2017 Weekly Newsletter
AN NG CL L I T H G FI BAL FOOT
Friday, September 15, 2017
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No "Glass Ceiling" here! Sophomore Vineland kicker Carli Kling became somewhat of a Twitter sensation last weekend when she connected on an extra point in the fourth quarter of the Fighting Clan's win over Bridgeton, becoming the first female in the program's more than 100-year history to score in a game. News of Kling's accomplishment spread quickly throughout area and eventually landed her an on-air interview on ESPN 97.3's "South Jersey Sports Report."
Fighting Clan set for road battle at CH East
Running back John Garcia carries against Bridgeton in the season opener alst weekend (Photo from The Daily Journal)
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Last year, the Vineland High School football team clawed their way through a tough opening-night battle with Bridgeton before hosting Cherry Hill East the following week in a game that ended up being their most dominant of the season -- a 53-0 rout of the Cougars at Gittone Stadium. Last weekend, Vineland pulled away late to seal a victory in another tough battle with Bridgeton and will travel to Cherry Hill East tomorrow morning for an 11am tilt. Surely, the Fighting Clan wouldn't mind a bit of
redundancy here. That's exactly what Vineland hopes to accomplish when they face off against a Cherry Hill East squad that has struggled to get things going in recent years. The Cougars, according to The Daily Journal, were shut out in their opening week game, a trend carrying over from last year when they were held scoreless six times. The Journal also reported that East currently holds the longest losing streak in South Jersey at 19 games. Tomorrow's contest should provide Vineland the opportunity to work on sharpening a few aspects of their game that were a little sloppy last weekend and, if all goes according to plan, rest for the starters. The coaching staff has been stressing focus to keep this talented group on track for the program's goals later in the season, particularly after they committed four turnovers in the opener. Vineand will likely look to jump on the Cougars quickly, build a lead before haldtime and then coast injury-free the rest of the way.
2017 Season Schedule/Results
Clan foils Bridgeton's upset bid
Record: 1-0 (Overall), 1-0 (WJFL Continental) Date
Opponent
Time
9/8
BRIDGETON
27-8
9/16
at Cherry Hill East
11am
9/23
at Egg Harbor Township
7pm
9/29
at Cumberland Regional
7pm
10/14
CLEARVIEW REGIONAL (Homecoming) 2pm
10/20
at Atlantic City
6pm
10/27
at Mainland Regional
6pm
11/3
ST. AUGUSTINE PREP (Senior Night) 6pm
11/10
NJSIAA G5-South Playoffs-1st Round TBA
11/23
at Millville (Thanksgiving Day)
10:30am
*all games in BOLD are home games at Gittone Stadium
Isaih Pacheco rushes against Bridgeton in the season opener last week (Photo from The Daily Journal)
What many thought we be a walk away win for the Vineland High School football team to open their 2017 campaign turned into what could end up being one of their most tightly contested battles of the season when the Fighting Clan pulled away late to outlast county rival Bridgeton, 27-8, in the two teams' first game of the season at Gittone Stadium in Vineland. The Fighting Clan's defense was outstanding early, but a slew of first-half penalties and turnovers by Vineland helped the feisty Bulldogs stay in the game, which was scoreless at the half. Vineland got on the board first when Nihym Anderson punched in a one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, but Bridgeton quickly answered back with a touchdown of their own and a two-point conversion that gave them an 8-6 lead. From there, however, Vineland stiffened up and moved the ball more effectively, rattling off 21 unanswered points to pull away seal the victory. Rutgers-bount senior quarterback Isaih Pacheco led offensively for the Fighting Clan, accounting for more than 300 yards of total offense (227 passing and 106 rushing) and two touchdowns, while Maryland commit Nihym Anderson rushed for 87 yards and also caught a 30-yard pass. Senior wide receiver Wynah Kent came up huge late in the game, making an outstanding catch in traffic and ensuing run for a 57-yard completion and then recovered a fumbled kickoff to help put the game out of reach.
Wynah Kent makes a spectacular grab late in Vineland's opening-night win over Bridgeton (Photo from The Daily Journal)
BOX SCORE
1
2
3
4
Total
Bridgeton
0
0
8
0
8
Vineland
0
0
6
21
27
2017 Vineland Football Varsity Roster
SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing
Comp. Att.
I. Pacheco
10
Rushing
15
Name
Yr.
Position
1
Isaih Pacheco (C)
Sr.
QB, RB
2
De'Andre Tull-Kennedy
Jr.
RB/CB
3
Tahjir Reese
Sr.
RB/SS
4
Otis Harold III
Jr.
WR, CB
5
Syncere Gaye
So.
RB, CB
6
John Garcia
Jr.
RB, CB
7
Isaiah Blakely
Jr.
RB, CB
8
Nihym Anderson (C)
Sr.
RB, OLB
TD
9
Jamal Brooks
Sr.
RB, CB
10
Ryan Shelton
So.
QB, FS
13
Carli Kling
So.
K
15
Jonathan Toney
Fr.
RB, CB
18
Wynah Kent
Sr.
WR, FS
19
Skyler Hannah
Sr.
TE, DT
20
Chris Miller
Sr.
WR, CB
21
Barry Turner
So.
QB, FS
22
Tyreem Powell
So.
WR, FS
23
Kevon Williams
Fr.
FB, LB
28
Raekwon Carter
So.
FB, MLB
29
Emerson Hadnot
Jr.
RB, OLB
30
Lathan Kent
Fr.
TE, OLB
33
Phil Blackwell
Jr.
RB, MLB
34
Nazir Broome
So.
RB, OLB
18
Wynah Kent
Jr.
WR, OLB
45
Nazario Butler
Fr.
FB, MLB
50
George Robinson
Jr.
G, MLB
51
Aaron Garcia
So.
OT, DE
52
Brandon Roldan
Jr.
OT, DT
54
A.J. Chaney
Jr.
OT, DT
55
Lazaro Alvarez
Sr.
G, DE
57
Timothy Jones
Sr.
OT, OLB
58
Jacob Repp
So.
G, DT
60
Raymond Graiff
Jr.
OT, DT
64
Shane Ecker
Jr.
G, DT
65
Robert Aparicio
So.
OT, DT
70
Michael Bokma
Jr.
C, LS
71
Mikey Middlebrook
Jr.
OT, DT
72
Daniel Medina
So.
C, LB
73
Demarcus Rivers
Fr.
G, NG
74
Brandon Anderson
Jr.
OT, DT
75
Noah Sansalone (C)
Sr.
OT, DT
76
Ricardo Nieves
Sr.
OT, NG
79
Eliza Jones
Jr.
OT, NG
80
Justin Cardona
Sr.
TE, OLB
81
Conrad Jackson III
So.
TE, OLB
84
Anthony Reyes Jr.
Jr.
TE, DE
85
Giovanni Figueroa
Jr.
TE, DE
Yards
TD
227
0
Att.
Yards
TD
I. Pacheco
19
106
2
N. Anderson
13
87
1
Receiving
Rec
Yards
A. Reyes
4
86
0
W. Kent
1
57
0
N. Anderson
1
30
0
Kicking C. Kling
PAT Att. 2
PAT FG
Long
1
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0
No.
N A L C G N I T H L L A B T O O Nihym Anderson (Photo from The Daily Journal)
Conrad Jackson III (Photo from The Daily Journal)
