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5th Grade Team Page GAME #7 Re-Cap
EAST HAVEN DEFEATED GUILFORD
25-0 On Sunday, October 18th at East Haven, an old-fashioned
Nor'easter greeted the players as they entered the expansive confines of Crisafi Field. A pouring rain, steady wind,
and cold temperature would not deter the Easties from closing out the regular season with a win. East Haven squared
off against Guilford. Following the opening kickoff, Guilford had a short run on 1st down at mid-field. On 2nd
down, Guilford ran into Easties territory all the way to the 25 yd line. East Haven's D then dug in as Giuseppe Minichino,
Frank Longley, Jack Scalesse and Nico Ragaini recorded key tackles on the next few downs. On a 3rd down deep in
Easties terrritory, Corey Millhouse broke up a pass and on 4th and long, Ragaini read the 'QB Boot' and had a tackle for a
loss. The Yellowjackets O took over possession on their own 23 yd line.
Ragaini took the 1st down handoff and ran into Guilford territory - 43 yd line. Following three Scalesse runs and one
Millhouse run, The Easties were at Guilford's 26 yd line. Ragaini took a 3rd down handoff to the 15 yd line for a 1st
down. Scalesse then burst up the middle for a 15 yd TD run (extra point was no good). Nick Kraszewski then executed
a fantastic on-side kick resulting in a fumble recovery by Scalesse at Guilford's 47 yd line. The trio of Ragaini,
Millhouse, and Scalesse (R M S) each had a run to bring the ball to the 33 yd line. On 2nd down at the 33 yd line,
Ragaini sprinted up the middle for a TD (extra point was no good). Following
the kick, Guilford took over possession on the Easties 46 yd line. Guilford was moving the ball on the ground.
Ragaini and Joey Piscitelli had some key tackles to keep Guilford out of the end zone. With the ball deep in the Easties
territory, Guilford fumbled and Frank Longley pounced on the ball. The Easties drive began on their 8 yd line.
The RMS Trio had productive runs to bring the ball to the Guilford 37. On 2nd down, Sam Loda rolled right and hit Justin
Keish with a 12 yd pass. As Keish was hit and going down, he pitched the ball back to a cutting Ragaini who ran for
another 13 yds. On 1st down, Ragaini ran around left end for a TD (extra point was no good). Following
the kick, Guilford took over possession, but not for long, as they fumbled on 1st down and Jimmy Christian recovered on Guilford's
42 yd line. Halftime followed a few plays later. At the half, East Haven was winning 18-0. East Haven had the ball to start the 2nd half. Following four runs by Scalesse (4yds, 6yds, 4yds, and
7yds) and one run by Millhouse (14 yds), the Easties were at Guilford's 7 yd line and poised for another score.
Unfortunately, a 2nd down fumble ended the promising drive. Guilford ran the ball on 1st down for a short gain.
On 2nd down, Guilford fumbled and Millhouse recovered the ball. McClay Marshall took over the O as he had four runs,
including 1 yd TD run up the middle. On the extra point, Loda's pass was tipped by the Guilford LB but Keish kept his
concentration and caught the pass. After Kraszewski's kick, Guilford had the
ball on their 46 yd line. Guilford embarked on a 10 play drive to the Easties 35 yd line. On 2nd down, Guilford
fumbled the ball and it was recovered by Scalesse. The Easties gave the ball back two plays later with a fumble.
Two plays later, Guilford gave the ball back again as J. Christian recovered an errant handoff. East Haven ran out the
clock for the victory. GAME #6 Re-Cap EAST HAVEN DEFEATED
OLD SAYBROOK 37-15 On Sunday, October
11th at East Haven, the Easties went to battle against Old Saybrook. Sunny weather with a cool early Fall breeze
made for perfect football conditions. Old Saybrook took the opening kickoff to their 38 yd line.
On 2nd down, Jack Scalesse recovered a fumble to give the Easties ideal field position. Two plays later, Corey
Millhouse took the ball to the house with a 25 yd TD run. Sam Loda passed to Nico Ragaini for the extra point.
The ensuing kickoff began the 'Ragaini defensive series' as he recorded tackles on the kickoff and 3rd down And
he broke up the pass on 4th down. Back on O, Ragaini scored a TD on 2nd down as he ran for 37 yds (extra point
was no good). The D recorded a '4 and out' and the Yellowjackets took over possession deep in Old Saybrook
territory (the 30 yd line). On 1st down, Scalesse sprinted up the middle for a TD run (extra point was no good).
THREE TOUCHDOWN RUNS IN FIVE OFFENSIVE PLAYS = EFFICIENT AND IMPRESSIVE!!!! Following the kickoff, Old Saybrook moved the ball as they ran
for their initial first down. The Easties then stepped up their defense as Ragaini had a tackle for a loss on 1st, Justin
Keish and Vin Paolillo combined for a tackle on 2nd, and Dominic Delbasso recorded the 3rd down tackle. Old Saybrook
opted to punt on 4th down, but they fumbled the snap and Jonathon 'JB' Browne made the tackle. East Haven's
offense then showed they can score on long drives as well as short drives. The long drive consisted of: 10 yd run by
Brandon Depalma, 18 yd pass from Sam Loda to Justin Keish, 8 yd 'Wedge' run by McClay Marshall, screen pass to Frank
Longley from Loda for a 10 yard gain, and a tough 5 yd run up the middle by JB. With the ball on Old Saybrook's 7 yd
line, JB ran around right end for a TD (extra point was no good). Old Saybrook then fumbled the kick and Vinny Franco
recovered for the Yellowjackets. East Haven took a 25-0 halftime lead into the locker room. Old Saybrook had the ball first to begin the 2nd half. Franco,
Delbasso, and Jake Ferraiolo had some impressive tackles on D for East Haven. With the ball on the Easties 17 yd
line, Old Saybrook ran the ball up the middle for a TD and they also ran in the extra point. Old Saybrook's kicker had
an impressive fete as he kicked the ball to the end zone for a touchback. On 1st down, Millhouse bolted around
right end for an 80 yd TD run (extra point was no good). Old Saybrook answered the Easties long TD run with their own
- a 50 yd TD run. The Old Saybrook kicker chalked up his 2nd impressive fete as he kicked a field goal for a '2
point' extra point. Millhouse
returned the deep kickoff to the Easties 40yd line. Following a few runs by Marshall, East Haven was
presented with a 3rd and 15 on the 50 yd line. Millhouse capped off his remarkable day with a 50 yd TD run (extra point
was no good). Rich Sartini had the tackle on East Haven's kickoff. On 1st down, Delbasso and Jimmy Christian combined on
the tackle for no gain. On 2nd down, JB had a hard tackle from his LB position. On 3rd down, Nate Lastomirsky
stepped in front of the Old Saybrook tight end and intercepted the pass. On O, the Easties had their only '4 and out'
of the day. Old Saybrook took over possession, but not for long as Ragaini intercepted the pass. East Haven
proceeded to run the ball and ultimately run out the clock. (SPECIAL THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED ORGANIZE THE POST GAME
'ITALIAN THEMED/COLUMBUS DAY' TAILGATE. ALL THE FOOD WAS GREAT! WHAT A GREAT TIME!! ALSO,
ONE OTHER SUPER SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ENZO AND KELLY DELBASSO FOR HOSTING ALL OF OUR TAILGATES THIS SEASON -- WE TRULY APPRECIATE
ALL YOUR WORK!! GAME
#5 Re-Cap EAST
HAVEN DEFEATED NORTH BRANFORD 19-0 On
Sunday, October 4th, the young Easties invaded T-Bird Country. Warm, sunny conditions were in place at the beginning
of the game. North Branford took the opening kickoff to the Easties 47 yd line. The T-Birds ran the ball deep
into Easties territory before Jonathon Browne and Giuseppe Minichino came up with key tackles to stop the drive. East
Haven took over on downs at their own 29 yd line. Unfortunately, a '4 and out' series gave the ball right back
to the T-Birds deep in the Yellowjackets territory. On the Easties 25 yd line, North Branford ran the ball twice with
minimal gains due to the tackling of Nick Spadacenta and Minichino. On 3rd and long, McClay Marshall pressured the
QB to force an interception by Jack Scalesse. On 2nd down, Corey Millhouse flew down the visitor's side line for a 65 yd TD run. Justin Keish caught the
extra point pass from Sam Loda. North Branford took over at the 50 yd line following the kickoff. Storm clouds
then engulfed the sky as a pouring rain persisted in the second quarter. Vincenzo Camera was in on a tackle early
in the T-Birds drive. There was helmet to helmet contact in the tackle resulting in a neck injury for Camera.
He was taken to the hospital to be checked out and thankfully there were no fractures or serious injuries. The game
resumed (and the rain subsided) as the T-Birds drove deep into Easties territory. Inside the Easties 20 yd line,
Jimmy Christian came up with big tackles on 3rd and 4th down to end the T-Birds drive. On O, Millhouse took the 2nd down handoff to mid-field. Nico
Ragaini then electrified the crowd with a 53 yd TD run down the left side (extra point was no good). On the kickoff,
Frank Longley provided an impressive tackle. Nick Spadacenta and Ragaini's tackling prevented any T-Bird scoring as
time ran out in the half. The score at the half was East Haven 13 - North
Branford 0. Longley ran the
opening kickoff all the way to the T-Bird's 25 yd line. On 1st down, Ragaini ran the ball to the 9 yd line.
Marshall ran the 2nd down handoff up the middle for a TD (extra point was no good). North Branford took the kickoff
to their 45 yd line. The T-Birds had some success on the ground as they drove into Easties territory. Then the
Yellowjackets defense clamped down. Longley had 2 tackles and J. Christian sacked the QB on 4th and long.
Following a '4 and out', East Haven's defense was back on the field to preserve the shutout. The T-Birds 8 play drive
stalled following an open field tackle by Vinny Paolillo on 4th down.
East Haven then embarked on a 10-play, time consuming drive at the end of the game. When
the Easties failed to gain the first down, North Branford took over on down with less than a minute left. Two plays
later the Easties were celebrating a 19-0 victory. Game #4 Re-Cap
EAST HAVEN DEFEATED MILFORD 20-7 On Sunday, September 27th, East Haven played Milford at the friendly
confines of Crisafi Field (EHHS). A drizzly rain greeted the players as they made their way to the turf field.
Jonathon Browne recovered Milford's fumble on the opening kickoff. With the ball on Milford's 38 yd line, Jake Ferraiolo
took the 1st down handoff and ran the ball down the right side for a TD (extra point was no good). Milford took
the kickoff to their 42 yd line. Ramir Brown, Vin Franco, and Nick Kraszewski providing the tackling that lead to
a '4 and out'. The Easties took over possession on Milford's 28 yd line. Nate Lastomirsky, Dominic Delbasso,
and Max Delucia provided the key runs to advance the ball inside the 10 yd line. On 2nd and goal, Lastomirsky ran
the ball in for a TD. Joe Lorello then ran the ball up the middle for the extra point. Lastomirsky corralled the Milford runner on the kickoff.
Franco, Ferraiolo, and Justin Keish provided three tackles for losses leading to a 4th down punt. The Easties took
over on O near mid-field. Delbasso took a handoff around right end for a long TD run. Delucia sprinted up the
middle for the extra point. The ensuing kickoff was fumbled by Milford and recovered by Brandon Depalma. Franco
and Delucia provided runs until the Easties had to punt. Milford fumbled the punt and Lorello recovered.
Anthony McSweeney, Vincenzo Camera, Olivia Petroccio, and Rich Sartini took over running duties as the clock
ticked away on the first half. The score at the half was East Haven 20 - Milford 0. Milford's opening drive of the second half featured
some impressive tackling by Ferraiolo, Lorello, Camera, Ryan Massimino, and Corey Waselik. After Milford's '4
and out', Sartini and Petroccio handled the running game for East Haven. Milford's D held and they embarked on a long
drive. The drive lead to a Milford TD & extra point late in the game.
Game #3 Re-Cap EAST HAVEN DEFEATED MADISON A 13-6.
On Sunday, September 20th, East Haven traveled to the Surf
Club to battle the Tigers. Bright sunny skies greeted the young Yellowjackets and their throng of fans on
a beautiful afternoon. On the opening drive, Madison drove the ball down the field, including a key first down
run on 4th and 9. On 2nd and goal, Madison ran the ball up the middle for a touchdown (extra point was no good). Following
the kickoff, East Haven took over on it's 32 yd line. East Haven could only muster one 1st down as the drive
stalled at mid-field. East Haven was clearly playing in a timid fashion and they needed some inspired play to
wake them up. With Madison driving again, Jack Scalesse, Vin Paolillo, and Corey Millhouse provided the 'inspiration'
with key tackles deep in Easties territory to halt the drive. The Easties took over on downs with only about 2
minutes left in the half. Millhouse supplied 2 long runs prior to halftime. The score at the half was Madison
A 6 - East Haven 0. Following
a rousing, 'Knute Rockne-ish' half time speech by Coach Rags, any doubt or uncertainty was eradicated from
the minds of the Yellowjackets. Millhouse ran the opening kickoff back for a 70
yd TD to tie up the game. East Haven took the lead as Justin Keish caught the pass from Sam Loda for the extra
point. Kicker Nick Kraszewski executed a perfect on-side kickoff as Millhouse recovered the ball at mid-field.
After a few runs, East Haven's drive stalled at Madison's 35 yd line. Madison looked to get some momentum back as
they ran the ball into Easties territory. Frank Longley then halted any further Tiger advances. On 3rd and long,
Longley stayed home at his DE position to tackle the wing back on a failed reverse play. On 4th
and long, Longley swarmed the quarterback for a sack. Back on O, Scalesse provided a few tough inside runs and Millhouse had an electric 30
yd run to bring the ball to Madison's 15 yd line. On 4th down, Nico Ragaini took the reverse handoff around left
end for a 10 yd TD run (extra point was no good). Madison took the kickoff to mid-field. Madison completed a
screen pass on 1st down, but Ragaini's tackle caused a fumble recovered by McClay Marshall. East Haven ran the ball
deep into Madison territory, including two key 1st down conversion runs by Millhouse and Scalesse. Inside two minutes
to play, East Haven was faced with a 4th and 8. Loda completed a 12 yd pass to Longley over the middle for the
1st down. The Easties then ran out the clock for the well fought victory! Game
# 2 Re-Cap EAST HAVEN DEFEATED BRANFORD 25-0. On Sunday, September 6th, East Haven traveled to Branford to do battle with
the Hornets. This game was being hyped by local media outlets as a preview of the 2016 Thanksgiving Day Game.
The Easties were on D first, but not for long. Jack Scalesse recorded a tackle for no gain on 1st down while Frank Longley
sacked the QB on 2nd down and jarred the ball loose. Jonathon Browne recovered the fumble for EH. With the ball
on Branford's 40 yd line, Scalesse ran the ball 5 times behind his O line to get the ball to the 1 yd line. Scalesse
took the ball in from the 1 to commence the scoring (extra point was no good). The defense continued its stingy play with a 4 and out behind the tackling of Ramir Brown, Nico Ragaini, and Longley.
Wasting no time, McClay Marshall ran the 1st down pitch around left end for a 49 TD run (extra point was no good). EH
then utilized the on-side kick and recovered the ball. The Easties drove into enemy territory but lost possession on a
fumble. The defense held strong for the remainder of the 1st half as they posted 2 more '4 and outs' --- the key tacklers
were Giuseppe Minichino, Nate Lastomirsky, Jimmy Christian, Brandon Duryea, and Albert Ackerson. Corey Millhouse closed
out the 1st half scoring with a 15 yd TD run (extra point was no good). The score at the half was East Haven 18
Branford 0. East Haven took the opening kickoff of
the 2nd half to the 50 yd line. On 1st down, Millhouse sprinted down the right side line for a TD. Sam Loda then
found Ragaini in the end zone for the extra point. That was it for the scoring as both teams traded short drives
for the rest of the game. The tackling chores were shared by a host of Yellowjackets including Joey Piscitelli, Anthony
McSweeney, Ryan Massimino, Joey Lorello, Jake Ferraiolo, Christian Silvernale, and Vincenzo Camera. Prior to the end
of the game, 2 Easties provided their fans with highlight reel runs: Browne with a run of 35 yds and Brandon Depalma
with a run of 20 yds. GAME #1 RE-CAP EAST HAVEN DEFEATED CHESHIRE B 20-6 On Sunday August 30 th, Rags' fifth grade gang made the
trip to North Country to kick off their '09 season. A canopy of clouds over Sleeping Giant welcomed the
young Easties as they made their way up Rt. 10 to battle the Rams. East Haven took the opening kick-off into Cheshire
territory only to come away empty after stalling on 4th down. Jack Scalesse lead the D (2 tackles in this series) in
forcing the Rams to punt. Unfortunately, the punt was fumbled by the Easties and Cheshire recovered in Eastie territory.
East Haven responded again on Defense as Nico Ragaini and McClay Marshall provided key tackles to thwart the run,
while Cor ey Millhouse patrolled the secondary to deny any passes. The Easties
took over on downs at their own 40 yd line. Millhouse put the Easties on the board as he took a 2nd down
pitch and ran around right end for a 60 yd TD run. Marshall ran in the extra point. The stingy D continued
as Cheshire posted another 4 and out. The O went on a long 10 play drive behind the running of Ragaini, Scalesse,
and Millhouse. The drive culminated in a 1 yd TD run by Millhouse. Scalesse ran in the extra point.
Cheshire was looking to close out the half with a score . A first down run gave the Rams some momentum. Nick
Spadacenta and Vin Paolillo then provided key tackles to end the drive. East Haven took a 14-0 advantage into the
half. The second half began with Cheshire exploring their passing game with the result the same - a stalled
drive by a stingy D. McClay Marshall took a handoff up the middle for a 45 yd TD run (extra point was unsuccessful).
In the category of a 'broken record', Cheshire's offense responded with a 4 and out. The Easties offense went on
another long drive, but this time Cheshire's linebacker took the ball out of the Easties wing back's hands and ran
back 70 yds for a TD (extra point was unsuccessful). The Yellowjackets next drive took them inside Cheshire's 10 yd
line until a 2nd down fumble gave the ball back to Cheshire. The Easties closed out the game on defense as Millhouse
and Sam Loda played well in the Secondary, while Scalesse and Jonathan Browne provided the tackles that spelled doom
for the Cheshire running game.
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