Pee Wee White was matched up against Brentwood in what was a real thriller of a football game. Both teams went out to play, knowing that a loss would eliminate them from the playoffs. The game turned into a defensive battle with each team knowing that one score would do the trick. Neither team gave an inch as the battle of defenses continued throughout the game. White had several opportunities but Brentwood's defense stiffened and halted White's attack. Time ran out with a tie score of 0-0 and it was off to overtime.
In overtime each team starts at the opposing team's 10 yard line with four downs to try and score. Both teams are given equal chance to score. In the first overtime Brentwood drove in and scored but Pee Wee White came back and scored also. In the second overtime White kept their opponents from scoring and could win if they could score. Brentwood's defense stiffened again and White tried a 17 yard field goal. Nick Ferrara's kick was right on line but fell a yard short. In the third overtime Brentwood scored again and put the ball in the end zone, leaving it to White's offense once again. White was stopped on the first three tries and on the fourth and goal gave the ball to their most talented ball carrier, Dominique Alexander. Alexander swept left but there was nothing open so using his cut back ability tried to make something happen. Brentwood's defense closed in fast and Alexander was stopped short of the goal line. The final score in quadruple overtime was Brentwood 7, Levittown 0.
Pee Wee White's coach, Don Perkins stated, "In my eyes and the eyes of all the other coaches you are all champions. Every game you played this year was a battle and you never gave up. This is a credit to all of you. Your never say quit attitude earned you your 8-1 record. You are truly a championship team to me. Hold your heads high and be proud of what you accomplished. Many of you had never played football before this year and turned out to be fine young players. I applaud all of you and thank you for letting me be part of your season."
To the returning 8 year olds from last year, Perkins stated, "I would like to say thank you for being the team leaders that you were. You showed your fellow players what the game was all about. I am proud of each one of you. You will continue to be fine players as you move up."
To the 7 year olds and newcomers, Perkins said, "Keep up the good work for next year. You learned a lot this year and will be a fine addition to any team you play with next year. For players with limited or no previous experience, you guys were tremendous and I'm proud to have coached you."
To his fellow coaches, Perkins said, "I applaud you and thank you for your time and dedication to these boys. Your knowledge and enthusiasm is what helped make this team what it was. We will return!"
He went on to thank all the parents, who were great. "Whether it was raining or 20 degrees outside you were there." noted Perkins. "Your support of all the boys, not just your own was a real pleasure to see."
The roster for Pee Wee White was: Nicholas Ferrara, Kyle Perkins, Dominique Alexander, David Williams, Nicholas Thomas, Kevin McKenna, Anthony Wrightington, Mike Cook, J.J. Castrianni, Patrick Higgins, Dylan Muller, Tom Kowalski, Eddie Valazquez, Brendan Gay, Ryan Butz, Sean Brophy, Tyler Rosenkranz, Ryan Bogdanowicz and Andrew McKiel.
Perkins concluded, "Go White!"
On Sunday, Nov. 21, Pee Wee Gray battled Pee Wee Red in the traditional Turkey Bowl matchup of two Red Devils teams. Gray used a smothering defense to take control of the game. Gray's outstanding defense was led by Anthony Ciaramitaro (four tackles), Rob Castillo (two tackles, two quarterback sacks) Bryan Verbitsky and Chris Nickel with three tackles each. The steady play of Daniel Bartlett (playing "DE" for only the second time), linebacker George Athan and safeties Ronnie Cardno and Joey Cuccaro who pitched in with an almost unaccountable amount of assist tackles made for an excellent overall team effort. Not to be overlooked was the awesome play of the defensive line which was led by Brian Herold (who played the whole game with a huge blister on his foot) Nick DeFranco and Timmy Michels.
Gray's offense, behind the strong blocking of their offensive line players, which included center Kyle Kriner, Bryan Peterson, Jack Garren and Thomas Rhodes, were basically able to run a ball controlled offense. Using their starting backfield of quarterback Daniel Bartlett and running backs Bryan Verbitsky, Brian Herold and Anthony Ciaramitaro, Gray was able to build three well-balanced scoring drives before the end of the third quarter. Included in those drives were key first down runs of 39 yards by Ciaramitaro, 14 yards by Herold and 18 yards by Bartlett which helped set up three touchdown runs (one for 16 yards, one for 24 yards, and the other for 29 yards) by Verbitsky.
Not to be forgotten were the rushing debuts of George Athan, Chris Nickel, Joey Cuccaro and Ronnie Cardno who all ran for positive yardage.
Pee Wee Gray took great pride in playing in this traditional game, which resulted in a complete team effort. Gray would like to thank all members of Pee Wee Red for participating in this game and battling Gray until the final whistle. To Pee Wee Red and Pee Wee Gray, congratulations on a fine season.