Junior Pee Wees Close With 'Mud Bowl' Win

Todd Rywolt submitted this story and photos

The Barrington Pop Warner Junior Pee Wees closed out their season with a big victory over the Dighton-Rehoboth Falcons in the "Mud Bowl" on Saturday by a score of 20-6.  

The cold, pounding rain created huge puddles and thick mud at Nike Park in Rehoboth, but the Eagles toughed it out for the win.   The wet conditions grounded the passing attack, forcing both teams to play an old-school, hard-nosed running game.

Quarterback Ben Silvia ran the ball for two well-earned touchdowns, grinding the ball up field a few yards at a time.   Running back Will Rywolt added a third score to put the game out of reach for the Falcons.  Running Backs Nick Roach and Zach Newberg carried the ball for critical yards, led by fantastic blocks from backs Peter Burgess and Jake Soares.  Center Nick "Figs" Figueroa was outstanding despite slippery conditions, aided by the rock-solid offensive line of Cole Glazzard, Jon Adamson, Mike McLaughlin, Lucas Wilson-Wuestefeld and Sam Soares.

The Eagles "Monster Offense" unit also delivered important yardage in the game, driving the football deep into Falcon territory on several key drives.  QB Chuck Ballou led the unit masterfully, with powerful run support from Sydney Hoover, Ben Silva and Noah Werbel.  Center Hunter Norris did a fantastic job snapping the slippery pigskin, and Monster O got great blocking from the line of Owen Valentine, Jake Lentz, Matt DePasquale, Kyle Greenberg, Charlie Paras and Calvin Hennessey .

It was defense, however, that saved the day for the Eagles once again.   Tough tackles by Foster Egan, Matt Walczak and Oskar Schnippering stuffed the D-R run throughout the game and recovered several fumbles. Defensive ends/safeties Robert Cahill and Meredith Kaplan helped contain the outside, holding the Falcons to just a few meaningful gains all day.

Head Coach Todd Rywolt would like to thank the coaching staff of Jon Adamson, Mike Silvia, Ed Figueroa, Chris Glazzard, Mike Hoover, Randy Kaplan and Ben Coogan for the countless hours of work and tireless dedication they brought throughout the season.