Springfield Old Hockey League standings for Oct. 24

In this week’s Old Hockey League action in Springfield, White beat Red 7-2. White was lead by a multiple goal outburst by Kevin Cruice. Black beat Yellow 6-4 for its second win in a row. Black was lead by the stellar defense of senior advisor Jan Goodman. Here are the current standings:
Standings
Team Wins Losses Points Goals Goals
For Against
Black 2 0 4 12 6
White 1 1 2 9 8
Red 1 1 2 29 13
Yellow 0 2 0 10 13

SYC 120 Pound varsity heads to playoffs

SYC's 120 LB Varsity Defensive End Max DiFonzo (#98) lays at the bottom of the pile after he recovered a Haverford fumble. Teammates Jimmy Clark (#64), and Andrew Johnson (#66) move in to assist while Vinnie Puppio (#2) signals that it's Springfield's ball. The 120's finished their regular season with a 26-0 win over Haverford and are now getting ready for the playoffs.
SYC's 120 LB Varsity Running Back Jamie Bove (#42) skirts a tackle while teammate Chris Finizio (#88) looks on. The 120's finished up their season with a 26-0 win over Haverford and are now getting ready for the post season.
SYC's 120 LB Varsity Defensive End Max DiFonzo (#98) eyes up Haverford's quarterback during their final game of the regular season. Springfield won 26-0 and are now getting geared up for the playoffs.


80-Pound JV Gold Springfield 25 Haverford 12
The JV Gold team played its final game of the season and defeated Haverford on Oct. 22.
The powerhouse offensive line of Ethan Johnson, Connor Roche, Ben Kaminski, Nathan Fox, Daniel Ryan, and Victor Stafford created holes and held Haverford’s defense. Center Anthony McBride adeptly snapped the ball to quarterback Matthew Ellison.
Running backs Art Minchin and Brett Gougler gained notable and consistent yardage. Matt Gagliardi demonstrated explosive running and scored two TDs. Matthew Ellison had impressive drives, also scoring two TDs.
Gougler dodged Haverford and scored an extra point. Nicolas Impriano also snapped the ball and Nick Staud played quarterback; both did a remarkable job. Nolan Huntley, Xavier Wendel, and Brandon Peters led the defense with hard hitting. Todd Garret, John Hennessy, and Nico Santini had forceful game saving tackles. Garret and Santini also recovered fumbles.
Alex Klein, Tymier Dark-Barnes, Gavin Von Berg and Luca Forgione also had powerful hits knocking down Haverford’s offense. Stephen Graney demonstrated his speed by recovering a fumble. The MVP’s this week were Brandon Peters and Ben Kaminski.
Ryan Convery was unable to play due to an injury but showed his team support on sidelines.
The Cougar team had an impressive record of 7-2 (including pre-season games). The parents and players would like to thank the coaches for their dedication and for this awesome football season.
80-Pound Varsity Springfield 7 Haverford 6
The Cougars traveled to Haverford on Oct. 22 for the final regular season game.
The Cougar defensive line, lead by
Michael Leon, Colin Renning, Nick Canola, Kieran Morse, Brian King, and Kick Donegan, held Haverford to short gains in the opening quarter of play.
This game quickly turned into a defensive battle between the two teams with neither able to do much.
Right before the half is when things went
haywire for the Cougars; QB Nick Donegan dropped back for a pass intended for Dominick Alfonsi but the Fords defense sniffed it out and picked off the pass, advancing the ball to the Springfield
10-yard line. Alex Williams’ excellent play prevented a Fords TD. Two plays later the Fords did cross the end zone to take the lead. The extra point, however, was stopped due to an great play by Michael Leon and Jake Eden. Leon had the runner around the legs and, as he was lunging forward to cross the goal line, Eden came in to give the final blow and that was it for the half.
The second half started out with the Fords on offense but the defense stepped it up another notch thanks to the awesome play of the line and line backers Alfonsi, Eden, Cole Rhodes, and
Alex Sciarrino.
As the fourth quarter wound down the Cougars were firing on all cylinders behind the O line of Danny Tommarelli, Brian Layton, Darnell Curtis, Cole Rhodes, Nick Cariola and Mike Leon who opened up running lanes for Alex Williams, Sciarrino, Eden and Rhodes but it was Alfonsi who had a jail break run for 50 yard that tied the game for the Cougars. With only two minutes left the cougars needed the PAT to win the game. Donegan took the snap and handed off to Eden who bounced the run to the outside to give the Cougars the lead.
The Fords were not done yet. They were moving the ball when on fourth and five the Cougars defense rose to stop the Fords and end the game with a final score of 7-6.
The Cougars surely missed three of their teammates for this game: Tommy Ward and Logan Chambers were out with injuries, and Thomas Dougherty with illness. Hopefully, they will be back for the playoffs.
100-Pound JV Springfield 35 Havertown 13
Springfield 100-pound JV ended a fantastic season with a big win over Havertown on Friday night.
The Cougars’ offense, set the tone of the game early on with a 60-yard return by Kahlid Holman-Dark. Soon after, Aidan Shandley had an outstanding catch to get the Cougars to within two yards to pay dirt. A powerful run and TD by Jimmy O’Neill gave the Cougars their first lead of the game.
Tanner Robinson had two touchdowns and a huge running game. Kevin Rechner had two extra points and a great 50-yard run. QB Terrence Kelly added the necessary extra points when it counted.
Joe Pontano recovered an on-sides kick and set up the team for another score. Paul Conlan led a powerful rush downfield and added the touchdown that gave the Cougars a very comfortable lead at the half.
The offense rallied behind the excellent blocking of Chris Brolley, and Aidan Hoopes. Chris Rich and Franco Tommarelli created the necessary holes to allow huge running gains by both Garrett Cooley and Kyle Holstein.
The second half saw a great fumble recovery by Pat Dougherty and an interception by Carson Shaner. Jake Vaughan and Nick Finizio came up with huge stops in the backfield.
The unstoppable defensive line of Jake Bush, Danny Albany, and Jake Quatrani kept Havertown out of the red zone. Michael Eberhardt, John Godsey and Vince DiVario came up with huge defensive stops when it was necessary. Matt Santarelli, Ethan Scott, and Dylan Laffey proved that the Cougars were not backing down by rounding out the powerhouse defense.
100-Pound Varsity Springfield 26 Haverford 0
The 100-pound varsity ended its regular season play with another shut out victory, beating Haverford 26-0. The Cougars won the Central Division and will start playoffs next week. The team played like a well-oiled machine, and the victory was a total team effort.
The Cougars put six on the board with quarterback Patrick Toal throwing 25-yard touchdown pass to Zach Broomall. Ethan Crowther, Jimmy Donnegan, Pat Clemens, and Colin Ellis provided great pass blocking. Jack Spence busting through for the extra point put the Cougars up 7-0.
Anthony Rightley scored the second touchdown by walking in the end zone to make it 13-0.
A 45-yard touch down run by Rightley put the Cougars up 19-0. Jack Pscenicska added the extra point.
Rightley's 20-yard run for the fourth touchdown put the Cougars in control. Spence added the extra point.
Patrick Marley Jr., Courtland Miller, Spence and Pscenicska's hard running help the Cougars stay in control offensively. Defensively Klaus Gable, Pat McCann, Jeff Biancanella, Clemens, Crowther, Ellis, and Broomall shut down the Fords. Touchdown saving tackles by Liam D'Fonzo and Rightley were key for the shut out. Fumble recoveries by Clemens, Ellis, Broomall, Gable and Rightley kept the offense on the field. Dom Addona's quarterback sack was the defensive play of the game.
The Cougars will open the first round of the playoffs at home this Saturday against Prospect Park.

SFA girls play in all-star game

St. Francis of Assisi School’s volleyball girls joined the rest of Region 25 to play in the ninth annual CYO Volleyball All Star Game at Cardinal O’Hara on Oct. 16. Getting ready to play are Coach Maria Simiriglio, Julianna Kissinger, Alley Lee, Brittany Winter, Kristy Oakley and Coach Kacie Green.

Springfield Sparks deafeat Ukranian Nationals for first win of season

Sparks players Lauren Johnston, in the background, Gianna Mirigliano, approaching the ball, Caroline Walters, right background and Kristen Kutufaris with the white T-shirt under her jersey, helped lead the team to their first win of the season.

Springfield Sparks 1, Ukranian Nationals Slava 0
Gianna Mirigliano out ran two Ukranian defenders, and her shot was deflected by the Slava keeper but Kristen Kutufaris was there to slam it into the back of the net to notch the Sparks first win of the season.
Kutufaris started as the Sparks goal keeper and was inserted as an offensive replacement in the second half. Her replacement, Aislinn McAnulla, stopped three Slava shots to keep them off the board. With time running down in the second half, Kutufaris went back in goal and was aided by the strong defensive duo of Lanie Morris and Lauren Johnston.
Megan Vince, Kacie Kinney, Kira Criscuolo, Olivia Fabian, Ruth Dougherty and the three Walters sisters, Cathleen, Carly and Caroline, kept applying offense pressure in the second half to keep the ball on the Ukranian side of the field.
The Sparks travel to Dover, Dela. next week to take on CDSA Independence.

SFA junior varsity footballers raise record to 5-2

SFA’s Nicky Kutufaris and Justin Shields team up to stop a St. Dot’s extra point attempt.

SFA Junior Varsity
SFA 19, St. Dorothy 12
The St. Francis of Assisi (SFA) fifth and sixth grade football team raised their record to 5-2 by subduing St. Dorothy’s at Steel Field in Havertown.
It was a tale of two halves: SFA dominated the first half; and St. Dot’s battled back to tie the score in the second half before succumbing at the end.
Liam McKnight hooked up with Nicky Kutufaris for a 58-yard scoring strike on the third play from scrimmage. In the second quarter, McKnight completed a ten- play, 54-yard drive with a four-yard keeper. SFA failed on both PATs, and the half ended 12-0.
Defensively, SFA allowed only one first down and 17 total yards.
St. Dot’s came alive in the second half and tied the score midway through the fourth quarter on a long touchdown run. SFA stopped both extra point attempts to preserve a 12-12 tie.
St. Dot’s then had a chance to take the lead after recovering an onside kick, but Derek Strain recovered a fumble for SFA to thwart the threat.
The offense took advantage of the turnover, and proceeded to drive 72 yards in four plays for the winning score. N. Kutufaris accounted for 71 of the yards, including a 30-yard dash off tackle for the final touchdown. McKnight connected with N. Kutufaris for the extra point and a 19-12 lead.
SFA then withstood a final St. Dot’s effort, with Connor Crawford helping to secure the victory with an interception.
SFA accumulated 220 total yards, as linemen Patrick Devine, Cole Dumont, Derek Strain, Alex Smith, Connor Hoffner, Tommy Kutufaris, Adam Klein and Luke Sprague did a good job battling in the trenches.
N. Kutufaris tallied 108 rushing yards, and Justin Shields chipped in with 40 rushing yards.
SFA will clash with St. Anastasia this Saturday at noon at Church Road Field.

Penncrest High School hosting Mat Mayhem wrestling clinic

Penncrest High School will host the second annual Mat Mayhem wrestling clinic on Sat. November 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the PHS Auxiliary Gym. Kids from grades 4th through 9th are invited to this clinic dedicated to developing skills and techniques to become a champion wrestler. No wrestling experience is necessary to sign up. For more information and registration form, visit http://tinyurl.com/matmayhem.

This clinic includes lessons on effective technique in the neutral, top and bottom positions, taught by the Penncrest coaching staff and other area coaches, pizza lunch and a commemorative t-shirt.

Registration for the Mat Mayhem clinic is $35 per wrestler. Payment can be made by cash or checks, with checks payable to “Penncrest Wrestling Boosters.” Parents can send registration and payment to Coach Greg Jacobs, 134 Barren Road, Media, PA 19063. Pre-registration is recommended. Walk-in registration will take place from 8:30-9 a.m. on the day of the clinic, though walk-ins are not guaranteed a t-shirt).

Ridley's Dynamite U12 and Revolution U10 tournament champions

The Ridley Dynamite U12 and Ridley Revolution U10 girls’ teams recently won the championships at the Jack Walsh Columbus Day Tournament.

Ridley Revolution U10 Girls Team:

Front Row (sitting): Jacklyn Floyd, Nicole Floyd, Ally Mastripolito,, Alexa Lamothe, Rebecca Affleck, Theresa Simister
Back Row (standing): Coach Viki Ley, Makalia Ley- Mc Manus, Isabella Medina, Mackenzie Cannon, Emme Darcas, Allison Nowetner, Abby Lewis, Coach Rick Floyd

Ridley Dynamite U12 Girls Team:

Front Row (kneeling): Molly McKee, Emily Cooper, Sarah Hurley, Sheridan Hedrick,

Middle: Paige Mastripolito, Delaney Kitzinger, Sam Najmola, Cami Johnson, Naia Perry

Back Row (standing): Head Coach Kristin Kelleher, Bailey Gaul, Cami Boon, Amaya Impriano, Vicky Zielke, Kylie DiGiacomo, Gabby DiNardo, Gianna Volpone, Dara Dawson, Courtney Floyd, Coach Chuck Catania

Springfield U-9 Renegades strike again

Springfield’s U-9 Renegades soccer team continued their winning streak in a 2-1 win against Lower Merion Oct. 15.
Jake Kuzmick and Matthew Ellison both had strong kicks scoring goals for the Renegades. Momsif Atify, Rory Travers, Ben Storz, Evan Gallagher and Ryan Peterson showed speed and skillful passing on the offense.
Andrew Fox, Jacob McCarthy and Nicholas Dezzi dribbled and passed with precision. Jake Peichel was a defensive powerhouse, continually turning Lower Merion away.
Brandon McKnight did a strong job at goalie the first half. Kevin McCann did a superb job at goalie the second half.
Lower Merion intensified the heat in the last few minutes of the game by putting their entire team on offense. McCann had many game saving stops. Lower Merion only managed to put one goal in the net with many last minute attempts.

SFA junior varsity record falls 4-2

SFA's Justin Shields recovers an onside kick.

SFA Junior Varsity SFA 13 Our Lady of Fatima 25
The St. Francis of Assisi (SFA) fifth- and sixth-grade football team lost to an undefeated Our Lady of Fatima (OLF) team to dampen an otherwise beautiful homecoming day celebration at Church Road Field. SFA’s record fell to 4-2.
SFA could not generate any momentum in the first half as OLF cruised to 25-0 lead at intermission.
SFA overcame their opening half jitters and both the offense and defense came to life in the second half. SFA posted scores in the third and fourth quarters, and the defense allowed only one first down.
Nicky Kutufaris broke loose on a sweep and tight roped down the sideline for a 47-yard touchdown. Liam McKnight then connected with Kutufaris for the extra point and SFA was on the scoreboard 25-7.
On defense Marty O’Connell recovered a fumble, but SFA could not capitalize on the turnover and the third quarter came to a close.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, SFA’s defense sniffed out a fake punt and pinned OLF down at the 7 yard line. Three plays later Kutufaris raced around end for a five-yard touchdown.
The extra point attempt failed, but SFA had trimmed the lead to 25-13. Justin Shields then recovered an onside kick for SFA, but there would be no further scoring in the game.
SFA will try to get back on track this Saturday versus St. Dorothy at noon at Steel Road Field.

SYC 80-Pound JV Gold take down Coatesvill

SYC's 120-pound varsity running back Philip Shovlin (#5) looks for running room during the team's final home game of the season against Brandywine, Del. Although the Cougars lost a tough battle, they finish their regular season with a winning record and will begin to prepare for post-season action.

80-pound JV Gold Cougars 33 Coatesville 6
The Gold team continued its winning streak on Oct. 16 with an impressive victory of 33-6.
Center Anthony McBride and quarterback Matthew Ellison led the Cougars’ offense. Brett Gougler was the high scorer for the Cougars with two touchdowns. Linebacker Stephen Graney recovered a fumble and had the longest run of the day for an 85-yard TD. Ellison threw a strong reception to Minchin who dodged the Coatesville’s defense for a TD.
The Cougars mixed things up and gave linebacker Todd Garret an opportunity at running back. Garret took full advantage and put six more points on the board. Daniel Ryan scored an extra point, and Matt Gagliardi scored two extra points.
Ethan Johnson led the fierce offensive line with his powerful blocking. Connor Roche, Nathan Fox, Nicholas Impriano, Ben Kaminski, Ryan Convery and Victor Stafford also hit hard on offense.
Todd Garrett led The Cougar’s defense by pounding Coatesville with forceful tackles. Other defensive highlights included Alex Klein who recovered a fumble and had tackles in the backfield. Nolan Huntley, John Hennessy, Nico Santini, Gavin Von Berg, Nick Staud, Brandon Peters, Xavier Wendel, and Tymier Dark-Barnes also showed muscle and strong tackling.
Stephan Graney was the defensive MVP, and Ethan Johnson was the offensive MVP. The Cougars continue to improve each week as evidenced by this win.
100-pound JV Brandywine Delaware 20 Springfield 12
Springfield fell to the Brandywine Warriors on last Sunday despite a hard-fought battle.
The Cougar Offense, led by QB Terrence Kelly, tried to take control early, rallying behind the excellent blocking of Chris Brolley, Kevin Rechner, Aidan Hoopes, Chris Rich and Carsen Shaner. Running back Tanner Robinson racked up a huge running game and scoring two touchdowns. Aidan Shandley had a career-high four receptions, surprising everyone with a one-handed grab to gain a much-needed first down late in the game. Franco Tommarelli and Pat Dougherty created the necessary holes for Jimmy O’Neill and Khalid Holman-Dark to come up with big gains when it counted.
Unfortunately, the Cougars had a tough time completing the extra points allowing the Warriors to keep the lead.
Defensively, the Cougars never gave up. The powerhouse defensive line of Jake Bush, Kyle Holstein, Jake Quatrani, John Godsey, Vince DiVario, Matt Santarelli, and Ethan Scott proved to be a formidable. Dylan Laffey, Garrett Cooley, and Joe Pontano had several saves in the backfield that kept the Warriors within reach. Jake Vaughan had a fantastic near-interception that created the turnover on downs late in the game.
Despite exhaustive efforts by Paul Conlan, Danny Albany and Nick Finizio, the Warriors got to the outside at times and racked up 20 points against.
SYC will take on Haverford next Friday at the Fords home field.
100-pound Varsity Springfield 26 Brandywine 0
The Cougars got back to their winning ways by defeating the Brandywine Warriors 26-0. Springfield leads the Bert Bell Central Division. The victory was a total team effort.
Once again the defense dominated, allowing the offense to take over with explosive Jack Psenicska, Patrick Marley Jr., Jack Spence and Courtland Miller. These boys hit the holes hard for many positive yards. Psenicska put the first six up by slamming through at the goal line. A 35- yard touchdown run by Anthony Rightley put the Cougars up 12-0. Two 25-yard pass completions by quarterback Patrick Toal, one to Zach Broomall and the other to Psenicska was good enough for first downs and put the Cougars in scoring position. Toal took advantage of the field position and put six more on the board by sneaking into the end zone. Once again, outstanding center Jimmy Donegan led the way. Rightley added the extra point by juking an opponent and cruising into the end zone. The Cougars led 19-0.
A beautiful 60-yard run by Rightley, and a diving extra point by Psenicska put 26 on the board for Springfield.
Defensive powerhouse play by Pat McCann, Pat Clemens, Jeff Biancaniello, Liam DiFonzo, Collin Ellis and Ethan Crowther held the Warriors to one first down. Klaus Gable and Dom Adonna's unstoppable penetration on the defensive line was key to shutting down the Warriors.
The Cougars travel to Haverford on Saturday. A win will give the Cougars a Central Division championship.

Springfield CYO football suffers first loss to St. Denis

Mike Conran hauls in a Liam McKnight pass to set up SFA’s first touchdown.

SFA Junior Varsity
SFA 12, St. Denis 16
The St. Francis of Assisi (SFA) fifth- and sixth-grade football team suffered their first defeat of the year to St. Denis in a hard fought battle at Paddock Park in Havertown. The 16-12 loss dropped SFA’s record to 4-1.
SFA jumped out to a 6-0 lead early in the first quarter on a Nicky Kutufaris one-yard plunge into the end zone. A Liam McKnight-to-Mike Conran 34-yard hook up down to the five yard line set up the touchdown. The extra point attempt was blocked.
Midway through the second quarter, St. Denis took the lead by connecting on a couple of long pass plays, including one for the tying score. St. Denis then converted the crucial extra point for an 8-6 lead. St. Denis then capitalized on a SFA turnover, scoring a touchdown on the last play of the half. The extra point kick was good once again and St. Denis took a 16-6 lead into halftime.
SFA clawed their way back into the game when McKnight executed a picture perfect 22-yard scoring strike to N. Kutufaris late in the third quarter. The extra point attempt failed but SFA closed the gap to 16-12. However, despite a couple more opportunities on offense, SFA could not generate the go ahead touchdown.
SFA’s defense allowed their first points of the season in the second quarter, but then stiffened in the second half and allowed only one first down.
Leading tacklers were Justin Shields, Johnny Powers, Marty O’Connell, Tommy Kutufaris, Derek Strain, Adam Klein, Patrick Divine, Mike Conran, Connor Crawford, Cole Dumont and N. Kutufaris. Dumont also recovered a fumble.
SFA will celebrate homecoming on Saturday at Church Road Field versus Our Lady of Fatima. Varsity will play at 10 a.m. with the JV to follow around noon. All are welcome, especially alumni of the SFA football/cheerleading programs.

Springfield's U9 Renegade Travel Soccer team played Columbus Day tourney

The U-9 Renegade Travel Soccer team participated in the Delco Columbus Day tournament. The Renegades went to the final championship game in a two-day tournament. Renegade players are (top row) Andrew Fox, Brandon McKnight, Jacob McCarthy, Matthew Ellison, Rory Travers, Momsif Atify, Jake Peichel and Coach Joe Lutes; (bottom row) Jake Kuzmick, Ben Storz, Kevin McCann, Nicholas Dezzi, Evan Gallagher and Ryan Peterson.

Springfield Youth Club: 80-pound JV Gold beat Haverford

80-pound JV Gold
Springfield 19
Haverford 18
Gold had a heart pounding game at Haverford’s homecoming on Oct. 8. The Cougars got off to a slow start and gave up two TDs in the first minutes.
The hard hitting offensive line of Daniel Ryan, Connor Roche, Ethan Johnson, Nathan Fox, Nicholas Impriano, Ben Kaminski, Victor Stafford, and Ryan Convery fought back with Anthony McBride at center and Matthew Ellison at QB. Brett Gougler consistently gained good yardage for the Cougars. Matt Gagliardi continued to demonstrate his offensive speed and scored two touchdowns. Art Minchin scored an extra point. The Cougars led 13 to 12 at half time. The offensive continued to dominate with Minchin dodging through Haverford for another TD. Ellison had the longest run of the day for an 85-yard TD that, unfortunately, was called back due to a penalty.
The Cougar’s defensive line of Nico Santini, Gavin Von Berg, Nick Staud, Brandon Peters, Jerry Coia, Xavier Wendel, and Nolan Huntley hit strong and hard to hold the Cougars’ lead. Tymier Dark-Barnes and Luca Forgione both had tackles in the backfield resulting in yardage loss for Haverford. Todd Garret, Alex Klein, Stephen Graney, and John Hennessy had game saving tackles as Haverford pushed forcefully. Klein stopped Haverford in their tracks by recovering a fumble.
Haverford had one more TD, but were unable to get past the Cougars defense for the extra point. The Cougar’s victory was hard fought and well deserved!
100-Pound JV
Downingtown 7
Springfield 9
On Oct. 8, the Cougars went on the road to face the Downingtown Young Whippets.
The first half opened with DYW unable to make any gains due to intense tackling by John McCormick, Vince DiVario, Kyle Holstein and Jake Quatrani.
The Cougars’ Jimmy O’Neill and Tanner Robinson carried up field for first downs, but Springfield was unable to score.
DYW drove, but Carson Shaner stopped them on the 15, and Khalid Holman-Dark on a fourth and goal.
A Cougars’ pass was intercepted, but thanks to a TD-saving tackle by Chris Rich, DYW did not score.
The Cougars had fierce tackling by Patrick Dougherty, Joe Pontano, Ethan Scott and Matt Santarelli. Kevin Rechner quarterback sack pushed Downingtown back to the 25. Then Jake Vaughan’s interception gave the Cougars the ball ending the half at 0-0.
Robinson ran for 40-yards thanks to stiff blocking by Michael Eberhardt and Chris Brolley in the second half.
Nick Finizio, Garret Cooley and Jake Bush hard punishing tackles, but DYW scored making it 7-0.
Terrence Kelly passed to Franco Tommarelli for a first down. Robinson kept pushing up field, but was unable to score.
Paul Conlin made a game-saving tackle, and Finizio caught DYW’s punt. With 27 seconds left in the game, a crisp snap by Aiden Hoopes to Robinson allowed for a completed pass to Aidan Shandley for a touchdown. The Cougars tried for two points, but were denied. The hard-fought game ended 7-6.

Girls Travel Lacrosse tryouts for Springfield Athletic Assoc.

SAA's Girls Spring Travel Lacrosse Tryouts
Saturdays, Oct. 15 and 22, at Memorial Park Field.
3rd, 4th, 5th grades: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
6th, 7th, 8th grades: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Girl's must attend one tryout in order to be eligible to play this spring. If you have conflict and can not make either tryout, contact Michelle DeBernardi@ mdebernardi@yahoo.com. Do not contact the coach.

Springfield Athletic Association U-9 Travel Soccer team defeats Red Devils

U-9 Travel Soccer
Springfield Renegades 3, Coventry Red Devils 1
The Springfield U-9 Renegades team hosted Coventry on Oct. 1 at Netherwood Field. Andrew Fox scored one goal assisted by Matthew Ellison, and Jake Kuzmick scored two goals for the Renegades.
Brendan McKnight goal tended the first half and Kevin McCann the second, both did a great job in goal. Ben Storz, Momsif Atify and Rory Travers dribbled and passed the ball skillfully through the Red Devils.
Nicholas Dezzi, Ryan Peterson, Evan Gallagher, Jacob McCarthy and Jake Peichel helped defend the Renegades goal and rotated to offense, maneuvering right passed the Red Devils.
The Renegades dominated the field and ended with a well-deserved 3 to 1 victory.
K-1 Soccer
The UCLA team won its second game of the season Oct. 1 improving its record to 2 - 0. Bryan Minott and Bridget Robinson each scored two goals in the team's 4 - 1 victory.

Springfield Youth Club football roundup

80-Pound JV Gold
Cougars 12, 69th Street 6
The Cougars hosted 69th street on homecoming weekend on Sept. 30 and left North Avenue field with a 12-6 victory.
QB Matthew Ellison had a 35-yard run, landing just one yard short of a TD. Running back Matt Gagliardi finished the job and scored the first six points of the game.
The 69th street team answered back with a touchdown. However, defensive line backer John Hennessy and Nico Santini pounded the 69th street offense to impede any further gains. Alex Kline, Andrew Ensley, and Todd Garrett also came up with strong hitting key tackles. Gavin Von Berg, Nick Staud, Brandon Peters, Jerry Coia, Tymier Dark-Barnes, and Nolan Huntley showed their muscle on the defense line by holding the 69th offense back. Stephen Graney had a key interception when the 69th offense attempted a pass play.
The Cougars offensive line returned to field with center Ben Kaminski leading the drive. RB Brett Gougler and Arthur Minchin gained yardage for the Cougars.
The offensive line of Connor Roche, Ethan Johnson, Nathan Fox, Daniel Ryan, Nicholas Impriano, Victor Stafford, and Ryan Convery trampled over the 69th defense. Graney’s interception and the muscle of the offensive line set up Gagliardi in position to maneuver into the end zone once again, cementing a 12-6 victory.
80-Pound Varsity
Marple 22, Springfield 14
The Cougars lost another hard fought game against the Marple Tigers on Homecoming on Oct. 1.
The Cougars struck first thanks to the blocking of Nick Cariola, Colin Renning, Thomas Dougherty, Brian King, Logan Chambers and Danny Tommarelli. The hard work of this line gave Dominick Alfonsi the hole he needed to ramble off a 45-yard touchdown. The PAT was good due to a great second effort with Jake Eden shedding two would be tacklers to cross the goal line.
The Tigers drive was moving well when Alex Williams intercepted a pass and ran it back for the Cougars second TD. The PAT was good due to a great fake by QB Nicky Donegan that allowed Alfonsi to score. The Tigers scored at the end of the half to cut the lead to 14-8.
The second half was not as good for the cougars, Despite the hard work of Tommy Ward, Alex Sciarrino, Kieran Morse, Brian Layton, Darnell Curtis, Collin Renning, and Tommarelli, the
Cougars defense could not stop the tigers from scoring and taking the lead.
The Cougars couldn’t move the ball effectively despite the hard running of Cole Rhodes, Williams, Sciarrino, Eden and Alfonsi.
Although, the Cougar defense never gave up, line backers Alfonsi. Eden, Ward, Sciarrino and safety Williams just could not corral the Tigers runners. Marple scored for the final time to end the scoring and the game with the Tigers on top 22-14.
100-Pound JV
Springfield 7, Marple 6
The Cougars hosted the Marple Newtown Tigers on Homecoming on Oct. 1.
The game opened up with a tremendous run by Tanner Robinson to the two. Chris Brolley made a strong block allowing Jimmy O’Neill to score a quick TD. Terence Kelly then passed to Franco Tommarelli for the extra point.
Marple’s fumbled kick-off was recovered by Joe Pontano.
Michael Eberhardt and Chris Rich made excellent blocks while Paul Conlin had a sprinting carry up field.
Marple gained possession before the end of the half. Jake Vaughan and Nick Finizio made several fierce tackles, assisted by Garrett Cooley, Vince DiVario, and Jake Bush, stopping Marple’s attempt at gaining yards. A solo tackle by Khalid Holman-Dark gave the Cougars possession.
A pick-off by Marple gave them possession, ending the half at 7-0.
The second half showcased the Cougars D-line. Jarring tackles made by Patrick Dougherty, Matt Santarelli, Carson Shaner and Dylan Laffey stopped Marple for most of their possession until a “Quarterback sneak” gave them a TD, but Jake Vaughan’s solo tackle denied them the extra point. The fourth quarter started with a well-executed snap by Aiden Hoopes, allowing a completed pass by Kelly to Aidan Shandley for a first down.
The Cougars’ D-liners Kevin Rechner, Danny Albany, Ethan Scott and Jake Quatrani held Marple still. Tackling by John McCormick and Kyle Holstein stopped Marple on their final drive, giving the Cougars a Homecoming 7-6 win.
100-Pound Varsity
Cougars 14, Marple 0
The Cougars celebrated Homecoming with their third shutout victory this season, defeating Marple 14-0 and leading the Bert Bell Central Division.
The defense continued to dominate with the hard hitting by Klaus Gable, Ethan Crowther and Pat Clemens.
The offense picked up many yards. Good, hard, solid running by Patrick Marley Jr., Jack Spence and Jack Psenicska. Anthony Rightley racked up over 100 yards in rushing, an all time high for the team. Cougar's Quarterback Patrick Toal put up the first six points with a quarterback sneak, behind the blocking of center, Jimmy Donegan. Rightley added the extra point by busting through to the end zone. The Cougars led at halftime 7-0.
Rightley added to the lead by scoring the second touchdown of the morning. Quarterback Toal's throw to Zack Broomall for the extra point put the Cougars up 14-0.
A touchdown saving tackle by Jeff Biancaniello kept the Tigers off the board. An interception by Rightley put the Cougars offense in control once again. Scrambling to avoid a tackle quarterback Toal threw down field to Broomall for a 35-yard pass completion for a first down. Clemens quieted the Tigers with a huge sack to seal the victory.
Cougar stand outs: Colin Ellis, Dom Addona, Liam DiFonzo, Pat Curran, Pat McCann and Courtland Miller contributed to the shutdown of the Tigers.
The Cougars travel to Downingtown to take on the Young Whippets this weekend.

Springfield CYO football update

SFA Junior Varsity
SFA 29, St. Bernadette 0
The St. Francis of Assisi (SFA) fifth and sixth grade football team thumped St. Bernadette 29-0 under the lights at Dermond Field in Drexel Hill on a misty Friday night, and improved its record to 4-0.
SFA immediately lit up the scoreboard when Nicky Kutufaris returned the opening kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown. Mike Conran booted the extra point, and in a blink of an eye SFA was leading 8-0. There was no further scoring in the first quarter.
SFA struck pay dirt twice in the second quarter when Liam McKnight tossed scoring passes of 29 yards to Conran and 35 yards to Tommy Kutufaris. Conran then converted both extra points, one by foot and the other through the air to N. Kutufaris. The half came to a close with SFA on top 23-0.
SFA completed the scoring in the fourth quarter when Anthony Scarduzio skated 32 yards around end for a touchdown.
Despite the sloppy field conditions, neither team committed a turnover.
SFA’s defense allowed only 44 yards and two first downs, and remains unscored upon for the year.
Leading tacklers were Patrick Divine, Tommy Kutufaris, Justin Shields, Marty O’Connell, Adam Klein, Connor Crawford, Johnny Powers, Derek Strain, Cole Dumont, Mike Conran, N. Kutufaris and Scarduzio.
SFA will travel to Paddock Park in Havertown to battle St. Denis this Saturday at noon.