Springfield SYC 80-pound varsity undefeated

80-Pound Varsity

Springfield 27

Brandywine Del 7

Springfield remains undefeated as it earned a fantastic 27–7 victory over Brandywine DE this past Saturday in a Bert Bell Playoff quarterfinal game.

Offensively, Anthony Rightley remained the Cougars secret weapon and racked up well over 100yards and three touchdowns. Pat McCann pushed forward with some big yards when needed. Steven Griffin added an extraordinary 50-yard touchdown run as well. Pat Marley contributed hard earned extra points with impressive efforts up the middle. The formidable offensive line of Brendan Hilden, Jake Vaughan, Kevin Rechner, Aiden Shandley and Joe Pontano were remarkable and created the necessary lanes for the offense to create successful plays.

The Cougar defense earned its tough-as-nails reputation and held the opposition to merely 7 points throughout the game. Huge stops by Jimmy O’Neill, Pat Dougherty, Brendon Weaver, Mike Eberhardt and Nick Cariola kept Brandywine out of the red zone time-after-time. Tanner Robinson single-handedly added well over a dozen tackles having his most impressive game to date. Klaus Gabel was all over the field as usual and ensured Brandywine stayed off the board to keep the Cougar lead going strong.

The Cougars are excited to be in the final four and will play Greater 69th Street at home next Saturday, Nov. 13 at a time to be determined.

Come out and support both SYC teams as they continue their journey through the playoffs.

100-Pound Varsity

Springfield 28

Haverford 0

The Cougars closed the regular season against the Haverford Fords.

Early on Frankie Durham broke free to give the Cougars an early 7-0 lead. Jimmy Donegan, Vince Puppio, Luke Gutowski, Justin Shields and Trevor Robinson made big blocks. Jeff Biancaniello, and Michael Tulskie made stops to kill the next Haverford drive.

The Cougars marched again thanks to blocks by Vince DiMichele, and Chris Finizio while Jimmy Clark and Pat Clemens led the Cougars to another touchdown.

Luke Palumbo made a stop to end the first half with Springfield leading 13-0.

Jaime Bove made a tackle in Haverford territory on the second half kickoff. Then, Max DiFonzo, and Jeff Houtmann made stops to send the Cougar offense back on the field.

Durham ran 59 yards for a touchdown. The Cougars got the two-point conversion to make the game 21-0.

On their next possession, Zack Kennedy hooked up with Trevor Robinson for another Cougars score. Jaden McKenzie scored the extra point.

Clark made a big stop in the fourth period, along with Durham and Michael Tulskie.

The Cougars won the game, 28-0 to lock themselves into the playoffs.

Springfield 7

Brandywine (Del) 0

The Cougars opened the playoffs against the Brandywine Warriors.

On the first play, Frankie Durham got an eight- yard run behind blocks by Justin Shields, and Chris Finizio. The drive ended when the Cougars fumbled.

Now on defense, Jaime Bove and Jeff Biancaniello made huge stops to prevent a Warrior first down.

On the ensuing Springfield drive, Jaden McKenzie busted through the middle on blocks by Vincent DiMichele, Jimmy Donegan and Vince Puppio. The Cougars still didn't convert.

Back on defense, Trevor Robinson and Luke Gutowski shut down the Warriors to end the scoreless quarter.

The second quarter continued as a defensive war with neither team able to score. Jeff Houtmann, Michael Tulskie and Jaden McKenzie provided huge Cougars’ defensive plays.

Still scoreless, Bove, aided by Max DiFonzo, recover the kickoff. But moving the ball still proved to be a futile exercise.

Pat Clemens. Luke Palumbo and Jimmy Clark on defense were causing problems for the Warriors.

Zack Kennedy led the offense down the field but the Cougars couldn't get a score.

With less than a minute left in regulation, with a pitch to the outside, Jaden McKenzie out ran the Warriors defense, and the Cougars scored to get a 7-0 game winning lead.

The coaches made sure the Cougars were prepared for the Warriors.

Next week, they will play the Marple Tigers once again in Marple.