It's tough to sit here and write this page this week , with only 3 of the five teams from long island in action and 2 of them loose and 2 get zipped !
Lions 00
bulldogs 08
First we have the long island lions with every passing week this young team gets closer and closer to being a finished and very good product . Again they fell short but not for a lack of good old fashioned defense , the offense again this week seemed to stuck ! the run game never really got going and the passing game only had a few plays to move the ball . this lack of offensive game calling rest's in the hands of the oc and hc they have got to stick to a plan and learn to call plays to set things up ! they look really reliant to let the d play 58 of the 60 mins and at this level that can not happen . injuries and fatigue will begin to play a factor and that can cause whole seasons to go down the drain !
esdk 00
nj lions 27
esdk looked lost, with the lions looking for the kill in a big way the lions were a playoff team in the R.A.F.L last season and whew ! did it show running and passing all night and then to get the shutout i mean they took the game into control early and never quit , on the other hand esdk has lost 5 in row now and you have to wonder is it the lack of coaching or game planning or just a plain lack of skill position players ? I mean they have some talented guys in #11 , and #2 but after that the it really becomes dry as far as talent #2 plays both sides of the ball and you really have to wonder if it's starting to take a toll on him .
Tribe 09
HV cowboys 06
And i must 1st say congrats to Khalid Merritt and the rest of the tribe coaching staff on a job well done . getting that first win this early in the season ! and maybe they can make some noise this season in the R.A.F.L long island division the game was sloppy and the tribe d held solid ! they are a stout and fast bunch but they cant be on the field all game and expect to win that's a formula for a bad season ! All in all i will say the tide has changed so fast here on the island some teams got out the gate fast, and some started slow , some have fallen flat on there faces but the trend has got to change , i mean the way it looks now none of the l.i. teams will make the playoffs and that could hurt ! so its now or never boys gotta put up or shut up !
Nassau Punishers - bye
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Better late than never
This week i will speak with regard to the bodies that control minor league football , the leagues , but 1st there was a game this week the only game that took place your Long Island lions took on the wood bridge bulldogs out in jersey .
bulldogs 08
lions 00
the lions defense is really starting took cook that's the 2nd game in a row at 2 tds or less and they look like they may be starting to gell , but you cant say the same for the offense, again they managed to not support the d , Travis Jones looked like all star material again with some nice plays on d , but they may have a player in #16 Eddie Dixon boy has some hands on him ! the mark of this team is not in wins and losses they know its pre season , but what i like most is the fight they have in them they just keep coming and that is a quality that can not be taught .
you either have heart or you don't ! and this team has heart ! the offense just looks like they are stuck i mean i know #3 b ron was slowed this pre season , but the other guys have to step up right ? the season is less than 3 weeks away got to right the ship or they may sink ! but i think they may have a break through b ron is back and looks like his game breaking self !
Now on to the leagues , the r.a.f.l. has the right idea and may be the best competition wise in the north east ! turkel and mr mcgill do a great job getting good teams and that's cool , but how does the commish end up coaching the best team from 2008 the Brooklyn mariners ! but this is old news and the other owners voted on it so i guess its a done deal .they had a good event last week the rafl skills challenge and jamboree ! then we have the e.f.a. top 5 teams in this league can compete with any in the north east but that's all they have after that its a toss up to see who will win 1 first ! but the league is only as strong as its teams and the leadership of the efa is one billy badson he has a great football mind ,and is one of the winning est coaches ever in this area and has been in efa for 15 yrs , but at the same time you cant continue to let a week head let the body fall . i fear this may happen if something is not done and fast with the tumultuous week we in the efa just had i hope we can turn it around ! Then we move to what i think is the best run league in the north east they play fall ball and like avis they try harder THE BNEFF , a website that is always up to date , and they promote the teams and the players and they work hand in hand Dexter Girven and AL Alston do a great job setting the bar , now some say the competition is not as good but i think they are following there plan to a t and it will pay off big in a few days !!!!
bulldogs 08
lions 00
the lions defense is really starting took cook that's the 2nd game in a row at 2 tds or less and they look like they may be starting to gell , but you cant say the same for the offense, again they managed to not support the d , Travis Jones looked like all star material again with some nice plays on d , but they may have a player in #16 Eddie Dixon boy has some hands on him ! the mark of this team is not in wins and losses they know its pre season , but what i like most is the fight they have in them they just keep coming and that is a quality that can not be taught .
you either have heart or you don't ! and this team has heart ! the offense just looks like they are stuck i mean i know #3 b ron was slowed this pre season , but the other guys have to step up right ? the season is less than 3 weeks away got to right the ship or they may sink ! but i think they may have a break through b ron is back and looks like his game breaking self !
Now on to the leagues , the r.a.f.l. has the right idea and may be the best competition wise in the north east ! turkel and mr mcgill do a great job getting good teams and that's cool , but how does the commish end up coaching the best team from 2008 the Brooklyn mariners ! but this is old news and the other owners voted on it so i guess its a done deal .they had a good event last week the rafl skills challenge and jamboree ! then we have the e.f.a. top 5 teams in this league can compete with any in the north east but that's all they have after that its a toss up to see who will win 1 first ! but the league is only as strong as its teams and the leadership of the efa is one billy badson he has a great football mind ,and is one of the winning est coaches ever in this area and has been in efa for 15 yrs , but at the same time you cant continue to let a week head let the body fall . i fear this may happen if something is not done and fast with the tumultuous week we in the efa just had i hope we can turn it around ! Then we move to what i think is the best run league in the north east they play fall ball and like avis they try harder THE BNEFF , a website that is always up to date , and they promote the teams and the players and they work hand in hand Dexter Girven and AL Alston do a great job setting the bar , now some say the competition is not as good but i think they are following there plan to a t and it will pay off big in a few days !!!!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
A great day of football and youth soccer in between !!!!
Hello football fans , on sun. June 7th at Roosevelt high school there was some great football played by all 4 teams . The NassauPunishers vs The Esdk and then you had the Roosevelt youth soccer team play a game , Then the Long Island Lions did battle with the Bklyn Seminoles !
Esdk 06
Nassaupunishers 19
1st game punishers vs esdk -This game started of slow both teams went 3 and out on there 1st series , Then the fireworks started in the form of #9 Travis jynx 2 td catches for the game and 3 on the yr ! 1 in the 1st quarter and one in the 3rd . on one he caught a 5 yrd dump from mike leccesse and then turned and left 2 defenders in the dust , but i think the story of this game for the punishers was the o-line and there flawless pass blocking all day !!!!! in football it has to start
at the line of scrimmage and they gave up 0 sacks today, and that led to a break out game for rookie qb Steve Newman #15 and this guy in warm ups was looking intense he had a full sweat going in walk through and it really payed of , on 2 huge td throws one was a catch and run by kelvin lett#25 that's 5 td catches in 3 games and the other was #9 no name needed ! coach Jim said "i thought Newman played his best game so far and i have to use him more. i like having 2 good qbs this is a good problem for me" having 2 quality qbs is great and the competition at this point is wide open !
The defense was stout as usual giving up some big 3rd down plays , but making the big play when it mattered the most . stalling the esdk offense all day was #46 mitchell green or all , except for one great throw and catch by who else #11 divine Jackson ! he is as advertised , the d was led by mlb #1 mike toney 4 tckls 1int 1blckfg and a ff he had a good day when asked if he felt he played good he said " i will play better coach "look out for this guy in the future he is a big part of our d . overall the d really got after the qb in the second half coach Dave turned the dogs loose and it showed in the stat line 3 sacks 4 ints and 2 ff Good day for the punisher d !This is truly not the wolfpack anymore Shawn Spencer is tireless for his guys constantly trying to recruit and it showed #15, #1, #11,#2, and the rb # 24 all had big plays when they needed ! play after play they kept coming and played to the last whistle , in yrs past after you scored on them they just quit , not today and they will be the class of the long island division in the r.a.f.l. , they have lost 4 in a row but they are still my pick to win there division and they have some great talent over there , if they had some coaches they might have won this game but that's the way the cookie crumbles in minor league football you go with what you got period !!!!!!!!!!
after this game there was a youth soccer game roosevelt won 3 -1
Then game 2 The LongIsland lions vs The Bklyn Seminoles
Seminoles 14
lions 08
This game was fast and hard hitting i mean the lbs for the seminoles were flying all over the field and were pitching a shutout in to the fourth , and #2 g-bloc is as advertised he is hell ! trying to make plays with his feet and his arm and then he even plays d he is an athlete !!!!! the noles opened the scoring early on 2 great plays of the catch and run variety and it stayed 14-00 until 3 min into the 4th , ray waiters #33 for the lions was all over the field him and #1 the mlb from the lions looked like a young ray lewis and chris mccallister ! i mean they were hitting everything that moved !!!!!! and they only gave up 14 pts of broken plays were the qb broke containment , but the lions offense still looked lost they are way too small in the o-line and they were getting out physicaled all day ! they need to figure out if they are a running team or a passing team . don bonccarsa kicked very well today for the lions with some good punts but the d was the story they never quit and thats what you want to build on it is a work in progress but they have some players overthere and will right the ship ! remember this is pre season so it was good to get work in , But also you play TO WIN THE GAMES ! as players and coaches dont let the competitive nature get lost in oh we only need work , or its just pre season excuse thats not how the attitude of a CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL team is built . gotta change the culture here on the island and the time is now ! have a great week ! there will be game updates on fri so stay tuned !!!
player of the game awards 1st game
punishers
offensive we have the entire o-line and qb steve newman
defensive we have ss mitchell green and mlb mike toney
esdk
offensive #11 divine jackson , and the qb #15
defensive #1 the lb and #51 all day stuffing the run
2nd game
seminoles
offensive #2 and the rb #48
deffensive all the lb they had a great day
lions
offensive #15 with the one td catch
defensive #33 ray waiter and #1
thanks to the semi pro world for the great attendance at this event !
Esdk 06
Nassaupunishers 19
1st game punishers vs esdk -This game started of slow both teams went 3 and out on there 1st series , Then the fireworks started in the form of #9 Travis jynx 2 td catches for the game and 3 on the yr ! 1 in the 1st quarter and one in the 3rd . on one he caught a 5 yrd dump from mike leccesse and then turned and left 2 defenders in the dust , but i think the story of this game for the punishers was the o-line and there flawless pass blocking all day !!!!! in football it has to start
at the line of scrimmage and they gave up 0 sacks today, and that led to a break out game for rookie qb Steve Newman #15 and this guy in warm ups was looking intense he had a full sweat going in walk through and it really payed of , on 2 huge td throws one was a catch and run by kelvin lett#25 that's 5 td catches in 3 games and the other was #9 no name needed ! coach Jim said "i thought Newman played his best game so far and i have to use him more. i like having 2 good qbs this is a good problem for me" having 2 quality qbs is great and the competition at this point is wide open !
The defense was stout as usual giving up some big 3rd down plays , but making the big play when it mattered the most . stalling the esdk offense all day was #46 mitchell green or all , except for one great throw and catch by who else #11 divine Jackson ! he is as advertised , the d was led by mlb #1 mike toney 4 tckls 1int 1blckfg and a ff he had a good day when asked if he felt he played good he said " i will play better coach "look out for this guy in the future he is a big part of our d . overall the d really got after the qb in the second half coach Dave turned the dogs loose and it showed in the stat line 3 sacks 4 ints and 2 ff Good day for the punisher d !This is truly not the wolfpack anymore Shawn Spencer is tireless for his guys constantly trying to recruit and it showed #15, #1, #11,#2, and the rb # 24 all had big plays when they needed ! play after play they kept coming and played to the last whistle , in yrs past after you scored on them they just quit , not today and they will be the class of the long island division in the r.a.f.l. , they have lost 4 in a row but they are still my pick to win there division and they have some great talent over there , if they had some coaches they might have won this game but that's the way the cookie crumbles in minor league football you go with what you got period !!!!!!!!!!
after this game there was a youth soccer game roosevelt won 3 -1
Then game 2 The LongIsland lions vs The Bklyn Seminoles
Seminoles 14
lions 08
This game was fast and hard hitting i mean the lbs for the seminoles were flying all over the field and were pitching a shutout in to the fourth , and #2 g-bloc is as advertised he is hell ! trying to make plays with his feet and his arm and then he even plays d he is an athlete !!!!! the noles opened the scoring early on 2 great plays of the catch and run variety and it stayed 14-00 until 3 min into the 4th , ray waiters #33 for the lions was all over the field him and #1 the mlb from the lions looked like a young ray lewis and chris mccallister ! i mean they were hitting everything that moved !!!!!! and they only gave up 14 pts of broken plays were the qb broke containment , but the lions offense still looked lost they are way too small in the o-line and they were getting out physicaled all day ! they need to figure out if they are a running team or a passing team . don bonccarsa kicked very well today for the lions with some good punts but the d was the story they never quit and thats what you want to build on it is a work in progress but they have some players overthere and will right the ship ! remember this is pre season so it was good to get work in , But also you play TO WIN THE GAMES ! as players and coaches dont let the competitive nature get lost in oh we only need work , or its just pre season excuse thats not how the attitude of a CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL team is built . gotta change the culture here on the island and the time is now ! have a great week ! there will be game updates on fri so stay tuned !!!
player of the game awards 1st game
punishers
offensive we have the entire o-line and qb steve newman
defensive we have ss mitchell green and mlb mike toney
esdk
offensive #11 divine jackson , and the qb #15
defensive #1 the lb and #51 all day stuffing the run
2nd game
seminoles
offensive #2 and the rb #48
deffensive all the lb they had a great day
lions
offensive #15 with the one td catch
defensive #33 ray waiter and #1
thanks to the semi pro world for the great attendance at this event !
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