Wolverines play WNEU Golden Bears

On Sunday, the Wolverine football team traveled to Springfield, MA, to take on the Western New England Golden Bears. After winning the coin toss, the Wolverines elected to take the ball first, hoping to set the tone for the game. Although the offense failed to capitalize on their opening possession, the physical play of the revamped offensive line layed a strong foundation for later success. The Wolverine defense took the field and again carried the team early in the game, refusing to budge and denying the Golden Bears on their first two possessions.

The Wolverine offense finally got things going late in the 1st quarter, with Brock Dale connecting on several passes, including a pivotal 3rd and long completion to Derek Paquette. Byron King capped the drive by busting through the line for a touchdown run, and Dale salvaged a bad snap on the point after with a scrambling connection to Bobby Paul for 2 points.

The Wolverine defense continued to hold, forcing a safety in the 2nd quarter, again getting on the scoreboard defensively. Late in the first half, Garrett Agustin's interception ended the Golden Bears' 2 minute drill, and the team ran down the clock and went into halftime up 10-0.

The Wolverine defense continued to carry the team in the 3rd quarter, holding the Golden Bears scoreless. Injuries to the Wolverine running backs forced Devon Lofton out of the secondary and into the backfield, where he instantly capitalized with a long run up the sideline. The offense stalled in the redzone, but James DeMartini bailed them out, booting a field goal to put the Wolverines up 13-0.

The Wolverine defense denied any hope for the Goldern Bears, shutting them out again in the 4th. The Wolverine offense bled out the clock behind excellent play by the offensive line and power running by Lofton and Paquette, with the backbreaking drive resulting in a touchdown scamper by Lofton. The point after put the Wolverines up 20-0, where the score would stay through the final whistle.

The Wolverines play again this Friday at the College of the Holy Cross.

2012-2013 FOOTBALL ROSTER

	2012 Bridgton Academy Football Roster
#	Last	First	Ht.	Wt.	Pos.	Previous Team	Hometown	State
1	Van Dyke	Justin	5'10"	162	DB	St. Josephs Academy	St. Augastine	FL
2	Griffith	Geeivonti	5'7"	189	RB	Cathedral H.S. (Boston)	Randolph	MA
3	DeMartini	James	5' 9.75"	200	WR/K/P	Haddon Heights HS	Haddon Heights	NJ
4	King	Byron	5' 7.5"	190	RB	Hudson Catholic	Brooklyn	NY
5	Lofton	Devon	5'8"	170	RB	Fairfield Ward H.S.	Fairfield	CT
6	Young	Rashand	5'10"	186	WR	The Williams School	Ledyard	CT
8	Nosafieman	Yosa	6'0.5"	180	DB	Boston College	Dorchester	MA
9	Hughes	Taylor	6'2"	192	QB/WR	Nantucket H.S.	Nantucket	MA
11	Cooper	Cameron	6'3"	203	WR	Bonney Eagle HS	Buxton	ME
12	Dale	Brock	5'11.5"	180	QB	Lakewood HS	Palos Verdes	CA
13	O'Sullivan	Seamus	6'	195	LB	Holy Name HS	South Grafton	MA
15	Dobbins	Kelly	6' 0.5"	187	DB	Putnam H.S.	Springfield	MA
17	Audet	Zachary	6'		WR	Sharon HS	Sharon	MA
21	Rowe	Jarett	5'9.5"	156	DB	Weston H.S.	Weston	MA
23	Chabot	Nicholas	5'8.75"	176	WR	Gorham HS	Gorham	ME
25	Paquette	Derek	6'	221	RB/HB	Triton H.S.	Rowley	MA
26	Lowery	Craig	5'10"	155	DB	Fairfield Ward H.S.	Fairfield	CT
27	Casey	Jarrod	5'10"	181	DB	Milford H.S.	Milford	MA
29	Normant	Thibault	5'8.5"	137	DB	Winchester HS	Winchester	MA
31	Sturgis	Billy	6'	229	LB	LaSalle	Bristol	RI
33	Amabile	Peter	5'11"	248	DL	Long Beach HS	Long Beach	NY
34	Poulin	Brooks	5'10.5"	222	FB	Acton Boxborough	Boxborough	MA
36	Agustin	Garrett	5'10"	220	LB	Minnechuag Regional HS	Wilbraham	MA
40	Castahna	Thomas			LB	Pembroke HS	Pembroke	MA
44	Manni	Joseph	5'6.5"	194	LB	Cranston West HS	Cranston	RI
45	Rochon	Tim	6'0.5"	213	LB	Concord H.S.	Concord	NH
46	Donovan	Patrick	5'10"	181	LB	Marshfield H.S.	Marshfield	MA
51	El-Ghoul	Jesse	6'1.5"	220	OL/DL	Leominster HS	Leominster	MA
53	Vollans	Jonathan	5'8"	194	OL/DL	Nantucket H.S.	Nantucket	MA
63	Tasoulas	Mack	5'11"	225	OL/DL	Keen HS	Keen	NH
64	Stilphen	Alexander	6'4"	222	OL/DL	Deering HS	South Portland	ME
67	Elledias, III	Evelio	6'	253	OL/DL	Byram Hills HS	Bedford	NY
68	McCourt	Daniel	6'4.5"	241	OL/DL	Pembroke HS	Pembroke	MA
72	Carucci	Scott	5'10"	262	OL/DL	Stonham H.S.	Stoneham	MA
78	Williams	Malcolm	6'2"	325	OL/DL	South Hampton H.S.	Long Island	NY
80	Barker	Clayton	6'2"	206	WR	Darien HS	Darien	CT
81	Paul	Robert	6'5"	201	TE	Westfield HS	Westfield	MA
85	Nahoum	Eris	5'10.5"	168	WR	Goshen Central HS	Goshen	NY
	Coaches:
	Chad Walker (Lafayette, 2006)		Head Coach/OC
	Travis Dube (Bowdoin, 2004)		Defensive Coordinator/LB's
	Joe Daley, BA '77  (Colby, 1981)		Defensive Line
	Paul Hinman (Bowdoin, 2011)		Running Backs/Video Coordinator
	Jeff Franklin (Central State, 2009)		Special Teams Coordinator/DB's
	Steve White (Morgan State, 2007)		Wide Receivers
	Paul Sundquist (Maine, 1980)		Offensive Line
	Headmaster:  Grady Vigneau
	Athletic Director:  Joseph Sawicki
	Athletic Trainer:  Sam Adams, ATC

Wolverines vs. S.W. Connecticut RESULTS

The Bridgton football team traveled to Bridgeport Connecticut to take on the two time defending national
champions of the Intercollegiate Club Football Federation (iCFF), the Southwest Connecticut Grizzlies. The
Grizzlies play in the Yankee Collegiate Football Conference and are currently ranked first in the country by the
iCFF. The hotly contested game featured 4 lead changes and was never more than a one score game.

The Wolverines opened the game by kicking off and almost recovering the kick. The event was a bit fortuitous
as 4 plays later, the Grizzlies put the ball on the astroturf and cornerback Craig Lowery (Fairfield, CT) scooped
up the fumble and raced 56 yards for the first score of the season. The moment provided a bit of redemption
for Lowery who was a member of the 2011 Wolverine squad before losing most of the season to a knee injury.
Lowery, now a team captain, has provided a great deal of leadership to the team here in his second go around.

The Grizzlies tied the game 2 series later after a Bridgton fumble set them up in Wolverine territory. The
scoring play was the result of an athletic scramble by the Grizzlies’ quarterback, coincidently a former high
school teammate of Lowery’s, broke containment and tossed a short touchdown pass to his right. With the
game tied at 7, the Wolverine offense went on the march moving the ball across midfield before the drive
fizzled out. The ensuing Grizzly drive ended immediately as Pete Amabile (Long Beach, NY) recovered
a fumble to give the ball back to Bridgton deep at the Grizzly 30. Unfortunately, Bridgton was unable to
capitalize and turned the ball over on downs. Once more, fortune favored the Wolverines as an errant Grizzly
snap turned into a third turn over and second defensive score of the game. This time safety Jarrod Casey
(Milford, MA) scooped up the fumble and returned it for a TD. The extra point sailed wide right and BA went
up 13-7.

The Grizzlies managed a nice drive just before the half, but it was snuffed out when Joe Manni (Cranston, RI)
recorded one of his 2 sacks and 5 tackles for loss (TFL).

The second half saw the Wolverine offense find its stride. The opening kick was returned to midfield by
Devon Lofton (Fairfield, CT). The offense then went on an 11 play drive that was highlighted by a 4th down
conversion on a pass from Brock Dale (Palos Verdes, CA) to Cam Cooper (Buxton, ME). Ultimately, the drive
was capped by a 2 yard TD plunge by Dale to put BA up 20 to 13. The Grizzlies answered with a short drive
that ended with a field goal to make it 20-16. With the offense on the march again in the fourth, the Grizzlies
stepped up and made a great leaping interception and returned it to the Wolverine 20. The Grizzlies took the
lead, 22-20, with 6:40 left in the game on a 1 yard TD run by their quarterback.

After a BA punt, the defense was able to come up with a critical stop on third down and force the Grizzlies
to give up the ball. During the drive, Jess El-Ghoul (Leominster, MA) made one of his 3 TFLs to put the
Grizzlies in bad down and distance. With the ball back in their hands the Wolverines offense would not go
quietly, quickly driving the field to place themselves in position for a 31 yard field goal with 25 seconds left.
Here BA’s luck ran out as the kick fell missed just right and the Grizzlies claimed the victory. Bridgton is next
scheduled to take on Springfield College’s JV team next Sunday, September 16th at Springfield.