Sports Plus Claims North Haven Flag Football Championship

Sports Plus claimed the 2015 North Haven Youth Football Flag Football Championship with a 25-6 victory over Dick’s Sporting Goods on Halloween.

Sports Plus was the No. 1 seed while Dick’s Sporting Goods was seeded second. The teams split the regular-season series to set up the grudge match in the title game.

Sports Plus won the first game, 14-6 in mid-September, while Dick’s Sporting Goods handed Sports Plus its only loss of the season with a thrilling last-second 7-6 victory in early October.

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Both teams kicked their offenses into high gear, combining for a total of 58 points in the first week of the playoffs.

In front of a large crowd and on a gorgeous fall day for football at Vanacore Field, home of the North Haven Indians, the two teams came fired up and ready to play.

Sports Plus scored twice in the first half to take a 13-0 lead into halftime. Sports Plus added two more scores in the third quarter to take a 25-0 lead before Dick’s Sporting Goods got on the scoreboard to make it a 25-6 final.

The Sports Plus offensive and defensive backfields were led all year by Joe Mastroianni, Jimmy Marshall, Ben Pizzano, Cody Vanacore, and Luca Faulkner.

The offensive line opened holes for the running backs all season anchored by Nathan Testa, Nick Rivera, C.J. Faulkner, Joey Maciejko, Logan Jeffery, Zach Thomas, and Vincent Fratta.

The defensive line burst through gaps and tracked down ball carriers every game and were paced by Sean Perrotti, Jack Hartley, Colton Kennealy, Griffin McCarthy, and Evan DiMauro.

The team was coached by Charlie Faulkner, Kerri Kennealy, Ed DiMauro, and Steven Testa. Congratulations to all the players and coaches from Pool & Patio and Williston Electric on their great seasons also. All the boys played hard during the season and the town of North Haven has plenty to be proud in with their Youth Football Flag Division teams.

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