2017 Weekly Newsletter

AN NG CL L I T H G FI BAL FOOT

Friday, October 20, 2017

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Record Performance! In the midst of a dominating performance and the Homecoming festivities, place kicker Robert Aparicio's outstanding performance almost got lost in the shuffle. The sophomore connected on seven extra point attempts, breaking a school record set last year by Robert Kling. Kickers rarely get much credit, but in high school football, where PATs are anything but guaranteed, consistency like Aparacio's is a huge advantage.

Robert Aparicio (Photo from NJ.com)

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Unbeaten Clan takes show back on the road to A.C. Local media has been quick to point out the abysmal record of the Vineland High School football team's opponents thus far. But the Fighting Clan will take on a team with a winning record this week when they travel to Atlantic City tonight for a 6pm showdown against the 3-2 Vikings. Atlantic City won three straight games against Washington Township (26-14), Bridgeton (27-24) and Egg Harbor Township (19-13) after losing their opener to St. Vineland trots onto the field prior to the Homecoming game Augustine, 30-6. The Vikings (Photo from NJ.com) lost last week to Williamstown by a 14-6 margin. Vineland will look to key in on Atlantic City quarterback Nazim Derry and wide receiver Na'h'Sir Morgan, who are far and away the Vikings' top two playmakers. Defensive end Anthony Reyes, along with linebackers Nihym Anderson and Tahjir Rease, will carry the bulk of the responsibility when it comes to spying Derry, while the 6-foot-2 Morgan and his six touchdown receptions will present a challenge to Vineland's secondary. When the Fighting Clan has the ball, they'll likely continue relying on the multifaceted rushing attack led by Isaih Pacheco (719 yards, 10 touchdowns) and Anderson (465 yards, 9 touchdowns). Nahzir Broome and John Garcia have been solid complimentary pieces, while recently eligible transfers Tahjir Rease and De'Andre Tull-Kennedy give Vineland offensive coordinator Jason Volpe a slew of options to keep his own players fresh and opposing defenses guessing. Wide receivers Tyreem Powell and Wynah Kent have also proven to be dangerous threats in the passing game, while Reyes leads the team in receiving with 97 yards on the season.

2017 Season Schedule/Results

Vineland dominates Clearview

Record: 5-0 (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

W 60-6

10/14

CLEARVIEW REGIONAL (Homecoming) W 55-21

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

Transfer De'Andre Tull-Kennedy returned a kickoff for a TD in his Vineland debut (Photo from NJ.com)

A common criticism of the Vineland High School football team during the first half of the 2017 season was the Fighting Clan's propensity for starting games slowly. But critics will have to find another aspect in need of improvement after Vineland's Homecoming win over Clearview, as the Red and Gray jumped all over the visiting Pioneers, taking a 35-0 lead into halftime before cruising to a 55-21 lead at Gittone Stadium Saturday afternoon. Isaih Pacheco and Nihym Anderson again led the way, combining for 244 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries. Pacheco also completed 7 of 12 passes for 52 yards, including a pretty 18-yard touchdown to Wynah Kent. It was also the FIghting Clan's first game at full strength after waiting four games for a number of transfers to become eligible, and Clearview was forced to deal with a solid dose of Tahjir Rease and De'Andre Tull-Kennedy, as well. Rease had 11 carries for 90 yards and Tull-Kennedy added an electrifying 90-yard kickoff return touchdown. Junior John Garcia also found paydirt for the first time this season, cashing in on 60 yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Place kicker Robert Aparicio set a school record for extra points made in a game (7), while Anthony Reyes led Vineland's defense with 10 tackles and a sack.

Isaih Paceheco carries against Clearview in last week's Homecoming win (Photo from NJ.com)

BOX SCORE

1

2

3

4

Total

Clearview

0

0

7

14

21

Vineland

14

21

6

14

55

2017 Vineland Football Varsity Roster

SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS Passing

Comp. Att.

Yards

TD

I. Pacheco

25

42

368

2

R. Shelton

2

7

24

1

Rushing

Att.

Yards

TD

I. Pacheco

58

719

10

N. Anderson

35

465

9

J. Garcia

12

170

1

6

128

1

N. Broome Receiving

Rec

Yards

TD

A. Reyes

5

94

0

W. Kent

2

76

1

J. Garcia

4

73

0

T. Powell

8

71

1

Defensive

Tkl

Sck Int

TD

N. Broome

43

0

1

0

A. Reyes

40

3

0

0

P. Blackwell

25

0

1

1

C. Jackson

23

2

0

0

N. Anderson

22

4

0

1

No.

Name

Yr.

Position

1

Isaih Pacheco (C)

Sr.

QB, RB

2

De'Andre Tull-Kennedy

Jr.

RB/CB

3

Tahjir Rease

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

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Tahjir Rease (Photo from NJ.com)

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 , K

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