WEEK 2 - GMC WHITE DIVISION RESULTS
by WoodbridgeFootball.com / MyCentralJersey.com / NJ.com on 09/17/16
St. Joseph (Met.) 43, Perth Amboy 15: Manny Resto
finished with 21 carries for 149 yards, two touchdowns and an
interception as St. Joseph improved to 2-0. Alister Murray had a 13-yard
interception return, and Luke Yakely and Jordan Davis each scored
touchdowns. Jordan Davis racked up 60 yards in kick returns, while
kicker Jon Sot kicked two field goals of 55- and 29-yards, and five
extra points.
For Perth Amboy (0-2), Jeremiah Stevens had two receptions for 40 yards and one touchdown. Trizzel Wingate rushed nine times for 60 yards and one touchdown. Deonte Freeman finished with seven tackles, two for loss.
Colonia 33, North Brunswick 13: Tyler Layton finished 14-of-18 for 166 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed three times for 17 yards for Colonia (1-1). Taj Johnson had seven carries for 53 yards and one touchdown, and eight catches for 61 yards and one touchdown. Matt Zawacki had three catches for 53 yards and one touchdown. Tristan Weathers had three carries for 42 yards and one touchdown, and also scored a touchdown on an 83-yard kick return. Quarterback Christian Petrillo completed 3-of-5 passes for 32 yards, and rushed nine times for 67 yards and two touchdowns for North Brunswick (0-2).South Plainfield 29, J.P. Stevens 3: Charles Lovett rushed 12 times for 120 yards and two touchdowns to lift South Plainfield (2-0). Zachary Delvecchio rushed 12 times for 80 yards and one touchdown, while Deshai Smith had four carries for 65 yards and one touchdown.
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Carteret 28 - JFK 7: ISELIN - Last year, the Carteret High School football program went 1-9 in a rebuilding season, but the team gained valuable experience for its young players.
This year, the Ramblers (2-0) are using that experienced and translating it onto the field.
Carteret saw two battle-tested seniors account for three scores in the second quarter on Friday to help the Ramblers take a commanding first half lead on their way to a 28-7 victory over J.F Kennedy in a Greater Middlesex Conference White Division showdown.
“I think we needed to throw the ball,” Carteret coach Matt Yascko said. “It took us a while to get going there, but the defense presented 10 guys in the line of scrimmage so we had to throw it, and that opened it up for us.”
Both teams entered the matchup with impressive wins in their season openers, and the game began with both defenses playing greedy as the game remained scoreless at the end of the first quarter.
Carteret senior Quartius Byrd scored the games’ first touchdown with an impressive 53-yard run, where he broke three tackles before tip-toeing down the sideline to give the Ramblers a 7-0 lead with 10:47 remaining in the first half.
Byrd would finish the contest with 81-yards on the ground on 11 rushing attempts.
On the Ramblers' very next possession, senior quarterback Angelo Golino threw a seven-yard fade to senior wide receiver Keanu Chapman to put Carteret up 14-0. Just four minutes later, Chapman would score his second receiving touchdown of the game with a 31-yard reception where Golino placed the ball perfectly in the corner of the end zone to give the Ramblers a commanding 21-0 lead late in the second quarter.
“Angelo just put it in a beautiful spot,” Chapman said. “When you have a great quarterback you have to go out and make plays.”
Golino finished the game with 84-yards and three touchdowns while Chapman finished with 67 receiving yards on five catches.
While the Carteret offense opened up in the second quarter, the Mustangs (1-1) responded by scoring the teams’ first touchdown with a 46-yard touchdown run by senior quarterback Kyle Heaney.
The Mustangs' defense also looked rejuvenated in the second half as they forced a turnover on downs on the Ramblers first possession. The Mustangs could not capitalize offensively, but the defense was able to force a fumble and recover at the 50-yard line to begin the fourth quarter.
With the ball at midfield, the Mustangs needed a touchdown to bring the lead within a score, but the Mustangs' offense couldn’t seize the opportunity as Heaney fumbled for the third time in the game.
The Ramblers would later seal the victory with a four-yard touchdown catch by fullback Dwayne Sharpe, putting Carteret up three scores with only 3:56 left in regulation.
Although the Ramblers won, J.F. Kennedy head coach Pete Christathakis was proud of the way his team didn’t give up in the second half.
“I’m definitely proud of our kids for their composure to finish the game,” Christathakis said. “I think we have strong leaders who have the desire and the will to win but we just have to play better football.”
Mustangs senior captain Sean Aston suffered a high-ankle sprain in the first half and couldn’t finish the rest of the contest. Without its best offensive and defensive lineman, J.F. Kennedy was still able to just hold the high-powered Carteret offense to just one touchdown in the second half.
“I saw two pretty tough football teams in a dog fight,” Christathakis said. “I tip my hat to Carteret.”
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By: WoodbridgeFootball.com September 17, 2016 0850
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