1st and foremost let me say congrats to all long island's football teams we have had our differences in the past but congrats to Khalid , and ray , Matt shrek , you guys stood up in a great fashion for all long island to have 3 playoff teams from the same division ! also to the Esdk great season for long island !
Nassau punishers 5-0 9-1
The Tribe(Rafl)division champs 8-2 9-4
The Panthers 7-3 8-8
The Esdk 6-4 10-10
The Lions 3-7 3-10
In the past some in the semi-pro or minor league wprld have criticized long island for having no good teams ! as you can see from the standings we have made a statement . And now to the games !
Esdk 7
Nj Buccs 28
Esdk got bush wacked in this one from all accounts it was not as close as some would like to portray ! this one nj ran and threw all over the field and the d held esdk to 1 score and in the playoffs you need to score to win the game ! esdk drew 1st blood a great throw to #11 divine jackson ended in the end zone that was all the the scoring for the 1st half but there are 2 half's in football ! as you can see from the score the 2nd half was all nj congrats to esdk on a good season hopefully they will enter a post season tourny but we know we will see them during the Grid Iron Elite tourny !
Panthers 12
Ny preds 16
In what was a hotly contested defensive battle NY; The New York Predator defeated the gritty Long Island Panthers in the first round of the playoffs to advance to the second round of the playoffs. The Predators toughed this one out thanks to an excellent ground game of 200 plus yards and a hard nosed defensive play that caused 5 Int's. Tim Kelson 1Td, Daquan Williams, and Andrew Golden 1Td along with Geoff Wolynic's 42 yard TD did the damage on the offense. On the defensive front Anthony Polizzi, David Palmer, Damian McCaig, Constance Richardson helped stuff the potent run game of the Panthers and Antoine Earle picked up 3Int's.Well all i can is its was a great season for the panthers to finish the preseason and spring tourny with no wins and then to rally to finish the yr at .500 took a lot of grit and determination my hats off to the panthers ! thanks to the nypreds for the help on this one .
G.O.T.W
Tribe 10
Nj Wolves 29
coming into this game the tribe boasted the number 5 ranked defense in the league ! and they were home for this one . this season has been a great one for the tribe and khalid merrit the new oc ! And maybe just maybe they were gonna make a huge playoff run . But on this day it was not meant to be ! The game was never in doubt, with the score 17 to 3 Wolves at the half. The Wolves defense played strong creating turnovers and keeping the Tribe in their end of the field. The 3rd quarter open with Tribe getting on the board making the score 17 to 10 Wolves. On ensueing kick-off Wolves' Darnell Rose returned the kick-off for 100 yards and a TD. The Wolves after a deep punt in the 4th quarter by the Tribe, placing the ball on the Wolves' 5 yard line, drove 95 yards down the field for the score. Darrell kennedy, grinning out 70 of those yards, scoring from 6 yards out. again great season for the tribe and hats off to you on a great run !
punisher 31
ny broncos 00
The New York State Broncos have been playing well thus far this season and been in almost every game they have played this season. Though this season and last season they have yet to find there way to the win column. So Unfortunately for them they were playing the Nassau Punishers this week who have found a dominant swagger on both sides of the ball. The game was not only dominated by defense but offense and special teams as well. The Broncos lost there quarterback the first snap of the game as he was rushed and piled drives to the ground by a Punisher defender. Pressure was constant on the quarterback all day as the Broncos never found there groove offensively and the Broncos defense stayed on the field most of the first half due to great special teams play by the Punishers. The Punishers defense was all over the Broncos defenders all day to the point where in the 4th quarter the Broncos caught a break after a good pass to the middle of the field, a late hit on the Quarterback gave the Broncos the ball inside the 10 yard line. This was the first team this season to venture inside the 10 yard line against the Punishers defense. The defense buckled down as Pop English (#92) made a huge play and caused a fumble that was recovered by DT/NG Thomas Grubbs who one again led the team in tackles. The defensive lines pressure was the true key to the win. The secondary finally saw some action as DB Jermaine Wilson knocked down 4 passes as they went after him all day long. A loss to Travis Jynx in the second quarter wasnt even costly. "When Travis got a lil nicked up it was a concern but there are bigger fish to fry so he and I thought it was best to let him sit out!" said Jim. The defense played brilliantly with great plays all day and though no real big plays or big hits were recorded, they still have yet to allow a touchdown this season. Five games and 5 shut outs! I don't care what people say about the competition, even the worse teams sometimes score on the best.
The offense came out ablaze! Quarterback had it going from the first series as his leadership continues to be the true drive behind what the Punishers are accomplishing. We thought we had something early in the pre-season with another quarterback and we thought that we were truly strong at that position but what Quinton brings to the team isn't just his heady offensive plays but also his commitment to the team. We have had great guys who can throw it around a lot but no one who can lead the team and be the coach on the field, Quinton is that."I have been around Quinton since he played for my uncle Carl Simpson many years ago. I saw him play varsity and he went off to college. He was the quarterback a few years ago but got injured and was out, this year he is halfway healthy and a team player. He gives us the best chance to win. He doesn't stand with the captain but he is the Leader of this team." says Coach Jim. The offense did a great job executing as Kelvin Lett found his way back into the end zone as he led the team with 2 catches for 115 yards and 2 touchdowns, finally, finally, finally, Jamal Salah the teams leading receiver finally caught a touchdown pass. The play of the day was the brilliant 66 yard catch and run by H-back Rodney Myricks who has brought a dimension to the offense that it has lacked! Kicker Craig Pinto finished the scoring off with a 37 yard field goal that went straight through the uprights. Craig "AKA BOOTZ" has been the final piece to the puzzle. Other notables on offense were rookie rb Jerry Edwards with 7 carries for 86 yards and had he been the featured back this week he would have well over 100 yards!
The coaching staff has done a great job and more importantly the team has stayed a team and though there are a few bad apples these problems are quickly being dealt with. Punishers face the NY Venom this Saturday night in Harlem and hopefully the dominance will continue! The Punishers are taking the BNEFF by force! Wont give us respect then we will take it! And the punishers set a Bneff record with there 5 straight shutout and for some to say ohh the competition is not as good look around the nyc and show me other teams that beat the teams they ar supposed to beat and beat 4 playoff contestants from last yr in there league !
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