Springfield Youth Club begins football season

80-Pound JV Blue
Springfield 20
Haverford 6
Coming off of an impressive comeback win over Drexel Hill on Sept. 1, the 80-Pound JV Blue team took on Haverford on Sept. 7 and again produced another come-from-behind win. The offense really got the fans fired up with several blistering runs in the first half by Michael Hoey (37 yards) with blocks provided by Corey Johnson, Xavier Wendel, Sammy Gibson, Kieran Farren, Robert McCarry, William Day and Jim Kennedy. Tariq Edwards added 28 yards, including a touchdown, with blocks provided by William Day, Sammy Gibson and Connor Aughe. JZ Grafstom added 15 yards with blocks provided by Xavier Wendel, and Rocco Bruno.
The defensive line of Anthony Micelli, Vincent Califano, William Adolph IV and Robert McCarry held Havertown to one touchdown in the first half. A fumble recovery by Patrick Keenan further thwarted Haverford’s progress down the field.
Tariq Edwards had a second half touchdown run after blocks by Bruno, Day and Farren. Michael Hoey follow blocks by William Day, Grafstom, and McCarry.
The defense of Steve Price, Aiden Sceno, Marcus Puppio, JP Devinney, Michael Raum, Michael Vickerman, Mark Quatrani and Sean Eberhardt held fast and strong - not allowing a single second half point.
Brain Hudak was on the disabled list with a cast on his arm from a mountain climbing incident. The SYC cheerleaders also provided a great performance.
80-Pound JV Gold
Springfield 39
Rose Tree 19
Last week the 80-pound JV Gold team defeated the Rose Tree Colts 39-19 in its opening game of the 2012 Bert Bell season.
Springfield Head Coach Brian Gouglar and his fellow coaches Anthony McBride, Paul Klein, Glen Huntley, Steve Staud and Shawn Atkins had their team ready for the opener.
Brian Flaherty recovered a fumbled extra point putting the score at 6-0.
Springfield answered right back on the first play from scrimmage as QB Colin Atkins handed the ball off to Aiden Kreydt for a 60-yard touchdown run behind the blocking of Zach Santivasci and Danny "Blind Sides" Chambers. Matthew Klein’s extra point put the Cougars in front 7-6.
After the Rosetree Colts answered right back at 13-7, Nicholas Staud ran strong on an end around play contributing to a second score and 13-13 tie.
The Cougars defense behind the play of Gavin Von Berg, Bobby "Mad-Dog" Marker, and Jack Laverty became a force and tacked the Rosetree running backs for losses on the next four consecutive plays ending with a fumble recovery by Nolan Huntley. The next consecutive defensive stand featured outstanding play by Jacob Rama, Benjamin Kutufaris, Evan Farrington and Dan Flaherty. The defensive effort matched with another offensive drive gave the Cougars the first lead going into half-time 20-13.
The second half was almost all Cougars as offensive lineman Connor Higgins, Aiden Brill, Ryan Convery, and Sean Dougherty create inside lanes for the running backs and a fourth rushing touchdown as Springfield extended the lead to 27-13.
Rosetree answered back but Springfield’s relentless team approach gave the Cougars their first victory of the year with a final score of 39-19.
The game also featured strong game time performances by Kyle Daniel Collins, Colin Downey, and Brandon Peters.
80–Pound Varsity
Springfield 20
69th Street Wildcats 6
The 80-Pound Varsity opened the season with at 20-13 lost the Rose Tree Colts.
The Cougars was ready the following week when they hosted the 69th Street Wildcats and rolled to their first victory of the season. 
The Cougars jumped out to an early lead with Brett Gougler running around the left side for a five-yard TD. The extra point pass from QB Matt Dickinson to James Toal made the score 7-0 in the first quarter.  The Cougar defense frustrated the Wildcats the entire first half with hard-hitting tackles by Matthew Shandley, Bryan Seavey, Connor Roche, Toal, Matt Gagliardi and Gougler.
The Cougars scored again just before halftime on a Dickinson two-yard TD run, followed by a Gougler extra point run.  The Cougar backs ran wild all day behind their mammoth offensive line of Seavey, Roche, Joey Alfonsi, Ethan Johnson, Victor Swafford, Nick Impriano, Shandley and Colton Moleski.
The Cougars went up 20-0 in the third quarter on an eight-yard TD run by Gougler, set up by his own long runs.  The extra point was no good. 
69th Street was able to get on the board but Gagliardi stuffed their extra point attempt.
The fourth quarter went quickly as the Cougars ground game controlled the tempo for much of the quarter. Toal and Gagliardi chewed up the clock with solid runs as the defense led by Colin Crawford, Luke McKee and Luca DiMarcantonio shut down any chances of a Wildcat comeback.
Next week the Cougars travel to play an always-tough Coatesville team.
100-Pound JV Gold
Springfield 12
Kennett-Union Titans 0
The 100-LB JV GOLD team hosted the Kennett Union Titans and won 12-0. Alex Kline had a fumble recovery early in the game that set up a Cougar drive. QB Matthew Ellison capitalized and scored the first TD. 
Todd Garrett and Danny Albany also had key fumble recoveries.
The offensive team was led by center Aiden Hoopes who flawlessly snapped the ball.  RB Marcus McDaniel, Alex Williams and Todd Garret gained significant yardage. 
The furious OL of Daniel Ramani, Jerry Coia, and Alex Hudyma held the Titans.  Tight ends Chris Rich and Darnell Curtis crushed the Titans, allowing for a 70-yard TD by McDaniel. 
The Cougars defense of Nicholas Finizio, Colin Renning, Tommy Gable, Nico Santini and Kieran Morse made game saving tackles.
KU scrambled to put some points on the board and drove to the Cougars 10 yard line.  The defense of Daniel Tommarelli, Devin Destefano, Robert Day, Jake Quatraini and Eddie Scullin held tight and sent the titans away empty handed.
100-Pound Varsity
Springfield 27             
69th Street Wildcats 0
The Cougars opened their season at the Rose Tree Colts and came away with an impressive 29-0 win.
The Cougars tallied their second win of the season the following week with a 27-0 victory over the 69th Street Wildcats.  The Cougars survived a first quarter drive by the Wildcats, but their defense led by Khalid Holman-Dark, Brendon Weaver, Patrick McCann and Klause Gabel kept the Wildcats out of the end zone. 
Tough runs by Malik Edwards, Tanner Robinson and Dominick Alfonsi kept the Wildcat defense honest throughout the first quarter. 
The Cougars erupted in the second quarter when Weaver recovered a Wildcat fumble and the Cougar running game took over.  Alfonsi opened the Cougar scoring with a two-yard TD plunge, followed by an Edwards’s extra point run. 
Leading 7-0, the Cougars quickly got the ball back on an Aiden Shandley kickoff fumble recovery. QB Patrick Marley crossed the goal line on a twp-yard QB sneak. The extra point was no good, but the Cougars took a 13-0 lead into the half.
In the third quarter, the Cougar defense led by Gabel, Holman-Dark, Jimmy O’Neill, Kevin Rechner, Jack Psenicska, Garrett Cooley and McCann, punished the 69th Street running game.  
Springfield’s ground game continued to rack up the yards behind the offensive line of Gabel, Jake Vaughan, Shandley, Rechner, Michael Eberhardt and Jake Bush.
In the fourth quarter, a 20-yard TD pass from Marley to McCann ignited the crowd.  Robinson added the extra point and the Cougars led 20-0. 
The knockout blow came when Alfonsi busted up the middle for a 20-yard TD run.  Robinson added another extra point, making the final score 27-0.
Next up for the Cougars are the Coatesville Kid Raiders.
120-Pound Varsity
Springfield 28   
69th Street Wildcats 0
Two weeks ago the Cougars traveled to Rose Tree to face the Colts to open the 2012 season. They left the field with a 20-6 victory over the Colts.
This week The Cougars continued their winnings way with a 28-0 victory over 69th Street. 
Phil Shovlin opened up the Cougar scoring with a five-yard TD run, set up by runs by Jaden McKenzie and Luke Palumbo. A Vince Puppio extra point pass to Chris Finizio followed and the Cougars led 7-0.
Shovlin scored again in the second quarter on a 15-yard right side run. Puppio added the PAT on a QB keeper, and the Cougars led 14-0. 
The Cougars carried the 14-point lead into the half due to outstanding defense by Chris DiRenzo, Mike Psenicska, Vincent DiMichele, Puppio, Finizio, Jason Estep, Jimmy Clark and McKenzie.
In the third quarter, McKenzie took a handoff and rambled left for a five-yard Cougar TD. A Puppio to Liam DiFonzo extra point pass completed the scoring and the Cougars held a convincing 21-0 lead.  Shovlin, Scott Weaver and Jack Spence continued the Cougar ground assault behind the outstanding blocking of the Cougar offensive line of Chris Alfonsi, Psenicska, DiRenzo, Jeff Biancaniello, Andrew Johnson, Max DiFonzo and Jimmy Donegan.   In the fourth, Weaver took a Puppio handoff and muscled his way across the goal line for the final Cougar TD. A Liam DiFonzo extra point plunge, made the score 28-0. 
Dominating defense by Trevor Robinson, DiMichele, Matt Santarelli, Frankie Lambert and Chris Brolley secured the shutout for the Cougars and improved their record to 2-0.
The Cougars travel to Coatesville next week for a matchup with the Kid Raiders.