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August 27, 2011 @ McGibbeny Field
8-UNDER JV GAME (exhibition game)
BROOKLINE 8 - Thomas-Jefferson 6
Scoring Summary:
Branndon Pezzelle 58 run (Zachary Kalsek run)
Fumble Recovery: Keyshawn Harris
NOTES: Brookline's Littlest Knights kicked off the 2011 season
with a thrilling win over the Junior Jags of Thomas-Jefferson.
The little Jaguars scored the only points of the opening half,
holding a 6-0 lead at the midway point of the game. The second
half was a stalemate for sixteen minutes. With 4:00 remaining,
Branndon Pezzelle broke loose and took off down the left side.
His fifty-eight yard scoring run tied the game. Zachary Kalsek
powered the ball through the middle of the line for two points
and an 8-6 Knight lead. The Jaguars began their final drive.
A Keyshawn Harris fumble recovery with ten seconds to go ended
the game and gave the Little Knights a hard-earned victory.
WEEK #1 - August 27, 2011 @ McGibbeny Field
8-UNDER
BROOKLINE 8 - Thomas-Jefferson 6
Scoring Summary:
Brandon McGough 80 pass from Mekhi Gay (Antwain Carter run)
NOTES: The Knights and Jaguars met on the field of battle in a
war of eight-year olds. For nearly thirty-two minutes the two
teams battled it out with no clear advantage. Not until the
final play of the game were the Jaguars tamed, and the Knights
crowned victorious.
The first quarter was a scoreless tie. On the first play of
the second period, Brandon McGough took a screen pass from
Mekhi Gay and turned it into an eighty yard touchdown. Antwain
Carter aced the conversion, giving Brookline an 8-0 lead.
With thirty seconds to go in the first half, a wide-open TJ
receiver hauled in a pass and started downfield. The path was
open for a score. Speedy Nicholas Ault tracked down the Jag
and dropped him at the Brookline twenty-eight yard line.
Thomas-Jefferson got on the board in the third quarter, but
came up short on the conversion attempt. The Knights clung to
an 8-6 lead until the final minutes of the fourth quarter.
Then things got a little tense.
The Jaguars mounted a late-game drive, moving the ball inside
the Knights ten yard line. Three plays netted them only five
yards. Only seconds remained in the game. The Jaguars got off
one final play. Brandon McGough, who played a tough game both
on offense and on defense, stopped the TJ runner on the three
yard line to seal the Knight victory.
WEEK #1 - August 27, 2011 @ McGibbeny Field
9-UNDER
BROOKLINE 22 - Thomas-Jefferson 20
Scoring Summary:
Marques Watson 34 run (Marques Watson run)
Marques Watson 2 run (conversion failed)
Marques Watson 15 run (Marques Watson run)
NOTES: The nine-year old Knights opened their season with a
strong 22-20 win over the Thomas-Jefferson Jaguars. Marques
Watson's three touchdowns and two conversions paced the Knight
attack while a stingy defense kept the Jags at arm's length.
Watson opened the game with a touchdown run on the Knights
first possession, then banged in the conversion for an 8-0
lead. TJ got on the board with twenty seconds to go in the
first half with a long run of their own. Their conversion run
was stopped at the one yard line by Nick DelMastro to give
Brookline an 8-6 advantage at halftime.
Midway through the third quarter, Watson struck again, this
time with a twenty-five yard punt return to the Jaguar six
yard line, followed by runs of four and two yards for his
second score. TJ answered with a touchdown run of their own
to narrow the deficit to 14-12. Again, fine defense stopped
the conversion attempt at the one yard line.
At 7:01 of the fourth quarter, Watson found the endzone once
more with a fifteen yard run. His 21st and 22nd points of the
day, earned on the conversion run, put Brookline ahead by ten.
The Jaguars scored one final time near the end of the game.
WEEK #1 - August 27, 2011 @ McGibbeny Field
10-UNDER
Thomas-Jefferson 36 - BROOKLINE 0
NOTES: The ten year old Knights took one on the chin from the
Jaguars of Thomas-Jefferson. From the opening kickoff to the
end of the first half, the Jags ran rough-shod over Brookline,
scoring five times enroute to a 36-0 halftime lead. The second
half was played to a scoreless tie.
WEEK #1 - August 27, 2011 @ McGibbeny Field
11-UNDER
BROOKLINE 56 - Thomas-Jefferson 8
Scoring Summary:
Quran Powe 70 kickoff return (Darryl Daniels run)
Quran Powe 52 run (conversion failed)
Darryl Daniels 10 run (Brent Ivory run)
Quran Powe 35 run (Khalil Weathers pass from Brent Ivory)
Quran Powe 52 kickoff return (conversion failed)
Quran Powe 36 pass from Brent Ivory (conversion failed)
Quran Powe 53 fumble recovery (conversion failed)
Khalil Weathers 40 fumble recovery (Lamar Lewis run)
Fumble Recovery: Quran Powe, Khalil Weathers
NOTES: Coach Joe and the eleven-year olds have something to
prove this year. They want everyone to know that last year was
no fluke and that they are back, healthy and ready to crush
anyone who stands in their way. Brookline put the big hurt on
the Thomas-Jefferson Jaguars in this 56-8 slamfest.
Offensively and defensively, this team is capable of causing
severe heartache. On either side of the ball, the power posse
of Quran Powe, Darryl Daniels, Lamar Lewis, Brent Ivory and
Will Rupert are playing with a feverish desire. Add to that
several other talented players and you have the makings of a
championship calibre team. If these Knights can keep their
heads together and stay focused, the sky is the limit.
Powe, who finished last season with twenty touchdowns, began
the new campaign with an assorted six-pack: two on runs, two
on kickoffs, one on a pass reception and the other on a fumble
recovery. The all-time Knights scoring record is held by JoJo
Lamonde (1998) and Ray Ventrone (1996), with twenty-seven
touchdowns each. Records are made to be broken. Go Powe!
WEEK #1 - August 27, 2011 @ McGibbeny Field
13-UNDER
Brentwood 30 - BROOKLINE 8
Scoring Summary:
Quinton Hill 70 run (Stephen Schwartz run)
Fumble Recovery: Anthony McCray, Stephen Schwartz,
Antonio Green
NOTES: The Brookline Knights, two-time defending champions and
owners of a 22-game winning streak, began the post-Coach Don
era on a sour note. With only a handful of returning veterans
and a cadre of newcomers, the 30-8 loss to the Brentwood Dukes
put an end to the myth of invincibility that for two years was
the cornerstone of the Mighty Knights franchise. These Knights
have to prove themselves all over again. This meeting with the
Dukes was a start. Despite the loss, the team showed some
promise. The second half was much better than the first. If
they keep improving, who knows what might happen next week.
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