Jordan Beranger ran for 150 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score to lead Flushing (2-0) in Brooklyn. Shittu Salami caught Beranger’s touchdown pass, a 7-yard strike, and Andrew King ran in another for the Red Devils, who are in just their first season as a Level 5 squad. Madison is 0-2.
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Monday, September 14, 2009
Flushing rallies to bedevil Columbus
BY Elio Velez
Sunday, September 6th 2009, 10:57 AM
Sunday, September 6th 2009, 10:57 AM
The Flushing Red Devils faced a 12-6 deficit early in the third quarter against Columbus HS, after struggling to move the ball throughout the first half. Then senior tailback Andrew King scored his second TD of the afternoon, and that was all the Red Devils needed as they cruised to a 32-12 win, their first victory in the PSAL's Championship Division.
King's score gave Flushing a 14-12 lead and served as the catalyst of an offensive explosion. Senior signal-caller Deon Frazier added to the onslaught, tossing two TD passes. Junior Jahleel Mozie, who caught one of Frazier's scoring passes, keyed an aggressive defense with a 40-yard return on a fumble recovery.
The victory signaled the continued resurgence of the Flushing football team and announced the squad's presence as a contender in this year's Championship Division. Just two years ago, the Red Devils were playing in the Cup Division, the lowest level of the PSAL's three-tiered system. Last year, they moved up to the Bowl/Championship Division as a level-3 squad, the mid-level in the league's setup, and went 7-2.R
King's score gave Flushing a 14-12 lead and served as the catalyst of an offensive explosion. Senior signal-caller Deon Frazier added to the onslaught, tossing two TD passes. Junior Jahleel Mozie, who caught one of Frazier's scoring passes, keyed an aggressive defense with a 40-yard return on a fumble recovery.
The victory signaled the continued resurgence of the Flushing football team and announced the squad's presence as a contender in this year's Championship Division. Just two years ago, the Red Devils were playing in the Cup Division, the lowest level of the PSAL's three-tiered system. Last year, they moved up to the Bowl/Championship Division as a level-3 squad, the mid-level in the league's setup, and went 7-2.R
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Friday, September 4, 2009
THE POST'S PSAL PREDICTIONS
By ZACH BRAZILLER and MARC RAIMONDI
Sep 4, 2009
NY Post
Flushing @ Columbus (Saturday, 12 p.m.)
Raimondi: Saturday will be the day The Streak ends. Columbus has not won a game since 2006, but the Blue Steel is going to upend new Level 5 team Flushing -- I can just feel it. Look for Al Page, an all-city-caliber defensive lineman, to have a big day. Pick: Columbus
Braziller: Marc, I'm not following why The Streak ends here. Led by monster Jason Bromley, Flushing is strong in the trenches. Most importantly, the Red Devils know how to win, as their 8-1 mark in the Bowl Division last fall suggests. Pick: Flushing
read the rest of the predictions at http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042009/sports/highschool/the_posts_psal_predictions_188103.htm
Sep 4, 2009
NY Post
Flushing @ Columbus (Saturday, 12 p.m.)
Raimondi: Saturday will be the day The Streak ends. Columbus has not won a game since 2006, but the Blue Steel is going to upend new Level 5 team Flushing -- I can just feel it. Look for Al Page, an all-city-caliber defensive lineman, to have a big day. Pick: Columbus
Braziller: Marc, I'm not following why The Streak ends here. Led by monster Jason Bromley, Flushing is strong in the trenches. Most importantly, the Red Devils know how to win, as their 8-1 mark in the Bowl Division last fall suggests. Pick: Flushing
read the rest of the predictions at http://www.nypost.com/seven/09042009/sports/highschool/the_posts_psal_predictions_188103.htm
FLUSHING FULFILLS DREAMS OF BIG TIME
By ZACH BRAZILLER
Sep 1, 2009
NY Post
The Flushing football team played 10 games last fall and won eight, several in blowout fashion. For a program that was re-established four years ago, it was remarkably fulfilling.
Instead of basking in that glow, the Red Devils focused on that last loss: a 35-0 opening-round decimation at the hands of eventual PSAL city runner-up Fort Hamilton.
Rather than let the loss marinate, Flushing used it to take another step forward as a program by joining the PSAL's Level 5 City Championship division.
"It made us want to play with all the big boys all the time," senior offensive guard/linebacker Nate Elder Salomon said.
They now have that opportunity.
Shortly after the painful defeat, as Salomon described it, coach Jim DeSantis forced his team to watch film of the shellacking. What they saw wasn't a mismatch. Sure, Fort Hamilton blew them out, but the Red Devils weren't blown off the ball, they weren't outclassed physically or even athletically. They were simply out of position or failed to execute.
"It made us realize we can play with those guys," Salomon said. "When we didn't give up bad field position, we were right there with them."
Read more at http://www.nypost.com/seven/09012009/sports/moresports/flushing_fulfills_dreams_of_big_time_187564.htm
Sep 1, 2009
NY Post
The Flushing football team played 10 games last fall and won eight, several in blowout fashion. For a program that was re-established four years ago, it was remarkably fulfilling.
Instead of basking in that glow, the Red Devils focused on that last loss: a 35-0 opening-round decimation at the hands of eventual PSAL city runner-up Fort Hamilton.
Rather than let the loss marinate, Flushing used it to take another step forward as a program by joining the PSAL's Level 5 City Championship division.
"It made us want to play with all the big boys all the time," senior offensive guard/linebacker Nate Elder Salomon said.
They now have that opportunity.
Shortly after the painful defeat, as Salomon described it, coach Jim DeSantis forced his team to watch film of the shellacking. What they saw wasn't a mismatch. Sure, Fort Hamilton blew them out, but the Red Devils weren't blown off the ball, they weren't outclassed physically or even athletically. They were simply out of position or failed to execute.
"It made us realize we can play with those guys," Salomon said. "When we didn't give up bad field position, we were right there with them."
Read more at http://www.nypost.com/seven/09012009/sports/moresports/flushing_fulfills_dreams_of_big_time_187564.htm
Red Devils discuss the resurgence of football at Flushing
Tuesday, October 14th 2008, 5:17 PM
NY Daily News
Wildecson Lincifort is as excited as he's ever been.
The Flushing senior rushed for 96 yards on Saturday against Truman, helping his Red Devils to a 26-14 win. Now 5-1, Flushing is ranked 10th in the PSAL.
"It feels good to be contending at the highest level," he says.
In four seasons, Lincifort (second from l.) has morphed from pudgy lineman to rushing standout, and he's watched the program make a similar transition. Three years ago, Flushing had a developmental program; two years ago, they fielded a JV squad. Last year, the Red Devils went 5-5 in the Cup Division before leaping to the Bowl/Championship Division as a level-3 team.
"This competition," Lincifort says, "is what we've been waiting for."
Here, Lincifort and senior teammates Malcolm Chichester and Rumeal Williamson talk about finally facing Championship division competition.
CHICHESTER: "I've been hurt (with a broken right thumb) all season, and it sucks that I haven't gotten to play. Every day I just watch practice.
"This is the reason I really wanted to play football. Games (the past few years) mattered, but they just didn't matter like this. Nobody would respect us playing a level-1 (Cup Division) schedule.
"People still don't respect us. Nobody expects much from us."
WILLIAMSON: "As a Cup team, we came out to play, but this year, the drive is better. Level-5 programs and level-3s didn't take us seriously to start this year.
"This year means a lot to me. It's my senior year. I want people from every borough to know about Flushing football. And if they look at the PSAL site and click on the scores, they'll see we're doing good."
LINCIFORT: "We're trying to get the Flushing name out there, so when I'm gone the program keeps on. Four years ago, we had a different team, but this year, we're playing better and we're working harder. We're trying to show we belong.
"I know guys from other teams and they haven't always respected us. But the more we win, we're starting to get that respect."
The Flushing senior rushed for 96 yards on Saturday against Truman, helping his Red Devils to a 26-14 win. Now 5-1, Flushing is ranked 10th in the PSAL.
"It feels good to be contending at the highest level," he says.
In four seasons, Lincifort (second from l.) has morphed from pudgy lineman to rushing standout, and he's watched the program make a similar transition. Three years ago, Flushing had a developmental program; two years ago, they fielded a JV squad. Last year, the Red Devils went 5-5 in the Cup Division before leaping to the Bowl/Championship Division as a level-3 team.
"This competition," Lincifort says, "is what we've been waiting for."
Here, Lincifort and senior teammates Malcolm Chichester and Rumeal Williamson talk about finally facing Championship division competition.
CHICHESTER: "I've been hurt (with a broken right thumb) all season, and it sucks that I haven't gotten to play. Every day I just watch practice.
"This is the reason I really wanted to play football. Games (the past few years) mattered, but they just didn't matter like this. Nobody would respect us playing a level-1 (Cup Division) schedule.
"People still don't respect us. Nobody expects much from us."
WILLIAMSON: "As a Cup team, we came out to play, but this year, the drive is better. Level-5 programs and level-3s didn't take us seriously to start this year.
"This year means a lot to me. It's my senior year. I want people from every borough to know about Flushing football. And if they look at the PSAL site and click on the scores, they'll see we're doing good."
LINCIFORT: "We're trying to get the Flushing name out there, so when I'm gone the program keeps on. Four years ago, we had a different team, but this year, we're playing better and we're working harder. We're trying to show we belong.
"I know guys from other teams and they haven't always respected us. But the more we win, we're starting to get that respect."
Surprising Flushing claims quadruple-overtime victory
BY MATT GAGNE
Tuesday, September 25th 2007, 12:16 PM
Tuesday, September 25th 2007, 12:16 PM
NY Daily News
It was in the game plan, but they hadn't planned on using it like this.
Facing fourth and goal from the 8-yard line in quadruple overtime, Flushing quarterback Deon Frazier dropped back, rolled left to avoid pressure and lofted a jump ball to tight end Rumeal Williamson, who made the reception despite being double-teamed in the back corner of the end zone.
"We put the play in earlier in the week, but didn't run it until that point," Flushing coach Jim DeSantis said. "As soon as my assistant coach called the play, I knew we were going to score. The defense was coming up hard against the run, and we had a play-fake to get our tall guy deep in the end zone."
Wildecson Lincifort, who had 49 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 15 carries, added the two-point conversion, taking the ball off right tackle to give the Red Devils a 22-20 victory at Mckee/SI Tech on Sunday.
"This win's for Blake, most definitely. We're thinking about him all the time. We don't want to fail him, we want to win every game for him," Williamson said, referring to teammate Blake Hunt, a senior cornerback who suffered a broken neck while trying to make a tackle in a Sept. 1 scrimmage against Erasmus Hall.
"We're thinking about Blake all the time," Frazier added. "We're worried about him. We wish he was here with us."
Facing fourth and goal from the 8-yard line in quadruple overtime, Flushing quarterback Deon Frazier dropped back, rolled left to avoid pressure and lofted a jump ball to tight end Rumeal Williamson, who made the reception despite being double-teamed in the back corner of the end zone.
"We put the play in earlier in the week, but didn't run it until that point," Flushing coach Jim DeSantis said. "As soon as my assistant coach called the play, I knew we were going to score. The defense was coming up hard against the run, and we had a play-fake to get our tall guy deep in the end zone."
Wildecson Lincifort, who had 49 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 15 carries, added the two-point conversion, taking the ball off right tackle to give the Red Devils a 22-20 victory at Mckee/SI Tech on Sunday.
"This win's for Blake, most definitely. We're thinking about him all the time. We don't want to fail him, we want to win every game for him," Williamson said, referring to teammate Blake Hunt, a senior cornerback who suffered a broken neck while trying to make a tackle in a Sept. 1 scrimmage against Erasmus Hall.
"We're thinking about Blake all the time," Frazier added. "We're worried about him. We wish he was here with us."
Hunt's courage inspiring teammates
Injured RB broke the C5 vertebra in his neck on Sept. 1
By Marc Raimondi / SNY.tv
Sep 15, 2009
By Marc Raimondi / SNY.tv
Sep 15, 2009
NEW YORK -- It was an extremely unusual sight before a Public Schools Athletic League football game: both teams, coaches and all, gathered together at the 50-yard line, got down on one knee and prayed.
"I probably can get in trouble for it, but I've done worse things," Flushing HS coach Jim DeSantis said. "I know the whole church and state thing. This is bigger than us."
On Sept. 1, one week before the regular season was to begin, Flushing senior Blake Hunt broke the C5 vertebra in his neck in a scrimmage against Erasmus Hall Campus. The running back/defensive back is resting in fair condition at New York Hospital Queens in Flushing, but has no movement in his legs or right arm. Doctors are unsure if he will ever walk again.
"I can't let this beat me down, I'm definitely not going to," Hunt said from his room in the intensive care unit of the pediatrics ward this week, a few days before his Red Devils teammates would take the field for the first time in a varsity game.
"I probably can get in trouble for it, but I've done worse things," Flushing HS coach Jim DeSantis said. "I know the whole church and state thing. This is bigger than us."
On Sept. 1, one week before the regular season was to begin, Flushing senior Blake Hunt broke the C5 vertebra in his neck in a scrimmage against Erasmus Hall Campus. The running back/defensive back is resting in fair condition at New York Hospital Queens in Flushing, but has no movement in his legs or right arm. Doctors are unsure if he will ever walk again.
"I can't let this beat me down, I'm definitely not going to," Hunt said from his room in the intensive care unit of the pediatrics ward this week, a few days before his Red Devils teammates would take the field for the first time in a varsity game.
FLUSHING HONORS HUNT
By DAN MARTIN
September 7, 2007
NY Post
Flushing will play its first varsity football game since 2001 when it hosts Stevenson tomorrow at Flushing Memorial Park, but the Red Devils will be without Blake Hunt, who suffered a broken neck in a scrimmage last week.
The senior suffered a broken C5 bone in his neck trying to make a tackle against an Erasmus player on Flushing's home field. He had surgery on Sunday and is in fair condition, but it is unclear whether he will walk again.
"All I can say is I was crying right there," said Erasmus head coach Danny Landberg of the injury. "It was horrible."
Jim DeSantis, a former Bayside assistant who is trying to bring back a Flushing program that has been inactive for much of the past six years due to lack of student interest, told the Times Ledger of Queens, "We're going to play for Blake now.
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September 7, 2007
NY Post
Flushing will play its first varsity football game since 2001 when it hosts Stevenson tomorrow at Flushing Memorial Park, but the Red Devils will be without Blake Hunt, who suffered a broken neck in a scrimmage last week.
The senior suffered a broken C5 bone in his neck trying to make a tackle against an Erasmus player on Flushing's home field. He had surgery on Sunday and is in fair condition, but it is unclear whether he will walk again.
"All I can say is I was crying right there," said Erasmus head coach Danny Landberg of the injury. "It was horrible."
Jim DeSantis, a former Bayside assistant who is trying to bring back a Flushing program that has been inactive for much of the past six years due to lack of student interest, told the Times Ledger of Queens, "We're going to play for Blake now.
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When Football Is Fundamental; Students Learn Basics: Blocking, Tackling, Laundry
By MITCH ABRAMSON
Published: December 20, 2005
NY Times
To start a high school football program from scratch, first assume that the prospective players know nothing about the game.
Teach them the rules. Teach them how to launder the uniforms (take the pads out first). And warn them that it is, as they say, a contact sport.
''The game was a lot more physical and violent than I thought it was going to be,'' said Joshua DeBaptiste, 14, a receiver for the iHawks, the new team at Information Technology High School in Long Island City, Queens. ''A player from Flushing knocked me back and his helmet hit my thumb. It hurt, but I never thought about it the rest of the game. I never thought of quitting.''
Now that the season is over, two New York City high schools that started football teams from scratch this year, Information Technology and Flushing High, are sitting back, pleased with the results, though their seasons consisted of only one game, against each other. Flushing defeated Information Technology, 36-0, on Nov. 20.
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Published: December 20, 2005
NY Times
To start a high school football program from scratch, first assume that the prospective players know nothing about the game.
Teach them the rules. Teach them how to launder the uniforms (take the pads out first). And warn them that it is, as they say, a contact sport.
''The game was a lot more physical and violent than I thought it was going to be,'' said Joshua DeBaptiste, 14, a receiver for the iHawks, the new team at Information Technology High School in Long Island City, Queens. ''A player from Flushing knocked me back and his helmet hit my thumb. It hurt, but I never thought about it the rest of the game. I never thought of quitting.''
Now that the season is over, two New York City high schools that started football teams from scratch this year, Information Technology and Flushing High, are sitting back, pleased with the results, though their seasons consisted of only one game, against each other. Flushing defeated Information Technology, 36-0, on Nov. 20.
Read the rest at http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9905E6D71730F933A15751C1A9639C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
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