B-R Panthers 5th Grade Football Team Could Make History

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers 5th Grade Football Team could make history this weekend. They will play their Championship Game against Morristown on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 9 a.m. in Old Bridge at Lombardi Field.

The 5th Grade Panthers have run off 7 straight wins on their way to claiming the #1 Seed in the playoffs.

Offensively they average 22 points per game. The offense faced adversity and scored on the last drive of the game to pull off a 7-6 win to defeat Old Bridge, which has been a strong rival for them for years.

The Panthers 5th Grade offense is versatile and can hit you from anywhere on the field with any player. They continued to show their talent throughout the season, during which they put up 37 points against West Orange.

Defensively, this team has been lights out all the way, allowing only 6.7 points per game on average.

Bridgewater-Raritan 5th Grade carried on their season to win 3 back-to-back shut-outs blanking Cranford 19-0, West Orange 37-0, and Westfield 27-0.

The first round of playoffs was played last weekend with a rematch vs. Cranford. The Panthers came out on top winning that game 28-14, giving them a Birth into the Super Bowl Championship where they will play a rematch against the #3 seeded Morristown Wild Cats.

If the Bridgewater-Raritan 5th Grade Panthers win the Super Bowl Championship this weekend, they will be the very 1st Panther team to win a Championship ever at this level.

Please come out to support these amazing kids and Coaches as they work their way to victory and make history for our towns!

Players on the team include:

• Grant Levash #55
• Isaac Richard #12
• Nolan Vagueiro #51
• Matthew Schmieder #28
• Carter Rodas #73
• Miles Dorsey #6
• Brandon Brewster #10
• Evan Lorino #17
• Dylan Marinelli #99
• Johnny Bratus #1
• Andrew Zaranski #24
• Jeremy Hart #20
• Mikey Thompson #35
• Nicholas Maccheroni #84
• Sam Sternadori #27
• Mason Mazzetta #80
• Nicolas Montalvo #3
• Marco Ghanime #77
• Mikey Pikulin #2
• Curtis Gandolfo #14
• Aaron Ribaudo #18
• Kellan Morrissey #13

Coaches on the team include:

• Mike Brewster
• Anthony Lorino
• Jared Mazzetta
• Steve Levash
• Chris Bratus
• Keine Dorsey

— Submitted by Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers 5th Grade Football Team