Mt Markham Colts @ New Hartford Bears October 31, 2004
Today's game matched up the champions of the two Tri County Central Ranger Divisions. The 5-0 Colts won their division by defeating Sauquoit, West Canada, Hamilton, Ilion and Little Falls. The 5-0 Bears won their division by defeating East Utica, Whitestown, North Utica, West Utica and Clinton. The Colts came into the game with a perfect 7-0 record having defeated The Bears and the East Utica Panthers in cross over games. The 6-1 Bears defeated the Ilion Angels in a cross over game and had high hopes of avenging its only loss of the season.
Game captains Joey Carcone, Andrew Bushey, Nicholas Horth and Vinnie Servadio chose offense when the Colts won the opening toss and deferred. Matt Karam, Tyler Kallasy, Dan Duffy, Bryan Hoffman Jeff Cesare, Greg Shlotzhauer and Nicholas Horth were on the line. Vinnie Servadio, Thomas Giglio, Andrew Bushey and Joey Carcone were in the backfield. Matt Smith and Fred DelGenio were the messengers. On the second play of the game Shlotzhauer and Horth opened the hole, Bushey made an excellent lead block and Joey Carcone ran 63-yards for a touchdown. Horth tossed the high extra point snap to Carcone who ran around the right end for the extra point and the Bears were ahead 7-0.
The Bears defense had Matt Smith, Jimmy Carucci and Matt Karam in the secondary, Tyler Kallasy, Ben Toach, Bryan Hoffman, Jeff Ceaser and Greg Shlotzhauer on the line and Andrew Bushey, Joey Carcone and Nicholas Horth at the linebackers. This unit did an excellent job of shutting down the Colt offense. Near the end of the 2nd quarter, the Bears threatened to score again but were stopped by a movement penalty. The Colt's outstanding running back, Matt Casale, then intercepted a Bear pass and returned it for a touchdown. The extra point kick was good and the half time score was Colts 8 - Bears 7.
The Colts dominated the second half. The Bears could not score again as the Colts put two more scores on the board. The game ended with the score Colts 22 Bears 7.
After the game the Bear coaching staff told the players, "Today you were beaten by a very, very good team; however, keep your heads high, you had a great season. The Mt Markham team was a little older, a little bigger and just a little bit too strong for us. You played them tough. Everyone gave 100%. We can not ask for any more than that. The coaching staff is proud of each and every one of you and is already looking forward to next season."
New Hartford Bears @ Ilion Angels October 24, 2004
Game captains Joey Carcone, Andrew Bushey, Nicholas Horth and Vinnie Servadio won the opening toss and the Bears started the game on offense. Matt Karam, Tyler Kallasy, Dan Duffy, Bryan Hoffman Jeff Cesare, Greg Shlotzhauer and Nicholas Horth were on the line. Vinnie Servadio, Thomas Giglio, Andrew Bushey and Joey Carcone were in the backfield. Matt Smith and Fred DelGenio were the messengers. This unit marched the ball down to the 12-yard line where Joey Carcone carried the ball in behind excellent trap blocking by Cesare, Shlotzhauer and Horth and an excellent lead block by Bushey. The extra point kick was wide left and the Bears were ahead 6-0.
The Bears defense had Matt Smith, Jimmy Carucci and Matt Karam in the secondary, Tyler Kallasy, Ben Toach, Bryan Hoffman, Jeff Ceaser and Greg Shlotzhauer on the line and Andrew Bushey, Joey Carcone and Nicholas Horth at the linebackers. It was 3 plays and a punt for the Angels. The Bears once again marched the ball downfield where a fine double team block by Hoffman and Cesare along with a great lead block by Horth allowed Matt Smith to blast in from the 8-yard line. The extra point kick was again wide left and the Bears were ahead 12-0.
After the Bear defense, with support from Fred DelGenio, shut the Angels down for the third time, Ryan Strassberger, Patrick Reilly, Zachary Champoux, Zachary Shipley, Marc Toczala, Ammar Kaashmiri and Daniel Mahaffy entered the game to play offensive line. Zachary Correnti, Joel Kamilow, Anthony Acevedo and Fred DelGenio entered the game to play in the backfield. This unit then alternated with the starting unit until Tom Giglio scored on a 35-yard touch down run as Shlotzhauer and Horth opened the hole at the point of attack. Carcone ran in the extra point and the Bears had a 19-0 lead as the first half ended.
The second half started with Shipley, Toczala, Champoux, Reilly and Strassberger on the defensive line and Acevedo, Kaashmiri, Joel Kamilow, Mahaffy, DelGenio and Zachary Correnti in the secondary. This unit with support from Duffy, Giglio and Servadio did a great job of making the Angels eat up the clock to start the second half. The Angels and Bears then traded third quarter scores with the Bear score coming on a 65-yard pass from Nicholas Horth to Joey Carcone. The third quarter ended with the score Bears 25 Angels 7.
Joey Carcone scored 13 points today to make him the Bears all time single season scoring leader with 120 points. He has scored 116 points as a running back and 4 points as a kicker. This puts him ahead of Shaun McQueary who scored 66 points as a running back and 47 as a kicker in 1999. Last week he surpassed the 90 point single season scoring record by a running back set by Andrew Gornick in 1998. Today's performance also put Joey ahead of the combined total of his brother Carmen who scored 72 points in 1986, his brother Tommy who scored 30 points in 1994 and his cousin Frank who scored 12 points in 1988. This has been a beautiful performance by a beautiful person.
Each team scored in the fourth quarter. The Ilion score came on a long march down the field as the Bear defense fought them every inch of the way. Tommy Giglio scored the last TD of the game on a very exciting run around the left end. He zigzagged around no less than five Angel defenders on his 35-yard run. Matt Smith scored the extra point behind an excellent lead block by Cesare and Bushey as the game ended with the score Bears 32- Angels 13.
After the game the Bear coaching staff told the players, "We played a good game both offensively and defensively and everyone had a lot of fun. However, next week we will be facing a much stronger opponent. We will play Mt Markham who we all know is a very formidable opponent. We must be ready for them. We must all dedicate ourselves to make the next three practices the most serious and committed practice sessions of the season."
New Hartford Bear @ East Utica Panthers October 17, 2004
The Bears and the Panthers, with identical 4-0 division records, played today for the Division championship and right to play for the League championship on October 31. The Bears won the contest 32-18 as the Bear offense was awesome and the Bear defense did a very good job of containing the Panthers.
Game captains Joey Carcone, Andrew Bushey, Nicholas Horth and Vinnie Servadio lost the opening toss but chose to start the game on offense when the Panthers differed their choice to the start of the second half. Matt Karam, Tyler Kallasy, Dan Duffy, Bryan Hoffman Jeff Cesare, Greg Shlotzhauer and Nicholas Horth were on the line. Vinnie Servadio, Thomas Giglio, Andrew Bushey and Joe Carcone were in the backfield. Jimmy Carucci and Giglio were the messengers. This unit marched the ball down to the 2-yard line where Carucci carried the ball in behind excellent line blocking by Hoffman, Duffy and Kallasy and an excellent lead block by Carcone. The extra point kick failed and the Bears were ahead 6-0.
The Bears defense had Matt Smith, Jimmy Carucci and Matt Karam in the secondary, Tyler Kallasy, Ben Toach, Bryan Hoffman, Jeff Ceaser and Greg Shlotzhauer on the line and Andrew Bushey, Joey Carcone and Nicholas Horth at the linebackers. This unit quickly recovered a Panther fumble and the Bears were back on offense. Just as quickly Joey Carcone scored the Bear's second touchdown as the Bears jumped out to a 12-0 lead.
The Bear defense, with support from Fred DelGenio, then shut the Panthers down for the third straight time. Ryan Strassberger, Patrick Reilly, Zachary Shipley, Marc Toczala, Ammar Kaashmiri, Daniel Mahaffy entered the game to play offensive line. Zachary Correnti, Mason Correnti, Anthony Acevedo entered the game to play in the backfield. This unit then alternated with the starting unit until Carcone scored the games third touchdown. Matt Karam ran in the extra point and the Bears took a 19-0 lead.
Ajarel Patterson then scored for the Panthers on a 58-yard running play. Andrew Bushey blocked the extra point kick attempt and the score was Bears 19 Panthers 6. The Bears came right back. After pushing the ball downfield a pass from Carcone to Karam scored the 4th Bear touchdown as the first half ended with the score the Bears 25 the Panthers 6.
It was an exciting second half as the very elusive Ajarel Patterson scored his second and third touchdowns for the Panthers to make the score Bears 25 Panthers 18. Unfazed the Bear offense again marched down the field, as Joey Carcone scored this 3rd touchdown of the game. The extra point was good when Karam made a circus catch of a pass from Carcone to make the score Bears 32 Panthers 18.
The Panthers made one more attempt to score. Patterson once again demonstrated his allusiveness. He also demonstrated his ability to catch the ball as he ran motion to both sides of the field to move the ball to the Bear 10-yard line. The Bear defense then showed its poise. The defensive line put tremendous pressure on the passer, the secondary played their positions and the game ended with the score Bears 32 Panthers 18.
After the game the Bear coaching staff told the players, "We played a good game both offensively and defensively. However, we have two games left. Next Sunday we play the Ilion Angels and must be ready for them. We must all commit to another week of serious and committed practice sessions."
New Hartford Bear @ West Utica Jaguars October 10, 2004
Game captains Joey Carcone, Andrew Bushey, Nicholas Horth and Vinnie Servadio lost the opening toss and then proceeded to lead the Bears to a 22-0 victory over the West Utica Jaguars. The Bears started the game on defense. Matt Smith, Jimmy Carucci and Matt Karam were in the secondary. Tyler Kallasy, Ben Toach, Bryan Hoffman, Jeff Ceaser and Greg Shlotzhauer were on the line. Andrew Bushey, Joey Carcone and Nicholas Horth were the linebackers. This unit with support from Fred DelGenio did a great job of shutting down the Jaquar's offense. It was 3 plays for a 1st down then 3 plays and a punt for the Jaquars.
Vinnie Servadio, Daniel Duffy, and Tom Giglio entered the game to join the Bear offensive unit. The Bears scored quickly as Joey Carcone swept the left end behind excellent blocking by Matt Karam and Andrew Bushey at the point of attack. The extra point unit took the field. Karam, Kallasy, Hoffman, Ceaser, Shlotzhauer and Smith were on the line. Bushey and Horth were the halfbacks, Servadio was the snapper, DelGenio was the holder and Carcone was the kicker. The blocking was excellent, the snap was accurate, the placement was solid and the kick was true. The Bears were ahead 8-0.
After the Bear defense, with support from DelGenio, Giglio, Duffy and Servadio, shut down the Jaguar offense for the second time, an excellent run by Andrew Bushey gave the Bears their second score of the day. The extra point unit again executed to perfection and the Bears were ahead 16-0.
After the Bear defense stopped the Jaguars for a third time, Ryan Strassberger, Patrick Reilly, Zachary Champoux, Zachary Shipley, Marc Toczala, Ammar Kaashmiri and Daniel Mahaffy entered the game to play on the line. Fred DelGenio, Joel Kamilow, Anthony Acevedo and Mason Correnti, and Zachary Correnti entered to play in the backfield. Neither team could score during the rest of the first half.
The third quarter was scoreless as neither team generated much offense. The Jaguars threatened but were stopped when Fred DelGenio intercepted a pass. Early in the fourth quarter Joey Carcone scampered 83 yards for a touchdown as Strassberger, Reilly, Champoux, Shipley, Toczala, Kaashmiri, and Mahaffy were blocking on the line. The Jaguars last threat of the game ended when Mason Correnti made an excellent open field tackle on a Jaguar player deep in Bear territory who was running for an apparent touchdown. The game ended with the score Bears 22 Raiders 0.
After the game the Bear coaching staff told the players, "We played a good game both offensively and defensively. However, next Sunday we are going to play East Utica a very formidable opponent. We must all commit to another week of serious and committed practice sessions so that we are ready for them."
It was later learned East Utica beat North Utica 20-12. This set the stage for next Sunday's game since East Utica and New Hartford are now both 4-0 in division play and will be playing for the division championship.
North Utica Raiders @ New Hartford Bears October 3, 2004
Game captains Joey Carcone, Andrew Bushey, Nicholas Horth and Vinnie Servadio lost the opening toss and then proceeded to lead the Bears to a 14-0 victory over the North Utica Raiders. The Bears started the game on defense. Matt Smith, Jimmy Carucci and Matt Karam were in the secondary. Tyler Kallasy, Ben Toach, Bryan Hoffman, Jeff Ceaser and Greg Shlotzhauer were on the line. Andrew Bushey, Joey Carcone and Nicholas Horth were the linebackers. This unit with support from Fred DelGenio did a great job of shutting down the Raider's offense. It was 3 plays and a punt for the Raiders.
Vinnie Servadio, Daniel Duffy, Sean Badger and Tom Giglio entered the game to join the Bear offensive unit. The Bears made 4 consecutive first downs as they pushed the ball downfield. Andrew Bushey then scored a touchdown on a 2-yard dive play behind excellent blocking by Daniel Duffy and Tyler Kallasy. Tom Giglio scored the extra point as the first quarter clock expired and the Bears were ahead 7-0.
The second quarter was just about a replay of the first quarter. The Raiders could not move the ball against the Bear defense. The Bears offense then executed another time consuming drive. Although a long touchdown run was called back because of a holding penalty, the offense could not be stopped. Vinnie Servadio completed a pass to Joey Carcone for the second Bear touchdown. Matt Karam scored the extra point on a broken play and the half ended with the score Bears 14 Raiders 0.
The second half started with the Bears on offense. Ryan Strassberger, Patrick Reilly, Zachary Champoux, Zachary Shipley, Marc Toczala, Ammar Kaashmiri and Daniel Mahaffy were on the line. Fred DelGenio, Joel Kamilow, Anthony Acevedo and Mason Correnti were in the backfield. Zachary Correnti and Sean Badger were the messengers for this unit.
Neither team generated much offense in the second half as defense prevailed. The Raiders did threaten late in the 4th quarter but their hopes were crushed when a Raider receiver bobbled a pass and Ben Toach alertly caught the ball in mid air. The game ended with the score Bears 14 Raiders 0.
After the game the Bear coaching staff told the players, "We played a good game today and beat another good opponent. Fortunately the mistakes we made today did not stop us. We must work hard to eliminate our mistakes. We must stay committed to serious and meaningful practice sessions. We can not become complacent. We must work to improve at each practice session."
New Hartford Bears @ Whitestown Braves - September 26, 2004
Game captains Joey Carcone, Andrew Bushey, Nicholas Horth and Vinnie Servadio lost the opening toss and then proceeded to lead the Bears to a 25-13 victory over the Whitestown Braves. The Bears started the game on defense. Sean Badger, Jimmy Carucci and Tommy Giglio were in the secondary. Tyler Kallasy, Ben Toach, Bryan Hoffman, Jeff Ceaser and Greg Shlotzhauer were on the line. Andrew Bushey, Joey Carcone and Nicholas Horth were the linebackers. This unit with support from Fred DelGenio did a great job of shutting down the Brave's offense. It was 3 plays and a punt for the Braves.
Vinnie Servadio and Daniel Duffy entered the game to join the Bear offensive unit. Two plays later Joey Carcone scored on a 60 yard run as Greg Shlotzhauer and Nicholas Horth opened the hole and Andrew Bushey made an excellent lead block. The extra-point play failed and the Bears were ahead 6-0.
Again it was 3 plays and out for the Braves. And again the Bears marched the ball down field. An apparent touched disappeared as the Bears fumbled the ball on the goal line. The Braves recovered the fumble in the end zone for a safety and possession of the ball on their own 20-yard line. The Bears defense stopped the Braves for the 3rd straight time as Jeff Ceaser, Bryan Hoffman and Ben Toach anchored the middle of the defensive line.
The Bears could not be stopped on their 3rd possession as they powered the ball down field. Joey Carcone ran the ball in for the second Bear TD as the Bears took a 12-0 lead. The Bear defense held the Braves to 3 plays and a punt for the 4th time.
As the Bear offense took the field for the 4thd time Ryan Strassberger, Patrick Reilly, Zachary Champoux, Zachary Shipley, Marc Toczala, Ammar Kaashmiri and Daniel Mahaffy entered the game to play offensive line. Fred DelGenio, Joel Kamilow, Anthony Acevedo and Zachary Correnti entered the backfield. Mason Correnti alternated with Zachary as the messengers. They were held to 3 plays and a punt.
The Braves then struck for the their first score of the game. It was a 60-yard running play as the Bear defense broke down for the first and only time of the day. The extra-point was good and the Bear's lead was cut to 12 - 7. The Bears responded with TD by Joey Carcone and an extra point by Joel Kamilow. The half ended with the Bears ahead 19 - 7.
In the second half the Bears scored their 4th TD of the game on a pass play from Vinnie Servadio to Joey Carcone. The Braves then scored their second TD as the game ended with the score Bears 25- Braves 13.
After the game the Bear coaching staff told the players, "We played a good game today and beat a good opponent. We made our share of mistakes and still won. However, we must continue working hard at each and every practice session so that we can become the team we want to be. We must stay committed to serious and meaningful practice sessions."
Clinton Warriors at New Hartford Bears - September 19, 2004
Game captains Joey Carcone, Andrew Bushey and Nicholas Horth won the opening toss and the Bears started the game on offense. Sean Badger, Tyler Kallasy, Daniel Duffy, Bryan Hoffman, Jeff Cesare, Greg Shlotzhauer and Nicholas Horth were on the line. Vinnie Servadio, Andrew Bushey, Tommy Giglio and Joey Carcone were in the backfield. The Bears marched down the field as Joey Carcone scored the 1st TD and the Bears went ahead 6-0.
The Bears went on defense as Ben Toach, Matt Karam, Jimmy Carucci and Matt Smith entered the game. It was 3 plays and out for the Warriors. Joey Carcone quickly scored another TD as the Bears took a 12-0 lead. For the second time the Bear defense held the Warriors to 3 plays and a punt. As the Bears took the field for the 3rd time Ryan Strassberger, Patrick Reilly, Zachary Champoux, Zachary Shipley, Marc Toczala, Jacob Kamilow and Daniel Mahaffy entered the game to play offensive line. Fred DelGenio, Joel Kamilow, Anthony Acevedo and Zachary Correnti entered the backfield. Ammar Kaashmiri and Mason Correnti were the messengers. This unit ran two possessions but had difficulty moving the ball. Late in the second quarter the starting offense reentered the game and Joey Carcone scored again as the first half ended with the Bears ahead 18-0.
The Warriors scored first in the second half but the Bears struck back. Joey Carcone scored a TD and Anthony Acevedo score a TD and an extra point as the game ended with the Bears ahead by a score of 31-6.
After the game the coaching staff told the players, "We did a good job of correcting the mistakes we made last week. We played a much better game. However, we still have a long way to go. We need to keep working hard at each and every practice session so that we improve for each and every game. We must all make a commitment to have another week of very serious practice sessions."
Mount Markham Colts at New Hartford Bears - September 12, 2004
Game captains Joey Carcone, Andrew Bushey and Nicholas Horth won the opening toss and the Bears started the game on offense. The Bears had a very discouraging first half as three possessions ended with an interception and one ended with a fumble. Joey Carcone did manage to run 60 yards on a broken play to score a Bear touchdown. He also scored the extra point as the first half ended with the Colts ahead 18-7.
The second half was also very dismal for the Bears. The Colts controlled the game with 3 touchdown runs of 60 yards or more and a pass interception to set up a fourth score. Joel Kamilow scored 2 points for the Bears by tackling a Colt in the end zone. Joey Carcone scored two more times on runs of 10 yards and 61 yards. Matt Smith and Matt Karam scored on TD passes from Vinnie Servadio. Nicholas Horth, Matthew Karam and Joey Carcone also scored an extra point as the game ended with a 46-35 Colt victory.
After the game the coaching staff stated, "We made too many mistakes on both sides of the ball to defeat a good team like the Colts. We need to make some major improvements to have a successful season. Look forward to a week of very serious practice sessions."
New Hartford, NY - August 9, 2004
The New Hartford Bear coaching staff was very pleased as the Bears completed their first week of practice. Twenty-two of twenty-eight players attended all 5 sessions, received 10 hours of conditioning and can now be issued protective equipment and uniforms. Four players missed one practice and two missed two. Two players from last year's team were vacationing and will join the team today.
Coach Esper commented, "It looks like we have another group of great kids again this year. They show a lot of respect for each other as well as the coaching staff. They practice with a positive attitude and perform each drill and exercise with maximum effort and enthusiasm. It should be a fun year." Coach Carucci, Coach Strassberger and Coach Nevits agreed with him.
New Hartford, NY - August 2, 2004
Practice sessions, at all levels of play, will start today at 5:15 p.m. Cheerleaders will practices at the High School field next to the bus garage on the corner of Graham Ave and Bonnie Lane. Flag football teams will practice at Perry Jr. High School and the tackle football teams will practice at the Town Park on Route 12. Each participant should bring his/her completed doctor’s approval form to the first practice. Tackle players and cheerleaders must also bring a copy of their June report card.
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