Springfield Youth Club week 3 recaps

80-Pound JV Gold
Springfield 22
Clifton 6
The Gold team defeated Clifton on Sept. 19 at Clifton’s home field. The ferocious offensive line of Connor Roche, Brandon Peters, Ethan Johnson, Daniel Ryan, Victor Swafford, Xavier Wendel, and Ryan Convery enabled the cougars to put points on the board early in the game.
RB Matt Gagliardi and QB Matt Ellison had impressive 60-yard runs, both scoring TDs for the Cougars. Gagliardi struck again to score a second touchdown and Ellison scored the extra point.
Other offensive highlights: Arthur Minchin’s successfully receiving a 25-yard pass from Ellison; Brett Gougler also gained notable yardage for the Cougars; and center Anthony McBride snapped the ball impeccably.
The defense line of Nick Staud, Andrew Ensley, Luca Forgione, Nolan Huntley, Gavin Von Berg, John Hennessy, Tymier Dark-Barnes, Todd Garret, Jerry Coia, Ethan Johnson, Nick Impriano and Nico Santini pushed Clifton backwards on the field. Alex Kline put two more points on the board for the Cougars with a powerful defensive safety. The Cougars took the lead at half time 22-0.
In the second half the Cougars mixed things up, and Nick Staud did a strong job at quarterback, and Nick Impriano played center skillfully. Stephan Graney ran the ball for tough yardage. Connor Roche and Ethan Johnson were often in the Clifton backfield on defense.
Clifton did manage to score one TD in the second half. The Gold team had a well-deserved 22-6 victory of 22 to 6.
80-Pound Varsity
Darby Township 7
Springfield 0
On Sept. 24, the Cougars hosted another undefeated team in their division, the Darby Township Eagles.
The Eagles ran off tackle for a touchdown of the first plat of the game. The PAT was good and the Cougars were down early again.
On the Eagles next possession, the awesome defensive play of Brian Layton, Kieran Morse, Cole Rhodes, Nick Cariola, Colin Renning and Brian King stopped the Eagles in their tracks.
In the second quarter, the Cougars’ QB Nicky Donegan got the ball rolling using a hard count to pull the Eagles offside.
The hard hitting of offensive linemen Thomas Dougherty, DJ Curtis, Michael Leon, Renning, Cariola, King Logan Chambers and Danny Tommarelli gave the Cougars some nice holes to run threw.
The Running back corps of Dominick Alfonsi, Alex Sciarrino, Hake Eden and Alex Williams had their work cut out for them against a very fast Eagles’ secondary. The Cougars managed to get to the Eagles’ five-yard line as the first half ended.
The second half began with a controversial holding call that negated a 65-yard touchdown run by Williams, causing the Cougars lost momentum.
The line backing crew of Tommy Ward, Eden, Alfonsi and Sciarrino swarmed the running backs to keep the Eagles out of the end zone.
With time winding down, the Cougars still had one last chance to tie this game but came up short when a pass to Eden was intercepted with not time left.
100-Pound JV
Downingtown 13
Springfield 6
Springfield hosted Downingtown on Sept 25. The game opened with Cougar D-liners Paul Conlan, Dylan Archer, Vince DiVario, and Kyle Holstein stopping Downingtown, quickly giving the ball to the Cougars. Tanner Robinson completed a 25-yard pass to Aidan Shandley to the 10-yard line. Terence Kelly handed the ball to Jimmy O’Neill for a touchdown putting the Cougars up 6-0.
Franco Tommarelli’s kick-off was fumbled, and recovered by the Cougars.
Michael Eberhardt, Chris Rich, Chris Brolley and Aiden Hoopes blocked hard, but the Cougars opportunity to score was lost. Kevin Rechner and Jake Bush made well executed solo tackles while Jake Quatrani, Matt Santarelli and Ethan Scott’s defense held Downingtown for most of their possession until an outside run earned Downingtown a TD and extra point – ending the half at 7-6.
In the second half, Joe Pontano recovered the second fumbled kick-off by Downingtown.
The Cougars’ O-line fought hard up field, but was unable to score. Nick Finizio, Jake Vaughan, Carson Shaner and Dylan Laffey jarred Downingtown with strong solo tackles. John McCormick, Garrett Cooley, Pat Dougherty and Danny Albany fought hard with aggressive tackles. However, another outside run by Downingtown proved successful, giving them a TD, but were denied the extra-point. The hard-fought game ended with Downingtown leading 13-6.
100-Pound Varsity
Darby Township 20
Springfield 7
The Cougars suffered their first loss of the season against a tough Darby Township on Sept. 23. The team's record is now 3-1; they still hold a lead in the 100-pound Bert Bell Central Division.
Previous Games - Week 1
Springfield 19
BYC 0
The Cougars traveled to Brandywine to take on the Bulldogs. Springfield’s defense was lead by Claus Gable, Pat Clemens and Jeff Biancaniello, as well as Conlin Ellis, Ethan Crowther, Dom Addona, Liam DiFonzo, Pat Curran, Pat McCann and Courtland Miller. They held BYC to one first down. Offensively, Jack Spence set the tone by running the opening kick off back to give the Cougars the lead. Zach Broomall had two receptions thrown by Quarterback Patrick Toal. Patrick Marley Jr. had a TD run. Anthony Rightley, Marley Jr. and Biancaniello continued to pound the holes for first downs.
Week 2
Springfield 14
Clifton Heights 0
SYC traveled to Clifton for the "Prime Time" night game, and handled the Ram's with ease, winning 14-0. The Cougars offensive line dominated the Ram's defense with help from Jimmy Donegan, and Jack Psenicska. Rightley's touchdown gave the Cougars a 7-0 lead. Toal's completion to Broomall put the Cougars over the top 14-0.
Week 3
Springfield 21
Rose Tree 6
Springfield hosted the Rose Tree Colts. The defense continued to play tough, Toal's touchdown pass to Broomall, a quarterback keeper by Toal, and a quick sweep by Rightley sealed the deal for a victory.
The Cougars homecoming is this Saturday; they will host the Marple Tiger at 11 a.m.

Springfield CYO football ups record to 3-0

Adam Klein (#72) and Tommy Kutufaris (#33) provide running room for Liam McKnight (#10) during SFA’s 18-0 win over St. Joseph recently.

SFA Junior Varsity SFA 18, St. Joseph 0 The St. Francis of Assisi (SFA) fifth- and sixth-grade football team blanked St. Joseph of Aston 18-0 at Church Road Field on Sept. 25. SFA is 3-0 on the season.
SFA jumped out of the starting blocks quickly by scoring on two of their first three offensive plays.Johnny Powers set up the first score by returning the opening kickoff 25 yards. Nicky Kutufaris then bolted for touchdown runs of 28 and 14 yards, with key blocks provided by Cole Dumont, Tommy Kutufaris, Mike Conran and Powers.Both extra point attempts failed and the first quarter came to a close with SFA on top 12-0.
That would be the extent of the scoring in the first half, although SFA had a long touchdown run nullified late in the second quarter.
SFA tacked on their final touchdown in the fourth quarter by driving 50 yards in eight plays.Quarterback Liam McKnight snuck into the end zone from a yard out to complete the drive and the scoring at 18-0.
SFA’s defense pitched their third consecutive shutout, allowing only one first down and forcing two turnovers.Leading tacklers were Justin Shields, Marty O’Connell, Adam Klein, Connor Crawford, Derek Strain, Dumont, Powers, Conran, Patrick Divine, Alex Smith and N. Kutufaris.N. Kutufaris recorded an interception and Shields recovered a fumble.
SFA travels to Drexel Hill to take on St. Bernadette this Saturday at noon.

Competitive at Manoa

Haverford Soccer Club’s U7 boys teams enjoyed competitive games on fields at Manoa Elementary this weekend. The Black Dragons and The Maroon Baboon Platoon were two of the teams that played.

Team Caterpillar (Orange U7 boys)

After having their team pictures taken, Team Caterpillar Guts gave their fans great reason to snap shots of the team in action! Players Owen Finnerty and Quinn Truax led the team with several break-aways and points, too. Daniel Hoban stunned fans with the phenomenal improvement he showed in a week’s time and players Ryan Holmes, Reagan Megow and Liam Megow were contributors to the team’s overall success as well this week. Injured players Jacob Leinhauser and Anthony DeLuca cheered the team on along the sidelines while the rest of the team (Brendan Dougherty, Patrick Lawson, Ethan Mahan and William Ruggiero) were there in heart. The team has their competitive juices flowing and is looking forward to facing another opponent next week and having a season full of learning and fun! Shown (from left) are Own Finnerty, Quinn Truax and Liam Megow

HSC U9 Tornadoes

The U9 Tornadoes played both Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18 this weekend. Although Saturday was a tough loss of 7-1 against Cecil SC - Arsenal FC, the kids came back on Sunday to win 4-0 against Garnet Valley SC - Cobras. The boys worked hard and had a lot of fun!!!

U11 Strikers post weekend victories

U11 Strikers

The U11 Striker team continued their season this weekend with games on both Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18. Gary Smolen and Bill Gardner coached the team to victories on both days with a 10-0 win against the Interboro soccer club on Saturday and a 3-2 win over King of Prussia. The defense made a strong showing on both days with John Higson (shown above) and Will Gardner as goal keepers. The offense was calm under pressure putting together well-developed runs resulting in goals from Will Gardner, John Higson, Timothy Cincotta, Owen Deluca, Gavin Flanagan, Michael Koenig, and Thomas Royds-Helverson. The defense was solid through numerous attacks contributing to the back to back wins.

The old guys still love to play

Haverford Soccer Club is proud to bring soccer to the youth in our community. The organization is made up of volunteer coaches, managers, board members and others who have a true love of the sport. In fact, many of the club’s coaches and adult volunteers still play the game. U14 Heat Coach Dave Richards plays for the Oakmont Celtics, an over-35 team sponsored by the Oakmont Pub in Havertown. The Team will play this Fall at YSC in Wayne in the Open Men’s League and during the Spring and Summer they play in an O35 League at the Phelps School in Malvern.

Additionally, nearly 25 men aged 19 to 65 play every Sunday in a friendly game called "World Cup Sunday" and have been doing so for over 10 years. The pickup game is made up of HSC coaches and includes former HSC players who played in the HSC as far back as when the club was first founded. It is a great way to keep playing opportunities available in a fun, open playing format long after high school. Several of the Oakmont Celtics started at the "World Cup Sunday" Pickup Game.

Pictured (standing, from left) Dermot Moynagh, David Richards, Ed Burnetta, Chris McPeak, Mark Procknow, Ben Bradley, Mick Corr, Anthony Disipio, Gene Isayev, and Pat Henigan (Team Captain). Pictured (sitting) Bob White, Steve Dunlavy, Aidan Corr, Louie Bradley, Mike Fisher, Galen Wertz, and Hakan Sokollu.