2017 Weekly Newsletter
AN NG CL L I T H G FI BAL FOOT
Friday, September 22, 2017
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Road Warriors The Vineland High School football team will hit the road for the second straight week tomorrow night, and that certainly won't be the last of it. Vineland's schedule features a majority of road tests this season; the Fighting Clan will be back on the road next week (Cumberland Regional) and will also play games at Atlantic CIty (Oct. 20) and Mainland Regional (Oct. 27). The good news is that Vineland will play two of the toughest opponents on their schedule -- Clearview (Oct. 14) and St. Augustine Prep (Nov. 3) -- at their home Gittone Stadium.
John Garcia(Photo from The Daily Journal)
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Clan looks for 3-0 start at EHT Saturday night The Vineland High School football team will aim to remain undefeated in the early part of this season when they travel to Egg Harbor Township tomorrow night for a 7pm tilt against the Eagles. The Fighting Clan handled their rival from the old Cape Atlantic League American Conference, 37-7, when the two squads met last season at Gittone Stadium. Conditions look ripe for a stellar Vineland performance; the weather is expected to be beautiful and Egg Harbor Township's turf field should Isaih Pacheco had two long touchdown runs against Cherry Hill provide an even added boost for East (Photo from The Daily Journal) the Fighting Clan's big, athletic roster. The Eagles are off to a rough start in 2017, though it should be mentioned their first two losses were to Millville (47-7) and Lenape (49-0). Factor tomorrow's game against Vineland and EHT opens the season with each of the three primary contenders for the South Jersey Group 5 championship, a gauntlet few teams would be excited about facing. Expect Vineland's well-oiled machine of an offensive attack to put up big points. Quarterback Isaih Pacheco has been stellar on the ground as expected, amassing 238 yards and four touchdowns on 23 carries, while Nihym Anderson (149 yards, three touchdowns) has also ran effectively. But Vineland also saw some glimpses of the future last week, when freshman Jonathon Toney scored from 16 yards out on his first career carry. More bad news for the Eagles comes in the form of senior runningback Tahjir Reese, a transfer from St. Joseph (Hammonton) who will be getting his first action after sitting out due to NJSIAA transfer rules. Reese is a big, talented ball carrier who will allow offensive coordinator Jason Volpe to even more fully open up his playbook.
2017 Season Schedule/Results
Vineland romps CHE, moves to 2-0
Record: 2-0 (Overall), 1-0 (WJFL Continental) Date
Opponent
Time
9/8
BRIDGETON
W 27-8
9/16
at Cherry Hill East
W 61-6
9/23
at Egg Harbor Township
7pm
9/29
at Cumberland Regional
7pm
Ryan Shelton celebrates a 10-yard touchdown run against Cherry Hill East (Photo from The Daily Journal)
10/14
CLEARVIEW REGIONAL (Homecoming) 2pm
Things rarely go exactly according to plan, but it is a great feeling when they do.
10/20
at Atlantic City
6pm
10/27
at Mainland Regional
6pm
The Vineland High School football team got to experience that Saturday when they dismantled Cherry Hill East, 61-6, in a morning road contest.
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
The Fighting Clan jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead and cruised the rest of the way, allowing the coaching staff to rest many of the starters and give the young players who are the program's future to earn valuable game experience. Among those highlights were Ryan Shelton's 10yard touchdown run and freshman runningback Jonathon Toney finding paydirt from 16 yards out on his first high school carry. Isaih Pacheco was stellar again, racking up 132 yards and two touchdowns on just four carries, including touchdowns of 52 and 73 yards. Nihym Anderson also had a 49-yard touchdown run, while Nazir Broome took one to the house from 60 yards out and Otis Harold returned a kickoff 80 yards for a score. Phil Blackwell also intercpted a pass and returned that 28 yards for a touchdown as well. Sophomore placekicker Carli Kling also had a solid game. Kling, who became the first female in school history to score when she connected on an extra point in the season opener, made her first five before missing the final two, ending the game 5 or 7. She's 6 for 9 on the season.
Javier Santana carries the ball in Vineland's win over Cherry Hill East (Photo from The Daily Journal)
BOX SCORE
1
2
3
4
Total
Vineland
14
21
12
14
61
Cherry Hill East
0
0
6
0
6
2017 Vineland Football Varsity Roster
SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing
Comp. Att.
I. Pacheco Rushing
13
20
Yards
TD
288
0
Att.
Yards
TD
I. Pacheco
23
238
4
N. Anderson
16
140
3
3
31
0
J. Garcia Receiving
Rec
Yards
TD
A. Reyes
4
86
0
W. Kent
1
57
0
N. Anderson
1
30
0
Kicking C. Kling
PAT Att. 9
PAT FG 6
0
Long --
No.
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
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
32
Javier Santana
Jr.
WR, CB
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
N A L C G N I T H L L A B T O O Tyreem Powell (Photo from The Daily Journal)
Nazire Broome (Photo from The Daily Journal)
