New Jersey HS Football Dynasty - TCY

[Young Drachma]

I went through and changed all the teams, putting the teams in their own group and sections.

The Private/Parochial schools are in three groups called Private Group A, B & C..each of these "conferences" are based on size, so C being the smallest and A being the largest (though admittely, I should've done it the other way around)

Anyway, all the Group 1 & 2 schools are in one conference called All-State Group 1 and All-State Group 2.

The other conferences are:
North Jersey 1, Group IV & III
North Jersey 2, Group IV & III

I don't know how unusual our structure is for schools and sports, so I'm linking the main page of the NJSIAA web site NJSIAA here.

More on what team I'll be playing and all that later.

[lcjjdnh]

What group 1 schools are you including in your game? I actually attended a group 1 school in one of the North Jersey Sections, would be kind of cool to follow it in your dynasty.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by lcjjdnh

What group 1 schools are you including in your game? I actually attended a group 1 school in one of the North Jersey Sections, would be kind of cool to follow it in your dynasty.

The All-State Group 1 Conference schools are:
Paulsboro
Hasbrouck Heights
Hoboken
Secaucus
Dunellen
Bernards
Asbury Park
New Providence
Bound Brook
Cedar Grove
A.P. Schalick
Somerset County Vo-Tech
New Providence
South Hunterdon

It was admittely pretty haphazard at this level, when I was choosing schools.

[Young Drachma]

I initially decided to take over Immaculata High School in Somerville. I simulated the first season straight through and the team went 8-3, good for third place in the Private Group B conference and we had a solid win (56-20) over the eventual conference champs Glouchester Catholic.

So, while the team didn't have a playoff year, my hope is that next season we can have another solid year.

We'll see.

The incoming 9th graders we have coming in were ranked #35 in the state, so there is some hope there, while some of the bigger schools that did well this year had an awful year in terms of the kids coming in.

[Young Drachma]

I'm originally from Plainfield and the 3rd oldest rivalry in the state is between Plainfield & Westfield (they played their 100th game this year) and coming from there, it's kinda funny that they played each other in a playoff game. (it's happened before)

[Young Drachma]

WEEK 3: MALCOLM X SHABAZZ
WEEK 4: @ Toms River South
WEEK 5: MARIST
WEEK 6: @ Bishop Ahr
WEEK 7: @ Msgr. Donovan
WEEK 8: GLOUCHESTER CATHOLIC
WEEK 9: @ St. Augustine Prep
WEEK 11: ST. PAUL VI
WEEK 12: @ St. Joseph Regional
WEEK 13: QUEEN OF PEACE
WEEK 14: @ Dwight Englewood

HOME GAMES IN BOLD

[Young Drachma]

QB Ernie Burnett, SR
Coming off a junior season where he started the last seven games, he threw for 19 TDs and 2015 yards.

The rest of the offense is largely untested.

DT Ben Manning, SR
Started all 11 games last year, he had 22 tackles and 5 sacks.

DE Myron McCune, SR
Started 9 games last year and had 18 sacks. A real beast.

[Young Drachma]

Box Score: Malcolm X Shabazz at Immaculata

Week 3, 2005

Attendance: 26,500 (31,900).

Weather: 76 degrees, fair.

1Q: 06:41 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 27 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 06:41 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
1Q: 00:59 IMMA - Alan Cook 29 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 00:59 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 02:42 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 2 pass from Ernie Burnett.
2Q: 02:42 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 02:02 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 44 run.
2Q: 02:02 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 12:07 XBAZ - Clyde Barker 21 pass from Alfred Ward.
3Q: 12:07 XBAZ - Levon Rupert extra point.
3Q: 05:09 IMMA - Archie Humphrey 29 field goal.
3Q: 04:42 IMMA - Terrance Wainright 41 interception return.
3Q: 04:42 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 02:10 IMMA - Ty Young 3 run.
3Q: 02:10 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point failed.
4Q: 10:54 IMMA - Archie Humphrey 28 field goal.

Game MVP: IMMA 37 Heath Kocurek

Malcolm X Shabazz 0 0 7 0 - 7
Immaculata 14 14 16 3 - 47

Team Statistics XBAZ IMMA

First Downs 10 30

Total Rushes 18 52
Net Rushing Yards 11 296
Yards Per Carry 0.6 5.6
Rushing Yards 43 314
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-3 6-10
Sacked/Yards Lost 5-29 1-8

Pass Attempts 36 28
Completions 14 14
Passing Yards 178 221
Yards Per Attempt 4.9 7.8
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0

Total Plays 54 80
Total Yards 189 517
Yards Per Play 3.5 6.4

3rd Down Plays 6/15 6/13

Penalties 9 0
Penalty Yards 64 0

Avg. Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 37
Time Of Possession 21:52 38:08

Malcolm X Shabazz Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
37 Wagner 6 28 4.6 10 0 0 0
44 Elliott 6 6 1.0 3 0 3 0
9 Ward 5 -17 -3.4 6 0 0 4
16 Garner 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 0 1

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Ward 28 11 136 4.8 51 1 2
16 Garner 8 3 42 5.2 26 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
81 Bushon 4 37 9.2 9 17 0
37 Wagner 2 3 1.5 2 3 0
93 Messenger 2 0 0.0 2 1 0
86 Schroeder 2 46 23.0 4 26 0
95 Griffith 1 7 7.0 7 7 0
1 Blue 1 13 13.0 4 13 0
80 Norris 1 51 51.0 18 51 0
88 Barker 1 21 21.0 31 21 1

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
86 Schroeder 2 43 21.5 0
29 Guthrie 1 18 18.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
15 Floyd 9 324 36.0 52 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
19 Rupert 0 0 0 1 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
45 Talley 12 4 0.0 0 0 0
92 Tessen 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
26 Allen 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
97 Camarillo 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 McNeill 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Thames 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
32 Green 3 4 0.0 1 0 0
90 Murray 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
40 Ellsworth 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Salgado 2 2 1.0 0 0 0
71 Jamison 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
55 Shreiber 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
53 Carr 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
48 Walden 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 O'Neill 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
99 Dritlein 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
30 Fulton 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
31 Burdick 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
80 Norris 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
3 Tatum 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Emerson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Conley 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Guthrie 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Biddle 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
25 Bensen 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
79 Emerson 0 0 0 0 1 1
76 Fells 0 0 0 0 0 1
77 Bissel 0 0 0 0 0 1
56 Terrell 0 0 0 0 0 2
62 Reeves 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 Talley 0 1 0 0 0 0
29 Guthrie 1 0 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
9 Alfred Ward 3
37 Deion Wagner 3
44 Austin Elliott 2
90 Rob Murray 2
48 Jessie Walden 2
80 Dana Norris 1
88 Clyde Barker 1
92 Rusty Tessen 1
94 Gerald Conley 1
72 Perry O'Neill 1
45 Dwayne Talley 1
55 Brady Shreiber 1
53 J.T. Carr 1
30 Marshall Fulton 1
32 Alvin Green 1
16 Fred Garner 1

Immaculata Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
37 Kocurek 29 158 5.4 44 1 3 0
22 Young 15 117 7.8 47 1 4 0
41 Van Horne 5 32 6.4 12 0 0 0
2 Burnett 2 -10 -5.0 0 0 1 1
81 Grabowski 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Burnett 28 14 221 7.8 36 3 1
3 Fletcher 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
37 Kocurek 2 40 20.0 40 27 1
41 Van Horne 2 26 13.0 20 14 0
88 Uwaezuoke 2 19 9.5 10 10 0
82 Cook 2 65 32.5 29 36 1
81 Grabowski 2 12 6.0 15 10 1
22 Young 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
94 Dykstra 1 9 9.0 6 9 0
7 Choate 1 24 24.0 3 24 0
86 Fairley 1 15 15.0 8 15 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
82 Cook 1 -2 -2.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
86 Fairley 2 42 21.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
8 Stevenson 4 140 35.0 50 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
13 Humphrey 2 2 29 5 6

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
95 Wainright 5 0 1.0 1 41 1
28 Chandler 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
49 Zercie 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Durham 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Bedrich 2 2 1.0 0 0 0
92 Cowell 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
36 Shaw 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
47 Young 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Upshaw 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 England 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
48 Blackburn 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 McCune 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
78 Hemingway 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
57 Whitfield 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
2 Burnett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
88 Uwaezuoke 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
90 Manning 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
56 Hopper 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Clemons 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
27 Mortensen 0 1 0.0 1 0 0
73 Brewer 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
60 Brustkern 0 0 0 0 3 1
76 Ackerman 0 0 0 0 6 0
54 Davidson 0 0 0 0 4 0
77 Chapman 0 0 0 0 4 0
70 Blades 0 0 0 0 3 0
41 Van Horne 0 0 1 0 1 0
37 Kocurek 1 0 0 0 0 0
46 McCants 0 0 0 0 1 0
85 Dole 0 0 1 0 0 0
88 Uwaezuoke 0 1 0 0 0 0
64 Heath 0 0 0 0 1 0

Player Stokes Awarded
37 Heath Kocurek 9
22 Ty Young 5
41 Kelvin Van Horne 3
91 Myron McCune 3
2 Ernie Burnett 2
95 Terrance Wainright 2
85 Jason Dole 1
94 Calvin Dykstra 1
82 Alan Cook 1
81 Bryant Grabowski 1
70 Aaron Blades 1
90 Ben Manning 1
78 Jumbo Hemingway 1
72 Darryl Bedrich 1
27 Otis Mortensen 1
31 Bryan Durham 1
60 Kendrick Brustkern 1

Malcolm X Shabazz Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:06 1:23 OWN 29 3 -1 Punt
1 6:16 2:11 OWN 20 6 17 Punt
1 0:59 1:46 OWN 20 3 -1 Punt
2 12:37 2:55 OWN 15 7 23 Punt
2 2:42 0:33 OWN 20 3 0 Punt
2 2:02 1:36 OWN 20 3 -11 Punt
2 0:01 0:01 OWN 16 1 -6 Half
3 15:00 2:53 OWN 20 8 90 Touchdown
3 5:09 0:27 OWN 31 1 0 Interception
3 4:42 0:26 OWN 9 1 0 Interception
3 2:10 3:09 OWN 20 8 24 Punt
4 10:54 2:10 OWN 22 4 32 Punt
4 7:09 3:01 OWN 31 6 22 Punt

Immaculata Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:54 OWN 22 7 16 Punt
1 9:43 3:02 OWN 46 6 54 Touchdown
1 6:33 0:17 OPP 20 2 0 Interception
1 4:05 3:06 OWN 31 7 69 Touchdown
2 14:13 1:36 OWN 49 3 6 Punt
2 9:42 7:00 OWN 27 13 68 Touchdown
2 2:09 0:07 OPP 44 1 44 Touchdown
2 0:26 0:25 50 3 2 Punt
3 12:07 6:58 OWN 23 13 65 Field Goal
3 4:16 2:06 OPP 49 5 49 Touchdown
4 14:01 3:07 OWN 24 8 55 Field Goal
4 8:44 1:35 OWN 4 4 11 Punt
4 4:08 4:08 OWN 20 8 78 Game

Malcolm X Shabazz Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
0 0 0

Immaculata Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
5 2 2

Malcolm X Shabazz Rushing Breakdown


Direction Rush Yards Ave
LE 1 0 0.0
LT 2 13 6.5
LG 3 4 1.3
C 3 8 2.6
RG 0 0 0.0
RT 2 6 3.0
RE 2 9 4.5
None 5 -29 -5.8

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
79 Emerson 1 1 8
62 Reeves 1 1 8
59 DeMarco 0 3 5
70 Basford 0 2 9
56 Terrell 0 2 7
77 Bissel 0 2 6
76 Fells 0 1 7
93 Messenger 0 0 6
95 Griffith 0 0 5
67 Sawczyn 0 0 5
73 Horn 0 0 3
68 Sheldon 0 0 2

Malcolm X Shabazz Passing Breakdown


Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 7 5 14 2.0
1-10 Yds 11 4 29 2.6
11-20 Yds 8 2 37 4.6
21-30 Yds 6 2 47 7.8
31+ Yds 4 1 51 12.7

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
9 Ward 28 11 3 3 4 0 5 2
16 Garner 8 3 0 0 2 0 3 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
86 Schroeder 10 2 1 46 36
81 Bushon 7 4 2 37 33
1 Blue 5 1 0 13 27
37 Wagner 4 2 0 3 6
88 Barker 3 1 0 21 16
93 Messenger 2 2 0 0 17
95 Griffith 2 1 0 7 7
80 Norris 2 1 0 51 22
91 Battle 1 0 0 0 1

PassBlock SckAlwd PassPlay
56 Terrell 2 29
70 Basford 0 29
79 Emerson 1 29
76 Fells 1 28
62 Reeves 0 24
67 Sawczyn 0 11
77 Bissel 1 10
73 Horn 0 8
59 DeMarco 0 7
68 Sheldon 0 5
21 Aceves 0 1

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
35 Salgado 1.0 0 0 11
90 Murray 0.0 0 1 24
92 Tessen 0.0 0 1 24
72 O'Neill 0.0 0 1 14
45 Talley 0.0 0 0 24
32 Green 0.0 0 0 21
97 Camarillo 0.0 0 0 20
26 Allen 0.0 0 0 20
48 Walden 0.0 0 0 20
30 Fulton 0.0 0 0 18
29 Guthrie 0.0 0 0 17
55 Shreiber 0.0 0 0 15
53 Carr 0.0 0 0 14
78 Thames 0.0 0 0 13
22 McNeill 0.0 0 0 10
99 Dritlein 0.0 0 0 8
40 Ellsworth 0.0 0 0 8
71 Jamison 0.0 0 0 6
94 Conley 0.0 0 0 6
43 Biddle 0.0 0 0 6
25 Bensen 0.0 0 0 6
65 Vranjen 0.0 0 0 2
75 Harkness 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
26 Allen 3 0 0 20
53 Carr 2 1 0 14
97 Camarillo 2 0 0 20
32 Green 1 1 1 21
30 Fulton 1 1 0 18
55 Shreiber 1 1 0 15
90 Murray 1 0 0 24
45 Talley 1 0 0 24
35 Salgado 1 0 0 11
22 McNeill 1 0 0 10
48 Walden 0 1 0 20
25 Bensen 0 1 0 6
92 Tessen 0 0 0 24
29 Guthrie 0 0 0 17
72 O'Neill 0 0 0 14
78 Thames 0 0 0 13
99 Dritlein 0 0 0 8
40 Ellsworth 0 0 0 8
71 Jamison 0 0 0 6
94 Conley 0 0 0 6
43 Biddle 0 0 0 6
65 Vranjen 0 0 0 2
75 Harkness 0 0 0 1

Defense Tackles Assists TFLoss RunPlay PassPlay
45 Talley 12 0 1 48 24
92 Tessen 6 0 1 45 24
97 Camarillo 5 0 0 44 20
26 Allen 5 0 1 34 20
22 McNeill 5 0 0 17 10
78 Thames 4 0 0 29 13
90 Murray 3 0 2 44 24
32 Green 3 0 0 41 21
40 Ellsworth 3 0 0 14 8
48 Walden 2 0 0 39 20
53 Carr 2 0 0 32 14
35 Salgado 2 0 1 9 11
55 Shreiber 2 0 0 13 15
71 Jamison 2 0 0 10 6
30 Fulton 1 0 0 36 18
99 Dritlein 1 0 0 36 8
29 Guthrie 1 0 0 25 17
72 O'Neill 1 0 0 15 14
94 Conley 1 0 1 8 6
43 Biddle 0 0 0 9 6
25 Bensen 0 0 0 8 6
65 Vranjen 0 0 0 3 2
75 Harkness 0 0 0 2 1

Immaculata Rushing Breakdown


Direction Rush Yards Ave
LE 6 43 7.1
LT 9 104 11.5
LG 8 31 3.8
C 11 51 4.6
RG 5 33 6.6
RT 8 18 2.2
RE 4 24 6.0
None 1 -8 -8.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
76 Ackerman 6 13 46
54 Davidson 4 7 47
77 Chapman 4 7 42
60 Brustkern 3 10 44
70 Blades 3 6 46
41 Van Horne 1 2 41
46 McCants 1 1 13
64 Heath 1 1 11
61 Harding 0 3 7
94 Dykstra 0 0 33
88 Uwaezuoke 0 0 16
51 Peters 0 1 4
85 Dole 0 0 8
62 Anglin 0 0 5
65 Andrykovitch 0 0 3

Immaculata Passing Breakdown


Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 3 1 14 4.6
1-10 Yds 12 8 89 7.4
11-20 Yds 9 3 55 6.1
21-30 Yds 2 2 63 31.5
31+ Yds 2 0 0 0.0

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
2 Burnett 28 14 1 3 6 0 3 1

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
81 Grabowski 6 2 1 12 21
41 Van Horne 4 2 0 26 19
94 Dykstra 4 1 1 9 13
86 Fairley 4 1 0 15 22
82 Cook 3 2 0 65 6
22 Young 2 1 1 11 12
37 Kocurek 2 2 0 40 13
88 Uwaezuoke 2 2 0 19 14
7 Choate 1 1 0 24 14

PassBlock SckAlwd PassPlay
54 Davidson 0 25
76 Ackerman 0 25
70 Blades 0 24
60 Brustkern 1 24
77 Chapman 0 23
41 Van Horne 0 19
64 Heath 0 7
61 Harding 0 5
46 McCants 0 3
51 Peters 0 3
62 Anglin 0 2
65 Andrykovitch 0 2

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
91 McCune 1.0 0 2 29
92 Cowell 1.0 0 1 26
95 Wainright 1.0 0 0 25
72 Bedrich 1.0 0 0 20
78 Hemingway 1.0 0 1 6
49 Zercie 0.0 0 1 22
44 Dahl 0.0 0 0 31
27 Mortensen 0.0 0 0 30
28 Chandler 0.0 0 0 29
48 Blackburn 0.0 0 0 29
90 Manning 0.0 0 2 8
36 Shaw 0.0 0 0 25
74 Zimmerman 0.0 0 0 22
71 Rosehill 0.0 0 1 9
31 Durham 0.0 0 0 19
57 Whitfield 0.0 0 0 17
43 Upshaw 0.0 0 0 12
29 England 0.0 0 0 10
93 Clemons 0.0 0 0 8
40 Long 0.0 0 0 8
73 Brewer 0.0 0 0 4
99 Thompson 0.0 0 0 3
47 Young 0.0 0 0 3
56 Hopper 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
48 Blackburn 3 0 0 29
49 Zercie 2 1 0 22
43 Upshaw 2 0 0 12
29 England 2 0 0 10
47 Young 2 0 0 3
31 Durham 1 2 0 19
28 Chandler 1 1 0 29
95 Wainright 1 0 1 25
44 Dahl 0 2 0 31
27 Mortensen 0 0 1 30
91 McCune 0 0 0 29
92 Cowell 0 0 0 26
36 Shaw 0 0 0 25
74 Zimmerman 0 0 0 22
72 Bedrich 0 0 0 20
57 Whitfield 0 0 0 17
71 Rosehill 0 0 0 9
93 Clemons 0 0 0 8
90 Manning 0 0 0 8
40 Long 0 0 0 8
78 Hemingway 0 0 0 6
73 Brewer 0 0 0 4
99 Thompson 0 0 0 3
56 Hopper 0 0 0 1

Defense Tackles Assists TFLoss RunPlay PassPlay
95 Wainright 5 0 2 6 25
49 Zercie 3 0 1 6 22
28 Chandler 3 0 0 8 29
31 Durham 3 0 1 5 19
92 Cowell 2 0 1 6 26
48 Blackburn 2 0 0 9 29
72 Bedrich 2 0 1 4 20
36 Shaw 2 0 0 8 25
43 Upshaw 2 0 0 5 12
29 England 2 0 0 6 10
47 Young 2 0 0 1 3
91 McCune 1 0 1 7 29
57 Whitfield 1 0 0 6 17
78 Hemingway 1 0 1 3 6
90 Manning 1 0 0 7 8
56 Hopper 1 0 0 2 1
27 Mortensen 0 0 0 11 30
44 Dahl 0 0 0 9 31
74 Zimmerman 0 0 0 3 22
93 Clemons 0 0 0 7 8
71 Rosehill 0 0 0 4 9
40 Long 0 0 0 5 8
73 Brewer 0 0 0 2 4
99 Thompson 0 0 0 2 3

[General Mike]

What about Central Jersey Group 3? I went to Franklin High, you got them in there?

[sooner333]

So do you change all of the schools locations as well, or just the names of the schools?

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by sooner333

So do you change all of the schools locations as well, or just the names of the schools?

I wish the game would let you. It won't though.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by General Mike

What about Central Jersey Group 3? I went to Franklin High, you got them in there?

I messed up and have them playing in North Jersey 2, Group 3.

My bad. But yes, I do have them.

[Young Drachma]

IMMACULATA SPARTANS (1-0) @ TOMS RIVER SOUTH (1-1)

The #20th-ranked Spartans play their last non-conference game against Toms River South. They've lost to #18 St. Joesph Regional during Week 1 35-9. Then they knocked off lowly Delran 44-8, last week.

They're basically a middle of the pack team, facing a defense that shellacked Newark's Shabazz High School last week.

The line is even, but it'll be a real test for the Spartans and give a glimpse as to whether they'll be pretenders or contenders this year in Private Group B.

[Young Drachma]

SPARTANS DOMINATE, IMPROVE TO 2-0
TOMS RIVER - A week after putting up 517 yards on Shabazz, the Spartans of Immaculata High School proved that last week was no fluke by putting up another 417 yards on another out-of-conference team last night; this time against Toms River South.

QB Ernie Burnett had another outstanding game, going 16-25 with 285 yards passing and 3 Touchdowns.

RB Heath Kocurek ran for 116 yards and 2 TDs.

DE Myron McCune had 3.5 sacks.

Next game is at home versus Marist HS (Bayonne).


Box Score: Immaculata at Toms River South

Week 4, 2005

Attendance: 44,100 (48,500).
Weather: 71 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:49 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 35 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 12:49 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
1Q: 08:18 IMMA - Kelvin Van Horne 12 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 08:18 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 03:11 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 5 pass from Ernie Burnett.
2Q: 03:11 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 11:33 TRSO - Leland Wilson 39 pass from Paul Hermann.
3Q: 11:33 TRSO - Dwight Austin extra point.
3Q: 06:38 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 1 run.
3Q: 06:38 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 04:22 IMMA - Safety: Myron McCune sacked quarterback in end zone.
3Q: 02:58 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 6 run.
3Q: 02:58 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 00:36 TRSO - Dwight Austin 40 field goal.
4Q: 04:19 TRSO - Teflon Tim Terry 3 pass from Paul Hermann.
4Q: 04:19 TRSO - Dwight Austin extra point.
4Q: 01:13 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 10 pass from Walter Fletcher.
4Q: 01:13 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.

Game MVP: IMMA 91 Myron McCune

Immaculata 14 7 16 7 - 44
Toms River South 0 0 10 7 - 17

Team Statistics IMMA TRSO

First Downs 26 17

Total Rushes 36 33
Net Rushing Yards 135 69
Yards Per Carry 3.7 2.0
Rushing Yards 146 108
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-6 4-5
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-5 5-34

Pass Attempts 26 31
Completions 17 18
Passing Yards 295 223
Yards Per Attempt 11.3 7.1
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 0/0

Total Plays 62 64
Total Yards 430 292
Yards Per Play 6.9 4.5

3rd Down Plays 5/9 9/17

Penalties 8 8
Penalty Yards 67 70

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 27
Time Of Possession 28:40 31:20

Immaculata Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
37 Kocurek 25 116 4.6 18 2 1 0
22 Young 3 4 1.3 2 0 1 0
2 Burnett 2 -6 -3.0 0 0 1 1
45 Lynn 2 -1 -0.5 2 0 1 0
41 Van Horne 2 11 5.5 7 0 0 0
46 McCants 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 0
81 Grabowski 1 9 9.0 9 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Burnett 25 16 285 11.4 48 3 0
3 Fletcher 1 1 10 10.0 10 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
81 Grabowski 6 118 19.6 59 35 3
86 Fairley 5 98 19.6 40 48 0
41 Van Horne 4 50 12.5 40 16 1
22 Young 1 17 17.0 10 17 0
88 Uwaezuoke 1 12 12.0 2 12 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
82 Cook 3 26 8.6 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
86 Fairley 3 70 23.3 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
8 Stevenson 3 104 34.6 46 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
13 Humphrey 0 0 0 6 6

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
44 Dahl 8 2 0.0 0 0 0
91 McCune 6 0 3.5 0 0 0
95 Wainright 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
36 Shaw 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Durham 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Cowell 4 2 1.5 0 0 0
28 Chandler 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
99 Thompson 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 Zimmerman 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
49 Zercie 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
43 Upshaw 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
27 Mortensen 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
57 Whitfield 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
90 Manning 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
29 England 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
48 Blackburn 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
88 Uwaezuoke 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
81 Grabowski 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Scott 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
60 Brustkern 0 0 0 0 2 1
77 Chapman 0 0 0 0 3 0
76 Ackerman 0 0 0 0 3 0
41 Van Horne 0 0 0 0 1 0
82 Cook 1 0 0 0 0 0
54 Davidson 0 0 0 0 1 0
70 Blades 0 0 0 0 1 0

Player Stokes Awarded
37 Heath Kocurek 5
91 Myron McCune 3
2 Ernie Burnett 2
41 Kelvin Van Horne 2
81 Bryant Grabowski 2
3 Walter Fletcher 1
22 Ty Young 1
88 Ricardo Uwaezuoke 1
86 A.J. Fairley 1
93 Steven Clemons 1
92 Harvey Cowell 1
90 Ben Manning 1
74 Victor Zimmerman 1
72 Darryl Bedrich 1
99 Rico Thompson 1

Toms River South Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
3 Hermann 14 2 0.1 12 0 2 5
48 Rounds 6 26 4.3 14 0 2 0
27 Bell 4 12 3.0 7 0 1 0
31 Huntley 3 8 2.6 4 0 0 0
20 Ashcraft 3 17 5.6 12 0 0 0
88 Levine 2 4 2.0 5 0 1 0
29 Terry 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Hermann 31 18 223 7.1 41 2 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Wilson 6 101 16.8 45 39 1
85 Greene 3 56 18.6 9 41 0
88 Levine 3 27 9.0 3 13 0
48 Rounds 2 3 1.5 0 7 0
20 Ashcraft 1 8 8.0 10 8 0
29 Terry 1 3 3.0 3 3 1
99 Chapman 1 6 6.0 2 6 0
4 Francis 1 19 19.0 6 19 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
23 Duffy 1 5 5.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
34 Bell 4 95 23.7 0
46 Applegate 1 25 25.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
12 Hennessee 5 165 33.0 41 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
14 Austin 1 2 40 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
94 Wilson 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
51 Sturgill 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
52 Brooks 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
23 Duffy 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
34 Bell 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
42 Huffman 3 5 0.0 0 0 0
58 Lucero 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
43 Wolf 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
76 Kelley 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
46 Applegate 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
31 Huntley 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Chapman 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Tanner 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
95 Bensen 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
12 Hennessee 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Olpin 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Bailey 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
78 Vick 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
90 Newell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
49 Poole 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
32 Taylor 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Thies 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Van Pelt 0 0 0 0 0 1
66 Dorn 0 0 0 0 2 1
60 Carbone 0 0 0 0 1 1
67 Lightner 0 0 0 0 1 1
54 Gunn 0 0 0 0 2 1
20 Ashcraft 0 0 0 0 3 0
31 Huntley 0 1 0 0 0 0
29 Terry 0 0 0 0 1 0
99 Chapman 0 0 0 0 1 0
62 Middleton 0 0 1 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
3 Paul Hermann 4
48 Tommie Rounds 3
31 Oliver Huntley 2
20 Craig Ashcraft 2
27 Horace Bell 1
8 Leland Wilson 1
60 Lincoln Carbone 1
14 Dwight Austin 1
76 Eugene Kelley 1
52 Rich Brooks 1
34 C.J. Bell 1
88 J.B. Levine 1
62 Dwayne Middleton 1
51 Kelvin Sturgill 1

Immaculata Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:11 OWN 37 6 72 Touchdown
1 10:56 2:38 OPP 38 5 38 Touchdown
1 5:53 1:00 OWN 22 3 8 Punt
1 2:56 3:24 OWN 21 7 31 Punt
2 9:12 6:01 OWN 17 13 68 Touchdown
2 0:16 0:16 OWN 25 1 -1 Half
3 11:33 4:55 OWN 8 8 87 Touchdown
3 4:22 1:24 OWN 46 3 54 Touchdown
3 0:36 3:34 OWN 30 7 23 Punt
4 4:19 3:06 50 9 50 Touchdown

Toms River South Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:49 1:53 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
1 8:18 2:25 OWN 34 3 3 Punt
1 4:53 1:57 OWN 46 6 18 Punt
2 14:32 5:20 OWN 9 12 42 Punt
2 3:11 2:11 OWN 35 3 1 Punt
2 1:00 0:44 OPP 32 4 17 Missed FG
3 15:00 3:27 OWN 15 6 70 Touchdown
3 6:38 2:16 OWN 20 3 -15 Safety
3 2:58 2:22 OWN 20 6 52 Field Goal
4 12:02 7:43 OWN 16 16 84 Touchdown
4 1:13 1:13 OWN 20 2 11 Game

Immaculata Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
5 5 0

Toms River South Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
1 1 0

Immaculata Rushing Breakdown


Direction Rush Yards Ave
LE 10 42 4.2
LT 6 12 2.0
LG 6 26 4.3
C 6 39 6.5
RG 2 3 1.5
RT 2 5 2.5
RE 2 14 7.0
None 2 -6 -3.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
76 Ackerman 3 8 34
77 Chapman 3 6 31
60 Brustkern 2 6 31
54 Davidson 1 6 31
70 Blades 1 3 33
41 Van Horne 1 2 29
88 Uwaezuoke 0 1 16
64 Heath 0 2 5
94 Dykstra 0 0 19
46 McCants 0 0 7
51 Peters 0 0 4
62 Anglin 0 0 3
61 Harding 0 0 3
85 Dole 0 0 2

Immaculata Passing Breakdown


Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 5 2 12 2.4
1-10 Yds 11 8 112 10.1
11-20 Yds 6 5 88 14.6
21-30 Yds 2 1 35 17.5
31+ Yds 2 1 48 24.0

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
2 Burnett 25 16 1 2 3 0 3 0
3 Fletcher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
81 Grabowski 9 6 0 118 22
41 Van Horne 6 4 1 50 15
86 Fairley 5 5 0 98 15
22 Young 1 1 0 17 8
37 Kocurek 1 0 0 0 16
46 McCants 1 0 0 0 2
88 Uwaezuoke 1 1 0 12 12
94 Dykstra 1 0 1 0 10
82 Cook 1 0 0 0 9

PassBlock SckAlwd PassPlay
76 Ackerman 0 25
70 Blades 0 24
54 Davidson 0 23
60 Brustkern 1 22
77 Chapman 0 21
41 Van Horne 0 15
64 Heath 0 5
62 Anglin 0 4
51 Peters 0 3
61 Harding 0 3
46 McCants 0 2

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
91 McCune 3.5 1 1 24
92 Cowell 1.5 1 2 24
74 Zimmerman 0.0 1 0 20
90 Manning 0.0 0 2 11
28 Chandler 0.0 0 0 29
95 Wainright 0.0 0 0 28
27 Mortensen 0.0 0 0 28
44 Dahl 0.0 0 0 28
48 Blackburn 0.0 0 0 27
49 Zercie 0.0 0 0 23
93 Clemons 0.0 0 1 10
57 Whitfield 0.0 0 0 19
72 Bedrich 0.0 0 1 8
43 Upshaw 0.0 0 0 18
36 Shaw 0.0 0 0 12
31 Durham 0.0 0 0 7
40 Long 0.0 0 0 7
29 England 0.0 0 0 6
71 Rosehill 0.0 0 0 4
78 Hemingway 0.0 0 0 4
96 Scott 0.0 0 0 4

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
95 Wainright 3 0 0 28
43 Upshaw 3 0 0 18
36 Shaw 3 0 0 12
28 Chandler 2 0 0 29
27 Mortensen 2 0 0 28
49 Zercie 2 0 0 23
31 Durham 2 0 0 7
44 Dahl 1 0 0 28
48 Blackburn 0 2 0 27
91 McCune 0 0 0 24
92 Cowell 0 0 0 24
74 Zimmerman 0 0 0 20
57 Whitfield 0 0 0 19
90 Manning 0 0 0 11
93 Clemons 0 0 0 10
72 Bedrich 0 0 0 8
40 Long 0 0 0 7
29 England 0 0 0 6
71 Rosehill 0 0 0 4
78 Hemingway 0 0 0 4
96 Scott 0 0 0 4

Defense Tackles Assists TFLoss RunPlay PassPlay
44 Dahl 8 0 2 17 28
91 McCune 6 0 4 16 24
95 Wainright 6 0 1 18 28
36 Shaw 5 0 1 19 12
31 Durham 5 0 0 11 7
92 Cowell 4 0 1 19 24
28 Chandler 3 0 0 13 29
99 Thompson 3 0 1 4 0
27 Mortensen 2 0 1 20 28
49 Zercie 2 0 0 17 23
74 Zimmerman 2 0 0 8 20
43 Upshaw 2 0 0 10 18
48 Blackburn 1 0 0 19 27
57 Whitfield 1 0 0 13 19
90 Manning 1 0 0 12 11
29 England 1 0 0 11 6
96 Scott 1 0 0 5 4
93 Clemons 0 0 0 10 10
72 Bedrich 0 0 0 11 8
40 Long 0 0 0 9 7
78 Hemingway 0 0 0 6 4
71 Rosehill 0 0 0 5 4
73 Brewer 0 0 0 1 0
47 Young 0 0 0 1 0

Toms River South Rushing Breakdown


Direction Rush Yards Ave
LE 7 16 2.2
LT 3 5 1.6
LG 3 15 5.0
C 7 20 2.8
RG 2 11 5.5
RT 4 29 7.2
RE 2 7 3.5
None 5 -34 -6.8

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
20 Ashcraft 3 8 19
54 Gunn 2 4 21
66 Dorn 2 3 19
67 Lightner 1 2 19
60 Carbone 1 2 12
99 Chapman 1 1 16
29 Terry 1 2 5
72 Van Pelt 0 2 19
59 Bunch 0 1 4
62 Middleton 0 0 13
91 Oxendine 0 0 9
65 Sheldon 0 0 9
74 Money 0 0 6
70 Gramentine 0 0 3
80 Marsh 0 0 2

Toms River South Passing Breakdown


Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 5 2 4 0.8
1-10 Yds 14 11 72 5.1
11-20 Yds 5 2 32 6.4
21-30 Yds 4 1 35 8.7
31+ Yds 3 2 80 26.6

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
3 Hermann 31 18 0 1 2 3 7 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
8 Wilson 8 6 0 101 30
99 Chapman 4 1 1 6 15
88 Levine 4 3 0 27 20
48 Rounds 3 2 0 3 18
20 Ashcraft 3 1 0 8 8
4 Francis 3 1 0 19 20
85 Greene 3 3 0 56 14
31 Huntley 1 0 0 0 11
27 Bell 1 0 0 0 7
29 Terry 1 1 0 3 3

PassBlock SckAlwd PassPlay
54 Gunn 1 29
66 Dorn 1 27
72 Van Pelt 1 27
67 Lightner 1 25
60 Carbone 1 24
20 Ashcraft 0 8
62 Middleton 0 8
74 Money 0 5
70 Gramentine 0 4
65 Sheldon 0 4
29 Terry 0 3
59 Bunch 0 2

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
92 Tanner 1.0 0 0 15
76 Kelley 0.0 0 2 17
95 Bensen 0.0 0 0 23
90 Newell 0.0 0 1 13
42 Huffman 0.0 0 0 23
46 Applegate 0.0 0 0 22
23 Duffy 0.0 0 0 19
43 Wolf 0.0 0 0 18
94 Wilson 0.0 0 0 18
35 Thies 0.0 0 0 17
52 Brooks 0.0 0 0 16
34 Bell 0.0 0 0 16
58 Lucero 0.0 0 0 14
51 Sturgill 0.0 0 0 12
97 Olpin 0.0 0 0 8
49 Poole 0.0 0 0 8
37 LeBlond 0.0 0 0 7
96 Bailey 0.0 0 0 6
56 Ellison 0.0 0 0 6
32 Taylor 0.0 0 0 5
44 Walker 0.0 0 0 2
78 Vick 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
23 Duffy 3 0 0 19
43 Wolf 3 0 0 18
34 Bell 2 1 0 16
51 Sturgill 2 1 0 12
46 Applegate 2 0 0 22
94 Wilson 2 0 0 18
95 Bensen 1 0 0 23
42 Huffman 1 0 0 23
52 Brooks 1 0 0 16
56 Ellison 0 1 0 6
76 Kelley 0 0 0 17
35 Thies 0 0 0 17
92 Tanner 0 0 0 15
58 Lucero 0 0 0 14
90 Newell 0 0 0 13
97 Olpin 0 0 0 8
49 Poole 0 0 0 8
37 LeBlond 0 0 0 7
96 Bailey 0 0 0 6
32 Taylor 0 0 0 5
44 Walker 0 0 0 2
78 Vick 0 0 0 1

Defense Tackles Assists TFLoss RunPlay PassPlay
94 Wilson 7 0 1 29 18
51 Sturgill 6 0 0 13 12
52 Brooks 5 0 1 23 16
23 Duffy 5 0 0 28 19
34 Bell 4 0 0 26 16
42 Huffman 3 0 0 33 23
58 Lucero 3 0 0 26 14
43 Wolf 3 0 0 21 18
46 Applegate 2 0 0 30 22
76 Kelley 2 0 0 24 17
95 Bensen 1 0 0 33 23
92 Tanner 1 0 1 26 15
90 Newell 1 0 1 13 13
49 Poole 1 0 0 15 8
97 Olpin 1 0 0 6 8
96 Bailey 1 0 0 6 6
32 Taylor 1 0 0 4 5
78 Vick 1 0 0 1 1
35 Thies 0 0 0 14 17
56 Ellison 0 0 0 5 6
37 LeBlond 0 0 0 4 7
44 Walker 0 0 0 1 2
93 Ellison 0 0 0 2 0
25 Hubbard 0 0 0 2 0

[Young Drachma]

I'll post season standings from each conference @ the end of the year, so you all can see what teams are where, just FYI.

[Young Drachma]

From the Newark Star-Ledger

[Young Drachma]

The 18th-ranked Spartans welcome the Royal Knights of Marist HS in Bayonne this Saturday. The Knights (2-1) will likely have some problem with the two-pronged attack of the Spartans pass and run offense, which have combined for over 450 yards in their first two games this season.

Marist lost their only game against a ranked opponent - #21 Warren Hills - during Week 3 (33-7), which is another sign that doesn't bode well for the visitors.

This is another matchup that the Spartans are expected to win and a loss would deflate the excitement that's building both on their campus and with the alumni.

Expected QB Ernie Burnett, SR to have another outstanding game, if Immaculata is to pull off the win. If the defense gets another solid game out of DE Myron McCune, SR, then the Spartans should score another victory.

For reference, last year the Spartans pummeled Marist 73-7 on the road. Another win would extend the team's win streak to six games going into last season, the only Private Group team with a longer streak is Bayley-Ellard (Madison) in Group C.

[Young Drachma]

THIRD STRAIGHT 40-POINT GAME, SPURS SPARTANS PAST MARIST
From C-N.COM

SOMERSET - 599 yards. That's the amount of offense produced by the high-flying offense of Dark Cloud's Immaculata Spartans in last night's win over the Marist Royal Knights.

"The boys were clicking tonight. Things were far smoother than we thought after practice the other night," said Dark Cloud. They clicked so well, that the team put together 21 points in the 4th quarter, to ensure victory would be there, despite a tough effort by the Marist squad.

Last season, Immaculata went to Bayonne and embarassed Marist 73-7. "It's a whole new year," said Marist coach J.C. Walker, whose squad dropped to 2-2 with the loss.

Immaculata QB Ernie Burnett (SR) was on fire, going 21-30 throwing for 346 yards with 3 TDs and an interception. Not to be outdone, Sophomore RB Heath Kocurek ran for 165 yards on 22 carries and 2 touchdowns.

"It was awesome out there tonight. We're all having a ton of fun," said Kocurek after the win.

Next up for the Spartans will head to Edison to face the Bishop Ahr Trojans (2-1) who lost last week to #12 Queen of Peace, 30-21, the top team in Private Group B at 4-0.

"They're a tough team and to play Queen of Peace that closely, we've got to watch out for them," said Dark Cloud about his team's next opponent.

Box Score: Marist at Immaculata

Week 5, 2005

Attendance: 27,900 (31,900).


Weather: 68 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:53 MARS - Teddy Daliere 18 field goal.
1Q: 05:53 IMMA - Alan Cook 13 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 05:53 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 04:25 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 6 run.
2Q: 04:25 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 00:05 MARS - Teddy Daliere 33 field goal.
3Q: 09:26 MARS - Phillip Lowe 62 interception return.
3Q: 09:26 MARS - Lester Ammons pass for conversion failed.
3Q: 02:25 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 3 pass from Ernie Burnett.
3Q: 02:25 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 11:24 IMMA - Randal Choate 18 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 11:24 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 07:30 MARS - Randy Gann 15 pass from Lester Ammons.
4Q: 07:30 MARS - Lester Ammons pass to Nicky Gunderson for conversion
4Q: 05:26 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 11 run.
4Q: 05:26 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 03:45 MARS - Teddy Daliere 41 field goal.
4Q: 01:53 IMMA - Ernie Burnett 8 run.
4Q: 01:53 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.

Game MVP: IMMA 2 Ernie Burnett

Marist 3 3 6 11 - 23
Immaculata 7 7 7 21 - 42

Team Statistics MARS IMMA

First Downs 16 34

Total Rushes 32 43
Net Rushing Yards 134 253
Yards Per Carry 4.1 5.8
Rushing Yards 163 298
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-5 5-16
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-24 5-29

Pass Attempts 30 30
Completions 13 21
Passing Yards 201 346
Yards Per Attempt 6.7 11.5
Interceptions 0 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/1

Total Plays 62 73
Total Yards 335 599
Yards Per Play 5.4 8.2

3rd Down Plays 3/15 5/10

Penalties 5 7
Penalty Yards 39 53

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 24
Time Of Possession 26:33 33:27

Marist Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
8 Ammons 15 18 1.2 12 0 3 4
36 Gunderson 9 88 9.7 57 0 1 0
33 Thompson 3 12 4.0 8 0 1 0
43 Dalan 2 5 2.5 8 0 1 0
88 Pettigrew 2 8 4.0 4 0 0 0
87 Ogden 1 3 3.0 3 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
8 Ammons 30 13 201 6.7 44 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
4 Gann 3 58 19.3 27 29 1
43 Dalan 2 36 18.0 0 28 0
87 Ogden 2 15 7.5 0 8 0
82 Shields 2 60 30.0 3 44 0
80 Giles 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0
33 Thompson 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
89 Nagurski 1 8 8.0 2 8 0
88 Pettigrew 1 17 17.0 5 17 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
36 Gunderson 2 10 5.0 0
28 Bates 1 11 11.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
36 Gunderson 3 64 21.3 0
28 Bates 2 43 21.5 0
87 Ogden 1 27 27.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
11 Wilson 7 290 41.4 48 5

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
14 Daliere 3 3 41 0 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
20 Nixon 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
95 Blake 6 2 1.0 0 0 0
46 Gardner 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
57 Winters 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
96 Flack 5 1 0.5 0 0 0
40 Lowe 4 2 0.0 1 62 1
38 Floyd 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
28 Bates 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
97 Prestbye 3 1 2.0 0 0 0
92 Whitted 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
44 Edwards 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
98 Craig 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Hancock 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
72 Plumb 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
91 Tanner 1 3 0.5 0 0 0
39 Spielman 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
80 Giles 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Ogden 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Shields 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
73 Robison 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
89 Nagurski 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
47 Gardener 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
70 Sands 0 0 0 0 1 2
78 Diaz 0 0 0 0 3 0
76 Horner 0 0 0 0 0 2
50 Williams 0 0 0 0 3 0
68 Elliott 0 0 0 0 1 0
57 Winters 0 1 0 0 0 0
40 Lowe 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 Edwards 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Stokes Awarded
36 Nicky Gunderson 4
8 Lester Ammons 3
43 Brenden Dalan 2
40 Phillip Lowe 2
4 Randy Gann 1
78 Dana Diaz 1
73 Ricardo Robison 1
14 Teddy Daliere 1
97 Jon Prestbye 1
96 Tyrell Flack 1
72 Justin Plumb 1
46 Norm Gardner 1
95 Dixon Blake 1
20 Tommie Nixon 1
44 Danny Edwards 1
38 Ed Floyd 1
88 Britt Pettigrew 1

Immaculata Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
37 Kocurek 22 165 7.5 32 2 3 0
22 Young 8 93 11.6 32 0 2 0
2 Burnett 6 -21 -3.5 8 1 0 5
81 Grabowski 3 15 5.0 7 0 0 0
41 Van Horne 2 10 5.0 6 0 0 0
3 Fletcher 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 1 0
86 Fairley 1 -8 -8.0 -8 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Burnett 30 21 346 11.5 30 3 1
3 Fletcher 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 Fairley 7 109 15.5 30 23 1
7 Choate 5 91 18.2 52 22 1
81 Grabowski 4 86 21.5 31 30 0
37 Kocurek 3 22 7.3 3 12 0
22 Young 1 25 25.0 26 25 0
82 Cook 1 13 13.0 19 13 1

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
82 Cook 3 13 4.3 0
27 Mortensen 1 13 13.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
86 Fairley 4 109 27.2 0
81 Grabowski 1 11 11.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
8 Stevenson 3 124 41.3 44 0

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
13 Humphrey 0 0 0 6 6

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
44 Dahl 8 2 0.0 0 0 0
43 Upshaw 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
91 McCune 4 0 2.5 0 0 0
36 Shaw 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
28 Chandler 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
95 Wainright 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
49 Zercie 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
57 Whitfield 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Cowell 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
72 Bedrich 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
21 Gadget 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
41 Van Horne 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
48 Blackburn 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
85 Dole 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
88 Uwaezuoke 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Dykstra 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
84 Brown 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 Zimmerman 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
96 Scott 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Mortensen 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Durham 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 England 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Long 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
71 Rosehill 0 1 0.5 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
76 Ackerman 0 0 0 0 7 2
70 Blades 0 0 0 0 6 3
60 Brustkern 0 0 0 0 3 0
77 Chapman 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 Young 1 0 0 0 0 0
94 Dykstra 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 Choate 1 0 0 0 0 0
81 Grabowski 0 0 1 0 0 0
54 Davidson 0 0 0 0 1 0

Player Stokes Awarded
37 Heath Kocurek 8
91 Myron McCune 7
2 Ernie Burnett 6
22 Ty Young 2
7 Randal Choate 2
36 Earl Shaw 2
82 Alan Cook 1
81 Bryant Grabowski 1
93 Steven Clemons 1
74 Victor Zimmerman 1
72 Darryl Bedrich 1
95 Terrance Wainright 1
49 Jonathan Zercie 1
27 Otis Mortensen 1

Marist Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:17 OWN 30 3 1 Punt
1 12:01 2:08 OWN 33 4 66 Field Goal
1 5:53 3:10 OWN 16 7 31 Punt
2 13:25 3:27 OWN 34 6 14 Punt
2 4:25 4:20 OWN 19 10 74 Field Goal
3 12:33 0:55 OWN 46 3 7 Punt
3 7:23 1:31 OWN 38 3 0 Punt
3 2:25 3:06 OWN 17 7 31 Punt
4 11:24 1:53 OWN 39 4 -1 Punt
4 8:25 0:55 OWN 48 2 44 Touchdown
4 5:26 1:41 OWN 24 5 52 Field Goal
4 1:53 1:46 OWN 20 8 16 Downs

Immaculata Drive Chart

Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:43 0:42 OWN 37 2 30 Fumble
1 9:53 4:00 OWN 20 9 95 Touchdown
1 2:43 4:18 OWN 15 10 56 Downs
2 9:58 5:33 OWN 1 10 104 Touchdown
3 15:00 2:27 OWN 14 3 12 Punt
3 11:38 2:12 OWN 11 7 23 Interception
3 9:26 2:03 OWN 14 3 9 Punt
3 5:52 3:27 OWN 17 7 83 Touchdown
4 14:19 2:55 OWN 24 7 76 Touchdown
4 9:31 1:06 OWN 23 3 -2 Punt
4 7:30 2:04 50 4 50 Touchdown
4 3:45 1:52 OWN 31 7 64 Touchdown
4 0:07 0:07 OPP 36 1 -1 Game

Marist Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
3 1 2

Immaculata Red Zone Profile

Visits TDs FGs
7 6 0

Marist Rushing Breakdown


Direction Rush Yards Ave
LE 6 28 4.6
LT 4 16 4.0
LG 1 8 8.0
C 10 25 2.5
RG 2 -2 -1.0
RT 3 22 7.3
RE 2 61 30.5
None 4 -24 -6.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
50 Williams 3 7 22
78 Diaz 3 6 22
68 Elliott 1 2 6
70 Sands 1 1 7
73 Robison 0 3 19
63 Craft 0 2 18
76 Horner 0 1 16
80 Giles 0 0 12
89 Nagurski 0 0 8

Marist Passing Breakdown


Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 3 1 -1 -0.3
1-10 Yds 11 5 39 3.5
11-20 Yds 6 4 62 10.3
21-30 Yds 4 2 57 14.2
31+ Yds 6 1 44 7.3

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
8 Ammons 30 13 1 2 4 2 8 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
43 Dalan 6 2 2 36 17
4 Gann 6 3 0 58 29
87 Ogden 5 2 0 15 19
82 Shields 5 2 0 60 24
88 Pettigrew 5 1 0 17 23
80 Giles 1 1 0 -1 14
33 Thompson 1 1 0 8 9
89 Nagurski 1 1 0 8 1

PassBlock SckAlwd PassPlay
50 Williams 0 27
78 Diaz 0 27
73 Robison 0 26
76 Horner 2 24
63 Craft 0 24
70 Sands 2 9
68 Elliott 0 6
51 Hamilton 0 3
62 Benson 0 3
69 Pearson 0 1

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
97 Prestbye 2.0 0 1 30
95 Blake 1.0 0 0 29
72 Plumb 1.0 0 0 16
96 Flack 0.5 0 2 29
91 Tanner 0.5 0 0 14
40 Lowe 0.0 0 0 30
28 Bates 0.0 0 0 30
46 Gardner 0.0 0 0 29
38 Floyd 0.0 0 0 25
20 Nixon 0.0 0 0 23
57 Winters 0.0 0 0 19
55 Drietz 0.0 0 0 14
92 Whitted 0.0 0 0 12
44 Edwards 0.0 0 0 11
98 Craig 0.0 0 0 6
93 Rivers 0.0 0 0 5
47 Gardener 0.0 0 0 5
77 Peterson 0.0 0 0 1
29 Hancock 0.0 0 0 1
27 Gorham 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
28 Bates 4 0 0 30
38 Floyd 3 0 0 25
20 Nixon 3 0 0 23
40 Lowe 2 1 1 30
96 Flack 2 0 0 29
95 Blake 2 0 0 29
92 Whitted 2 0 0 12
46 Gardner 1 0 0 29
57 Winters 1 0 0 19
44 Edwards 1 0 0 11
55 Drietz 0 1 0 14
97 Prestbye 0 0 0 30
72 Plumb 0 0 0 16
91 Tanner 0 0 0 14
98 Craig 0 0 0 6
93 Rivers 0 0 0 5
47 Gardener 0 0 0 5
77 Peterson 0 0 0 1
29 Hancock 0 0 0 1
27 Gorham 0 0 0 1

Defense Tackles Assists TFLoss RunPlay PassPlay
20 Nixon 8 0 1 27 23
46 Gardner 6 0 2 36 29
95 Blake 6 0 1 36 29
57 Winters 6 0 0 22 19
96 Flack 5 0 2 36 29
28 Bates 4 0 0 37 30
38 Floyd 4 0 1 30 25
40 Lowe 4 0 0 34 30
97 Prestbye 3 0 2 37 30
92 Whitted 3 0 0 21 12
44 Edwards 3 0 0 17 11
98 Craig 2 0 0 13 6
29 Hancock 2 0 0 3 1
91 Tanner 1 0 0 29 14
72 Plumb 1 0 1 9 16
55 Drietz 0 0 0 15 14
47 Gardener 0 0 0 7 5
93 Rivers 0 0 0 4 5
77 Peterson 0 0 0 2 1
27 Gorham 0 0 0 1 1
90 Jacobs 0 0 0 1 0
71 Rivera 0 0 0 1 0

Immaculata Rushing Breakdown


Direction Rush Yards Ave
LE 9 118 13.1
LT 9 56 6.2
LG 4 14 3.5
C 4 16 4.0
RG 2 6 3.0
RT 5 38 7.6
RE 4 35 8.7
None 6 -30 -5.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
76 Ackerman 7 12 38
70 Blades 6 7 38
60 Brustkern 3 5 37
77 Chapman 2 8 38
54 Davidson 1 4 37
94 Dykstra 1 1 31
41 Van Horne 0 0 36
88 Uwaezuoke 0 0 9
46 McCants 0 0 1
85 Dole 0 0 1
51 Peters 0 0 1
64 Heath 0 0 1

Immaculata Passing Breakdown


Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 2 2 27 13.5
1-10 Yds 10 7 73 7.3
11-20 Yds 13 10 198 15.2
21-30 Yds 5 2 48 9.6
31+ Yds 0 0 0 0.0

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
2 Burnett 30 21 1 2 2 0 3 1

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
86 Fairley 10 7 0 109 23
7 Choate 6 5 1 91 17
81 Grabowski 6 4 0 86 25
37 Kocurek 4 3 1 22 21
22 Young 1 1 0 25 9
41 Van Horne 1 0 0 0 20
88 Uwaezuoke 1 0 0 0 8
82 Cook 1 1 0 13 7

PassBlock SckAlwd PassPlay
54 Davidson 0 30
77 Chapman 0 30
70 Blades 3 30
76 Ackerman 2 30
60 Brustkern 0 30
41 Van Horne 0 20

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
91 McCune 2.5 1 4 21
95 Wainright 1.0 0 0 24
71 Rosehill 0.5 1 0 5
27 Mortensen 0.0 0 1 26
74 Zimmerman 0.0 0 1 17
44 Dahl 0.0 0 0 27
48 Blackburn 0.0 0 0 27
28 Chandler 0.0 0 0 26
92 Cowell 0.0 0 0 25
72 Bedrich 0.0 0 1 15
49 Zercie 0.0 0 0 21
93 Clemons 0.0 0 1 9
36 Shaw 0.0 0 0 19
57 Whitfield 0.0 0 0 17
43 Upshaw 0.0 0 0 16
31 Durham 0.0 0 0 10
90 Manning 0.0 0 0 9
29 England 0.0 0 0 6
40 Long 0.0 0 0 5
78 Hemingway 0.0 0 0 4
96 Scott 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
28 Chandler 3 0 0 26
44 Dahl 2 0 0 27
43 Upshaw 2 0 0 16
48 Blackburn 1 1 0 27
49 Zercie 1 1 0 21
36 Shaw 1 1 0 19
27 Mortensen 1 0 0 26
95 Wainright 1 0 0 24
31 Durham 1 0 0 10
90 Manning 0 1 0 9
92 Cowell 0 0 0 25
91 McCune 0 0 0 21
74 Zimmerman 0 0 0 17
57 Whitfield 0 0 0 17
72 Bedrich 0 0 0 15
93 Clemons 0 0 0 9
29 England 0 0 0 6
71 Rosehill 0 0 0 5
40 Long 0 0 0 5
78 Hemingway 0 0 0 4
96 Scott 0 0 0 1

Defense Tackles Assists TFLoss RunPlay PassPlay
44 Dahl 8 0 1 22 27
43 Upshaw 5 0 1 10 16
91 McCune 4 0 3 13 21
28 Chandler 4 0 0 21 26
36 Shaw 4 0 1 13 19
95 Wainright 3 0 2 20 24
49 Zercie 3 0 0 14 21
57 Whitfield 3 0 0 10 17
92 Cowell 2 0 0 22 25
72 Bedrich 2 0 0 12 15
48 Blackburn 1 0 0 22 27
27 Mortensen 1 0 0 20 26
74 Zimmerman 1 0 0 13 17
31 Durham 1 0 0 8 10
29 England 1 0 0 2 6
40 Long 1 0 0 2 5
96 Scott 1 0 0 0 1
93 Clemons 0 0 0 9 9
90 Manning 0 0 0 9 9
71 Rosehill 0 0 0 0 5
78 Hemingway 0 0 0 0 4

[Young Drachma]

[Young Drachma]

From the Courier-News

SOMERVILLE - The Spartans play their first ranked opponent, as they continue through their Private Group B schedule, this time facing off against Bishop George Ahr HS in Edison.

The Spartans bring their high-octane offense to Edison, after their third straight game this season of over 450 yards, this time hitting nearly 600 yards of total offense (599).

While a formidible foe and argubaly, the best team that Immaculata has faced all year, the Trojans will have a hard time keeping up with the Spartans of Immaculata.

With two running backs that don't have as many yards (321) as Immaculata's sophomore sensation RB Heath Kocurek, who has 76 carries for 439 yards and 5 TDs, they'll need to stop him - while preventing senior QB Ernie Burnett from racking up yards with his arm or his feet.

Meanwhile, the Trojans may be without junior QB Ike Burks who has a ligiment strain. Without him, they'll have untested freshman QB Ronald Patton who has only thrown 6 passes with 2 completions in his career thus far.

Without a threat to keep up with an Immaculata offense that has scored 40+ on three straight opponents (though to their credit, Bishop Ahr did this to its first two opponents before being stalled by Queen of Peace last week), they'll be hard-pressed to score the big victory against a Top 20 opponent.

[Young Drachma]

This North Jersey, Group 3 team is coming off a 4-7 season and was slow out of the gate this season.

They lost a close Week 2 contest against Morris Catholic 20-17, then faced off against Union and lost 45-30.

A shellacking at the hands of Newark East Side - 77-0 - forced some changes by Coach Clay Reeves, which resulting in a Week 6 win over Newark's Malcolm X Shabazz HS 28-3 at home.

Freshman S Stephen Nixon has been a beast for the defense, with 27 tackles and 2 interceptions so far this season. Offensively, the team relies heavily upon the feet of Senior QB Wade Branch who has thrown for 5 TDs and is 32-71 for 561 yards with his arm, but has 114 yards on 26 carries with a rushing TD so far this year - making him the team's second leading rusher.

[Young Drachma]

EDISON - Another game, another win for the Spartans of Immaculata, who keep finding ways to win. A small victory for Bishop Ahr, is that they're the first opponent to keep the Spartans under 40 points this season. But in the end, the result was the same.

Senior WR A.J. Fairley caught 7 passes for 107 yards and 2 TDs. Senior QB Ernie Burnett gave the ball away three times last night, despite throwing for 3 TDs, going 19-33 for 263 yards.

Next up for Immaculata, is a matchup against Msgr. Donovan HS in Toms River, who have yet to win a game this season and are riding a 9 game losing streak.

"We don't take any game for granted," said Dark Cloud, coach of Immaculata.

Box Score: Immaculata at Bishop Ahr

Week 6, 2005

Attendance: 25,300 (30,000).

Weather: 48 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:09 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 18 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 08:09 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 14:04 BAHR - Deron Schembechler 39 field goal.
2Q: 13:15 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 6 run.
2Q: 13:15 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 11:34 IMMA - Otis Mortensen 52 punt return.
2Q: 11:34 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 05:31 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 4 pass from Ernie Burnett.
2Q: 05:31 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 13:03 BAHR - Ron Brewer 9 pass from Ike Burks.
3Q: 13:03 BAHR - Deron Schembechler extra point.
4Q: 09:30 BAHR - Ethan Ackerman 2 pass from Ike Burks.
4Q: 09:30 BAHR - Reuben Theophilakos run for conversion failed.
4Q: 07:19 BAHR - Martin Roye 1 run.
4Q: 07:19 BAHR - Deron Schembechler extra point.
4Q: 01:56 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 17 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 01:56 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.

Game MVP: IMMA 86 A.J. Fairley

Immaculata 7 21 0 7 - 35
Bishop Ahr 0 3 7 13 - 23

Team Statistics IMMA BAHR

First Downs 22 18

Total Rushes 35 31
Net Rushing Yards 160 72
Yards Per Carry 4.5 2.3
Rushing Yards 176 106
Tckld Loss/Yards 2-4 4-7
Sacked/Yards Lost 2-12 4-27

Pass Attempts 33 32
Completions 19 16
Passing Yards 263 235
Yards Per Attempt 7.9 7.3
Interceptions 3 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0

Total Plays 68 63
Total Yards 423 307
Yards Per Play 6.2 4.8

3rd Down Plays 8/14 6/15

Penalties 12 3
Penalty Yards 104 22

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 31
Time Of Possession 32:30 27:30

[Young Drachma]

TOMS RIVER - Immaculata (5-0) knocked off Msgr. Donovan HS in Toms River last night, increasing the longest losing streaks in Private Group B (10 games), while increasing the longest win streak in the group and 2nd longest in the state to 8 games.

The longest losing streak in the state is Central Jersey, Group 4 school Manalapan at 17 games.

The Spartans offense was led by Senior Ernie Burnett who, despite throwing for 2 interceptions, went 25-36 and threw for 462 yards and 3 touchdowns. Junior WR Bryant Grabowski catching 7 passes for 168 yards and 2 TDs, increasing his total to a team-leading 7 on the season, starting the game off a 93-yard strike from Burnett.

Next week, the Spartans get their first "pretender v. contender" test returning back home to face off against Glouchester Catholic (5-1), whose only loss came against Newark East Side (3-3) 41-30 in a Week 4 battle.

If Burnett can keep his interceptions to a minimum and the running game continues to be a key factor, there is little reason the Spartans can't improve to 6-0.

"It's pretty crazy to be ranked in the Top 10," said Head Coach Dark Cloud, who said the team was just doing their best to maintain their position. "We believe we ought to be in the state tournament. But we realize that we have to be flawless in some ways, because that's just how competitive it is out there. We'd rather not leave it [a state playoff berth] to chance."






Box Score: Immaculata at Msgr. Donovan
El Paso, TX.

Week 7, 2005

Attendance: 25,200 (51,500).


Weather: 69 degrees, fair.

1Q: 14:19 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 93 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 14:19 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
1Q: 03:45 IMMA - Archie Humphrey 30 field goal.
2Q: 10:24 MSGR - Jermaine Morris 11 run.
2Q: 10:24 MSGR - Victor Wilcox extra point.
2Q: 05:19 IMMA - Ernie Burnett 19 run.
2Q: 05:19 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 02:12 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 22 run.
2Q: 02:12 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 08:17 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 8 pass from Ernie Burnett.
3Q: 08:17 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 05:52 MSGR - Gary James 11 pass from Allen Blades.
3Q: 05:52 MSGR - Victor Wilcox extra point.
3Q: 01:11 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 10 run.
3Q: 01:11 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 14:45 MSGR - Clifton Hall 5 pass from Allen Blades.
4Q: 14:45 MSGR - Jermaine Morris run for conversion.
4Q: 10:18 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 10 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 10:18 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 07:52 MSGR - Allen Blades 26 run.
4Q: 07:52 MSGR - Allen Blades pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 07:04 MSGR - Adam Bertrand 33 pass from Allen Blades.
4Q: 07:04 MSGR - Victor Wilcox extra point.
4Q: 01:50 IMMA - Ty Young 11 run.
4Q: 01:50 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.

Game MVP: IMMA 2 Ernie Burnett

Immaculata 10 14 14 14 - 52
Msgr. Donovan 0 7 7 21 - 35

Team Statistics IMMA MSGR

First Downs 29 20

Total Rushes 32 28
Net Rushing Yards 165 131
Yards Per Carry 5.1 4.6
Rushing Yards 184 180
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-13 5-25
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-6 4-24

Pass Attempts 36 32
Completions 25 18
Passing Yards 462 311
Yards Per Attempt 12.8 9.7
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0

Total Plays 68 60
Total Yards 627 442
Yards Per Play 9.2 7.3

3rd Down Plays 7/12 6/13

Penalties 11 4
Penalty Yards 78 25

Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 27
Time Of Possession 31:18 28:42

[Young Drachma]

[Young Drachma]

SOMERSET - After Immaculata went up 27-24, Glouchester Catholic got the ball back with just over 2 minutes left in the game. But instead of a pass to win it, Glouchester QB Ethan Barber threw an interception to seal the game for the Spartans.

After an upset loss earlier in the day by Group C Bayley-Ellard at Montclair Kimberley Academy, 41-21, the longest win streak in the state now resides at Immaculata.

"We're thrilled, but we'll be happier when we're playing for a state championship," said Spartans coach Dark Cloud.

Senior QB Ernie Burnett had another solid game, going 18-30 for 296 yards and 2 TDs, without an interception. RB Heath Kocurek had another 100 yard game (117 total) and a TD.

Next week, Immaculata heads to Richland to face St. Augustine Prep, who have yet to win a game this season. The schedule just gets tougher at the end for Immaculata, who will essentially have a state-tournament preview in the rest of the teams they face.

After next week's game and then a week off, they'll face off against #41 St. Paul VI, then take on #21 St. Joseph Regional. The last two games of the year, provided they win every game up to then - it's certainly expected - will be the real test.

They'll take on #10 Queen of Peace, who they lost to last season 10-3. Their final regular season game will be against rival Dwight-Englewood who thumped the Spartans last year 42-9, en route to a Sectional Championship and an appearance in the state Semi-Finals, before losing to East Brunswick.

"We're not scared, just preparing for that. But we've got a few more tests well before we get there," said Dark Cloud, about his later opponents. He said there is a lot of pride among this year's seniors and "we're feeling like good things are going to happen."

[Young Drachma]

Box Score: Immaculata at St. Augustine Prep

Week 9, 2005

Attendance: 9,500 (50,000).


Weather: 80 degrees, fair.

1Q: 11:51 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 10 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 11:51 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
1Q: 02:38 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 26 run.
1Q: 02:38 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
1Q: 00:56 IMMA - Ty Young 12 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 00:56 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 10:37 STAU - Pete Helmick 29 field goal.
2Q: 02:03 IMMA - Alan Cook 41 punt return.
2Q: 02:03 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 01:18 IMMA - Mario Chandler 61 interception return.
2Q: 01:18 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 00:19 STAU - Pete Helmick 49 field goal.
3Q: 11:45 STAU - Pete Helmick 29 field goal.
4Q: 07:12 IMMA - Ty Young 3 run.
4Q: 07:12 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.

Game MVP: IMMA 92 Harvey Cowell

Immaculata 21 14 0 7 - 42
St. Augustine Prep 0 6 3 0 - 9

Team Statistics IMMA STAU

First Downs 17 9

Total Rushes 40 31
Net Rushing Yards 146 53
Yards Per Carry 3.6 1.7
Rushing Yards 201 100
Tckld Loss/Yards 10-34 3-6
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-21 7-41

Pass Attempts 24 36
Completions 13 14
Passing Yards 160 155
Yards Per Attempt 6.6 4.3
Interceptions 2 3
Fumbles/Lost 2/2 1/1

Total Plays 64 67
Total Yards 306 208
Yards Per Play 4.7 3.1

3rd Down Plays 5/14 3/17

Penalties 4 2
Penalty Yards 35 18

Avg. Drive Start OWN 40 OWN 27
Time Of Possession 31:01 28:59

[Young Drachma]

We had last week off, after the win over St. Augustine Prep.

There are just seven schools left in the state that are undefeated. And most of them will play each other. If I had to bet on a team that was going to go undefeated, it'd be Warren Hills, who are playing a really easy schedule, the lowest rated of any undefeated team and 15th easiest in the state this season.

Ours is the 5th highest of the 7 teams, but that's largely due to our conference and the fact that we scheduled teams that weren't great as our non-conference games. But why lose those games anyway?

[Young Drachma]

We're 22 point favorites according to the pundits from the Courier-News who are picking the game.

Senior QB Ernie Burnett is among the Top 20 passers in the state with a 167.3 QB rating.

Campus is buzzing and while everyone is excited, I think we're setting up for a big letdown if the team can't manage to at least compete with Queen of Peace, who seem to be beating everyone - even if some of the games are close.

Next week, we play #22 St. Joseph's Regional, who barely lost to Queen of Peace (37-35) and only lost their other game to Delbarton by 1 point.

So, it'll be interesting...

[Young Drachma]

SOMERSET - 11 straight wins for the Spartans and the schedule just gets harder. The Immaculata Spartans, led by Senior QB Ernie Burnett who threw for 300 yards and 4 TDs, defeated St. Paul VI last night 38-21 at home.

Senior WR A.J. Fairley caught 7 passes for 200 yards and 3 TDs. Immaculata (8-0) is one of six teams left in the state who are undefeated.

Box Score: St. Paul VI at Immaculata

Week 11, 2005

Attendance: 31,000 (31,900).

Weather: 51 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:58 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 31 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 08:58 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
1Q: 03:08 IMMA - Archie Humphrey 39 field goal.
2Q: 09:19 IMMA - Larry Lynn 11 pass from Ernie Burnett.
2Q: 09:19 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 07:32 IMMA - Otis Mortensen 65 punt return.
2Q: 07:32 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 06:01 P6TH - Perry Portillo 68 pass from Eugene Adams.
2Q: 06:01 P6TH - Horace Turner extra point.
3Q: 09:00 P6TH - Sammie Newton 11 pass from Eugene Adams.
3Q: 09:00 P6TH - Horace Turner extra point.
3Q: 07:09 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 63 pass from Ernie Burnett.
3Q: 07:09 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 02:47 P6TH - Eugene Adams 1 run.
3Q: 02:47 P6TH - Horace Turner extra point.
4Q: 03:13 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 9 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 03:13 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.

Game MVP: IMMA 86 A.J. Fairley

St. Paul VI 0 7 14 0 - 21
Immaculata 10 14 7 7 - 38

Team Statistics P6TH IMMA

First Downs 18 21

Total Rushes 36 39
Net Rushing Yards 80 158
Yards Per Carry 2.2 4.0
Rushing Yards 111 193
Tckld Loss/Yards 5-12 8-16
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-19 3-19

Pass Attempts 29 29
Completions 16 18
Passing Yards 348 309
Yards Per Attempt 12.0 10.6
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 3/2

Total Plays 65 68
Total Yards 428 467
Yards Per Play 6.5 6.8

3rd Down Plays 6/15 6/14

Penalties 7 10
Penalty Yards 45 76

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time Of Possession 30:29 29:31

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And like that, the streak ends.

In what is becoming one of the new great rivalries in Private Group B, St. Joseph Regional proved they had the Spartans' number once again - they beat them 49-20 last season - and that an undefeated squad wasn't enough to stop them.

"We're a much better team than our record indicates and we proved that tonight, against a really good team," said D.J. Hathaway, St. Joseph's coach.

St. Joseph's improved to 8-2 on the season, but despite not being considered for the state tournament, the players said this was like "their state title game."

"Those guys are like, the cream of the crop. To beat them, it says that we can be just as good when we put our minds to it," said QB Lenny Lyons, a senior who threw for 260 yards on 22-33 passing with 3 TDs and an interception.

On the Spartans' side, the team showed that it hurting without their star running back RB Heath Kocurek who has 9 TDs this year and has rushed for 855 yards. Last week, Junior Ty Young filled in impressively in just his third start, rushing for 136 yards against St. Paul. But this week, he was stalled, rushing for just 28 yards on 14 attempts.

"We're not the same team without our running game," said Immaculata coach Dark Cloud.

Asked if he was worried about his team going into next week's battle against juggernaut Queen of Peace, he said no. "We're prepared for whoever, whenever and these men will show you what they're made of next week. Believe that," he said.

A win next week, will clinch the Sectional title for whichever team wins and most likely, the only playoff berth from Private Group B. "We realize what's at stake and we want it," said Dark Cloud.

Box Score: Immaculata at St. Joseph Regional

Week 12, 2005

Attendance: 30,600 (30,600).


Weather: 49 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:35 IMMA - Alan Cook 16 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 10:35 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
1Q: 07:21 STJO - R.J. Cassidy 45 pass from Lenny Lyons.
1Q: 07:21 STJO - Bill Becker extra point.
1Q: 02:44 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 5 pass from Ernie Burnett.
1Q: 02:44 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
2Q: 07:01 STJO - R.J. Cassidy 11 pass from Lenny Lyons.
2Q: 07:01 STJO - Bill Becker extra point.
2Q: 03:40 STJO - R.J. Cassidy 38 pass from Lenny Lyons.
2Q: 03:40 STJO - Bill Becker extra point.
3Q: 03:49 STJO - Bill Becker 23 field goal.
4Q: 09:01 STJO - Bernie Patel 3 run.
4Q: 09:01 STJO - Bill Becker extra point.
4Q: 07:54 IMMA - Randal Choate 18 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 07:54 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 05:21 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 6 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 05:21 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 00:16 STJO - Bill Becker 34 field goal.

Game MVP: STJO 4 R.J. Cassidy

Immaculata 14 0 0 14 - 28
St. Joseph Regional 7 14 3 10 - 34

Team Statistics IMMA STJO

First Downs 18 22

Total Rushes 27 40
Net Rushing Yards 14 111
Yards Per Carry 0.5 2.7
Rushing Yards 54 136
Tckld Loss/Yards 9-19 5-7
Sacked/Yards Lost 4-21 3-18

Pass Attempts 37 33
Completions 16 22
Passing Yards 257 260
Yards Per Attempt 6.9 7.8
Interceptions 2 1
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/0

Total Plays 64 73
Total Yards 271 371
Yards Per Play 4.2 5.0

3rd Down Plays 4/14 5/15

Penalties 10 5
Penalty Yards 65 55

Avg. Drive Start OWN 31 OWN 43
Time Of Possession 26:04 33:56

[Young Drachma]

IMMACULATA 28, QUEEN OF PEACE 14
Playing in front of a near-capacity crowd, the Immaculata Spartans got smart and allowed their passing game to lead them to victory over the heavily favored Queen of Peace squad, to capture the 2005 Private Group B State Sectional title and the automatic berth into the state tournament of champions.

Senior QB Ernie Burnett played arguably his best game, throwing for 4 TD and 289 yards with no interceptions on 16-31 passing. "We needed him to come up big and he did," said Immaculata Head coach Dark Cloud.

WR A.J. Fairley caught 7 passes for 150 yards and 2 TDs.

Next week, the Spartans will face off against a deeply bruised Dwight Englewood squad, that has lost 2 of its last 3 games, to tumble to 19th in the rankings. Still, this rivalry game will not be easy and Immaculata needs the win to ensure better seeding in the playoffs.

"This is the biggest game of our season, every year - no matter what. So we're pumped up and ready if we had to go on the field now," said Dark Cloud.

Box Score: Queen of Peace at Immaculata

Week 13, 2005

Attendance: 31,400 (31,900).


Weather: 49 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:11 QPEA - Max Wells 8 pass from Wayne Dickson.
1Q: 12:11 QPEA - Joseph Walker extra point.
3Q: 06:32 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 28 pass from Ernie Burnett.
3Q: 06:32 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
3Q: 01:43 QPEA - Glen Small 6 run.
3Q: 01:43 QPEA - Joseph Walker extra point.
4Q: 13:53 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 53 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 13:53 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 06:24 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 55 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 06:24 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 03:21 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 18 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 03:21 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.

Game MVP: IMMA 86 A.J. Fairley

Queen of Peace 7 0 7 0 - 14
Immaculata 0 0 7 21 - 28

Team Statistics QPEA IMMA

First Downs 24 17

Total Rushes 37 28
Net Rushing Yards 102 73
Yards Per Carry 2.7 2.6
Rushing Yards 127 103
Tckld Loss/Yards 4-10 8-14
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-15 3-16

Pass Attempts 41 31
Completions 22 16
Passing Yards 270 289
Yards Per Attempt 6.5 9.3
Interceptions 2 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0

Total Plays 78 59
Total Yards 372 362
Yards Per Play 4.7 6.1

3rd Down Plays 2/13 3/13

Penalties 10 7
Penalty Yards 70 62

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 29
Time Of Possession 33:38 26:22

[Young Drachma]

The lack of a running game that helped solidify the Immaculata Spartans this year, is sorely missed. Dwight Englewood Senior QB Antoine Goddard proved to be too much for the Spartans going 21-36 with 4 TDs and 311 yards.

Penalties played a huge part, with Immaculata being penalized for 102 yards for 12 penalties. "That's just not acceptable and if we do that in the playoffs, it'll be a quick exit for us," said a frustrated Dark Cloud after the loss.

With the regular season over, Dark Cloud said instead of licking their wounds - the team would regroup and come up with a solid gameplan for the playoffs.

The brackets are to be released after Week 15 action this week.

With the loss, the Spartans fell to #16 in the state rankings - unimaginable that the team would be even be there a year ago - but there was still a hint of disappointment in the voice of the coach.

"We still have a lot to prove and I'm expecting they'll leave it all on the field as we make our run at a state title," he said.

[Young Drachma]

Winning the sectional title, meant that we didn't have to play a first-round game, despite the two losses. That's a huge coup and gives us another week to recover and hopefully, a better shot at a win against whoever we have to face off against.

[Young Drachma]

4-7 Bergen Catholic is in the playoffs, because they're playing in Private Group A, which is just the two independents. I messed up when I did that, but since they're a power school, it sorta makes sense that they're guaranteed a berth every year - or the other school Don Bosco Prep is - since in real life they're good.

I made all the conference and school things random, so it's not based on anything really. I just aligned them where they fit because it was tedious.

[Young Drachma]

So, we're playing Westfield. We have no common opponents this season. Their losses this season came from Kearny (46-42) in Week 7 and Dunellen (57-38) in Week 4. So, there is really no way to tell.

If I had to gamble, I'd say that we could easily lose this one - and I expect it - but we could also win, like we did against Queen of Peace, where we really didn't have any business pulling the win out.

If Burnett has a solid game and we can stop their QB Dean Price a senior who has thrown for over 4300 yards and has 49 TDs (and 20 INTs) this year, while Burnett has 3110 yards with 33 TDs and 12 INTs. It'll probably come down to a close matchup between the run game and turnovers.

So, it's anyone's guess.

I'm happy we made it here, but I'd love to see us get a lot farther. We're good enough, it's just putting it all together.

[Balldog]

Ok, I have to do this for Ohio. Does the game naturally select 24 playoff teams?

[lcjjdnh]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

The All-State Group 1 Conference schools are:
Paulsboro
Hasbrouck Heights
Hoboken
Secaucus
Dunellen
Bernards
Asbury Park
New Providence
Bound Brook
Cedar Grove
A.P. Schalick
Somerset County Vo-Tech
New Providence
South Hunterdon

It was admittely pretty haphazard at this level, when I was choosing schools.

Ah well, my schools not included but our rival (Cedar Grove) is. Oh well, I'll be following anyway.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Balldog

Ok, I have to do this for Ohio. Does the game naturally select 24 playoff teams?

Yeah, it does. It's based on conferences, so make sure that you put the better teams in bigger ones so they're more likely to get berths and then put the smaller teams in the crappier D 1-A conferences so your playoffs arent' dominated by them.

Otherwise, it's been a blast so far

[Young Drachma]

WESTFIELD 34, IMMACULATA 14

The Dream Season Ends for the Spartans

On paper, everyone knew it would be a reach. The high-flying offense of Westfield Sr. QB Dean Price facing off against Immaculata. In the end, it was no real contest. Price was 25-45, 360 yards with 3 TDs and an interception.

Westfield Blue Devils had 499 yards of total offense, to Immaculata's 235. "Our guys left it all on the field and there isn't much getting around that," said Dark Cloud about his team's effort.

The Spartans end their season at 9-3, but much improved from last year. With several key recruits joining the team next year, Immaculata should be retooled. "We're going to come back and fight hard. You can be sure of that," said Dark Cloud.

Westfield takes on Dunellen next week in the State Quarterfinals.

Box Score: Westfield vs Immaculata

Round of Sixteen, 2005

Attendance: 24,100 (32,100).


Weather: 67 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:54 WEST - Cornelius Rice 43 field goal.
1Q: 03:42 WEST - Lester Reed 16 pass from Dean Price.
1Q: 03:42 WEST - Cornelius Rice extra point.
2Q: 10:48 WEST - Cornelius Rice 20 field goal.
2Q: 01:17 WEST - Darren Morrison 14 run.
2Q: 01:17 WEST - Cornelius Rice extra point.
3Q: 10:37 IMMA - Norman McCants 4 pass from Ernie Burnett.
3Q: 10:37 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 09:47 WEST - Dennis Ward 10 pass from Dean Price.
4Q: 09:47 WEST - Cornelius Rice extra point.
4Q: 02:23 IMMA - A.J. Fairley 10 pass from Ernie Burnett.
4Q: 02:23 IMMA - Archie Humphrey extra point.
4Q: 01:27 WEST - Lester Reed 9 pass from Dean Price.
4Q: 01:27 WEST - Cornelius Rice extra point.

Game MVP: WEST 74 A.J. Stanton

Westfield 10 10 0 14 - 34
Immaculata 0 0 7 7 - 14

Team Statistics WEST IMMA

First Downs 28 11

Total Rushes 32 22
Net Rushing Yards 139 -25
Yards Per Carry 4.3 -1.1
Rushing Yards 155 31
Tckld Loss/Yards 1-1 5-14
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-15 6-42

Pass Attempts 45 46
Completions 25 16
Passing Yards 360 260
Yards Per Attempt 8.0 5.6
Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1

Total Plays 77 68
Total Yards 499 235
Yards Per Play 6.4 3.4

3rd Down Plays 6/15 2/17

Penalties 9 4
Penalty Yards 65 32

Avg. Drive Start OWN 39 OWN 30
Time Of Possession 35:58 24:02

[Young Drachma]

[Young Drachma]

ALL-STATE GROUP 1 - A DIVISION


ALL-STATE GROUP 1 - B DIVISION


ALL-STATE GROUP 2


CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 4


NORTH JERSEY I, GROUP 4


NORTH JERSEY 2, GROUP 4


NORTH JERSEY 2, GROUP 3


PRIVATE GROUP B


PRIVATE GROUP C


SOUTH JERSEY, GROUP 3


SOUTH JERSEY, GROUP 4 - A DIVISION


SOUTH JERSEY, GROUP 4 - B DIVISION


CENTRAL JERSEY, GROUP 3


NORTH JERSEY I, GROUP 3


PRIVATE GROUP A

[Young Drachma]

Immaculata has the highest GPA of any team in the state at 3.25.

RETURNEES:

WR Bryant Grabowski, SR
1st Team - All-Private Group B
897 yards, 50 catches 12 TDs

C Juan Davidson, , SR
Two-time All-Private Group B All-Academic (2004, 2005)
All-State All-Academic Team (2005)

G Marco Chapman, SR
Two-time All-Private Group B All-Academic (2004, 2005)

T Aaron Blades, SR
2005 All-Private Group & All-State All-Academic

ILB Terrance Wainright, SR
2005 All-Academic Private Group B
2005 All-State All-Academic
2005 All-Private Group B 1st Team

CB Mario Chandler, SR
2005 All-Private Group B 2nd Team

[Young Drachma]

WEEK 3: (6) PLAINFIELD
WEEK 4: @ Malcolm X Shabazz
WEEK 5: MARIST
WEEK 6: (17) GLOUCHESTER CATHOLIC
WEEK 7: @ (42) St. Paul VI
WEEK 9: @ St. Augustine Prep
WEEK 10: @ (41) Bishop Ahr
WEEK 11: MSGR. DONOVAN
WEEK 12: @ (38) Delbarton
WEEK 13: (15) QUEEN OF PEACE
WEEK 14: @ (8) Dwight-Englewood

We scheduled our first non-conference game against a very tough Plainfield squad. But it'll test our mettle and show whether this team has what it takes to be a contenda.

[Young Drachma]

The State Top 20

[Young Drachma]

SOMERSET- The Cardinals travel to Somerset for the first time to take on the Immaculata Spartans. The test will be a difficult one for the unranked Spartans, who will face a Plainfield squad that defeated Newark Central 48-0 during Week 2.

"We're glad they agreed to come here. They're a tough team and we know they'll be a great test for us," said Immaculata coach Dark Cloud, who is a Plainfield alumn, but in tennis. "I always wanted to be a kicker, but I never had the courage to go out for it." he said.

After losing 11 starters, Immaculata needs this game to see where they are compared to last year's squad that made it to the state Round of 16.

"It's going to be an interesting game."

Plainfield brings senior QB Alvin Sanderson to the field, who had 218 yards passing and 4 TDs in his first start. Running back Charles Burgess buoys the Cardinals rushing attack, he had 152 yards rushing in his first game.

The untested starters for Immaculata had a great example with last year's squad. "We learned a lot, that's for sure." said Junior QB and likely starter Walter Fletcher of Immaculata. He has 5 TDs in 10 games played in his career, without an interception.

The rushing attack also welcomes back junior running back Heath Kocurek who was injured for the last part of 2005 and missed the playoffs. He ended his season with 852 yards rushing and 9 TDs. "We're so glad he's back. He'll help us immensely," said Dark Cloud.

[Young Drachma]

Spartans put the state on notice - Last year was no fluke

SOMERSET - Despite being favored by some, Immaculata went into last night's game against #6 Plainfield, as the underdog. After all, they weren't even ranked going into the game. "We felt slighted. But I told the guys to show it on the field. And boy, did they," said Immaculata Head Coach Dark Cloud.

The Spartans unleased a dual rushing and passing attack. New starting senior QB Walter Fletcher was flawless in his first start, throwing for 247 yards and 2 TDs, while rushing for 62 yards on six carries. "He brings a whole new dimension to our game," said Dark Cloud.

Meanwhile, RB Heath Kocurek returned in full-form, running for 134 yards on 25 carries and 1 TD. "It was so good to be back on the field again...and to hear the fans," said Kocurek.

Plainfield never looked like the team that made it to the State Final Four last year in the second half, despite being down just 24-16 at halftime. The Immaculata offense piled on 13 more points in the 4th quarter, to ensure victory and vaulted the Spartans back into the State Top 25.

Next week, The Spartans head to Newark to face Malcolm X Shabazz HS.

Box Score: Plainfield at Immaculata

Week 3, 2006

Attendance: 25,900 (31,900).


Weather: 69 degrees, fair.

1Q: 10:04 IMMA - Riddick Brandt 32 field goal.
1Q: 04:01 PLFD - Marty Fiteny 27 field goal.
1Q: 03:53 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 96 kickoff return.
1Q: 03:53 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
2Q: 14:09 PLFD - Marty Fiteny 43 field goal.
2Q: 08:08 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 8 pass from Walter Fletcher.
2Q: 08:08 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
2Q: 04:47 PLFD - Marty Fiteny 45 field goal.
2Q: 02:57 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 3 run.
2Q: 02:57 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
2Q: 01:23 PLFD - Casey Malone 16 pass from Alvin Sanderson.
2Q: 01:23 PLFD - Marty Fiteny extra point.
3Q: 05:05 IMMA - Riddick Brandt 28 field goal.
4Q: 13:42 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 23 pass from Walter Fletcher.
4Q: 13:42 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
4Q: 10:30 IMMA - Riddick Brandt 21 field goal.
4Q: 00:23 IMMA - Riddick Brandt 35 field goal.

Game MVP: IMMA 81 Bryant Grabowski

Plainfield 3 13 0 0 - 16
Immaculata 10 14 3 13 - 40

Team Statistics PLFD IMMA

First Downs 16 25

Total Rushes 18 38
Net Rushing Yards 45 205
Yards Per Carry 2.5 5.3
Rushing Yards 72 223
Tckld Loss/Yards 3-9 8-14
Sacked/Yards Lost 3-18 1-4

Pass Attempts 38 30
Completions 21 16
Passing Yards 264 265
Yards Per Attempt 6.9 8.8
Interceptions 1 0
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 0/0

Total Plays 56 68
Total Yards 309 470
Yards Per Play 5.5 6.9

3rd Down Plays 2/11 8/16

Penalties 5 6
Penalty Yards 50 35

Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 29
Time Of Possession 28:33 31:27

[Young Drachma]

SPARTANS KNOCK OFF UNDEFEATED SHABAZZ
NEWARK - Another non-conference test, the Immaculata Spartans faced off against a favored Malcolm X Shabazz squad that had won its first two games by convincing margins. Despite that, Immaculata was the first ranked team they'd played all year and it showed.

RB Heath Kocurek had another solid night, running for 85 yards, while QB Walter Fletcher was tested, but made it through, going 16 of 32 for 265 yards and 2 TDs, with 2 interceptions.

Another solid 4th quarter spurred the victory for the Spartans, putting up 14 points to go 2-0 so far this season, while Shabazz fell to 2-1.

Next week, the Spartans host Marist.

Box Score: Immaculata at Malcolm X Shabazz

Week 4, 2006

Weather: 90 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:01 XBAZ - Levon Rupert 29 field goal.
2Q: 13:12 XBAZ - Dana Norris 7 pass from Carl Finley.
2Q: 13:12 XBAZ - Levon Rupert extra point.
2Q: 11:22 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 81 fumble return.
2Q: 11:22 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
2Q: 07:24 IMMA - Norman Lynn 17 pass from Walter Fletcher.
2Q: 07:24 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
2Q: 00:00 IMMA - Riddick Brandt 21 field goal.
3Q: 11:54 IMMA - Nick Brown 11 pass from Walter Fletcher.
3Q: 11:54 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
4Q: 13:11 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 9 run.
4Q: 13:11 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
4Q: 07:30 IMMA - Jonathan Calixto 60 interception return.
4Q: 07:30 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.

Game MVP: IMMA 37 Heath Kocurek

Immaculata 0 17 7 14 - 38
Malcolm X Shabazz 3 7 0 0 - 10

Team Statistics IMMA XBAZ

First Downs 23 17

Total Rushes 38 21
Net Rushing Yards 169 70
Yards Per Carry 4.4 3.3
Rushing Yards 187 100
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-11 3-3
Sacked/Yards Lost 1-7 4-27

Pass Attempts 32 51
Completions 16 24
Passing Yards 265 231
Yards Per Attempt 8.2 4.5
Interceptions 2 3
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0

Total Plays 70 72
Total Yards 434 301
Yards Per Play 6.2 4.1

3rd Down Plays 5/14 6/17

Penalties 7 10
Penalty Yards 72 71

Avg. Drive Start OWN 37 OWN 24
Time Of Possession 30:54 29:06

[Young Drachma]

The 19th ranked team in the state, the Immaculata Spartans easily handled the Marist (Bayonne) last night at home 56-0. But QB Walter Fletcher bruised his sternum in the game and is probable for next week's game. Junior QB Chad O'Neal relieved him and played well, going 6-12 for 73 yards and 1 TD. RB Heath Kocurek was solid, logging 14 carries for 73 yards and 3 TDs.

Next week, the Spartans take on Glouchester Catholic in Private Group B sectional action.

Box Score: Marist at Immaculata
Week 5, 2006

Weather: 77 degrees, fair.

1Q: 11:09 IMMA - Kelvin Van Horne 48 run.
1Q: 11:09 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
1Q: 05:41 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 2 run.
1Q: 05:41 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
2Q: 11:48 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 8 run.
2Q: 11:48 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
2Q: 09:09 IMMA - Bryant Grabowski 30 pass from Walter Fletcher.
2Q: 09:09 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
2Q: 04:05 IMMA - Heath Kocurek 6 run.
2Q: 04:05 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
3Q: 12:43 IMMA - Larry Lynn 5 run.
3Q: 12:43 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
3Q: 03:39 IMMA - Ty Young 5 pass from Chad O'Neal.
3Q: 03:39 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.
4Q: 12:05 IMMA - Marshall Blackburn 59 interception return.
4Q: 12:05 IMMA - Riddick Brandt extra point.

Game MVP: IMMA 99 Rico Thompson

Marist 0 0 0 0 - 0
Immaculata 14 21 14 7 - 56

Team Statistics MARS IMMA

First Downs 15 26

Total Rushes 33 37
Net Rushing Yards 53 219
Yards Per Carry 1.6 5.9
Rushing Yards 102 237
Tckld Loss/Yards 6-12 5-11
Sacked/Yards Lost 6-37 1-7

Pass Attempts 36 27
Completions 14 16
Passing Yards 117 227
Yards Per Attempt 3.2 8.4
Interceptions 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 0/0

Total Plays 69 64
Total Yards 170 446
Yards Per Play 2.4 6.9

3rd Down Plays 4/16 5/10

Penalties 4 12
Penalty Yards 30 99

Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 38
Time Of Possession 32:41 27:19

[General Mike]

FYI, Immaculata is in Somerville, the county seat of Somerset County. I hate those bastards.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by General Mike

FYI, Immaculata is in Somerville, the county seat of Somerset County. I hate those bastards.

I knew that. But I kept writing Somerset.

Haha...sorry you hate them. I just picked them randomly.