September 21, 2009
YOUTH FOOTBALL -- The Hinsdale Falcons
115-pound Silver Red team improved to 2-0 by
steamrolling past Lombard 31-0. Every team member came up big,
but the defensive line was especially strong, yielding less than
50 total offensive yards.
The defensive line of Eddie Krillenberger, Tommy Dunphy, John
Rohan, Brian Foley, Reed Willman, Matt Bradley and Griffin
Gartner thoroughly stopped virtually every Lombard advance.
Other key tackles were made by Constantine Slone and Louis
Finney, John Bomba (interception) and Jack Breslin (key fumble
recovery).
The scoring started when running back Alex Byrnes plunged five
yards for a touchdown. After a Bradley fumble recovery,
quarterback Jack Cinefro threw a 15-yard TD pass to Jack Kelly.
Halfback Johnny Campbell continued his excellent play with two
TD runs and Cinefro added a sneak for a TD.
• Falcons 100 Silver 28,
Downers Grove Panthers White 12: The Falcons 100-pound Silver
team brought its record to 2-1 with an impressive victory.
The game started with an electrifying opening kickoff when Alex
Wallace ran 72 yards, eluding numerous tackle attempts, to
score. The Falcons put two more points on the board with a
conversion pass from Michael Claussen to Nick Bjorson.
In the second quarter, Nick O'Grady's 49-yard touchdown run,
followed by a Claussen pass to Tristen Ciardelli, increased the
Falcons' lead to 16-0.
The Falcons running game continued to dominate as penetration by
Eli Blacketor, followed by a 78-yard run by Wallace, brought the
score to 22-0. A strong defensive line, led by Evan Martucci,
Frankie Rayis, and Nick Martucci, along with crushing tackles by
Joey Gordon and Chris Heneghan, shut out the Panthers in the
first half.
Although the Panthers were able to put some points on the board
in the second half, pass coverage by Heneghan and Matt Bjorson,
denied extra-point attempts. Good blocking from the offensive
line, including Timothy Lindsey, James Gordon and Max Nelepa,
allowed O'Grady to score his second touchdown on a Claussen
pass.
• Falcons 100 Gold 14,
Downers Grove Panthers 7: The Falcons 100-pound Gold team walked
away with its second victory.
The Panthers scored on their first offensive possession, but
this triggered the Falcons' offensive line to turn on the heat,
allowing quarterback Michael Sessa (6-for-6 passing for 52
yards, TD) to lead a 54-yard scoring drive. The blocking of Ryan
Cohen (team-high 7 key blocks), Doug Kramer (4 tackles), Matt
Moreton, Andrew Bitautas and Austin Schwartz opened holes for
the running game.
Christian Davis (4 carries, 25 yards) started the attack with
two reverse runs. Colin Goss (8 carries, 39 yards) supported the
movement through the middle in between Sessa's 22-yard pass
connection with Luke Soenen. A 3-yard touchdown pass to Geno
Reichert ended the first half.
Hinsdale's defense was determined to maintain the lead in the
second half.
Fueled by the crushing blows of Mikey Weingartner and Brett
Dougherty, the fearless line of Goss (6 tackles), Peter Nikho,
Zak Marinko, Will Hughes and Chris Chute crumbled the Panthers'
offense.
Brad Huth's six tackles, coupled with the outside blocking of
Ellis Kritzer, opened the door to a Weingartner-Davis sack,
forcing a punt. Hinsdale promptly made its way downfield,
sparked by Huth's explosive 50-yard run. Goss drove up the
middle to pick up 9 yards, in addition to Jake Heiser's 7 yards
and thee forceful tackles.
Sessa completed a 15-yard pass to Soenen, which led to a 1-yard
pickup by Davis for a touchdown. Soenen made the catch for the
two-point conversion. Aaron Vander Linde and Cole Zeno set off
the defensive line for the final play -- a huge tackle by Jack
Kavanagh resulting in an interception by Huth. Hinsdale's 110
rushing yards was a huge contribution to the victory.
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