Senior Dogs Rise to Occasion

The Rutherford Senior Bulldogs (12-13) year olds had another shut out 20-0 for the second week of the season against the Wood Ridge Blue Devils. The Bulldogs (2-0) first possession ended with a 40 yard pass from Cole Goumas to Ryan Ward for the first score of the game. The offensive line was led by Arthur Costan and Louis Morella which allowed Gomas and Matt Scheibe to each score for the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs defense was led by The Smash Brothers, Nick and Chris Lora who could be found all over the field dominating the Blue Devils offense. Goumas and Ward worked together again on defense when Ward kicked on onside kick that Goumas reovered. This solidified the win for the Bulldogs. The RJF&C Junior Bulldogs (10-11 yr olds) went to 2-0 as they defeated the Wood-Ridge Blue Devils 26-0. With an opening onside kick-off recovery by George Brewton, the Bulldogs (2-0) offense took the field. Linemen Troy Waddell, Nicholas Ford, Kellen Caughey , and Evan Diaz on the left side of the offense pushed their way down the field allowing the backfield of Emmett Carney, Dmitri Paskas and Brewton to gain yardage in chunks. Brewton finished the drive scampering 15 yards for the first of two TD's he would post for the night. The defensive side for the Bulldogs swarmed to the ball and left the Blue Devils without many options. The D-Line of Myles Balchan, Andrew Ochojski, Ford, Angelo Pizza, and Waddell pressured the backfield and made a wall. Linebackers Rudy Garofalo, Carney, and Paskas were left free to make numerous tackles. The right side of the offense took their turn as linemen Evan Diaz, Pizza, and Vincent DeNunzio allowed the backfield to consistently gain yards. Dmitri Paskas followed their blocking to score the first of his two touchdowns of the night. The Bulldog defense held strong for the entire night as The Blue Devils tried to advance through the air later in the game. Cornerbacks Rusty Snyder, DeNunzio and Christopher Kasperan locked down and blanketed the receivers. With a comfortable lead, The Bulldogs offense looked to control the clock as Kasperan fed the rock to Leo Forte, Garofalo, and Snyder. O-linemen Avian Raspaldo, Jayden Arlauskas, Nicholas Rodriguez, Nick Gremanis and Aiden Sarnowski controlled the line of scrimmage with holes opening for the backfield. The Pee Wee Bulldogs (8-9) year olds wanted the ball to start the game, and it showed as the first play from scrimmage finished with Will Holman sprinting fifty yards behind Jojo Marullo to the goal line. They never looked back enroute to a 24-7 Bulldog (2-0) victory over Wood Ridge. Quinn Weber punched the next score in and later connected with Damian Gregory for a final score of the game.  Zach Snyder added another long TD behind his patented straight arm.  The offensive line was stellar, with Fynn Byrne, Logan Bohn, Ayden Rivera, John Gioia, and Chase Martini firing out as Coach Vinćenzo Urgola preached all season. The defense was lead by Vinny Urgola who made his 2019 season debut after suffering from a broken scale in week 1.  Aiden Cunningham, Manny Arguello, and Vincent Daly all got a lot of work as Wood Ridge challenged the edge all game.  Ethan DeCarlo was monstrous at the safety position saving numerous fourth down tries.  The Rutherford Might Mites (6-7) year olds played their second game of the season last Saturday against the Falcons of Manchester.  Rutherford (2-0) won the coin toss and started the game on offense.  After a few short runs, Brendan O’Rourke broke loose for a long touchdown run of fifty yards.  This was his first of two touchdown on the afternoon.  Rutherford scored once again right before the half when Ryan Wilton raced forty yards for a touchdown.  Tyler Griffin capped off the scoring for the Bulldogs in the third quarter with a thirty yard run down the left sideline.  The Bulldogs were once again anchored by their offense line.  Key contributors were Frankie Wilton, Owen Byrne, Owen Burbank, Joey Urgola, Chris DeHaas, Jake Barnes, and Chase Kuenzle.  The Bulldogs defense came to play once again.  They were led by Robert Prince, Mason Colon, Michael Pizza, Alejandro Samaniego, Michael Anglim, Julian DeCarlo, and Luke Barnes. The Rutherford program is back home Saturday 9/21 vs Harrison BlueTide. For up to date information, please go to www.leaguelineup.com/rjfbulldogs.