Bedford Sports Talk

Friday, November 18, 2011

The Bedford Athletic Club’s U12A Girls team took home the Championship in Division 1 at the Columbus Weekend Harvest Cup tournament in York, Maine. The all-Bedford team won the championship round against a strong Kennebunk, Maine team 1-0, following a grueling semifinals penalty-kick victory over a solid Litchfield, New Hampshire squad after ending double overtime tied 1-1. Pictured from left are (front row) Claire Driscoll, Cecilia Deblasi, Juliette Van Heerden, Ruth Driscoll, Sadie MacIver, MacKenzie Chou, (second row) Laura Caron, Emily Grocott, Mary McGuire, Mia Roy, Alexa Dyer, Katie Lupo, Aly Fillion (Back Row) Coaches Paul McGuire, Corey Fillion, and Lauren Van Heerden. The Bedford Athletic Club is a competitive travel soccer program serving residents of Bedford. Currently in its 4th year, the club has grown to 14 teams with 178 local boys and girls spanning ages U8 to U14. BAC offers an affordable and flexible program that caters to the multi-sport young athlete. For more information on BAC visit www.bedfordac.com.

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Courtesy photo The Bedford Jr. Bulldogs Jr. Pee Wee Red won the NHPW Championship. Team members are Ryan Andrews, Zach Barnard, Tyler Barnard, Ryan Bleakley, Luke Boll, Jack Carlson, Dawson Clark, Kyle Fink, Ryan Fox, Chris Kiernan, Colton Krasinski, Trumen Larson, Noah LaValle, Harrison LeGoullon, Rylan Lewandowski, Mike Mullen, AJ Pagliarulo, Jack Reusch, Drake Tomkinson, Ryan Toscano, Brandon Trento, Zac Tucci and Sam Westbrook.

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Courtesy photo The Bedford Jaguars seventh-grade football team won the New Hampshire Championship

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The Bedford Athletic Club’s U12A Girls team took home the Championship in Division 1 at the Columbus Weekend Harvest Cup tournament in York, Maine. The all-Bedford team won the championship round against a strong Kennebunk, Maine team 1-0, following a grueling semifinals penalty-kick victory over a solid Litchfield, New Hampshire squad after ending double overtime tied 1-1. Pictured from left are (front row) Claire Driscoll, Cecilia Deblasi, Juliette Van Heerden, Ruth Driscoll, Sadie MacIver, MacKenzie Chou, (second row) Laura Caron, Emily Grocott, Mary McGuire, Mia Roy, Alexa Dyer, Katie Lupo, Aly Fillion (Back Row) Coaches Paul McGuire, Corey Fillion, and Lauren Van Heerden. The Bedford Athletic Club is a competitive travel soccer program serving residents of Bedford. Currently in its 4th year, the club has grown to 14 teams with 178 local boys and girls spanning ages U8 to U14. BAC offers an affordable and flexible program that caters to the multi-sport young athlete. For more information on BAC visit www.bedfordac.com.

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FOOTBALL

Bedford Jaguars

The Bedford Jaguars seventh-grade team conquered the Salem Rams to win the State Championship 19-12. Salem opened the game by driving down the field on its first possession for a 6-0 lead. Paxton Smith blocked the extra point kick, which would prove very important as the game wore on. The Jags first possession ended in a punt, but the defense found its rhythm and forced a return punt by Salem. From there, it was a smashmouth football game. The Jags were able to drive down the field and score on a 3-yard TD run by Nick Cannone. Paxton Smith converted the extra point run for 7-6 lead.

That lead was short lived as the Salem took the kickoff for a TD. Yet the Jags stood tall on the extra point and the game was 12-7 in favor of the Rams. The Jags got a huge punt from Austin D’Anjou and the defense held again.

With 1:32 left in the first half, the Jags offense went to work at the Salem 40-yard line. Brendan Dillon threw a perfect strike to Austin D’Anjou for a TD with less than two seconds left in the half. The extra point was not successful so the Jags lead was just one point 13-12.

The second half was filled with nothing but defense. The Salem Rams could not move the ball in the second half with huge stops by Shahrukh Hussain, Alex Kurowski, Nick Leahy, Colby Smith, Austin D’Anjou, Jeff Curran, Nolan Lenane, Nick Cannone, Nate Moody, Jake Gregson, Paxton Smith and Thomas Parker. Hard running by Nick Cannone, Paxton Smith, Jake Gregson, Shahrukh Hussain, Nick Leahy, Colby Smith and Austin D’Anjou provided enough yards to win the field position game.

With 18 seconds left and Salem at midfield, the Rams attempted a fade pass which Austin D’Anjou intercepted and took back downfield for a final 19-12 victory. The Jaguars will take their undefeated season to the AYF New England Region semifinal to be held in New Hampshire this weekend.

Bedford Junior Bulldogs

The Bedford Junior Bulldog varsity team finished its regular season undefeated with a 44-6 victory over the Exeter Seahawks. Sai kou Bah, Conner Kelley and Griffin Lyons led the Jr. Bulldogs scoring machine with touchdown runs all through the afternoon. The stingy Jr. Bulldog defense gave up zero points throughout the whole game and was led by great defensive line work by Will Fargo, Will Lyons, Ben Beals, Sean Kenny and Ben Miller. Defensive backers Matt Beals, Sam Bennett, Tyler Allen and Tommy LeMay kept the defense solid throughout the day. The Jr. Bulldogs advance to the semifinals and will face Lowell in a tough matchup.

The Jr. Bulldog JV Team finished the regular season at 6-1 with an impressive 24-0 victory over the Exeter Seahawks. Mikael Brown, Khorrie Zamor and Ethan Lavallee provided solid runs for the offense. Josh Koellmer, Josh Bethune, Colin Hoak, Hans Andreasen and Zach Nover were standouts on the defensive shutout.

SOFTBALL

Fall ball registration

The Bedford Girls Softball League is holding registration for fall ball Saturday games.

Teams play others in the Souhegan Valley League, with an emphasis on having fun, improving skills, spending time outdoors and getting some excercise. Register at www.bedfordsoftball.com. For more information, e-mail info@bedfordsoftball.com.

BASEBALL

Donate equipment

Do you have any new or used baseball or softball equipment you are looking to donate or get rid of? Ricky Salvatore is collecting it for his Bar Mitzvah Social Action Project and donating it to the most needy places around the world. You can drop your equipment off in one of the bins at The Bedford Little League Complex, Swenson, or Selvoski Baseball Fields. Please feel free to call 472-3170 or e-mail him at rscatch9@comcast.net.

BASKETBALL

BBL seeks sponsors

The Bedford Basketball League is looking for sponsors for the 2011-12 recreation season. Cost is $155 per team and includes company or team name on the jerseys; name and website link on the league site; and name printed in game summaries reported to the local newspapers. Sponsors also receive a mounted team picture. Visit www.bedfordbl.com and click on “Become a Sponsor” to support a team. As space allows, you can select a girls or boys team at the grade level you prefer. Payment can be completed online. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact info@bedfordbl.com.

COACHING

Cheerleading coach

Amherst Middle School has an opening for a cheerleading coach. Anyone interested should contact Athletic Director, Jeff Wing, at jwing@sprise.com.

Milford High School

Milford is looking for coaches to fill the following positions: JV girls basketball, varsity winter spirit and varsity boys lacrosse. Anyone interested should contact athletic director Marc Maurais at mmaurais@sau40.com.