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."
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