Undefeated OLF defeats St. Francis JV team in semi-final playoff game

SFA’s Derek Strain (#55), Johnny Powers (#22) and Tommy Kutufaris (#33) engulf the OLF ball carrier.

SFA Junior Varsity
SFA 6, OLF 19
The St. Francis of Assisi (SFA) fifth- and sixth-grade football team lost 19-6 to an undefeated Our Lady of Fatima (OLF) team in a semi-final playoff game at Malvern High School. SFA’s record fell to 7-3.
The two teams met earlier in the year, with OLF dominating for an easy victory. This game looked to be going in the same direction as OLF jumped out to a 12-0 lead due to long touchdown runs in both the first and second quarter.
However, SFA continued to battle and cut the lead in half by marching 58 yard in eight plays. Nicky Kutufaris, Derek Strain and Justin Shields alternated carries during the drive, and facing a fourth and one situation, N. Kutufaris busted loose and raced down to the one yard line.
Two plays later, on what turned out to be the final play of the half, Liam McKnight found N. Kutufaris alone in the corner of the end zone for the score. The extra point attempt failed and the half ended with SFA behind only 12-6.
OLF opened the second half with another long touchdown run that increased their lead to 19-6 lead. SFA kept scrapping and proceeded to move the ball down field, but could not sustain the drive as the third quarter came to a close. Neither team would mount any offense in the fourth quarter and the game ended with OLF on top 19-6.
SFA linemen Patrick Devine, Johnny Powers, Cole Dumont, Alex Smith, Tommy Kutufaris, Adam Klein and Luke Sprague fought hard in the trenches against much bigger opponents.
SFA’s defense played hard, and recorded three turnovers. Devine recovered two fumbles and Sprague also pounced on a loose ball.