Well with the season winding down and season awards soon to be handed out Quinton Dupree for M.V.P . he had a stellar season td's 15 3 int's passer rtng of 115 and was the true leader of the offense , the offense with q at the helm scored over 215 pts in the regular season and 324 for the the whole season.I watched him turn in one of the great leadership seasons of his career and am so proud of the decisions he has made this yr on and off the field ! Great job Q now if he can win 2 more games !
With the Punishers already with the Empire Conference rapped up, they headed to Harlem on Saturday night, to have a make up game with the NY Venom. The game was useless to the Punishers but it was a must that the Punishers continued there dominance and finish strong. The defense came out in its normal fashion and shut the Venom out with a quick 3 and out! The punt was then botched by returned Javon Finch and placed the Venom inside the 10 yard line. The defense shut the Venom down and the offense came back out and on the first play from scrimmage RB Dennis Woody broke out for a nice 40+ yard run! The next play QB Quinton Dupree hit Jamaal Salah for one of his two touchdown catches on the evening. Without going to far into detail the offense was dominant scoring 5 times and winning by a whopping score of 35-0!
This game clinched the 10-0 season for the Punishers and the defense is the star of the regular season in the BNEFF only allowing 25 points in 10 games that is an average of less then a field goal a game. As the Punishers enter there second season its understood the defense and offense and special teams have to be on the same page to make it to the championship game! Only time will tell! Punishers have there first play off game at Roosevelt High School on Sunday, Dec 6 at 12:00 p.m. Opponent TBA!
Friday, November 27, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
A long drive for the punishers !!!!!!!!!!!!
Well this is what it's all about , this is for the division and the conference and home field throughout the playoffs The B.N.E.F.F #1 OFFENSE VS THE #1 IN THE NYC AREA ....
On a nice warm fall afternoon the Punishers travelled the 134 miles up to Poughkeepsie, NY to challenge the HV Cowboys. The battle for the Empire North was what it was touted to be. The Punishers vs Cowboys have had history in the past when the Ravens (old team name) faced off against the cowboys 3 other times in the past with the Ravens (Punishers) winning all 3 of those contest. The HV Cowboys came into the game with the best offense in the league yards wise and the Punishers defense was as stingy as they come allowing 17 points all season. Funny thing is 14 of those points were given up by the special teams units of the Punishers. No touchdowns had been allowed up til this game. The Punishers opted to go on defense first as the field conditions were horrible and the staff opted to put the Cowboys in the Clay baseball field that covered half the field to open the game. It worked to perfection as the high powered Cowboys offense struggled with there own field conditions. Both teams exchanged quick 3 and outs as both staffs began to feel each other out. On the second drive though for the Punishers it seemed bleak as safety/pr Alex Azure let a punt go over his head and leave the Punishers on there own 5 yard line. Quarterback Quinton Dupree then began to orchestrate a beautiful 95 yard drive that took up most of the quarter. The drive was filled with passes and runs and the Cowboys defense was off balance, the drive was capped with a 4 yard touchdown by Durrell Bradley! That was just the beginning of the scoring as the Punishers defense came out after that drive and had a quick 3 and out and the Punishers offense began to cut up the Cowboys defense yet again. After a hard 7 yard run by running back Jerry Edwards left he Punishers at 3 and inches, Quinton Dupree hit outstanding Punishers receiver Kelvin Lett for a 49 yard strike to give the Punishers a 15-0 lead after a successful 2 point conversion pass to RB Dennis Woody. The PUnishers defense continued to play great as the field became the Cowboys ultimate nemesis as there style of offense was greatly hindered by the wet and slippery conditions. The Cowboys threatened at the end of the half but the pass at the end of the half was picked off by Travis Jynx. In the second half the Punishers received the kick and due to a decent kick return from Travis Jynx were not left in the clay infield and were into the grass where the offense continued its dominance as the drive ended with a 9 yard touchdown pass to WR Jamaal Salah. The Cowboys offense came out and got a few first downs but a fumble by the running back gave the Punisher offense great field position yet again and yet again the Punishers QB Quinton Dupree led the team down and on 3rd and 6 hit H-back Rodney Myricks on a 24 yard td strike for his 3rd touchdown pass of the day. This gave the Punishers a whopping 28-0 lead into the mid 4th quarter. The Cowboys then came down and with the help of some bonehead Punisher penalties were able to score a touchdown to #1 Ragille Simms in the back of the end zone. Punishers defense had finally given up there first score of the season in week 10 of the season. The Punishers offense then ran the clock out and won the game and won the Empire North Division and Empire Conference championships!
"This game is a game of ups and downs. We have struggled in some games but always stuck together that's the difference in this team from teams in the past. Its good to see the success and I'm happy these guys are enjoying it. We play for the love, but now we are playing to be Champions." Said Captain Jamaal Salah.
On a nice warm fall afternoon the Punishers travelled the 134 miles up to Poughkeepsie, NY to challenge the HV Cowboys. The battle for the Empire North was what it was touted to be. The Punishers vs Cowboys have had history in the past when the Ravens (old team name) faced off against the cowboys 3 other times in the past with the Ravens (Punishers) winning all 3 of those contest. The HV Cowboys came into the game with the best offense in the league yards wise and the Punishers defense was as stingy as they come allowing 17 points all season. Funny thing is 14 of those points were given up by the special teams units of the Punishers. No touchdowns had been allowed up til this game. The Punishers opted to go on defense first as the field conditions were horrible and the staff opted to put the Cowboys in the Clay baseball field that covered half the field to open the game. It worked to perfection as the high powered Cowboys offense struggled with there own field conditions. Both teams exchanged quick 3 and outs as both staffs began to feel each other out. On the second drive though for the Punishers it seemed bleak as safety/pr Alex Azure let a punt go over his head and leave the Punishers on there own 5 yard line. Quarterback Quinton Dupree then began to orchestrate a beautiful 95 yard drive that took up most of the quarter. The drive was filled with passes and runs and the Cowboys defense was off balance, the drive was capped with a 4 yard touchdown by Durrell Bradley! That was just the beginning of the scoring as the Punishers defense came out after that drive and had a quick 3 and out and the Punishers offense began to cut up the Cowboys defense yet again. After a hard 7 yard run by running back Jerry Edwards left he Punishers at 3 and inches, Quinton Dupree hit outstanding Punishers receiver Kelvin Lett for a 49 yard strike to give the Punishers a 15-0 lead after a successful 2 point conversion pass to RB Dennis Woody. The PUnishers defense continued to play great as the field became the Cowboys ultimate nemesis as there style of offense was greatly hindered by the wet and slippery conditions. The Cowboys threatened at the end of the half but the pass at the end of the half was picked off by Travis Jynx. In the second half the Punishers received the kick and due to a decent kick return from Travis Jynx were not left in the clay infield and were into the grass where the offense continued its dominance as the drive ended with a 9 yard touchdown pass to WR Jamaal Salah. The Cowboys offense came out and got a few first downs but a fumble by the running back gave the Punisher offense great field position yet again and yet again the Punishers QB Quinton Dupree led the team down and on 3rd and 6 hit H-back Rodney Myricks on a 24 yard td strike for his 3rd touchdown pass of the day. This gave the Punishers a whopping 28-0 lead into the mid 4th quarter. The Cowboys then came down and with the help of some bonehead Punisher penalties were able to score a touchdown to #1 Ragille Simms in the back of the end zone. Punishers defense had finally given up there first score of the season in week 10 of the season. The Punishers offense then ran the clock out and won the game and won the Empire North Division and Empire Conference championships!
"This game is a game of ups and downs. We have struggled in some games but always stuck together that's the difference in this team from teams in the past. Its good to see the success and I'm happy these guys are enjoying it. We play for the love, but now we are playing to be Champions." Said Captain Jamaal Salah.
Friday, November 13, 2009
National exposure Ranked among the top 50 in the country !
Well fans your very own Nassau punisher are ranked Nationally for the 1st time
#46 nationally in the http://www.minorleaguefootballnews.com in the summer fall rankings ,and 16th in the semiprobcs.com ,November rankings all in all it's a
great honor to have your team mentioned with the elite of the country !!!!!!
and now to this weeks game and it was an ambush punishers vs the Brooklyn storm
punishers 54
storm 00
When your the better team you have to prove it from the first snap. After a 45 minute wait for officials to arrive the Punishers in there all black, showed the Storm they were not on the same level as them. The Punishers defense only allowed 2 first downs the entire game and they themselves outscored the Storm as they scored 3 touchdowns. Defensive end Shawn McLain had his second td on a scoop and score in the end zone after a caused fumble by Pop English, Pop English then had his own scoop and score after DE/OLB Brad McKoy caused havoc in the backfield and caused a fumble and then on the next drive FS/OLB Mitchell "All" Green intercepted a pass and returned it for the school at that point the officials had seen enough and said THATS THE GAME! Oh the Punishers offense did play as well but rarely saw the field as they continuosly had great field position because the Storm would not or could not punt. The turnovers by the Storm also left the Punishers in great field position. The combination of Quarterback Q and Mr. TD, Kelvin Lett, continue to throw up big numbers as Lett was hit on a 73 yard bomb for his 7th TD of the season. The big time star this week was TE Dennis Levinson who had 3 catches and a TD this week. "He has been begging me to get involved but we arent really a TE passing team, but this week he was open and Q found him. Maybe this will build Q confindence in him and down the stretch he will be more involved."said Coach Jim. Jerry Edwards scored two touchdowns as well but the field was horrible so he took himself out due to a sore hamstring. "I know Coach needs me more next week, no need me to risk possible injury on this bad field and my team got this one in the bag anyways." said rookie RB Jerry Edwards. Blocking machine Rason Burnett also got thrown a bone as Quarterback Q checked coach Jims play and allowed him to take the dive into the end zone!
Punishers are headed to Hudson Valley to face the 2nd place Hudson Valley Cowboys. This will be a showdown of the Cowboys explosive offense who have scored 207 points vs the Punishers defense who have only allowed 3 points against them. Though the score may say 17 14 points have been given up by special teams on a botched punt return and a kick off return for a touchdown. This should be showdown and at 1pm on Sunday in Poughkeepsie the loser of this game falls to third place. Punishers win this game they clinch first place and home field throughout the play offs. Punishers lose they fall to 3rd place and road warriors for the play offs! A lot on the line Punishers can win the Empire North title and Empire Conference crown all in one game. This one as they say is for all the marbles!
and as you can see from the score they have a lot of work to do , but the punishers defense pitched it's 8th shutout of the season and has given up 25 pts in the regular season and 54 pts total starting in march up to now ! coach Dave said "when we started this team in jan i felt we could do something great the way myself Jim and Marv set it up along with the pres. and shorter we set out to look for the best of the best and some off season pickups and free agent signings lead to not a good defense but great " i will take my guys against any team in the country ..... The hard work of the punisher players and coaches is really starting to pay off and the run for the ring starts in 3 weeks and a win in Hudson valley next week will give the punishers home field throughout the playoffs !!!!!!!!!!
#46 nationally in the http://www.minorleaguefootballnews.com in the summer fall rankings ,and 16th in the semiprobcs.com ,November rankings all in all it's a
great honor to have your team mentioned with the elite of the country !!!!!!
and now to this weeks game and it was an ambush punishers vs the Brooklyn storm
punishers 54
storm 00
When your the better team you have to prove it from the first snap. After a 45 minute wait for officials to arrive the Punishers in there all black, showed the Storm they were not on the same level as them. The Punishers defense only allowed 2 first downs the entire game and they themselves outscored the Storm as they scored 3 touchdowns. Defensive end Shawn McLain had his second td on a scoop and score in the end zone after a caused fumble by Pop English, Pop English then had his own scoop and score after DE/OLB Brad McKoy caused havoc in the backfield and caused a fumble and then on the next drive FS/OLB Mitchell "All" Green intercepted a pass and returned it for the school at that point the officials had seen enough and said THATS THE GAME! Oh the Punishers offense did play as well but rarely saw the field as they continuosly had great field position because the Storm would not or could not punt. The turnovers by the Storm also left the Punishers in great field position. The combination of Quarterback Q and Mr. TD, Kelvin Lett, continue to throw up big numbers as Lett was hit on a 73 yard bomb for his 7th TD of the season. The big time star this week was TE Dennis Levinson who had 3 catches and a TD this week. "He has been begging me to get involved but we arent really a TE passing team, but this week he was open and Q found him. Maybe this will build Q confindence in him and down the stretch he will be more involved."said Coach Jim. Jerry Edwards scored two touchdowns as well but the field was horrible so he took himself out due to a sore hamstring. "I know Coach needs me more next week, no need me to risk possible injury on this bad field and my team got this one in the bag anyways." said rookie RB Jerry Edwards. Blocking machine Rason Burnett also got thrown a bone as Quarterback Q checked coach Jims play and allowed him to take the dive into the end zone!
Punishers are headed to Hudson Valley to face the 2nd place Hudson Valley Cowboys. This will be a showdown of the Cowboys explosive offense who have scored 207 points vs the Punishers defense who have only allowed 3 points against them. Though the score may say 17 14 points have been given up by special teams on a botched punt return and a kick off return for a touchdown. This should be showdown and at 1pm on Sunday in Poughkeepsie the loser of this game falls to third place. Punishers win this game they clinch first place and home field throughout the play offs. Punishers lose they fall to 3rd place and road warriors for the play offs! A lot on the line Punishers can win the Empire North title and Empire Conference crown all in one game. This one as they say is for all the marbles!
and as you can see from the score they have a lot of work to do , but the punishers defense pitched it's 8th shutout of the season and has given up 25 pts in the regular season and 54 pts total starting in march up to now ! coach Dave said "when we started this team in jan i felt we could do something great the way myself Jim and Marv set it up along with the pres. and shorter we set out to look for the best of the best and some off season pickups and free agent signings lead to not a good defense but great " i will take my guys against any team in the country ..... The hard work of the punisher players and coaches is really starting to pay off and the run for the ring starts in 3 weeks and a win in Hudson valley next week will give the punishers home field throughout the playoffs !!!!!!!!!!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Road Trip To Newark ?
Road Trip to Newark , after a long 2 hr drive being stuck in traffic on a cold sun afternoon light in players , by all accounts the punishers top defensive weapon dt Thomas grubbs ,lb/de brad McCoy , lb and bash brother tyrell Wilson , ss pat Eustace , and mlb Todd Jackson that's 5 off the Bneff top rated defense , not to mention one of our best offensive weapon Wr Corey lett #25 showed up in the second quarter ! taking all the factors in and tell me we win by 4 and i will tell you i will take it , and we did ! Newcomer and rookie Mlb#1 Travis Jones was huge he had 9 tackles and seemed to be the only lb that could run with the scrambling qb #3 from the longhorns he is a different animal big and strong and managed to elude the d linemen all day but Travis was huge spying him and laying huge hit after hit on him !
but the d-line did a great job of flushing him and just could not wrap up to bring him down , also there were a few missed calls by the officials not to mention when we arrived for the game one of the officials got out of a car with the long horn players ! never seen that before ......but back to the game a great game it was the NJ Longhorns a well balanced and coached team. The Longhorns came out and drove the field quite well on there opening drive taking the ball inside the 10 yard line but were only to tack on a field goal the first points surrendered by the Punishers defense all season. The Punishers offense was stagnant and couldn't find there rhythm, a fumble and a interception were the bad highlights of the first half as the car ride to Newark seemed to be riding with them on the field in the first half as the offense never got a single first down. The Punisher defense did rise to the task in the first half as they Longhorns offense continued to execute and give Coach Dave and his defense fits, the defense made great plays all game but the standout of the game was Travis Jones who led the team with 9 tackles and 2 sacks. His play was huge as he seemed to be the only one who could break down and tackle the Longhorns shifty quarterback. When the half ended it was 3-0 with the Longhorns in full control of the game as the Punishers defense took every punch and returned one of there own.
With an hour long half time due to the lights timer not being change to day light savings time, both teams should have come out a little stiff but that wasn't the case. The Punishers RB Jerry Edwards took a 96 yard kick return to the house giving the Punishers a very short lived lead as on the next kick off it was returned for a 80 yard return for the Longhorns. On the ensuing drive though Coach Jim and QB Quinton Dupree settled the troops and decided to put the work on the back of the offensive line who worked brilliantly in the second half as the line executed well and helped a 81 yard drive end i 11 yard touchdown toss to Jamal Salah in the back of the end zone. "Q was a lil out of it today. I had that feeling riding in as he slept in the car. I take the teams sluggish play on my shoulders as my sickness all week and inability to practice didn't have the troops really ready." said Coach Jim. The defense continued to hold it down and even though the Longhorns gave a scare at the end of the game as they drove to the 11 yard line. No timeouts turned out to be what killed them as they through there last great effort into the end zone that fell incomplete. At the end of the game Coach Jim had this to say: This game is played for the love and today my guys loved it and each other as no one ever held there head down. The Longhorns are a great team and we have a feeling in one of these play off rounds they will be right there again. Its good to have a good clean game and not worry about the bull. They had outstanding coaching and were well prepared for what we do and though we got out of Newark with the win, it was another test to the heart of this team. Heart of this team is strong and when your united like this team is, I don't see who can stop a train moving full speed!
Punishers will next face the Boyz from Brooklyn, the BK Storm at Marine Park in Brooklyn, New York Sunday at 2pm! Remember hard work pays!
but the d-line did a great job of flushing him and just could not wrap up to bring him down , also there were a few missed calls by the officials not to mention when we arrived for the game one of the officials got out of a car with the long horn players ! never seen that before ......but back to the game a great game it was the NJ Longhorns a well balanced and coached team. The Longhorns came out and drove the field quite well on there opening drive taking the ball inside the 10 yard line but were only to tack on a field goal the first points surrendered by the Punishers defense all season. The Punishers offense was stagnant and couldn't find there rhythm, a fumble and a interception were the bad highlights of the first half as the car ride to Newark seemed to be riding with them on the field in the first half as the offense never got a single first down. The Punisher defense did rise to the task in the first half as they Longhorns offense continued to execute and give Coach Dave and his defense fits, the defense made great plays all game but the standout of the game was Travis Jones who led the team with 9 tackles and 2 sacks. His play was huge as he seemed to be the only one who could break down and tackle the Longhorns shifty quarterback. When the half ended it was 3-0 with the Longhorns in full control of the game as the Punishers defense took every punch and returned one of there own.
With an hour long half time due to the lights timer not being change to day light savings time, both teams should have come out a little stiff but that wasn't the case. The Punishers RB Jerry Edwards took a 96 yard kick return to the house giving the Punishers a very short lived lead as on the next kick off it was returned for a 80 yard return for the Longhorns. On the ensuing drive though Coach Jim and QB Quinton Dupree settled the troops and decided to put the work on the back of the offensive line who worked brilliantly in the second half as the line executed well and helped a 81 yard drive end i 11 yard touchdown toss to Jamal Salah in the back of the end zone. "Q was a lil out of it today. I had that feeling riding in as he slept in the car. I take the teams sluggish play on my shoulders as my sickness all week and inability to practice didn't have the troops really ready." said Coach Jim. The defense continued to hold it down and even though the Longhorns gave a scare at the end of the game as they drove to the 11 yard line. No timeouts turned out to be what killed them as they through there last great effort into the end zone that fell incomplete. At the end of the game Coach Jim had this to say: This game is played for the love and today my guys loved it and each other as no one ever held there head down. The Longhorns are a great team and we have a feeling in one of these play off rounds they will be right there again. Its good to have a good clean game and not worry about the bull. They had outstanding coaching and were well prepared for what we do and though we got out of Newark with the win, it was another test to the heart of this team. Heart of this team is strong and when your united like this team is, I don't see who can stop a train moving full speed!
Punishers will next face the Boyz from Brooklyn, the BK Storm at Marine Park in Brooklyn, New York Sunday at 2pm! Remember hard work pays!
Monday, November 2, 2009
And now there is 1 !
Congrats to all the long island Teams on great season's And Good Luck in the 1st winter Classic Being Brought to you by the Grid Iron Elite .......
In What was billed as the battle of the undeafeated the Nassau Punishers took on the undefeated bergen hawks ........And did this game lived up to the billing The weather didnt agree with the Punishers this weekend as the admin had to make a crucial decision whether or not to risk bad weather or moving the game to Jersey. The decision made by President Tyrone Beatty and GM Kaheen Shorter was the right one as they opted to move the game to Jersey to insure the game plays! It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Palisades Park, NJ and the tone was set. From the moment the Punishers entered the field they felt the football gods staring down on them. As they warmed up they heard the screeches of Hawks over the loud speaker but those of us from the old school took those screaches as those of Ravens and took that into the game as momentum as the Hawks entered there home stadium pumped and ready to go. From the opening kick the game was intense with the Hawks and the pressure was on! The Hawks defense was stout and ready for the challenge of the Punishers offense but the offensive line missing, veteran Willie Saunders, outstanding Rookie Mike Graham, and Tight End Chris Robinson the cards seemed to be stacked against Coach Jim and his running backs. Rookie Jerry Edwards an quarterback Quinton Dupree are working well together as Jerry has stepped into the feature back role quite well. False starts and bad snaps kept the Punisher offense from fully being as good as it could have been but the game plan worked to perfection in the second half as quarterback Dupree was able to hit #21 Kelvin Lett on a bomb that brought them to the 12 yard line and and after a short run, QB found Jamaal Salah in the back of the end zone for his second touchdown in two games. "We struggled on offense a little, but our quarterback is our leader and he didnt get down on his teammates, every week we try to get better. We only managed 7 points this week but we will fix some of the things we did wrong and hopefully get back on track next week!" said Jim.
Now the defense played yet another great game not allowing a touchdown as the only touchdown relinquished was by a muffed punt due to bad communication. A new guy stood out this week as #1- Travis Jones stepped up and made big plays in the middle, along with fellow Freeport Alum Thomas Grubbs. The defense was on the field longer this game then any other as the Hawks had a great game plan. The defense bent but did not break. The game was won on a fumble recovery and touchdown run by Thomas Grubbs who continues to wreck havoc in the BNEFF. Kyle Anderson on the next drive came in untouched and nearly took the hand off from the quarterback that led to a game winning turnover as the Punishers ran out the clock from there.
The Punishers are now in the teeth of there schedule with the Longhorns and Cowboys soon approaching its going to be a battle to the finish. Right now they sit a top of the BNEFF Empire Conference with a magnificent 6-0 record. If they finish strong this season off with no losses they will hold the key to there championship aspirations as the entire Empire Conference Play Off would roll through the Island. Unfortunatley, the Punishers once again have become road warriors as they will finish the remainder of the season on the road. Due to there league change they were unable to secure there field for every game and this weeks game will be played back at Lombardi Field in NJ! The play off field has been locked in though and as long as they finish strong the most important games left will be played on the Island!
punishers 6-0 and travel back to jersey next week !
In What was billed as the battle of the undeafeated the Nassau Punishers took on the undefeated bergen hawks ........And did this game lived up to the billing The weather didnt agree with the Punishers this weekend as the admin had to make a crucial decision whether or not to risk bad weather or moving the game to Jersey. The decision made by President Tyrone Beatty and GM Kaheen Shorter was the right one as they opted to move the game to Jersey to insure the game plays! It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Palisades Park, NJ and the tone was set. From the moment the Punishers entered the field they felt the football gods staring down on them. As they warmed up they heard the screeches of Hawks over the loud speaker but those of us from the old school took those screaches as those of Ravens and took that into the game as momentum as the Hawks entered there home stadium pumped and ready to go. From the opening kick the game was intense with the Hawks and the pressure was on! The Hawks defense was stout and ready for the challenge of the Punishers offense but the offensive line missing, veteran Willie Saunders, outstanding Rookie Mike Graham, and Tight End Chris Robinson the cards seemed to be stacked against Coach Jim and his running backs. Rookie Jerry Edwards an quarterback Quinton Dupree are working well together as Jerry has stepped into the feature back role quite well. False starts and bad snaps kept the Punisher offense from fully being as good as it could have been but the game plan worked to perfection in the second half as quarterback Dupree was able to hit #21 Kelvin Lett on a bomb that brought them to the 12 yard line and and after a short run, QB found Jamaal Salah in the back of the end zone for his second touchdown in two games. "We struggled on offense a little, but our quarterback is our leader and he didnt get down on his teammates, every week we try to get better. We only managed 7 points this week but we will fix some of the things we did wrong and hopefully get back on track next week!" said Jim.
Now the defense played yet another great game not allowing a touchdown as the only touchdown relinquished was by a muffed punt due to bad communication. A new guy stood out this week as #1- Travis Jones stepped up and made big plays in the middle, along with fellow Freeport Alum Thomas Grubbs. The defense was on the field longer this game then any other as the Hawks had a great game plan. The defense bent but did not break. The game was won on a fumble recovery and touchdown run by Thomas Grubbs who continues to wreck havoc in the BNEFF. Kyle Anderson on the next drive came in untouched and nearly took the hand off from the quarterback that led to a game winning turnover as the Punishers ran out the clock from there.
The Punishers are now in the teeth of there schedule with the Longhorns and Cowboys soon approaching its going to be a battle to the finish. Right now they sit a top of the BNEFF Empire Conference with a magnificent 6-0 record. If they finish strong this season off with no losses they will hold the key to there championship aspirations as the entire Empire Conference Play Off would roll through the Island. Unfortunatley, the Punishers once again have become road warriors as they will finish the remainder of the season on the road. Due to there league change they were unable to secure there field for every game and this weeks game will be played back at Lombardi Field in NJ! The play off field has been locked in though and as long as they finish strong the most important games left will be played on the Island!
punishers 6-0 and travel back to jersey next week !
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Playoffs start and end quickly for all the long island teams !!!
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 !
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 !
Monday, October 5, 2009
Week 11 and they come out swinging !
And as they close out there regular season with some very good football being played on long island of the RAFL all the teams are finishing strong ! And with the playoffs a week away the final regular season rankings for the long island teams !
Nassau punishers (Bneff) 4-0 8-1 198-29
Long island Tribe(RaFL) 8-2 9-3 195-97
Panthers (Rafl) 7-3 8-7 244-239
Esdk (Rafl) 6-4 10-9 313-353
Lions (Rafl) 3-7 3-10 136-252
And right now the Rafl will be starting there playoffs, the tribe are a six seed and get a home game , the panthers and esdk have to travel but lets get back to the weekends games !
lions vs the blackhawks - The lions came out and showed a lot of heart early ,
The Lions close out their season with a bang by beating the Kings County Blackhawks 27-0. Byron "B-RON" Eason opened up the scoring by doing what B-Ron do and that is making people miss and look down right silly on a 14 yard TD run (XP Failed). Anthony "FLOYD" Centrella finally had a moment to shine and caught a picture perfect pass from Eddie Dixon for the 12 yard strike (Bonacorsa to Myrick for 2 points). On the Lions next possession Steve Leach ran off tackle for a 7 yard TD run (Bonacorsa kick). Early in the 4th quarter the D-Line who was in their backfield all day got extreme pressure and forced 2 interceptions both by Tyrone "SPEEDY" Sandford. On Speedy's 2 nd pick he ran it 63 yards to the house (XP failed). The Offensive line of (Gearrino, Martuscello, Miller, Hartgrove, Caballero) played stellar giving the QB time and the running backs holes all game long. The Defense played with fire and intensity for what seemed like 8-3 & out series. way to finish lions !
panthers travel to the bison and pull out a thriller 20-18 , and the running game came up big again for the panthers this kid #5 is a beast and he is hitting his stride at the right time with the playoffs looming the panthers needed a win to secure a spot and got it ! they have to feel great with the way the season ended ! they were picked to finish dead last and showed some big heart to comeback and finish with 3 straight victories and a 11 seed in the playoffs congrats to ray the hc but now it only gets tougher . hopefully the d can continue to be stout good luck come playoff time !
Esdk - bye
nassau punishers vs middlesex vikings Offense finally wakes up!
For weeks now it has always been the story of the dominant defense of the Nassau Punishers. This week it was a little different as the offense led by starting QB Quinton Dupree (2nd Start) finally got into gear. The offense was led by rookie running back Jerry Edwards with another stout game with six carries for over 50 yards an a touchdown. His numbers may not jump out at you but he was serving a suspension for conduct detrimental to the team in the first half, had he played the entire game an took his normal starter reps he would have exploded for over 100yards. The true heart of the offense wears number 7 our Quaterback Quinton Dupree. "Q has been a little banged up so I have been so tentative with my play calling. The talk about us not having any offense got to me for two weeks so we decided to just open it up and let it rip. " said Coach Jim. This change of philosophy led to Q throwing for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns in only one half as he was sat down to allow Mike Lecesse to come in and lead the team. Old faithful receiver Jamaal Salah led the team AGAIN in receptions but has yet to touch the end zone this season but his counterpart Kelvin Lett found his way into the end zone yet again on a beautifully thrown ball for a 80 yard strike. The second half the offense sputtered as Mike in his first game back struggled to find his rhythm. "For years Mike was the starter but Q is here now and gives up leadership and commitment. We need both guys and we know that Mike will get his wings underneath him and do what he has to do for this team." Said WR Jamaal Salah. We cant end this offensive conversation without mentioning the 3 yard touchdown pass to TE Chris Robinson, the first ever touchdown to a tight end in the history of this organization either as the Ravens and/or Punishers. Congrats to Chris as he continues to excel in blocking and pass catching! The biggest addition to the offense was the return of kicker Craig Pinto who not only made 2-3 extra points and 1-2 field goals, he nailed a 42 yarder and also executed a on side kick to perfection that H-back Rodney Myricks recovered. He has been welcomed back to the team with open arms and has put a fix on the weakest part of the Punishers armor.
Now to the Darkside, skull crushing defense what can I really say. The game has become so intense for LB Kyle Anderson and Tyrell Wilson, they have begun to compete with one another on the field. The intensity they bring filters throughout the defense as players like Keith Cole and Thomas Grubbs feed off it and feast on opposing teams offensive lines. The defense was great again causing five turnovers and one turnover returned for a touchdown by CB/Captain Jermaine Wilson. The defense was led by Thomas Grubbs with 6 tackles with Kyle Anderson with 6 tackles 1 Sack 1 forced fumble. The defensive coaches have done an outstanding job at keeping the end zone touchdown free. "It gets boring out there sometimes. We get no action in the secondary." Said Troy. He is right because the Vikings were 3 and out a lot yesterday with there only decent drive at the end of the first half that ended with a interception in the end zone by S/CB Alex Azure. The defense is the best in the BNEFF and though stats against the defense seem a little suspect there has yet to be a touchdown given up by the Bonecrushing Punisher Darkside defense. Broncos are next at Roosevelt High at 1pm! This is our annual homecoming game we play in the first place that opened there arms to us. You can never get to where you want to go if you don't remember where you came from
Nassau punishers (Bneff) 4-0 8-1 198-29
Long island Tribe(RaFL) 8-2 9-3 195-97
Panthers (Rafl) 7-3 8-7 244-239
Esdk (Rafl) 6-4 10-9 313-353
Lions (Rafl) 3-7 3-10 136-252
And right now the Rafl will be starting there playoffs, the tribe are a six seed and get a home game , the panthers and esdk have to travel but lets get back to the weekends games !
lions vs the blackhawks - The lions came out and showed a lot of heart early ,
The Lions close out their season with a bang by beating the Kings County Blackhawks 27-0. Byron "B-RON" Eason opened up the scoring by doing what B-Ron do and that is making people miss and look down right silly on a 14 yard TD run (XP Failed). Anthony "FLOYD" Centrella finally had a moment to shine and caught a picture perfect pass from Eddie Dixon for the 12 yard strike (Bonacorsa to Myrick for 2 points). On the Lions next possession Steve Leach ran off tackle for a 7 yard TD run (Bonacorsa kick). Early in the 4th quarter the D-Line who was in their backfield all day got extreme pressure and forced 2 interceptions both by Tyrone "SPEEDY" Sandford. On Speedy's 2 nd pick he ran it 63 yards to the house (XP failed). The Offensive line of (Gearrino, Martuscello, Miller, Hartgrove, Caballero) played stellar giving the QB time and the running backs holes all game long. The Defense played with fire and intensity for what seemed like 8-3 & out series. way to finish lions !
panthers travel to the bison and pull out a thriller 20-18 , and the running game came up big again for the panthers this kid #5 is a beast and he is hitting his stride at the right time with the playoffs looming the panthers needed a win to secure a spot and got it ! they have to feel great with the way the season ended ! they were picked to finish dead last and showed some big heart to comeback and finish with 3 straight victories and a 11 seed in the playoffs congrats to ray the hc but now it only gets tougher . hopefully the d can continue to be stout good luck come playoff time !
Esdk - bye
nassau punishers vs middlesex vikings Offense finally wakes up!
For weeks now it has always been the story of the dominant defense of the Nassau Punishers. This week it was a little different as the offense led by starting QB Quinton Dupree (2nd Start) finally got into gear. The offense was led by rookie running back Jerry Edwards with another stout game with six carries for over 50 yards an a touchdown. His numbers may not jump out at you but he was serving a suspension for conduct detrimental to the team in the first half, had he played the entire game an took his normal starter reps he would have exploded for over 100yards. The true heart of the offense wears number 7 our Quaterback Quinton Dupree. "Q has been a little banged up so I have been so tentative with my play calling. The talk about us not having any offense got to me for two weeks so we decided to just open it up and let it rip. " said Coach Jim. This change of philosophy led to Q throwing for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns in only one half as he was sat down to allow Mike Lecesse to come in and lead the team. Old faithful receiver Jamaal Salah led the team AGAIN in receptions but has yet to touch the end zone this season but his counterpart Kelvin Lett found his way into the end zone yet again on a beautifully thrown ball for a 80 yard strike. The second half the offense sputtered as Mike in his first game back struggled to find his rhythm. "For years Mike was the starter but Q is here now and gives up leadership and commitment. We need both guys and we know that Mike will get his wings underneath him and do what he has to do for this team." Said WR Jamaal Salah. We cant end this offensive conversation without mentioning the 3 yard touchdown pass to TE Chris Robinson, the first ever touchdown to a tight end in the history of this organization either as the Ravens and/or Punishers. Congrats to Chris as he continues to excel in blocking and pass catching! The biggest addition to the offense was the return of kicker Craig Pinto who not only made 2-3 extra points and 1-2 field goals, he nailed a 42 yarder and also executed a on side kick to perfection that H-back Rodney Myricks recovered. He has been welcomed back to the team with open arms and has put a fix on the weakest part of the Punishers armor.
Now to the Darkside, skull crushing defense what can I really say. The game has become so intense for LB Kyle Anderson and Tyrell Wilson, they have begun to compete with one another on the field. The intensity they bring filters throughout the defense as players like Keith Cole and Thomas Grubbs feed off it and feast on opposing teams offensive lines. The defense was great again causing five turnovers and one turnover returned for a touchdown by CB/Captain Jermaine Wilson. The defense was led by Thomas Grubbs with 6 tackles with Kyle Anderson with 6 tackles 1 Sack 1 forced fumble. The defensive coaches have done an outstanding job at keeping the end zone touchdown free. "It gets boring out there sometimes. We get no action in the secondary." Said Troy. He is right because the Vikings were 3 and out a lot yesterday with there only decent drive at the end of the first half that ended with a interception in the end zone by S/CB Alex Azure. The defense is the best in the BNEFF and though stats against the defense seem a little suspect there has yet to be a touchdown given up by the Bonecrushing Punisher Darkside defense. Broncos are next at Roosevelt High at 1pm! This is our annual homecoming game we play in the first place that opened there arms to us. You can never get to where you want to go if you don't remember where you came from
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