Gator Football Recap Weekend of 9/28 - 9/30

Good weekend for the Gators Football program with a 4-3 weekend.  11U and Varsity U remain undefeated.  The 100lb team is making a run for one of the top spots in the National Conference playoffs.

70 lb 

Gators 13  -  Southern 20

Next Game: Sat Oct 6, 10:30am vs Rebels @ DAA Park

80lb 

Gators  0  -  Southern  34

Next Game: Sat Oct 6, 9am vs Crofton @ DAA PARK

90lb 

Gators 19  -  Severna Park  6 

The 90lb Gators got into the win column with a 19-6 victory over Severna Park on Sunday.  Malcolm Doster Jr., Colin Burlace, and Thomas Burkhardt combined for 207 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns on the day.  The awesome offensive output was made possible by the incredible job of blocking by the offensive line.  Offensive lineman providing the gaping holes were Mac Budowski, Drew Miller, Daniel Wilson, Mark Newman, Ethan Schwartz, Billy Marsters, JJ Carl, and Noah Reeder.  Defensive standouts included Jack Fracyon, Johnny Belfiore, Jack D’Agostino, Nick Patrella, and Aidan Stephan.

Next Game: Saturday 10/6, 12pm vs Haundale Rebels @  DAA Park 

100lb 

Gators 19 - Southern 0 

The 100lb Gators prevailed over a tough 100lb Southern Bulldogs team on Saturday.  Special teams and defense played a key role with onside kick-off and fumble recoveries to maintain ball control and possession throughout the game.  Ian Beall, Justin Graham and Jamison (J-Man) Gaskins all had TD's on the day.  Other contributors to the day on defense were Ben Taylor, Peter Alexandrides, Johnny McEllhenny, Victor Troesse, Franny O'Hara, Brandon Turner, Jaden Wheeler, Will (Tank) Peeler, Joe Bach, Patrick O'Hagan and Ian Froble.

Next Game:Sat Oct 6, 1:30pm vs Rebels @ DAA Park

11U

Gators 34  -  Southern  0 

The 11U D2 Gators won 34-0 over the Southern Bulldogs.  The defense posted there third straight shut out to start the season.  The D line pressured the Bulldogs all game led by Ryan Payne and Joey Trainor up the middle with Ryan Wellington containing them on the end.  Christopher Spindler had another interception to lead the secondary.  The offense was paced by QB Luke Pierce who went 4 for 4 with a 45 yd touchdown pass to Callum Hadley.  The O line led by Nate Vermillion, Aidan Doud and Mckay Brue protected Luke all game while opening up the running game for Ian Krampf who scored two touchdowns.

Next Game: Sat Oct 6, 3pm vs Rebels @ DAA Park

11U Central 

Gators  0  -  Upper Queen Anne’s  31

A tough game for the Gators, but you can never question the heart of this team.  Fielding only 13 players they fought to the end, playing at Univ of Md Byrd Stadium.

Next Game: Sun Oct 7, 12pm vs Crofton @ Crofton Park 

Varsity U 

Gators 39  -  Old Mill  12 

A special day for the Gators as they got the opportunity to play at University of MD Byrd Stadium.  The Gators jumped on top of the Patriots early, driving down the field behind the blocking of their offensive line, led by center Matt Wilson and Tight End Justin Sodeman, to take a 6-0 lead.  The Patriots answered, returning the kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown.  After a failed extra point, the game was tied 6-6.  On the ensuing kickoff, Nick Vermillion took advantage of some great blocking and outran the Patriots to the end zone for a 73 yard kickoff return.  Zach Miller kicked the ball through the uprights for the two point conversion to make it 14 – 6 Gators.  The Gators never looked back as quarterback Christian Frymark repeatedly led the team down the field.  Warren Dixon and Garrett Phillips each scored in the second half to put the game out of reach.  Defensively, the Gators did not allow the Patriots to move the ball.  Will Pyne, Garrett Phillips, Zach Miller and Justin Granzow prevented the Patriots from getting outside.  Jack Graziano, Nick Boogades and Justice Hubbard defended several passes to keep the Patriots passing attack in check.  Graziano had a big interception in the 3^rd quarter that stopped a Patriots drive.  Brandon Downs, Andrew Chapman, Trey Kiessling, Kevin Galvin, Anthony Rowe, Mason Moseley and Mason Drenner clogged up the middle to make it difficult for Old Mill to run the ball. The Gators welcomed back Brooks Watson, one of their team leaders, who has been out since suffering a leg injury during the preseason. Though Brooks did not play a lot, it was great to have him back out on the field with his team. Receiver Tommy McGee saw limited action due to a minor knee injury that will keep him out for a short period of time.

Next Game: Friday Oct 5, 8pm @ Harundale Rebels