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.