Division 1 Pee Wees Finish Undefeated Season in Grand Fashion with Super Bowl Victory

Just over a minute remained in the fourth quarter with the score tied at 0-0, but as a somber church bell tolled in the distance and the gray November sky darkened, the Barnstable Silver Bullets Div. 1 Pee Wees drove through the muck of Bridgewater's Legion Field and into the end zone for the game's only score to capture the 2006 OCYFL SUper Bowl Championship.

    Manny Perry's five-yard touchdown run completed an undefeated season for the Bullets at 8-0-2.

    Sunday's weather forecast was ominous at best with plenty of rain earlier in the day, clouds ever present and a high probability of more rain. The field would have made Wilbur, from Charlotte's Web or Babe proud to join the pile. With a home field advantage, conditions not favoring the Barnstable speed and a 12-6 defeat earlier in the season , the Badgers were set to put forth their best effort of the season.

Both teams traded punts on their opening series .On Barnstable's second series , a Tedaro France quick pitch lead by a key pulling block of Andrew Ellis sprung for a big gain of 20 yards deep into Badgers territory. Next came a couple of short gains by Manny Perry and France . On third down , Perry , with some shifty running , bounced an off tackle counter to the outside hoping to score but was dragged down after 12 yards. Barnstable, had the ball 1 st and goal from the 5 and the big MO . As it turned out , the yards turned to miles as the Bridgewater defense repelled all 4 attempts to score taking over on downs.

    Bridgewater kept the momentum and managed 2 successive first downs and a little breathing room from deep in their territory. The Bridgewater drive then sputtered and Barnstable took over on downs. For the rest of the second quarter the defenses of both teams took over using the sloppy conditions to their advantage. One of the last exciting plays of the half included a halfback pass from France to Mark Lambert which just fell short . Neither team had much success moving the ball as time ran out in the half with the score 0-0.

     A deep kickoff by France and excellent coverage put the Badgers firmly in their territory to start the third quarter . On the first play from scrimmage , Tedaro France fell on a miscue in the Bridgewater backfield .Barnstable ball starting at the Bridgewater 29 yard line. The big MO again, however, was lost when the stubborn Badger defense stood tall stopping the Bullets on 4 downs.

    After Bridgewater picked up a first down , Ellis came up big , stopping a Badger back for a 5 yard loss. The next play to follow had a block in back penalty on Bridgewater which had them going in the wrong direction. On the third and 26 , End Bryan Hardy , clawing at the quarterbacks' legs , forced an errant pass setting up a Bridgewater punt. Barnstable decided to after the punt and block it . Block it , they did. Ellis pounded through the middle with a picture perfect block that could have made the cover of SI.

With Hardy on the recovery , the Bullets offense took over again. The big MO back to Barnstable. The Badger defense, again with their backs to the wall, reached down for a little more intestinal fortitude. The Barnstable Team, Coaches and Fans felt the pit in the stomachs grow and they let out a collective quiet groan as the offense again was met hard with every barrage .On fourth down, France, looking to pass the ball , with an open receiver in the end zone, felt the pressure of the pass rush. He scampered for the chains but was brought down a yard shy of the first down.

    Now in the 4 th quarter , the game was taking the shape of a 0-0 tie with the field conditions and two stout defenses ruling the day. Bridgewater punted and then Barnstable was forced to punt again .With argueably one of the plays of the game , worthy of the cover of SI, Barnstable punter Kadeem Bailey , showed us his athleticism . He managed a one hand grab on a high snap and got the punt away . Barnstable let out a sigh of relief while Bridgewater clinged to a memory of what could have been.

     The punt pinned Bridgewater deep in their own territory at their 20 yard line. The Final Act of the Epic battle was about to play out. It was up to the Bullets defense to stand tall one more time. With time running down , the Barnstable offense needed the ball back. Cornerback Colby Blaze had a big stop on a sweep on first down. This was followed by 2 tackles by defensive end Hardy on second and third downs.

    Bridgewater , facing a 4 th and long situation on their 22, opted to punt .With all eyes fixed on the moment that played out , the snap was tight but high . The pigskin sailed for a moment , as if it was in slow motion , over the punter's outstretched hands. Defensive End Mark Lambert pounced on the ball at the Bridgewater 6 yard line .Barnstable ball.

    With just over 2 minutes to play for the Championship , Barnstable had first and goal from the Bridgewater 6 yard line . Which team would finally break ? Could the big MO again leave Barnstable empty handed ? On first down , running behind tight end Lambert, tackle Andrew Falacci, guard Trevor Sayers and following lead backs France and Hardy; Perry drove down to the 2 ½ yard line setting up second and goal. The crowd was screaming for the Bullets to drive it home. On second down , behind a tremendous block by tackle Ellis and a superb double team by guard Ryan Litchman and center Mike Dombrowski , again following France and Hardy; Perry powered untouched into the end zone . Bullets 6 Bridgewater 0 . Time remaining : 1 minute 30 seconds. Bridgewater turned back the 2 point conversion leaving the games outcome still in the air.

     Bridgewater had one more chance after receiving the kickoff. On the first play from scrimmage , with the QB rolling right; defense end Hardy stepped up again.He bulled through 2 blockers leaping into the QB's face causing the ball to be thrown off target. Linebacker Tedaro France alertly intercepted the ball putting a dagger in the Badger's hopes for a come back. France sealed the deal with a 21 yard run down the sidelines on 3 rd and 6 allowing the Bullets to run out the clock winning the Old Colony Youth Football League Super Bowl.

    There were many keys to the great win by the Bullets. The offense although not as productive as normal did not have one unforced error, no penalties, no fumbles giving Bridgewater no easy changes to score. When the game was truly was on the line the offensive line took over and helped drive the ball easily into the end zone. The defense was it's usual unforgiving self. They did bend some giving up a few first downs but Bridgewater never got within 50 yards of the end zone. In the game the defense was lead in tackles by Hardy with 4.5 and by Ellis with 2.5 tackles . Ellis blocked a punt and was a concern all day for Bridgewater. Linebacker France not only led the team in rushing with 64 yards but had the fumble recovery, the interception and 3 tackles to boot.

     As always however , the defensive prowess was a group effort with Linebacker Kelsey Medeiros contributing two big pass deflections and a big tackle for a loss. Middle Linebacker Jake Kipnes , the quarterback of the defense , was always around the ball and had 2 tackles. Corner's Blaze and Tyler Kennedy were immense all game stopping the Badgers passing game and outside runs. Safety Bailey was also a stalwart stopping the pass and contributed 1.5 tackles of his own. Nose guard Litchman was a rock in the middle and tackles Chris Billings, Andrew Falacci came up big. Defense end Lambert had a strong game with 2.5 tackles and really stepped up when needed

    It was a great season for the Bullets winning the Super Bowl for the 2 nd time in 3 years. Running back France had a great year with 950 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns. His running partner Manny Perry had 400 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns. Back Bailey and Quarterback Eric Rogorzenski each chipped in with 2 touchdowns, with Hardy, Medeiros and Jacob LaRoche scored one touchdown each. In all the Offense produced 176 points .None of these scores would have happened with out the blocking of the line; tackles Ellis, Tom Harrington, Falacci; guards Litchman, Sayers, Jack Newton ; Center Mike Dombrowski and ends Lambert, Alec Morrison, Hardy and the blocking of the backs, France, Gabe DeStefano, Terrance Mudie and Hardy paved the way for a great season.

     The first defensive group gave up only one touchdown in 10 games. As a team, only 40 points across 10 games for the whole season. End Hardy led the team in tackles with 35 and teamed up with Mudie they formed the best defensive end combination in the league. Tackle Ellis caused teams to run the other way from was second on the team in tackles with 33. Linebacker France lead the team with 3 interceptions one for a touchdown. Nose tackle Litchman was unstoppable all year while tackles Billings and Falacci did a good job protecting the linebackers allowing them to make plays. Linebacker Kipnes left his mark across the league with his booming hits. Many a running back left the game wondering what was the number of the truck that hit them. Linebacker Medeiros became a key to stopping the pass and a consistent run stopper. Corners Blaze and Kennedy were steady if not spectacular all year and safety Bailey covered as much ground as any defense back in the league.

     Other members of the PeeWee 11 TEAM who participated in different roles and capacities throughout the season are Ryan Mecley , Daryl Frye, Matthew Stewart, Billy Ho, Connor Fries, Kevin Ribeiro, Ricardo Conrado ,Johnnie Eldredge ,John Richardson ,Will Morrison & Nick Rabideau .Great job and a job well done.

Division 1 Pee Wees Head to OCYFL Super Bowl With 12-0 Win Over Marshfield

The Barnstable Silver Bullets Division I Pee Wee's are headed to the Old Colony Youth Football League Super Bowl on Sunday 11/12 at 2 PM playing Bridgewater in Bridgewater. The Bullets beat Marshfield last Sunday 12 – 0 to get the chance to be Super Bowl champions.

      Marshfield and Barnstable played a tight game although the statistics were heavily in Barnstable's favor lead by the rushing of Tedaro France with 120 yards and 2 touchdowns. After driving down to the Marshfield 8 yard line behind some fine runs from France and Manny Perry the Bullets found themselves at first and goal. After a fine run off tackle by France behind tackle Andrew Ellis, End Mark Lambert and lead block by Fullback Bryan Hardy who cleared out two defenders as France drove down to the 2 yard line. On the next play again behind a fine block by Hardy, France changed into the end zone giving the Bullets a 6 – 0- lead in quarter 2.

      The game then became more of a defensive struggle with Barnstable getting their share of yards but no points. The Bullets defense however was dominate. Marshfield was only able to generate one first down the entire game and never got on Barnstable's side of the 50 yard line. The defensive charge was lead by defensive end Hardy with 4.5 tackles and nose guard Ryan Litchman who was in the Marshfield backfield all game long with 2 tackles. Everyone chipped in with a fine defensive effort with linebacker Jake Kipnes destroying the Marshfield ball carriers with 2 booming hits. Linebacker Kelsey Medeiros chipped in with 2 tackles a tipped pass and a nice 18 yard interception that led to the Bullets final touchdown. Corner back Colby Blaze has a nice knock down of a pass late in the game and linebacker France had 3 tackles and a alert recovery of a fumbled punt by Marshfield.

      The offense sealed the game when France broke off tackle on a 32 yard jaunt to the end zone with 30 seconds left in the game. The offensive line of ends Lambert, Alec Morrison, Hardy, Tackles Ellis and Andrew Falacci and guards Trevor Sayers and Litchman did yeomen's work through out the game. Quarterback Eric Rogorzenski chipped in with some nice runs and had 39 yards rushing for the game and Perry had 20 yards followed by fullback Gabe DeStefano who rushed for 10 yards.

       The Pee Wee's all played well and it's on to the Super Bowl on Sunday.

D1 Pee Wees End Regular Season Undefeated with 34-6 Victory Over Scituate

The Barnstable Silver Bullets Division I Pee Wee ended their regular season in style at Scituate Sunday October 29 th . With the regular season Pee Wee Division I title and number one seed for the playoffs on the line the Bullets wasted no time taking charge. On the first play from scrimmage Tedaro France ran off left tackle following the blocking of follow backs Terrance Mudie, Bryan Hardy, end Mark Lambert and tackle Andrew Ellis and ran untouched 58 yards for a TD. France also followed up with the 2 point conversion. The Bullets never looked back. Follow a 4 down stop by the defense on the second play of the Bullets next offense series Manny Perry bolted outside made a couple of great fakes and broke a tackle for a duplicate 58 yard touchdown. The next time the Bullets had the ball it was Frances turn again. He broke outside and plowed through the Scituate defenders for a 65 yard TD.

    It was then the defenses turn to add to the onslaught when defensive tackle Andrew Falacci tip a pass that was intercepted by defensive end Terrance Mudie who dragged a Scituate player into the end with him for a 15 yard interception TD. The final score was produced by Perry on an 18 yard scamper. In the end France lead the team with 150 yards rushing followed by Perry who chipped in with 100. The line of Ends Lambert, Alec Morrison, tackles Mudie, Ellis, Falacci, guards Trevor Sayers, Ryan Litchman and center Mike Dombrowski did a great job.

      All is all it was a fine day for the Bullets. The defense was lead by Mudie's 3 tackles, Ellis with 3 including a sack. Linebacker Perry also had a nice ball scrip and recovering the fumble himself. It's off to the playoffs against Marshfield in Marshfield on Sunday November 5 th at 2:00.

D1 Pee Wees Handle Visiting Taunton With Relative Ease

The Pee Wee Division 1 Barnstable Silver Bullets finished the home part of their 2006 schedule in style beating the Taunton Cubs 24-6 at W. Leo Shields Memorial Field on Saturday evening October 21st.

    The Bullets started quickly scoring on the first 4 series they had the ball the first TD being a 15 yard quarterback keeper by Eric Rogorzenski. The TD was set up by a fine run of 33 yards by Manny Perry. Their second TD was a 4 yarder by Tedaro France followed by another by Rogorzenski of 13 yards and the Bullets scoring finished up with France scoring on an 18 yard TD jaunt. The offense had a very efficient night with Perry leading the ball carriers with 75 yards rushing followed by France with 57 and Rogorzenski with 28. Half Back Colby Blaze contributed 20 yards of his own on 2 carries. The backs were lead by the line consisting of Ends Mark Lambert, Alec Morrison who made nice recovering of a Bullets fumble that keep a drive alive that led to a touchdown, Tackles Andrew Ellis and Tom Harrington, Guards Trevor Sayers and Ryan Litchman and Mike Dombrowski at center.

    The defense was in control throughout. It was lead in tackles by ends Bryan Hardy with 3 ½ and Terrance Mudie with 3. Safety Ryan Mecley played a fine game and contributed 3 tackles of his own. Linebacker Jake Kipnes scooped up a fumble and nose guard Litchman alertly stole the ball out of the running backs hands for a turnover. Kadeem Bailey also chipped in an interception of his own.

    It’s now on to play at Scituate on Sunday October 29th at 2:30 to determine the regular season champions for the Pee Wee Division 1 and seeding for the upcoming playoffs starting the weekend of November 3rd.

D1 Pee Wees Remain Undefeated with 34-0 Blanking Of Middleboro

The Pee Wee Division I Barnstable Silver Bullets played another solid all around game at Middleboro Saturday afternoon October 14 th winning 34-0. The defense took charge on the 3 rd play of the game when linebacker Tedaro France intercepted a Middleboro pass and brought it to the house for a touchdown return of 19yards. France also ran untouched for the 2 point conversion following fine blocking of the offensive line lead by Mike Dombrowski, Ryan Litchman, Andrew Ellis and Mark Lambert. After the defense held on 4 downs the offense then took over. After a 20 yard run by France, Manny Perry behind the blocking of Trevor Sayers, Tom Harrington and Nick Rabideau powered off tackle for a 17 yard touchdown run. The Bullets were in control up 14-0.

      From that point on it was a matter of playing solid football for the Bullets. The offense lead by Frances 114 yards on 11 carries had solid contributions by Manny Perry with 2 TD's including a dazzling reverse of field 21 yard beauty, Kadeem Bailey with a 48 yard explosion and Kelsey Medeiros finishing up with a fine 32 yard jaunt of his own. Quarterback Eric Rogorzenski passed to Lambert for a 2 – point conversion as well.

      The defense again did their usual job of shutting down the opponent lead by Frances 4 and defense End Bryan Hardy's 3 tackles. Both Ellis and Medeiros were alert each recovering a Middleboro fumbles and cornerback Colby Blaze intercepted a pass and had a nice return of 18 yards. Both Bailey and cornerback Billy Ho had good games knocking down 3 passes between them.

    Next up for the 4-0-2 Bullets is Taunton Saturday night October 21 at 6:30 at W. Leo Shields Memorial Field.

D1 Pee Wees Remain Undefeated with 36-14 Victory Over Rockland

The Pee Wee Division I Barnstable Silver Bullets put on a dominating performance vs. Rockland Saturday night October 7th at W. Leo Shields Memorial Field winning 36-14.
      It was an offensive explosion lead by running back Tedaro France with 8 carries for 160 yards and 2 touchdowns runs of 35 and 48 yards. Running back Manny Perry chipped in 43 yards including a 12 yard touchdown run. Running back Kadeem Bailey followed with 58 yard scamper and fullback Jacob LaRoche finished up with a 33 yard TD run of his own. This powerful running game was lead by superb blocking of the offense line including Mike Dombrowski, Ryan Litchman, Trevor Sayers, Tom Harrington, Andrew Ellis, Ends Alec Morrison, and Mark Lambert along with the blocking of backs Gabe DeStefano, Terrance Mudie and Bryan Hardy. Quarterback Eric Rogorzenski chipped in by running in a 2 point conversion and passing for 2, one to Morrison and one to Lambert.

     Not to be out done the defense again controlled their side of the ball allowing Rockland nothing when it counted. The defense was led in tackles by Defensive Ends Hardy with 3 ½ followed Mudie with 3. It was a nice group defensive effort with linebackers Jake Kipnes, Kelsey Medeiros, France, and Perry, Lambert and Anilton Adolfo Jr. and corner backs Colby Blaze, Tyler Kennedy and Rogorzenski all playing well.

     It was a nice win for the Bullets who next take on division foe Middleboro at 2:30 Saturday (note the day change) 10/14.

D1 Pee Wees Deadlock With Hingham at Home on Saturday Night, 0-0

Saturday night's (9/23) game at W. Leo Shields Memorial Field was what has because a typical defensive struggle between Hingham and Barnstable Silver Bullets Pee Wee Division I (11 year olds) teams. Barnstable and Hingham have now played three times in less than a year and neither team has scored an offensive touchdown in 12 quarters of play. This game was no different. Despite both offenses trying there best to move the ball, both defenses ruled the day with the game ending in 0-0 tie.

      There was plenty of help coming from the Barnstable defensive unit as it kept the high powered Hingham offense in check. Linebacker Jake Kipnes lead the way with 5 ½ tackles and some intimidating hits. Defensive Ends Terrance Mudie with 5 tackles and Bryan Hardy with 4 ½ kept the fast Hingham team from getting outside. Linebacker Tedaro France had 4 tackles including a big hit causing a fumble late in the game recovered by Chris Billings giving Barnstable the ball one final time to try to win the game. Defensive tackles Andrew Ellis with 4 ½ tackles, Ryan Litchman 3 tackles and Conor Fries with 1 ½ tackles were immense inside consistently putting pressure on Hingham. Corner backs Tyler Kennedy and Colby Blaze consistently shut down the sweeps and the Hingham pass attempts. Safeties Kadeem Bailey and Ryan Mecley were all over the field making plays. This was a great team defensive effort by the Silver Bullets. The tie puts the Pee Wee's season record at 2-0-1 with a big division game coming up at Marshfield on Sunday October 1 st at 2:30.

BSB Division 1 Pee Wees Defeat Bridgewater, 12-6

The Pee Wee Division I Barnstable Silver Bullets fought the heat and a tough Bridgewater Badger team to come away with a hard fought 12-6 victory in Bridgewater on Sunday 9/17.

      The star of the game was running back Tedaro France. France had touch down runs of 20 and 39 yards, gaining 133 yards in all on 10 carries. The offense as a whole played a solid game. The line consisting of Center Mike Dombrowski, guards Ryan Litchman, Trevor Sayers, Jack Newton, tackles Andrew Ellis, Andrew Falacci, ends Mark Lambert and Alec Morrison and fullback Jake Kipnes did an outstanding job blocking for France and running back Kadeem Bailey.

      It was a total team effort on the defensive side of the ball. The Bullets swarming defensive was lead by defensive tackle Ellis with 6.5 tackles, Defensive end Bryan Hardy with 4 tackles and Linebackers Kipnes, France had 3.5 tackles. Defensive end Terrance Mudie had 3.5 tackles including a big quarterback sack on the sealed the game. Defensive lineman Falacci, Litchman and Lambert all played well controlling the Bridgewater offensive line.

     Finally the special teams played their role as well. Kickoff man Bailey boomed his kickoff's deep. Cover man Ryan Mecley made a big hit and tackle on one kick while Kelsey Medeiros alertly recovered a fumble on another. End Will Morrison came up big recovering an onside kick to help keep the ball in Barnstable hands.

     Next up for the Bullets is a tough Hingham squad on Saturday night 9/23 at 6:30 at home on W. Leo Shields Field.

BSB Division 1 Pee Wees Defeat Hanover, 20-8

The Barnstable Silver Bullets Pee Wee Division I eleven year olds opened up the 2006 season in fine fashion with a 20-8 victory vs. Hanover Sunday 10/10 on W. Leo Shields Field. The Bullets defense lead the charge stifling Hanover's offense to little or no yardage. The defense was lead by tackle Andrew Ellis who led the Bullets with 7 tackles followed by defense end Bryan Hardy with 4.5 tackles. Ryan Litchman chipped in with a big quarterback sack and Andrew Falacci showed a nose for the ball with 3 fumble recoveries. The linebackers were led by Jake Kipnes who had a couple of booming hits on the Hanover ball carriers. End Will Morrison made a big play on a 4th down punt corralling the punter at the Hanover 5 which led to a Bullets' touchdown.

    The offense shined with strong blocking by the offensive line anchored by Ellis, Litchman, Falacci, Trevor Sayers, Mike Dombrowski Jack Newton and ends Mark Lambert and Alec Morrison. Running back Tedaro France lead the way with 1 touchdown and an extra point running for 57 yards in total. France showed some great moves and toughness running around, through and over the Hanover defenders. Running back Manny Perry showed off his blazing speed with a 35 yard TD and a 55 yarder that was negated by a penalty. Perry totaled 44 official rushing yards in all. Fullback Hardy chipped in with a 2 yard touchdown run of his own.

   It was a solid opening week for the Bullets. Their next game is a tough one at Bridgewater Sunday 9/17 at 2:30.