans Topple Seahawks
Unlike the NY Yankees, a playoff loss does not, and will not, label the 2007 Seahawks season as a failure. On the
contrary, after winning five of their last seven games to earn a Big Four Championship the hard working Hawks can walk
away from Hofstra with pride despite their disappointing 33-14 season ending loss at the hands of long time nemesis,
the Garden City Trojans.
Early on it looked
like the Hawks might have enough gusto to get it done when they rolled 83 yards in nine plays to open a 7-0 lead. On
the drive Greg "Super Soph" D'Arienzo (6 Carries, 63 Yards) and Jamie "The Greek Express" Spanopoulos (9 Carries, 25
Yards) combined for 55 yards before Sal "All County" Intagliata found Chris "Sure Hands" Spillane in the End Zone from 11
yards out. Nick "Make Up Gym" Martelli added the PAT and Carey Crazies went wild as the Hawks sensed an upset in the
making.
Unfortunately, it was all
downhill from there as the battle tested Trojans ran off 27 straight unanswered points to put the game out of reach.
Chris "There is Never an 'I' in Team" Vella caught a 13 yarder in the fourth to get the Hawks within two scores before
GC added another one with just over a minute to finalize the statsheet.
The simple facts are that
the 2007 Seahawks overachieved as number 5 pre-season seeds are not expected to be on the turf, yet they were. As mentioned
before, a brand new coaching staff that introduced a new offense and a new defense with a blend of Seniors and Underclassmen
came together in a very difficult conference that saw five of its seven opponents reach the playoffs. Several sophomores
made significant strides as they are the future of the program. Many Juniors will be returning on both sides of the
ball as they lead the charge into 2008. And lastly the tradition of putting a winning product on the field was successful
again.
Hawks Hofstra Bound
After surviving a major
upheaval in the off-season with coaching changes, a new offense, a new defense, a demanding summer workout schedule and of
course the ever present expectations of living in a football mad community, it is time to take a ride down the turnpike as
the Seahawks are once again Hofstra bound after controlling the Calhoun Colts 17-7 in the Conference II Playoff opener.
Concern would be
too great a word, but certainly there was curiosity about how things would go for the 2007 Seahawks as they received their
biggest facelift in nearly two decades prior to the season beginning. Then after dropping their first two games, the
Hawks were still looking for an identity. Fast forward to November and the result eventually became the same as it has
almost every other year. Another gritty, hard nosed Carey club is headed to Hofstra as the tradition continues.
On this playoff date the
spectators all braced for the remnants of a Hurricane Noel that never showed. Instead, what they got was a Seahawk Lightning
and Thunder show of their own as the Hawks revved up the slash and smash behind the athleticism of Sal "The Burger King"Intagliata
who rushed for 113 yards, threw for 107 yards, made six tackles with a sack, punted twice for a 35 yard average and basically
controlled the 4th quarter by himself. Mix that up with the ground and pound of Jamie "Lance Armstrong" Spanopoulos
(117 yards on 16 carries)who showed why he is the Captain and emotional leader and what you get is a Bus ticket to Hofstra.
After watching a great
first Carey drive fall short, the Colts wrested the momentum to take a 7-0 lead. The Hawks quickly regrouped to go 73
yards in just under six minutes to tie it at 7-7 culminating with a Greg "Kobra Kai" D'Arienzo 18 yard touchdown catch.
Joe "The Librarian" Carr's 3rd and 8 catch early in the drive was the key play for the Hawks.
Late in the second after
a crucial block in the back penalty negated a Calhoun first down, the Hawks two minute offense, actually 1:22 offense, went
to work as Intagliata rushed for 13 and threw to three different receivers Carr, D'Arienzo and Dan "My Cousin Vinny"
Babich to get the Hawks to the six yard line with 5 seconds. Hurrying to the line to spike it got even easier when the
Colts conveniently called a timeout for the Hawks who then sent out soccer playing placekicker Nick "I am not always late
for Phys. Ed" Martelli who calmly booted through the 23 yard eventual game winner.
In the second half
it was more of the same as the high flying Hawks simply played keep away as they held the ball for 18+ minutes of the second
half. Intagliata added another score with three minutes left to close out the Colts and from there it was turnpike
time.
Kudos to the defense who
continue to show that toughness always wins out over size. Leading tacklers on the day were Marc "West Point" Pesa (11),
Chris "Prom King" Vella (10), Hassan "King" Khan (5), and Anthony "Fuhgeddaboutit" Dell'Italia (4).
For the second year in
a row an Elmont playoff upset has directly impacted the Seahawks but this time instead of heading home the Hawks will be adjusting
their schedule as they get an unexpected playoff date against the Garden City Trojans. Game time is unofficially at
7:30PM this Friday November 9th.
Tornado Warning
Litmus
test, measuring stick, see where we stand etc. are all phrases that are used when you go up against the best in any sports
setting. For the 2007 Seahawks that litmus test was October 27 vs the Golden Tornadoes of Lawrence who currently reside
as the number two ranked team in all of Long Island.
After a solid
four week stretch of wins the Seahawks would put that streak to the test in a hostile, and extremely soggy setting.
At stake was seed jockeying and a possible home playoff date in addition to seeing what the top ranked Tornadoes had
to offer.
The Hawks found out
soon enough as the Tornadoes by air and by ground drove their way to an early 7-0 lead on a 4th and goal sneak that just got
across the plane of the end zone. After a spectacular 69 yard punt by Sal "Mud Man" Intagliata pinned the Tornadoes
at the one, good fortune struck as an errant snap out of the end zone gave the Hawks a 2-point safety to make it 7-2.
After exchanging
possessions again, the Tornadoes struck again as a well defended fade route was delivered perfectly for the Tornadoes as they
took a 14-2 lead into halftime.
By the third quarter
it was too much of the elements as well as a solid Lawrence defense for the Hawks as they were unable to recover as they
dropped a 14-2 decision.
Despite the loss,
the Hawks completed their strong season with a 5th place finish. They will now play the Calhoun Colts in the playoff
opener. Game time will be Saturday November 3rd at 2PM.
Seahawks Plank Pirates
In storming to their fourth consecutive
victory, a Homecoming wipeout of the Mepham Pirates 35-13, the once 0-2 Seahawks have now officially clinched a 2007 playoff
spot.
This one was put
away rather early as the Hawks scored on their first four possessions to take an insurmountable 28-7 halftime lead.
They were once again led by the arm and legs of Sal "Don't Ask Me How I am Doin' or You'll Be Gone Luzzi" Inatgliata who threw
a 33 yard strike to Greg "Hair Brush" D'Arienzo to go up 7-0. On the play D'Arienzo made a nifty mid air adjustment
that not not only gave him a chance to make the catch but allow him to split two defenders for an easy run after catch.
That score was followed up by Intagliata's QB draw scamper that put the Hawks up 14-0 after one.
In the second it
was all about public transportation as the Jamie "The Bus" Spanopoulos (7 Carries, 60 Yards)made two stops in the
end zone, including one touchdown run that is now banned in ten states as he conjured up visions of Earl Campbell Circa 1978
when he absolutely stampeded a helpless Mpeham D-back who foolishly fought the laws of physics...and lost.
Intagliata would
later add another score as the Seahawks sent the capacity crowd (As Always) home with a smile. On defense Rob "Hair
Brush Part II" Braun led the way with seven tackles, one interception and one fumble recovery.
The 4-2 Seahawks
next move on to their biggest challenge of the season as they close out the regular season slate against the defending Conference
II LI Champions Lawrence.
Hawks Halt Generals
Just one week after
finishing with a 100% completion rate as a passer Sal "Why Are You Still in Our Office" Intagliata and the Seahawks carrier
Air Stanley was grounded. Dropped balls, errant throws and poor routes led to a halftime stalemate 7-7 as the Homecoming
crowd was getting antsy. At stake was a huge grasp on a 2007 playoff berth as both the Seahawks and the MacArthur Generals
came into the game 2-2.
Other then using
the Mens Room and eating oranges the coaching staff does actually brainstorm at halftime contrary to fickle opinions.
And this time was no different, as the Hawks Staff from top to bottom agreed to play some smashmouth. The results
were immediate as they took the opening drive 60 yards in four plays to take the lead for good 14-7. The key play in
the drive was obviously Greg "Squeaks" D'Arienzo's 45 yard TD scamper up the left side. The Hawks would strike again
on the next drive as D'Arienzo added his second TD of the quarter to make it 21-7.
D'Arienzo's heroics notwithstanding
the real key was the ability of Intagliata to make his team believe in the ground attack. After 218 yards rushing, a
career high, on 23 carries Intagliata and the remaining Hawks chipping in another 96 the deal was done. Quite simply,
by air or by ground the Hawks are now hitting on all cylinders in the last couple of weeks.
Defensively, great
secondary play from Rob "Hockey Puck" Braun, Dan "Hidden Ball" Babich, Chris "Pretty Boy Prom King" Vella and Sal "Ralph"
Cerami neutralized MacArthur's own high octane attack. That compounded with Marc "Jamrock" Pesa's career day 14 tackles
and two sacks and the Generals were completely stripped of duty.
The 3-2 Hawks next
host Mepham in their possible home finale as just two regular season games remain. A win next week will clinch a playoff
spot.
Seahawks Rout Rebels
If there ever
was such a thing as a 'trap' game then this is what the experts had in mind as the Seahawks, fresh off their first win
of the season, travelled to Great Neck South for a game four matchup against the winless Rebels.
With MacArthur and
Homecoming just a week away it would be imperative for the Hawks to get off to a good start. Mission accomplished! and
then some, as the Hawks scored on three of their first six offensive plays including the first two from scrimmage to win easy
40-2.
Sal "Get Out of Our
P.E. Office!" Intagliata's arm got things off to a roaring start as he connected with Joe "Hearing Aid" Carr on a 58 yard
strike on the first play and then with Chris "Travis Bickle" Spillane on the second play which covered a career high for both
Hawks as Spillane rumbled 86 yards with the catch for a 14-0 lead. After a defensive stop, the Hawks went 67 yards
in five plays culminating with Intagliata's third TD of a game on a short four yard pass to Paul "The King of Gym Class Touch
Football" Van Wie.
Greg "Sunshine" D'Arienzo
and Jamie "Poland Spring" Spanopoulos punched in the next two touchdowns as they both steamrolled Great Neck defenders
for consecutive rushing scores before Rob "Geez I'm glad I didn't quit Football" Braun scored on a dazzling 45 yard
interception return that literally shut down the scoreboard in the second half to finalize the assault.
Seahawks Cage Cougars
After two heartbreaking
losses to open the season the Mike Stanley Era finally got its first win as the Seahawks thumped the 0-3 Bellmore JFK Cougars
21-7.
Smilin' Sal Intagliata led
the way as he passed and rushed for 249 yards (Rush 170, Pass 79) including one scintillating 80 yard jaunt that was the longest
play from scrimmage in over four years. Intagliata also had nine tackles on defense.
Chris "Haircut 100" Vella
had his own coming out party as he contributed nine tackles, a forced fumble and his first career touchdown grab to add to
the fun.
Joe "Joey Dimes" Nicholls
added seven tackles and a sack. Jamie "Get a real practice jersey" Spanopoulos chipped in ten tackles and Sal "Mr. White
Tape" Cerami rounded out the defensive effort with seven tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery.
The Hawks next travel to
Great Neck South for an SAT 3:00PM start where they hope to get level at 2-2 as they continue to work their way back to the
top of the pack in the Conference II dogfight.
Bulldogs Nip Hawks
Another week,
another tough loss, as the '07 Hawks, after dropping a 42-28 decision to Hewlett now sit at 0-2 in the rugged Conference II
dogfight.
Despite
out-gaining and out-muscling the Bulldogs, the Seahawks found themselves on the short end of the stick as failure to stop
big plays and special teams lapses doomed the young Hawks. An early score from Sal "Taco King" Intagliata to Joe " A
Brand New..."Carr was quickly negated by an 80 yard kickoff return. A rushing TD by Jamie "The Bus" Spanopoulos was
offset by a reverse gadget play for a score. Another score by Intagliata was neutralized by a huge third down conversion
deep in Hawks territory that set up another score. The culmination of the bad breaks was however, a punt return for
a touchdown right after a bad snap. Quite simply the Hawks just didn't give themselves the chance to win that they should
have.
Hopefully,
things can get rectified in week three as the Hawks return home to face the Cougars of Bellmore-JFK. Kudos to Paul "Tall"
Van Wie on his first career touchdown.
Trojan Horse-Late Rally Stuns Seahawks
With a record crowd of
nearly 3,000 looking on the Carey Seahawks opened the 2007 campaign against their perennial cross town nemesis the Garden
City Trojans in another Conference II classic to be.
Adding to the excitement
were the many accompanying sidebars that only spruced up this already Yankees-Red Sox type rivalry. For the first time
since mullets and high tops were in style the Seahawks would not be led onto the field by their long time coach Matt McLees
who stepped down after 16 years at the helm. In his stead would be rookie coach Mike Stanley whose spread offense
would make its first ever appearance at Marc Martone field.
And of course who
could forget last year's OT thriller as the Hawks ended Garden City's three year home winning streak.
Throw in a little of the figuratively speaking haves vs the haves less mentality that seems to always separate these two communities
and you have Newsday like back page excitement without even factoring in the game.
As for the game when you
are breaking in a new offensive package that is heavily reliant on the air attack then the last thing you need is a 30 mile
an hour wind which is exactly what both teams got. Field position and securing the ball would be crucial.
The Trojans struck first
to go up 7-0 before the Hawks answered with a 27 yard scoring strike from Sal "Seawolf" Intagliata to Joe "I love pushups"
Carr to even it 7-7 at the half.
The third saw the Hawks
take advantage of a Trojan turnover to go up 10-7 on a Nick "AC Milan" Martelli field goal form 22 yards out. From there
it was all defense as the Hawks continually kept the Trojan spread offense off balance. Then with just over six minutes
left a loud crash came from the stands as a section of the bleachers collapsed fortunately injuring no one. Unfortunately
however, it was as symbolic of an omen as you can get because just two plays later, and with two starting linemen out with
cramps, the Trojans QB slipped two tackles and sprinted down to the 5 yard line before a full back dive on the next play gave
the Trojans a 14-10 lead.
Following up that bad luck
came a blocked punt that landed safely in the arms of a Garden City defender at the 4 yard which was also converted into a
score. So within 90 seconds a 10-7 lead had vanished into a disappointing 21-10 opening game loss.
The final score definitely
didn't do the game justice as these teams could have banged away at each other for three more hours. Hopefully, for
the sake of the Hawks, as well as for high school football, these two teams will collide again in the not to distant future.
2006 Final Game Summaries
Heartbreak for Hawks
Apparently
someone forgot to FedEx the script for the 2006 Carey Seahawks Varsity football season to Elmont High School because
the anticipated dream season that began with a #2 seed, a returning All-County backfield, a media buzz, and a tightly-knit
unit that had been working together for nearly 11 months in the weight room and on the field came to a screeching, gut-wrenching,
heart ripping halt yesterday at Marc Martone Field with a 9-7 loss in front of the biggest home crowd ever.
The playoff upset by the
#6 Spartans brought the Hawks to an all-time low just weeks after the Garden City victory had brought the entire Carey community
to its pinnacle.
Nowhere was the mood more
somber than in the lockerroom where a group of Seniors who epitomized what it is to be model citizens and student
athletes who make their family, coaches, friends and school very proud sat stunned and dejected. They deserved a better
fate.
Sadly it was not to be,
as a deflected pass much like the one that fell to the ground just weeks before to highlight the Garden City win somehow unluckily
landed into the arms of a Spartan receiver with just 41 seconds to give Elmont the come from behind win.
Only minutes before, after
churning out zeroes for nearly three and half quarters, Matt Zaffuto, Carey's All-Time Touchdown leader, gave the Hawks a
7-3 lead with just under eight minutes remaining. It culminated a 7:36 march that tracked 85 yards in 11 plays
that had all the earmarks of a playoff winning type drive. The defense followed that drive with its own huge stand as
Sal Intagliata's sack near midfield should have been the Spartans' last breath. Instead, after pinning the Hawks
deep, the Spartans countered with their own three and out before taking control at the Hawks 45 yard line. Just four
plays later after a 20 yard rushing gain and a perfect sideline route the Spartans had turned the tables on the Hawks
again as they avenged their playoff defeat from a year ago.
And so it was after one
last failed Hail Mary landed meekly to the turf, the Carey Seahawks dream of a Championship had officially become a disappointing
nightmare.
No words will matter now
to 44 anguished Carey athletes, but in time the memory of their Garden City victory and their third place finish in a
great Conference II will give them a great sense of accomplishment.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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ELMONT |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
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CAREY |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
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Scoring: |
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E-Miller 37 Yard Field Goal |
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C-Zaffuto 10 Yard Run (Intagliata Kick) |
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E-Oweazim 5 Yard Pass From Jackson (Kick Failed) |
Seahawks Cast Off Pirates 27-6
With an efficient workmanlike approach the Seahawks concluded their regular season finale by defeating the Mepham Pirates
27-6 before an enthusiastic, but very soggy, Homecoming crowd of nearly 600.
The first season is now over and done with.
The anticipated arrival of playoff football is finally here. The stage has been set for the Seahawks to rectify
their near miss in 2005 starting this week as they open as the number three seed at home against the Elmont Spartans
for the third straight year. Game Day and Game Time will be officially announced on Monday October 30th.
As for the Mepham game, it was a solid satisfying
win that should act as a nice springboard to the '06 playoffs. The Hawks were challenged and they responded accordingly.
Matt Zaffuto (18/121), T.J. Humrich (13/81), Jamie Spanopoulos and Chris Spillane (1/22) all scored for the Hawks.
On defense Pat Daddino notched 10 tackles while
Spanopoulos and Eugene "Yeah,Yeah,Yeah" Jose recorded nine apiece.
The Hawks 5-2 finish left them just percentage
points behind Lawrence and Garden City as the Conference II slugfest now gears up for what will surely be one of the most
exciting, wide open playoffs in recent memory.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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MEPHAM |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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CAREY |
13 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
27 |
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| Scoring: |
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| C-Spillane 22 Yard Pass From
Intagliata (Intagliata Kick) |
| C-Zaffuto 8 Yard Run (Kick
Failed) |
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| M-Greubei 1 Yard Run (Kick
Failed) |
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| C-Spanopoulos 6 Yard Run (Intagliata
Kick) |
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| C-Humrich 5 Yard Run (Intagliata
Kick) |
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Tornado Strikes Seahawks
All it took was an unintentional onside kick to turn the tide in another Conference II heavyweight battle as the Lawrence
Golden Tornadoes rallied past the Carey Seahawks for a 19-15 win.
Picking up from where they left off last week,
the Hawks, after their own unintentional onside kick recovery to start the game, wasted no time getting on the board as Sal
Intagliata went untouched for 42 yards and a 7-0 lead just 17 seconds into the contest. A defensive stop was quickly
followed up by a 41 yard Matt Zaffuto scamper that put the Hawks deep into scoring territory again. This time however
they would come up short as Sal Intagliata's end zone toss was intercepted by the Tornadoes to end the drive.
After trading possessions, the Hawks found
themselves pinned inside the ten when a T.J. Humrich/Sal Intagliata mixup led to a fumble which was converted into a
9 yard scoring drive on the very next play to make it 7-7 halfway through the second.
Responding as they should have, the Hawks went
on the attack pounding the ball into the Red Zone with a good mix of inside and outside runs. A first and goal at the
ten with 2:25 on the clock appeared to be a great spring board into halftime. Unfortunately, the Hawks were not able
to convert falling just short at the 1 yard line as bad fortune had struck again.
The third quarter saw more bend without breaking
from the defenses as the game remained tied heading to the fourth. Then with 7:11 left on the clock trickery came to
town as a double pass from Sal Intagliata to T.J. Humrich to Chris Spillane resulted in a gorgeous 28 yard over the shoulder
touchdown scoring strike. The aggressive Hawks then calmly ran in the 2-point conversion for a 15-7 lead.
After getting the ball back the talented Lawrence
skills players found a bit of rhythm, moving down the field in just three minutes to get into scoring position. A big
play on defense forced the Tornadoes into a do or die 4th and 6 at the Carey 21 yard line. Seconds later a scramble
and a dive later found Lawrence sitting at 1st and 10. Three plays later they ran it in from 2 yards out to make it
15-13. Next, on what should have been the play of the game Defensive End Eugene Jose, who along with Pat Daddino combined
for 26 tackles at 13 apiece, batted down the pass to preserve the lead with 3:24 left in the game.
It was at this time that misfortune took its final
jab at the Hawks when a spiraling nubber rolled meekly towards the Seahawks sideline only to be recovered by a lucky Lawrence
gunner. With momentum on their side the Tornadoes marched 39 yards to paydirt for a tough to swallow defeat as
the stunned Hawks two minute offense ran out of gas with just 19 seconds.
For a second straight week, if you were a fan
without a vested interest then Carey football is about as exciting as it gets. For the rest of the Carey community this
week's hard work fell short but as always they Will rev it up for Week 7 as they conclude the regular season with a Homecoming
Matchup against Mepham. A game that will have strong playoff implications as teams 1-8 continue to jockey for position
and a home field playoff game.
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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LAWRENCE |
0 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
19 |
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CAREY |
7 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
15 |
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Scoring: |
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C-Intagliata 42 Yard Run (Intagliata Kick)) |
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L-Preziosa 9 Yard Run (DiSabato Kick) |
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C-Spillane 28 Yard Pass From Humrich (Intagliata Run) |
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L-Preziosa 2 Yard Run (Pass Failed) |
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L-Preziosa 4 Yard Run (Pass Failed) |
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Lucky 13!!!
After
a dozen demoralizing, disappointing and at times, flat-out embarrassing
losses over a 24 year period that included both regular season as well as playoffs, the time had finally come when enough
was finally enough.
October 14, 2006 would be remembered as the day in H. Frank Carey Seahawks Football History that 'little brother' was done
taking crap from 'big brother'. The kicking around, the bullying, the superiority complex that not only included the
teams but the two communities as well was laid to rest once and for all in a Seahawks 21-19 overtime victory over the
Garden City Trojans. It is a game that is already being hailed as a Carey Football classic for the ages.
Also, it is easily the biggest win since the '78 title game and it should serve well as a precursor to the 2006 Hofstra Championship
chase.
What made the win even more satisfying was the
fact that nearly the entire Carey student body was there to enjoy it and be a part of it. Even at the high school level,
sports fans in this part of the country know when the stakes are bigger than just the game. It truly was a coming out
party for the entire Carey community (Franklin Square, Garden City South, West Hempstead) who for years, at least in football,
really struggled with the fact that Garden City always seemed to have a leg up on the competition. It parlayed itself
into an attitude of submission that after awhile really took hold. This was not lost on Anyone who supported the Seahawks
yesterday and it should serve as a stepping stone to future Carey successes on the field or court of play.
As with any big game, the creme usually rises
to the top. That motif certainly applied itself on both sides of the ball for the Hawks who looked to their
Captain Matt Zaffuto to lead them on offense for another week. Zaffuto responded with his third 100+ yard
rushing performance (20 Carries, 124 Yards) that included two more touchdowns to add to his current school record totals.
Zaffuto's second quarter burst of 74 yards was extremely dazzling as he played possum with the GC safety just near mid-field
before leaving him in his wake.
Shining in the OT frame were Jamie "The Bus" Spanopoulos
who could get you a three yard gain in his sleep any day of the week and Sal Intagliata who not only rushed for the winning
2-point conversion in OT but passed for 94 yards, 66 of which went to Chris "Sure Hands" Spillane, on a windy blustery day
that made the air attacks nearly impossible to use.
Defensively, Eugene Jose was Tommy Daddinoesque
as he registered an incredible 13 tackles as no one could stop the Conference's top defensive end for a second straight week.
Complementing Jose were Spanopoulos who laid lumber
eight times, Tommy "Motormouth" Cerami who notched seven impressive tackles, (not including the Coach McLees takedown), Pat
Daddino who despite getting hit from every direction, also made seven tackles, Linebacker T.J. Humrich who quietly, but steadily
added another six tackles and last but not least Chris "I Swear I Tipped It" Oswald whose outstretched hand put the finishing
touches on a magical Autumn afternoon for the Seahawks.
Additionally, the win clinched a playoff spot
for the 4-1 Hawks who must now continue to jockey for position in the Conference II dogfight as they head home for the
final two regular season games starting with another long time nemesis Lawrence. As great as the Garden City win was
it is now time to start thinking about the Golden Tornadoes as they are yet another obstacle in the way of the Hawks ultimate
desired destination. It is a harsh reality of the game of football to move on after a great win but this might be the
one and only time where the exuberance stays at least until...maybe Tuesday!!!! See you all at Martone Field 2PM next
Saturday.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Final |
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CAREY |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
21 |
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GARDEN CITY |
0 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
19 |
| Scoring: |
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| C-Zaffuto 2 Yard Run (Intagliata
Kick)) |
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| C-Zaffuto 74 Yard Run (Kick
Failed) |
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| GC-Harder 23 Yard Pass From
Gibbins (Kick Failed) |
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| GC-Kennedy 13 Yard Pass From
Gibbins Dwyer Kick) |
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| C-Spanopoulos 3 Yard Run (Intagliata
Run) |
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| GC-Harder 5 Yard Pass From
Gibbins (Pass Failed) |
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Seahawks Nip Bulldogs
In a game
filled with great offensive plays, it was a diving bump out by Sal Cerami on 4th and 2 at the 17 yard line late in the fourth
quarter that held up as the play of the game as the 2nd seeded Carey Seahawks nipped the 4th seeded Hewlett Bulldogs 26-21
in a Conference II thriller.
Matt Zaffuto engineered the offense again as he
rushed for 144 yards on 26 carries to go along with three touchdowns. Jamie Spanopoulos' 28 yards also included a rushing
touchdown. Sal Intagliata was 2 for 8 passing for 43 yards, and T.J. Humrich chipped in 20 yards rushing.
Defensively, Eugene Jose had a career high 10
tackles. T.J. Humrich had six tackles while Jamie Spanopoulos and Sal Cerami had 5 tackles apiece. Chris
DeBonis also had an interception for the defensive unit.
The Hawks now go on the road for a crosstown match-up
against long time foe Garden City.
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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HEWLETT |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
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CAREY |
6 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
26 |
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Scoring: |
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H-Fuchs 5 Yard Run (Lariss Kick) |
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C-Zaffuto 5 Yard Run (Kick Failed) |
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C-Spanopoulos 4 Yard Run (Spanopoulos Run) |
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H-Lieber 30 Yard Pass From Denapoli (Lariss Kick) |
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C-Zaffuto 2 Yard Run (Run Failed) |
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C-Zaffuto 5 Yard Run (Pass Failed) |
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H-Denapoli 14 Yard Run (Lariss Kick) |
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Seahawks Escape Blue Dragons
An eight day rest, the first home game of the year, a winless opponent with no touchdowns
as of yet, it should have been a cakewalk, instead the Seahawks found themselves in a dogfight with the 10th seeded Levittown
Division Blue Dragons that nearly left them with a huge spat of egg on their face.
In the end the Hawks did manage a comfortable
18-0 shutout victory, their second in as many games, but what they should take from this game is that this is High School
Football and on any given Saturday, or Friday, or Thursday anybody can beat anybody no matter what it says on paper.
Perhaps the Seahawks were looking ahead to the
Big Three of Hewlett, Garden City and Lawrence, perennial powerhouses who they will meet in the upcoming weeks, but if
not, the Hawks will most certainly have to 'pump up the volume' if they want to continue down the Championship path.
As for the Blue Dragons game, it started with
a great drive and ended with a great drive but left a lot of missed opportunities in the middle. Early on Matt Zaffuto's
(17 carries, 76 yards) 11 yard Touchdown run at 8:34 of the first quarter closed out a 9-play 54 yard drive that put
the Hawks up 6-0. Antonio Gallina in his first career attempt at placekicker pulled the kick wide left to leave the
score at six.
Frustration marred the second quarter as the Hawks landed
inside the Red Zone three times only to leave pointless. The first drive ended with a fumble on the 10 yard
line. The second drive concluded with a missed field goal from 29 yards out. And, the final drive with less than
a minute remaining in the half, saw the offense again stall with an End Zone interception.
The Hawks finally took advantage of one of Division's
three turnovers when Sal Intagliata (10 carries, 109 yards) rumbled 34 yards for the Hawks second score midway through
the third before the Hawks sealed the deal with a 16-play 78 yard drive culminating in Zaffuto's second touchdown from 3 yards
out that engulfed 11 minutes of second half. It was just the right tonic to finally break the backs of the pesky Blue
Dragons.
As it is said hundreds of times before, an ugly
win is better than a good loss so the 2-1 Seahawks can feel good about that as they continue to tweak things on both sides
of the ball as Week 4 approaches.
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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DIVISION |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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CAREY |
6 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
18 |
| C- Zaffuto 11 Yard Run (Kick
Failed) |
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| C-Intagliata 34 Yard Run (Run
Failed) |
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| C- Zaffuto 3 Yard Run
(Kick Failed) |
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Hawks Blank Bellmore 41-0
After their Week One clunker it was apparent that someone was going to have to pay, that someone
was the Cougars of Bellmore-JFK who ran into a Carey buzzsaw 41-0.
The Hawks were in complete control
throughout as they scored on their first six possessions. The ground attack tallied up 312 yards with Matt Zaffuto leading
the way with 147 yards on 16 carries. Sal Intagliata added 64 on eight carries to go with one completion for 19 yards,
Chris Debonis tacked on 42 yards including a 39 yard touchdown run, Jamie Spanopoulos had 36 yards rushing while T.J.
Humrich, James McFadden, Chris Humrich, and Sal Cerami all got opportunities to carry the pigskin.
Defensively, Pat Daddino put together another
solid outing as he had nine tackles and his second consecutive game with a fumble recovery. Eugene Jose and Jamie Spanopoulos
had eight tackles apiece, T.J. Humrich had six tackles, and Antonio Gallina had a fumble recovery to help toe the line on
defense as the Hawks quickly showed why they were the pre-season number two seed.
The well rested Hawks now await their 2006
Home Opener against Division HS on September 30th at Carey's Martone Field. Gametime is 2PM.
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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CAREY |
14 |
14 |
7 |
6 |
41 |
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BELLMORE-JFK |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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C-Humrich 2 Yard Run (Intagliata Kick) |
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C-Zaffuto 7 Yard Run (Intagliata Kick) |
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C-Zaffuto 8 Yard Run (Intagliata Kick) |
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C-Spanopoulos 5 Yard Run (Intagliata Kick) |
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C-Zaffuto 45 Yard Run (Intagliata Kick) |
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C-DeBonis 39 Yard Run (Kick Failed) |
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Playoff Payback As Spartans Stop Seahawks
Despite
graduating an important core of their '05 team, the Elmont Spartans still had enough players who remembered last year's pasting
by the Hawks at Hofstra in the Conference II Semi-Finals.
Armed with that incentive, the Spartans shocked the #2 ranked
Seahawks 20-13 in the team's opening game of the 2006 campaign as 20 unanswered points erased a 13-0 halftime lead.
After seeing both offenses stall in the first quarter
0-0, the Hawks took advantage of a second quarter Elmont fumble which was recovered by Pat Daddino at the Spartans
35 yard line. Nine plays later Fullback Jamie Spanopoulos converted a 4th and goal from the one, along with Steven Jacob's
PAT, to give the Hawks the first lead of the game 7-0.
Elmont's ensuing drive pushed the Hawks deep into their own
territory as the Spartans continued to make big gains with their patented Counter play. Hoping to draw the Hawks in,
the Spartans opted for an end zone air attack on two consecutive plays. The first was batted down while the second one
turned into a dazzling 92 yard interception return for a touchdown by Matt Zaffuto who eluded several Spartan tacklers to
hit paydirt. Unfortunately, like a bad omen or a black cloud that last reared its head in the Finals against Garden
City, the Hawks missed the PAT. Although it is only one point it always seems to immediately knock the touchdown momentum
back to the ground floor.
Receiving the ball first in the second half should have given
the Hawks a chance to "put the dagger in", instead multiple three and outs resulted in a palpable confidence build on the
Spartan sideline. Making matters worse were the untimely motion and holding penalties that neutralized both drives.
Self-inflicted mistakes are always tough to swallow as it allows doubt to seep in. This time was no different.
By hanging around and hanging around, the Spartans finally saw
their chance as they cut up the Hawks defense with a well balanced air and ground attack before a 35 yard touchdown pass up
the left side made it 13-6. Even more damaging was the fact that the drive was actually stopped before a roughing the
punter penalty turned a 4th and 4 into a first down.
On the ensuing possession, the first of the fourth quarter,
the Seahawks hit the red level on the meltdown scale as an errant snap from center gave the Spartans control of the ball at
the Carey 1 yard line. Two plays later, along with a nifty QB Bootleg conversion, the Hawks found themselves trailing
14-13.
The Hawks missed an opportunity to rebound as their next
drive fizzled as the time wore down under six minutes. Hoping to score on the defensive end, the Hawks took the
necessary risks by repeatedly blitzing, unfortunately that too can be a nightmare if you guess wrong. That nightmare
turned into a 82 yard rushing touchdown against as the Hawks now trailed 20-13 with just over two minutes to play.
Valiantly, Sal Intagliata singlehandedly moved the Hawks
into scoring position as he rushed for 34 yards and passed for 29 yards on the drive to get the Hawks inside the twenty.
Then with a second down and short it all gave way again as a devastating holding call knocked the offense back on its heels
again. A picture perfect spiral on the next play barely eluded the outstretched hands of Chris DeBonis before a sack
and fumble sealed the Seahawks fate.
The silver lining for the Hawks is now they only have to
wait until Thursday for redemption as they go on the road again to meet the Bellmore-JFK Cougars in Week two. Gametime
is 4PM.
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Final |
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CAREY |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
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ELMONT |
0 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
20 |
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| C-Spanopoulos 1 Yard Run (Jacob
Kick) |
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| C-Zaffuto 92 Yard Interception
Return (Kick Failed) |
| E-Oweazim 35 Yard Pass from
Jackson (Kick Failed) |
| E-Guillaume 1 Yard Run (Jackson
Run) |
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| E-Narcisse 82 Yard Run (Kick
Failed) |
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2005 Results
VARSITY SCHEDULE
Game 1---Saturday September 17th Carey @ Mepham
2PM Win 40-7
Game 2---Saturday September 24th CAREY vs South Side 2PM
Win 28-0
Game 3---Saturday October 1st
CAREY vs Elmont 2PM Win 26-19
Game 4---Saturday October 8th
Carey @ Lawrence 2PM Lose 12-7
Game 5---Saturday October 15th
G.N. South Forefeit--No Game Win 1-0
Game 6---Saturday October 22nd CAREY
vs Hewlett 2PM Win 30-14
Game 7---Saturday October 29th
Carey @ Garden City 2PM Lose 38-14
Game 8---Saturday November 5th CAREY
vs South Side 2PM (Playoff Quarterfinals) Win 33-0
Game 9---Friday November 11th CAREY
vs Elmont @ Hofstra (Playoff Semi-Finals) Win 34-7
Game 10---Friday November 18th
Carey vs Garden City @ Hofstra (Playoff Conference II Finals) Lose 31-9
Junior Varsity Schedule
Game 1---Saturday September 17th CAREY vs Mepham 9:30AM
Win 36-0
Game 2---Saturday September 24th Carey
@ South Side 9:30AM Win 28-14
Game 3---Saturday October 1st
Carey @ Elmont 9:30AM Win 33-7
Game 4---Saturday October 8th
CAREY vs Lawrence 9:30AM Lose 18-8
Game 5---Saturday October 15th Carey
@ G.N. South 9:30AM Lose 8-6
Game 6---Saturday October 22nd
Carey @ Hewlett 9:30AM Lose 9-6
Game 7---Saturday October 29th CAREY
vs Garden City 9:30AM Lose 35-0
Game 8--Saturday November 5th Carey
@ South Side 9:30AM Win 14-13 OT
2005 Highlights
Congratulations to Coach McLees for being named
Conference II Coach of Year.
Congratulations to Matt Zaffuto, T.J. Humrich and Matt DeBonis
for being named All-County.
Congratulations to Frank Zaffuto, Tino Abballe and Pat Daddino
for being named All-Conference.
Trojans Too Much For Hawks
Almost. Respect. Proud. Gratitude.
Congratulations. In a nutshell, these five words summed up the Conference II Final appearance at Hofstra from the
2005 H. Frank Carey Seahawks Varsity Football Team.
After taking an early 9-0 first quarter
lead on a gutsy three yard touchdown run by T.J. Humrich that came on 4th and goal, and an Eric Vollmer Field Goal, the Seahawks
offense never found their groove as drives were continually thwarted by the Garden City defense.
Meanwhile, the Seahawks defense simply
got worn down by the solid efficient running game of the Trojans Wing-T attack.
In the end the score of 31-9 looked like
a blow out but for those in attendance it really was an almost for the Varsity Hawks.
Their second place finish as Conference
II runners-up was their best finish in 27 years and it earned them a tip of the cap from family, friends, coaches and opponents
alike. That kind of respect is always earned and never given.
Despite the painful loss the Seahawks
should be proud of their accomplishments. They finished as one of the eight teams out of 64 Nassau County teams to play
for a County Championship. They finished with a 5-2 regular season second place finish in a very competitive Conference.
They received several All-County and All-Conference selections. They singlehandedly inspired rabid support from several
communities who watched earnestly the entire season in hopes of seeing them fulfill a Championship chase.
They also received a huge debt of gratitude from
Coach Matt McLees and his entire coaching staff for their dedication, their effort, their commitment, their sacrifice, their
maturity, their love for the game of the football, and for making the season so special for so many people.
Lastly, they should accept their congratulations
with their heads held high. The Championship loss obviously will sting for a while but in the grand scheme of things years
from now, the 2005 Seahawks will look back and feel good about their time together.
Seahawks Spank Spartans 34-7
There will be no supper,
there will be no late night snacking, there will be no fun of any kind for the Elmont Spartans anymore this season after the
Seahawks sent them to the "Woodshed" with their tails between their legs in a 34-7 Conference II Semi-Final spanking at Hofstra
last night.
The one-sided victory took
shape in large part due to the dominance of the Seahawks offensive attack which, unlike last week, incorporated some timely
passes to go along with the traditional ground and pound that once again gained contributions from Matt Zaffuto (17 for 70
Yards, 3 TD's), Jamie Spanopoulos (2 TD's), Danny Daddino and T.J. Humrich as they combined for just under 200 yards rushing.
Humrich also found his mark through the
air as he connected on a 46-yard strike to John Chilelli which set up Spanopoulos' first score. The other big passing
play, which in hindsight was probably the turning point in the game, went to Patrick Daddino in the flats for 22 yards
on a crucial 3rd and 5 late in the first quarter.
The significance of the play was momentum.
Momentum in football is critical and at that juncture of the game Elmont had wrested it away from the Seahawks after
a very impressive first quarter drive that took up seven minutes and 85 yards. If Daddino doesn't hold on, the
Hawks punt and things could have gone differently. Fortunately he did hold on, and the ensuing result was a 4-yard run
for Zaffuto and the lead for the second time at 13-7. That lead sustained itself until halftime as the defense adjusted
and tightened gaining a huge John Balbuena interception at the 2-yard line to nix Elmont's last legitimate scoring drive of
the night with just 17 seconds left in the half.
Receiving the ball in the second half,
the revved up Hawks marched unbridled up the field before Spanopoulos punched it in from 2-yards out. After a Tommy
Cerami grab off a tipped pass on the 2-point conversion attempt, the Hawks were up 21-7.
This ensured the defense that the pass weary
Spartans would have to "open" things up a little which the Seahawks defense gladly welcomed.
Captain and inspirational leader, Matt
DeBonis, the heart and soul of this Carey team, took advantage first as he scooped up an errant pitch and raced 47 yards before
being knocked out of bounds inside the ten which allowed Zaffuto to garner his third score at 6:36 of the third.
On the next drive cornerback Mike Miller
picked off an overthrown corner route which he returned 11 yards to set up the Hawks final score of the evening, a Spanopoulos
1-yard run with 2:11 left in the quarter.
Continuing the ears pinned back defense,
Balbuena added a second interception, which all but put the nail in the coffin on the Spartans 2005 season.
For the Seahawks it was time to celebrate
as both Carey High School and Coach McLees had their first win ever in the Hofstra Big Four Playoff format which began in
1984. It also puts the Seahawks in the Championship for the first time in 27 years, which last saw them get a 1978
win over Island Trees 14-0.
The win moves the Seahawks to another
"Friday Nights Lights" feature game on November 18th at 5:45PM against long time antagonist Garden City. A team that
has dominated Long Island Football for nearly quarter a century.
If you are a football purist it is the
matchup you want. Tradition is nice but it will have no bearing on those 48 minutes when you buckle up that
helmet and get at it with another group of young men who play the game the same way you do for the same reasons you do.
For this Carey Seahawks Team it is an opportunity of a lifetime one that has been a long time coming.
A huge thanks and ovation to the Carey
faithful from Franklin Square, Garden City South and West Hempstead. See y'all next week on what promises to be another
exciting Friday Night.
Seahawks Crush 'Clones 33-0
For the first time since the 2002 campaign, the Carey Seahawks
will be taking the 'Trip down the Turnpike' as they head to Hofstra as 2005 Conference II Big Four Champions after shutting
out the South Side Cyclones 33-0 in the quarterfinals.
After several near misses and close losses in past seasons,
Coach Matt McLees finally earned the first playoff victory of his storied 15 year career. Making the win
even sweeter was the fact that the Seahawks were able to do it in front of their own friends and family on their own Marc
Martone Field.
As for the game, after some early fireworks, which included
a game ejection for South Side running back Byron Eason, the poised and composed Seahawks methodically attacked and dismantled
a South Side team that had no chance for the second time this season.
The Seahawks ground game churned out nearly 300 yards rushing
as Matt Zaffuto ran for 91 yards with 2 TD's, Jamie Spanopoulos ran for 90 yards with 1 TD, and T.J. Humrich ran for 65 yards
and 2 TD's to lead the way as the Hawks didn't need or get a complete pass the entire game. Unfortunately, the one they
did complete, on a gorgeous Brian Gottlieb to John Chilelli TD connection, was negated by a penalty.
In addition to the easy win, as the Seahawks completed a 61-0
season sweep of the Cyclones, good times were had by all as every Seahawks player was able to enter the game and make a positive
contribution to the win.
The Seahawks will now ride into Shuart Stadium Texas Style as
they move to the Semi-Finals this Friday night November 11th under the lights against Conference and District rival Elmont
Memorial. This will be the teams' second meeting of the season. The Seahawks won 26-19 in week three. The
game is scheduled for 7:30PM. For the high flying and confident Hawks, Friday can't get here soon enough. See
y'all on Friday!!!!!
Trojans Topple 'Hawks 38-14
For what seemed like
the 50th straight season the Carey Seahawks were once again headed towards a Conference II matchup with perennial champion
Garden City, this time however the Hawks were riding high and aiming to leapfrog Garden City at the top of the 2005
standings.
Coming off a huge Homecoming
win the Seahawks were primed and ready. That early fire resulted in a quick 7-0 lead after T.J. Humrich found a streaking
John Chilelli up top for a 41 yard scoring strike. For Chilelli, it was his first career touchdown catch after
several near misses . The Seahawks sideline was pumped and the home crowd was stunned.
Unfortunately, when
you play a team who hasn't lost a home or regular season game in over three years you have to expect a quick and forceful
response. To the Trojans credit they started driving the ball up the field as the Seahawks failed twice on third downs
to stop the GC offense. Finally, as if a matter of time, the worst thing that can happen to a defense happened.
A defensive mixup led to the ever damaging "big play" and a 6 yard run turned into a 46 yard scoring run.
Knotted at 7-7 the Hawks
would have to do their own responding. They did not. Consecutive turnovers, a fumble, an interception and a blocked
punt led to an avalanche that left the Seahawks gasping for air and in a blink of an eye they were down 35-7 as they headed
to halftime.
After some second half shakeups in the
lineup the Seahawks were able to sustain a nice little third quarter drive that resulted in a Jamie Spanopoulos scoring run
but it was too little too late for the Seahawks who dropped to 5-2.
On the positive side the number six ranked
Seahawks didn't lose many power points and should finish no lower than the third in the 13-team Conference II standings.
That finish gives the Hawks their first ever Home playoff game this Saturday against South Side in a rematch of Week 2 which
saw the Seahawks shut out the Cyclones 28-0.
The Seahawks can quickly drop this
disappointment as they now refocus on the big prize, Hofstra. They will now take the lessons learned at Garden City
and channel it into working hard this week before Saturday when they open the 2005 playoffs in front of a very
supportive sold out home crowd who will be fired up for the Seahawks to get back to their winning ways.
Seahawks Collar Bulldogs 30-14
On one of the coldest, rawest
Homecoming's in recent memory, the surging Seahawks found the elements a welcome addition to their suddenly lethal ground
and pound offense as they hammered the Hewlett Bulldogs 30-14 to raise their record to 5-1.
Following the dominant line
of Matt DeBonis, Chris Cutolo, Keith Eggart, Paul Santasieri, Frank Zaffuto, who looked like he just got back from a skiing
accident, and mostly Tino Abballe, the Seahawks running backs ran rampant as the Hewlett defense cried Uncle halfway through
the first quarter.
Matt Zaffuto ran for a career high 214
yards on 18 carries as he scored three times to move into the top five in scoring in ALL of Nassau County. The versatile
T.J. Humrich gutted out another great performance as he ran (52 yards), tackled (9), and caught (1 interception) his way through
another quality start.
Sophomore Jamie Spanopoulos weaved his
way to an 11 yard score. Danny Daddino added 53 yards while brother Pat added 11 tackles to round out the rest of a
very satisfying and gritty team win. The Seahawks conclude their regular season at first place Garden City next Saturday
as the Seahawks jockey for position in the 2005 playoffs which was officially clinched with yesterday's win
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