2017 Weekly Newsletter
AN NG CL L I T H G FI BAL FOOT
Friday, September 29, 2017
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Rest on the way Tonight's game at Cumberland Regional marks the last game of the Vineland High School football team's pre-bye week schedule, as the Fighting Clan will earn some needed rest next week to prepare for the season's home stretch. After the bye week, Vineland will host Clearview Regional as part of the VHS Homecoming Festivities before hitting the road against Atlantic City and Mainland Regional. The regular season will culminate with a highly anticipated battle against neighboring rival St. Augustine Prep at Gittone Stadium.
Nihym Anderson (Photo from The Daily Journal)
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Unbeaten Vineland sets sights on taming Colts
Running back John Garcia (Photo from The Daily Journal)
The Vineland High School football team will look to complete its pre-bye week schedule unscathed when they head Cumberland Regional for a 6pm tilt against the Colts. Cumberland Regional is in a rebuilding phase, having won just once in their last 16 contests dating back to last season. The Colts enter tonight's matchip 0-3 on the season, dropping games to Moorestown (30-6), Winslow Township (55-8) and Triton (45-34). Last year, the Fighting Clan hammered the Colts, 49-13, in a drizzly home contest at Gittone Stadium.
Vineland is a much bigger team than Cumberland and will likely aim to exploit that size advantage by serving a heavy dose of the running attack. The Fighting Clan's rushing attack, spearheaded so far by Isaih Pacheco and Nihym Anderson, also features Tahjir Reese and John Garcia, among others, has amassed more than 200 yards in each of its first three games. Vineland fans should expect to see a lot of handoffs and big chunk gians. The Vineland defense also remains staunch, having surrendered just six points in each of its first three games. The formidable defense has speed and size all over the field and is nearly impossible to consitently move the ball against. Should all go according to plan and the Fighting Clan builds a comfortable lead in the first half, they should get the opportunity to give their younger players further game experience as well.
2017 Season Schedule/Results
Fighting Clan dominates EHT
Record: 3-0 (Overall), 2-0 (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
W 42-6
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
Isaih Pacheco (1) and John Garcia (6) celebrate a touchdown against EHT (Photo from The Daily Journal)
The Vineland High School football team used a 22-point second quarter outburst to blow a close game wide open before cruising to victory, 42-6, over Egg Harbor Township at the Eagles' home field in EHT. Quarterback Isaih Pacheco led the way for Vineland, going off for 217 yards and two towuchdowns, including an impressive 80yard scamper that sealed the victory.
Pacheco also threw a five-yard touchdown 11/23 at Millville (Thanksgiving Day) 10:30am pass to Javier Santana while transfer Tahjir Reese scored two touchdowns in his first game to help the Fighting Clan roll. The *all games in BOLD are home games at Gittone other touchdown came threw the air when Stadium Ryan Shelton connected with Tyreem Powell from three yards out. Both teams struggled to get things going in a scoreless first quarter, but Vineland finally broke through in the second on Pacheco's first touchdown, which went for 20 yards. Pacheco then connected with Santana to make the score 14-0 before Reese scored his first touchdown in the closing minutes of the first half to advance Vineland's lead to 22-0. Javier Santana catches a touchdown pass against Egg Harbor Township (Photo from The Daily Journal)
BOX SCORE
1
2
3
4
Total
Vineland
0
22
12
8
42
Egg Harbor Twp.
0
0
0
6
6
2017 Vineland Football Varsity Roster
SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS (as of 9/17) 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
T. Powell
4
44
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 Ryan Shelton (10), Nazir Broome (Photo from The Daily Journal)
Isaih Pacheco (Photo from The Daily Journal)
