Superbowl 2008

Week 11 87# B10 Black Big 10 Conference Championship
Tri-City Chargers 16 vs. Plainfield Jr. Cats 6
Can you say "CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS"!!! - We Can!!!! How about that - boy did we storm out of the locker room and lay the pads on Plainfield 16-6. The TC Chargers move one step closer to their season goal. Offensively we moved the ball well - Coach Alberts' had his hair on straight as he controlled the clock with a 1st down here and a 1st down there… The offensive line showed why we call'em the "Black Angus Beef Boys" - Dean "The Ravioli" Arriviello, Jon "The Glove" Sotirakopulos, Jack "Big Foot" Douglas & Westin "High Tower" Wiseman opened nice holes for their backs… Nico "The Hammer" Piaskowy, Thomas "The Train" Schroeder (1TD) and Pat "The Bullet" Griffin (1TD) - all did a fine job running the ball. Mikey "The General" Hohensee was perfect under center on a cold blistery day. Adding 2 HUGE PAT's was the reliable, longhaired leaping Nome - Michael "The Boot" Cooney. After an 8-0 halftime lead our offense orchestrated the back-breaking drive to go up 16-0. Alec "The Cat" Champine made a nice tackle on the ensuing kickoff to pin the Jr. Cats down. Now, if you know anything about this team, you know our Defense does not need much - nor do we give up much - as a matter of fact, can you believe that we did not allow a first down today? - WOW - an amazing feat in and of itself. Up front - Tommy "The Snake" Laduzinsky, "Slippery" Tyler Storms, Nate "The Beast" Jimenez, Michael "The Jackal" Jaffe & Spencer "The Mayor" Olson were awesome - they owned the line of scrimmage and our CB's Mason "The Missile" Alberts & Riley "The Torpedo" Anderson did a fine job of securing the perimeter. Safety Chris "The Golden Boy" Edlund did his job - not allowing a pass and our LB's - Lucas "The Truck" Segobiano & Peter "The Stinger" Ferraro laid the leather on the Plainfield running backs. The Chargers improve to an outstanding 11-0 - the Big Game - takes place next week as we line up against the Warren Elite team for the Super bowl. Please come and Cheer us on! - one more week to go… GO CHARGERS - FINISH STRONG!!!!

Week 12 107# Middleweight Super Bowl

Team Birkhaug-7 Team McMillan-0

On a frigid Saturday, two tough middleweight teams met for the Super Bowl Championship. Team McMillan and Team Birkhaug battled for a full 40 minutes and one score decided this one with Team Birkhaug prevailing with a 7-0 victory.

The game started with both defenses flexing their muscles and forcing the offenses to punt. As the first half progressed the Birkhaug offensive line established themselves and began opening holes. Max Woodworth, Donnie Pannier, Thomas Sweet, Cameron MacKenzie, Zachary Camper, Jack Bodine, and Boone DeLavallade blocked hard all day and led the way for the strong running of Liam Burns, Michael Huck, Jake Birkhaug, and Christian Barger.

Late in the second quarter, long runs by Birkhaug up the middle, complemented by speedy sprints to the outside by Huck moved the ball deep into McMillan territory. Burns finished the drive by banging it in from the 2 yard line for what turned out to be the only touchdown on the day. Birkhaug powered in the extra point to post a 7-0 lead.

On the ensuing kick-off, Barger chased down a strong Birkhaug kick and recovered the ball before the receiving team could fall on it. With less than two minutes in the half, the Birkhaug offense threatened to score again and got as far as the 3 yard line. The McMillan defense held strong and denied a score to remain within a touchdown going to halftime.

The story of the second half was the Birkhaug defense stepping up to try to preserve the shut-out and the victory. The D-line played their best game of the year with Woodworth, Elijah Schaffer, and Kyle McWeeney all making huge plays behind the line of scrimmage to frustrate the offense. Pannier and Barger did a great job from the end positions to keep the tight-ends in check and forcing the run inside. Nathan Donati, Huck, and Burns were strong on the run and pass defense from the corner and safety positions and Birkhaug, MacKenzie, and Johnnie Finocchio made big tackles at linebacker.

Team McMillan continued to battle and threatened to score late in the fourth. A long pass play moved the ball deep into Birkhaug territory. The D would not break and an interception by MacKenzie with under 2 minutes to play helped preserve the third straight playoff shut-out for Team Birkhaug. When Barger would not be denied on a fourth down quarterback sneak, the clock ran out and the Super Bowl championship was decided.

The coaches and parents are so proud of this team that started with an 0-4 record, worked to improve each week, and finished by winning 6 of their last 7 games and allowing just one touchdown in the final 5 weeks. A special thanks to Brad Barr who cheered on his team the last two weeks after he was sidelined with an injury. Congratulations on an incredible season!

Week #13 97# P10 Gold

Tri City Chargers (Gold)-6 vs. Tri City Chargers (Green)-0 (SUPER BOWL GAME)

Tri City Charger teams of Gold & Green brought much excitement to the St. Charles East Football Field on Saturday morning. The game went into overtime with Gold scoring from the 1 ½ yd. line to capture the Superbowl win and finish their season 12-0, with 9 Shutouts! They did it all together as a team. There were several ingredients to the team which all added up to them being the Superbowl Champions. Three of them were Great coaches, great players, and great parents. Gold’s defense of Ryan Skibinski, Tristan Bolin, William Gibson, Ryan St. Peter, Jon Chapman, Matt Peruba, Nicholas Sherman, Griffin Bellano, Dominic Cosentino, Nick Anastasia, and Liam Kelly were all key in not letting Green into the end zone. When asked about Green having the first chance in overtime to score on the 10 yd. Line, Jon Chapman answered, “We just all tried as HARD as we could to not let them score and then we got the ball.” Gold’s offense of Griffin Bellano, Nicholas Sherman, Ryan Skibinski, William Matthews, Aaron Housenga, Brendan Feichter, William Gibson, Keegan Hughes, Matt Peruba, Liam Kelly, all worked together to allow Nicholas Sherman to carry the ball into the end zone to win the game. It was truly a team effort of great coaching and excellent blocking by Coach Ski’s Elite offensive line to get the job done. Somehow Gold made it look easy with a perfect ending to really, a “Perfect” football season. Gold thanks all the families and friends who came out to cheer them on. They’re all headed to “Disney World” to enjoy the warm weather now, and all look forward to playing with or against each other next season. Congratulations Gold