2016 Weekly Newsletter
AN NG CL L I T H G FI BAL FOOT
Friday, September 16, 2016
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Black Out Gittone! The Vineland High School football team is looking to "black out" Gittone Stadium in the team's home opener tonight against Cherry Hill East. The Fighting Clan is asking fans attending the game to wear all black, the same color the team will be wearing, to contribute to a raucous atmosphere in support of VHS Football. VHS Football shirts and other apparel are available at Dusharm's Pro Foot on Main Road in Vineland. Kickoff is set for 7pm under the lights at Gittone.
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Vineland looking for another 2-0 start The Vineland High School football team will be aiming for their second consecutive 2-0 start to a season when they host Cherry Hill East tomorrow night in the program's home opener, 7pm, at Gittone Stadium.
Senior running back Cash Phillips picked up 53 yards on 12 carries against Bridgeton (Photo from The Daily Journal)
The Cougars were 2-8 in 2015 and the 2016 campaign didn't start much better last weekend, as they were blanked, 41-0, by Paul VI in the season opener.
Although it was just one game, the results depict a favorable matchup for the Fighting Clan. East surrendered 294 rushing yards to the Eagles on just 28 attempts -- a whopping 10 yards per carry -- and that could mean Vineland's talented offensive skill players will have some room to operate. Runningbacks Daivon Seymore and Cash Phillips and quarterback Isaih Pacheco are home run threats every time they touch the ball and after managing just seven points in the season-opening win over Bridgeton, the Fighting Clan will be looking to bring the thunder. On the other side of the ball, a very impressive Vineland defense, which swarmed the Bulldogs all night and shut down superstar Markquese Bell, will be facing a Cougar offense that mustered only 62 total yards last week. Cutting down on penalties and other mental mistakes will be a major point of emphasis for the Fighting Clan, but as long as those issues are rectified, Vineland stands a real good shot at moving to 2-0 on the season.
2016 Season Schedule/Results
Clan blanks Bridgeton in opener
Record: 1-0 (Overall), 1-0 (WJFL Continental) Date
Opponent
Time
9/9
at Bridgeton
W 7-0
9/16
CHERRY HILL EAST
7pm
9/23
EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP
6pm
9/30
CUMBERLAND REGIONAL
6pm
10/14
at Clearview Regional
7pm
10/22
ATLANTIC CITY (Homecoming)
2pm
10/28
MAINLAND REGIONL
6pm
The Vineland defense was impressive in the season opener against Bridgeton (Photo from The Daily Journal)
The Vineland High School football team started the 2016 season the right way last weekend, scoring a 7-0 win over Bridgeton on the Bulldogs' home turf Friday night at Bridgeton High School.
Despite numerous penalties on each team, the FIghting Clan was buoyed by a magnificent showing from their defense, led by stallwart 11/11 NJSIAA Football Playoffs Begin TBA linebackers Anthony Reyes, Nihym Anderson and DaQuan Cosby. The Vineland defense was 11/24 MILLVILLE (Thanksgiving Day) 10:30am tasked with the difficult assignment of checking Division 1 prospect Markquese Bell, who played as many as three different positions in the *all games in BOLD are home games at Gittone game, and frustrated the Bulldog star all night. Stadium Anderson and Reyes both recorded two sacks, while Isaih Pacheco and Wynah Kent each snagged an interception. 11/4
at St. Augustine Prep
6pm
Offensively, Vineland was effective for periods of the game largely behind runningbacks Daivon Seymore and Cash Phillips, who combined for 113 rushing yards, while quarterback Lindon Williams completed a beautiful 47-yard pass down the middle to Anderson in the third quarter. In the end, Seymore's 32-yard touchdown run late in the first half was all Vineland needed to hold on for the victory, as the defense continued its outstanding play the remainder of the game. Vineland junior Nihym Anderson catches a 47-yard pass against Bridgeton. The Fighting Clan won, 7-0. (Photo from The Daily Journal)
BOX SCORE
1
2
3
4
Total
Vineland
7
0
0
0
7
Bridgeton
0
0
0
0
0
SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing
2016 Vineland Football Varsity Roster
Comp. Att.
Yards
TD
No.
L. Williams
1
6
47
0
I. Pacheco
2
3
3
0
Rushing
Att.
Yards
TD
D. Seymore
13
61
1
C. Phillips
12
52
0
I. Pacheco
4
23
0
Receiving
Rec
N. Anderson Defensive
Yards
1
47
TD 0
Tackles
Int.
N. Anderson
--
0
2
A. Reyes
--
0
2
I. Pacheco
--
1
0
W. Kent
--
1
0
Kicking R. Kling
PAT Att. 1
PAT FG 1
0
Sack
Long --
Name
Yr.
Position
1
Isaih Pacheco (C)
Jr.
QB, CB, KR
3
Rayshawn Blakely
Sr.
QB, CB
4
Otis Harold III
So.
RB, CB
5
Cash Phillips
Sr.
RB, CB, PR
6
John Garcia
So.
RB, CB
7
Isaiah Blakely
So.
RB, CB
8
Nihym Anderson
Jr.
TE, OLB
9
Lindon Williams
Sr.
QB
10
Ryan Shelton
Fr.
QB, FS
11
Vasilios Andritsopoulos
Sr.
WR, FS
13
Robert Kling
Jr.
K
18
Wynah Kent
Jr.
WR, OLB
21
Emerson Hadnot
So.
RB, OLB, KR
25
Javier Santana
So.
RB, CB
27
Daytrell Williams
Sr.
RB, OLB
28
Daivon Seymore (C)
Sr.
RB, CB, KR
30
Justin Young
Sr.
RB, CB
33
Phil Blackwell
So.
RB, MLB
34
Nazir Broome
Fr.
RB, LB
40
Jarred Banks (C)
Sr.
WR, OLB
45
Richard Lane (C)
Sr.
RB, SS
51
Daquan Cosby
Sr.
T, MLB
52
Jaylen Zigler
Sr.
G, DT
54
Anthony Reyes
So.
G, MLB
55
Lazaro Alvarez
Jr.
T, DE
56
Anthony Hernandez
Jr.
G, MLB
57
Timothy Jones
Jr.
C, DT
58
Brandon Roldan
So.
OT, DT
64
Shane Ecker
So.
G, DT
68
Dylan Farinaccio
Sr.
G, DT
70
Michael Bokma
So.
C, DT, K
72
Daniel Medina
So.
C, OLB
74
Ivan Haile
Sr.
G, DT
75
Noah Sansalone
Jr.
T, DT
76
Ricardo Nieves
Jr.
T, DT
77
Alaatin Ardahan
Jr.
T, DT
80
Justin Cardona
Jr.
TE, OLB
81
Conrad Jackson III
Fr.
TE, OLB
86
Giovanni Figueroa
So.
TE, MLB
88
Nazire Powers
Jr.
WR, QB
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Senior Runningback Daivon Seymore breaks loose for a 32yard touchdown in the season opener at Bridgeton (Photo from The Daily Journal)
