PV XIX (Gold 27 - Blue 24)
Game Summary and Notes
First Half
Blue received the opening kickoff. Dan Fulop sacked David May on first play of the game, Ben Charlton dropped a deep pass on the next play, and Blue ended up punting. Gold drove down the field with short passes before Noah Zimmerman hit Jon Leener with a 30yd td pass. Elliot Totah sacked Noah on xp attempt and Gold led 6-0. On their next drive, Blue drove down the field. On 3rd and goal David Ochs dropped a wide open touchdown pass. On 4th down David May hit Gabi Swagel on a 15yd td pass, xp incomplete for a 6-6 tie.
Gold’s next drive was a mix of short passes and runs by Noah. Drive culminated with a 12 yard touchdown catch by running back Jon Leener on a swing pass out of the backfield. Leener also caught the one point extra point pass, giving Gold a 13-6 lead. Blue answered with a 50 yard touchdown run by David May around left end on which he broke the containment and juked several defenders. Again Blue’s extra point pass was incomplete, and they trailed 13-12.
After Blue turned the ball over on downs, Gold struck quickly with a 25 yard touchdown pass from Zimmerman to Ben Marcus. Leener ran the extra point in for a 20-12 lead. Blue was forced to punt on their next drive. Gold began driving to score before the half, but after two catches by Yaron Cohen were wiped out by penalties, Zimmerman threw an interception in the arms of Gabi Swagel. Swagel fumbled the ball which was then recovered by his teammate Robbie Schor who raced 50 yards into the end zone, but the play was whistled dead at the spot of the fumble. Blue was unable to score before halftime, and went into the locker room down by 8.
First Half
Blue received the opening kickoff. Dan Fulop sacked David May on first play of the game, Ben Charlton dropped a deep pass on the next play, and Blue ended up punting. Gold drove down the field with short passes before Noah Zimmerman hit Jon Leener with a 30yd td pass. Elliot Totah sacked Noah on xp attempt and Gold led 6-0. On their next drive, Blue drove down the field. On 3rd and goal David Ochs dropped a wide open touchdown pass. On 4th down David May hit Gabi Swagel on a 15yd td pass, xp incomplete for a 6-6 tie.
Gold’s next drive was a mix of short passes and runs by Noah. Drive culminated with a 12 yard touchdown catch by running back Jon Leener on a swing pass out of the backfield. Leener also caught the one point extra point pass, giving Gold a 13-6 lead. Blue answered with a 50 yard touchdown run by David May around left end on which he broke the containment and juked several defenders. Again Blue’s extra point pass was incomplete, and they trailed 13-12.
After Blue turned the ball over on downs, Gold struck quickly with a 25 yard touchdown pass from Zimmerman to Ben Marcus. Leener ran the extra point in for a 20-12 lead. Blue was forced to punt on their next drive. Gold began driving to score before the half, but after two catches by Yaron Cohen were wiped out by penalties, Zimmerman threw an interception in the arms of Gabi Swagel. Swagel fumbled the ball which was then recovered by his teammate Robbie Schor who raced 50 yards into the end zone, but the play was whistled dead at the spot of the fumble. Blue was unable to score before halftime, and went into the locker room down by 8.
Second Half
In the second half both offenses struggled to get much going. Both teams punted and turned the ball over on downs. Gold intercepted David May twice, the first by Freishtat, and then second near the goal line on a deflected pass and diving catch by Ben Hamburger.
Zimmerman then threw his second interception deep in his own territory to Josh Schooler. David May threw a 10 yard touchdown to Ben Charlton who made a great catch and got his feet in bounds, however the extra point pass was incomplete, and Blue still trailed 20-18.
On their ensuing drive, Gold went to their “Jumbo” line, moving Zimmerman to play guard. Jon Leener and Yossi May ran the ball behind great blocking and through huge holes, and Blue had no answer. Finally Leener, from his quarterback position, faked the handoff to Yossi May and hit Freishtat with a 30 yard touchdown pass, just missing the throw being intercepted by Ben Charlton. Leener’s 4th extra point conversion gave Gold a 27-18 lead with 3 minutes left in the game.
Blue drove to the10 yard line, converting on a 4th and 1, when the Gold defensive line jumped the rush count, and amid the confusion, David May ran 10 yards. On 3rd and goal May was sacked by Dan Fulop for a 10 yard loss. Gold celebrated too early because on the next play, 4th and goal with less than a minute in the game, David May threw a pass to the right corner of the end zone. Gold defender Liav Dahan tipped the ball up in the air instead of batting it down, and Ben Charlton cradled the pass and got both feet in bounds. Charlton’s second touchdown, and Blue’s 4th missed extra point, left them trailing by 3 points, 27-24.
Blue miraculously recovered the onside kick, which was fumbled by Gold player Zach Rosenberg. However 3 incompletions setup 4th down with only 15 seconds left to play. May’s Hail Mary was tipped in the air by Gold defender Liav Dahan, who almost become the goat of the game after several Blue receivers almost came up with the catch in the end zone. Gold knelt down on the final play to secure their thrilling 27-24 victory.
In the second half both offenses struggled to get much going. Both teams punted and turned the ball over on downs. Gold intercepted David May twice, the first by Freishtat, and then second near the goal line on a deflected pass and diving catch by Ben Hamburger.
Zimmerman then threw his second interception deep in his own territory to Josh Schooler. David May threw a 10 yard touchdown to Ben Charlton who made a great catch and got his feet in bounds, however the extra point pass was incomplete, and Blue still trailed 20-18.
On their ensuing drive, Gold went to their “Jumbo” line, moving Zimmerman to play guard. Jon Leener and Yossi May ran the ball behind great blocking and through huge holes, and Blue had no answer. Finally Leener, from his quarterback position, faked the handoff to Yossi May and hit Freishtat with a 30 yard touchdown pass, just missing the throw being intercepted by Ben Charlton. Leener’s 4th extra point conversion gave Gold a 27-18 lead with 3 minutes left in the game.
Blue drove to the10 yard line, converting on a 4th and 1, when the Gold defensive line jumped the rush count, and amid the confusion, David May ran 10 yards. On 3rd and goal May was sacked by Dan Fulop for a 10 yard loss. Gold celebrated too early because on the next play, 4th and goal with less than a minute in the game, David May threw a pass to the right corner of the end zone. Gold defender Liav Dahan tipped the ball up in the air instead of batting it down, and Ben Charlton cradled the pass and got both feet in bounds. Charlton’s second touchdown, and Blue’s 4th missed extra point, left them trailing by 3 points, 27-24.
Blue miraculously recovered the onside kick, which was fumbled by Gold player Zach Rosenberg. However 3 incompletions setup 4th down with only 15 seconds left to play. May’s Hail Mary was tipped in the air by Gold defender Liav Dahan, who almost become the goat of the game after several Blue receivers almost came up with the catch in the end zone. Gold knelt down on the final play to secure their thrilling 27-24 victory.
MVP: Jon Leener (’06) – 4 receptions for 60 yards and 2 touchdowns, 8 rushes for 50 yards and 3 extra points, 1 pass completion on 1 attempt for 30 yards and 1 touchdown pass, 3 passes defensed and 5 tackles.
Referees
Coin Toss: Jordan Williamowsky
Pre-Game Performance: Dramatic reading by Paul Blank of George Washington’s letter to the Newport Synagogue in Rhode Island.
Event Entertainment: Ilan Nabatkorean (’20)
Halftime Performance: DJ JBoy – Jon Ivry of CESJDS Class of 2010
Photographer: Ron Sachs, photojournalist and President of Consolidated News Photos (CNP).
Injury Report:
Referees
- Crew Chief: Yona Levit (’17)
- Field Judge: Yoni Wiener-Tobin (‘17)
- Head Linesman: Alex Garber (‘17)
Coin Toss: Jordan Williamowsky
Pre-Game Performance: Dramatic reading by Paul Blank of George Washington’s letter to the Newport Synagogue in Rhode Island.
Event Entertainment: Ilan Nabatkorean (’20)
Halftime Performance: DJ JBoy – Jon Ivry of CESJDS Class of 2010
Photographer: Ron Sachs, photojournalist and President of Consolidated News Photos (CNP).
Injury Report:
- Yaron Cohen (’99) passed concussion protocol.
- Dan Fulop (’99) was hit in the nuts with a football and had the wind knocked out of him.
- Noah Zimmerman (’99) experienced whip lash after being thrown to the ground.
