Oppermann TD beats
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DENVILLE - Mike Chegwidden, who keeps the scorebook and takes care of the stats for the Denville Blue Angels junior varsity football team, called it "... one of the craziest plays I've ever seen on a football field!"
The "play" gave Denville a 12-6 victory over Parsippany Hills in a Morris County Youth Football League game played at Jannarone Field in Parsippany on Sunday, Nov. 14, and it came with 25 seconds left in the game.
It all started with the scored tied at 6-6 and Par Hills with the ball after Denville ran failed to convert a fourth-and-short on its own 40-yard line with about 40 seconds left in the game.
On first down, the Parsippany Hills quarterback dropped back to pass and Denville's Max Oppermann closed in on him and took the ball right out of his hand as he started to throw the ball and ran 52 yards untouched into the Par Hills endzone for what proved to be the game-winning touchdown, stopping the game clock with 25 seconds left to play.
"Max was rushing from the quarterback's blind side and the kid never saw him coming," Chegwidden explained. "The QB cocked his arm to throw and Max just grabbed the ball right out of his throwing hand and he was off to the races.
"It reminded me of the old Statue of Liberty play where a QB would hold the ball up as if to pass and one of his teammates would come behind him and take it from him like a handoff. Only this wasn't a handoff and Max wasn't one of his teammates."
Any thoughts of a Parsippany Hills' comeback went out the window when Par Hills fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Denville recovered.
The victory gave Denville a final MCYFL record of 7-3 and enabled the Blue Angels to clinch sole possession of second place in the Morris Division of the American Conference behind division champ Boonton-Mtn. Lakes, which lost but one game. Parsippany Hills (5-4) finished in a third-place tie with Hackettstown.
Denville's Alex Boroweic accounted for the only points of the first half when he scored on a 3-yard run and Par Hills' Joey Lawrence scored on a 10-yard run in the third period to tie the score at 6-6.
The defenses took over again and the game remained tied until Oppermann did his thing and stole the game for Denville.
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Boroweic 14-point day edges Jr. Knights, 14-12
DENVILLE - A 14-point performance by Alex Boroweic and a defensive stand late in the game sent the Denville Blue Angels junior varsity to a 14-12 victory over the Jr. Knights in a Morris County Youth Football League game played at Donatoni Park on Saturday, Nov. 6.
The Jr. Knights scored first, marching downfield on its opening drive to score on a 15-yard run to take a 6-0 lead.
The Blue Angels wasted no time in scoring as they took the ensuing kickoff and, on their first offensive play, Boroweic broke free for a 60-yard touchdown run. Boroweic also added the PAT on a run to give Denville a 7-6 lead.
Boroweic scored his second TD and second PAT of the game in the second quarter to give the Blue Angels a 14-6 lead.
A Denville defensive stand led by Max Oppermann and Ryan Chegwidden kept the Knights out of the endzone as time ran out in the first half.
The Knights pulled to within two points on a 45-yard touchdown run in the third period but the try for the two-point conversion kick was blocked by Boroweic to keep the score at 14-12 in favor of Denville.
The Jr. Knights threatened again late in the game, reaching the Blue Angels' 30-yard line before fumbling the ball away on a fourth-and-1 play. Denville took over and ran out what was left on the game clock to end the game.
The Blue Angels are now 6-3 and in second place behind Morris Division champ Boonton-Mountain Lakes.
The Denville jayvees finish in sole possession of second place in the division if they beat third-place Parsippany Hills (5-3) on Sunday, Nov. 14, in a 1:30 p.m. game at Jannarone Park in Parsippany.
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Tavaron, Borowiec, Yenesel TDs spark 21-14 win
DENVILLE - The Denville Blue Angels junior varsity team scored all its points in the first half and then held on for a 21-14 victory over Newton in a Morris County Youth Football game played at Gardner Field here on Saturday, Oct. 30.
John Grader threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Matt Tavaron and Dillon Sinegra ran for the one-point conversion to give Denville a 7-0 lead at the end of one quarter.
Alex Boroweic scored on a 58-yard run and then added a one-point coversion run early in the second quarter.
Later in the second period, Sinegra threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Andrew Yenesel and Boroweic again ran in the one-point converstion to extend Denville's lead to 21-0 at the halftime break.
After a scoreless third period, Newton scored on a 1-yard run and a 35-yard pass play to pull to within a touchdown of the lead. When the Blue Angels got the ball following Newton's second TD, they were able to pick up two first downs to run out the clock to seal the victory.
The JVs next game is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 6, against the Junior Knights at the Robert Street Field in Wharton. Game time is 6:30 p.m.
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Boroweic scores TD in 25-7 loss to Dover
DENVILLE - Alex Boroweic scored on a one-yard plunge for the Blue Angels' only TD of the day in a 25-7 loss to Dover in a Morris County Youth Football League junior varsity division game played at Gardner Field on Sunday, Oct. 23.
The loss leaves Denville with a 4-3 record and tied for second place with Parsippany Hills behind Boonton/ML (6-0) in the Morris Division of the American Conference of the MCYFL. Dover is 5-2 and in second place behind Madison (6-0) in the Northern Division of the American Conference.
Dover took a 7-0 lead on its first possession as Wayne Patterson sped 60 yards for a TD and also ran for the one-point conversion.
Denville tied the score in the second quarter when Boroweic scored his TD and Andrew Yenesel ran in the PAT. A key play in the Denville scoring drive was Boroweic's 20-yard run on a fourth-and-10 that brought the ball down to the Dover 10-yard line. Boroweic scored two plays later.
The rest of the scoring came from the quick feet of Dwayne Brown, who scored on a run of 65 yards to give the visiting Tigers a 13-7 halftime lead and then added two 35-yard scoring runs in the fourth quarter to round out the scoring for the game.
Denville had a good scoring opportunity when Boroweic returned the second-half kickoff to the Dover 20-yard line, but Dover's defense stiffened and took over the ball on downs on four plays.
Defensive highlights for the Blue Angels included Max Oppermann's fumble recovery in the second quarter and Camilo Ramirez' fumble recovery in the third quarter.
Next up for the Blue Angels JVs is a 6:30 p.m. game against Newton on Saturday, Oct. 30, at Gardner Field here.
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Blue Angels hold off Hackettstown, 20-16
DENVILLE - The Denville Blue Angel junior varsity team built up a 20-point lead but then had to hold off a determined Hackettstown town before putting up a 20-16 victory over the Little Tigers in a Morris County Midget Football League game played at Hackettstown's high school field on Sunday, Oct. 17.
The win put the Blue Angels at 4-2 and enabled them to hold on to second place in the MCYFL's Morris Division of the American Conference, two games behind Boonton-Mountain Lakes (6-0) and a game ahead of third-place Parsippany Hills (3-3).
After a scoreless first quarter, Dillon Sinegra scored on a 1-yard run for the Blue Angels, finishing off a second-quarter drive that was kept alive by a 20-yard pass completion from John Grade to Matt Tavarone on a third-and-long.
Later in the second quarter, Ryan Washington added a 21-yard TD run two plays after Brian Chegwidden intercepted a Hackettstown pass on the Hackettstown 23-yard line.
Alex Boroweic ran in the PAT after Sinegra's TD and Washington followed up his own TD by also running in the PAT to give the Blue Angels a 14-0 lead at the half.
The third period was scoreless and Denville took a 20-0 lead when Sinegra scored his second TD of the game - again, on a 1-yard plunge.
Hackettstown scored two quick fourth-period touchdowns - the second with about four minutes to play - and added 2-point conversion kicks after each one to pull to within four points at 20-16.
The Hackettstown defense held Denville to a three-and-out after the second TD, giving the Little Tigers the ball on the Denville 40-yard line with two minutes left to play in the game.
Denville's defense held the Little Tigers to negative yardage on the first three plays of the series and, on a fourth-and-long, Ryan Chegwidden sacked the Hackettstown quarterback on the final play of the game.
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Blue Angels stopped by Boon/ML, 16-0
DENVILLE - The Denville Blue Angels junior varsity youth football team ran into unbeaten Boonton-Mountain Lakes and came out on the losing side of a 16-0 decision in a Morris County Youth Football League game played at Gardner Field here on Saturday, Oct. 9.
Boonton, 5-0, and in first place by two games over Denville (3-2) in the Morris Division of the American Conference of the MCYFL, scored eight points in each of the second and third quarters to account for the only scoring of the day.
"Boonton was able to keep our offense in check pretty much the whole game .. .they have a very good defense," Denville coach Gary Borowiec said after the game. "We had no scored threats at all.
"We had a good defensive game, too, though ... we held a team that had been averaging 30 points a game for its first four game to just 16 points."
The coaching staff singled out Luidgi Faubert, Ryan Cheg-widden and Michael Thomas for their solid work on defense throughout the game. Dillon Sinegra stopped another potential scoring drive by Boonton-Mountain Lakes by recovering a fumble in the third quarter.
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Blue Angels lose first to Madison's 2nd-half rally
DENVILLE - Scoring all of its points in the second half, Madison defeated the Denville Blue Angels, 10-0, in a Morris County Youth Football League junior varsity game played at Gardner Field on Sunday, Oct. 3.
The loss was the first of the season for Denville, which is now 3-1 and in second place in the Morris Division of the American Conference of the MCYFL, one game behind unbeaten (4-0) Boonton/Mountain Lakes.
Madison took an 8-0 lead in the third period on a 21-yard run and a two-point conversion kick and added a two-point safety with less than 30 seconds left to play to account for all the scoring in the game.
Denville kept Madison off the board in the second quarter when the Blue Angels successful goal-line stand ended when Justin Fusco recovered a Madison fumble.
The Blue Angels' Marc Andrian also made a touchdown-saving tackle on the Blue Angels' free kick that followed Madison's fourth-period safety.
Brian Chegwidden, Matt Tavarone, Dillon Sinegra and Fusco were praised by the Blue Angels coaching staff for their solid work on defense.
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Boroweic's TD runs turn back Hanover, 12-0
DENVILLE - Alex Boroweic's two second-quarter touchdown runs turned out to be the only points of the game when the Denville Blue Angels junior varsity beat Hanover, 12-0, in a Morris County Youth Football League game played at Whippany Park High School on Sunday, Sept. 26.
Boroweic's first TD was a 55-yard run that was made possible by a downfield block by Andrew Yenesel that allowed Boroweic to get to the left sideline and run uncontested the rest of the way.
An interception by Matt Tavarone on Hanover's 35-yard line set up the Blue Angels' second touchdown, a 6-yard run by Boroweic.
The key play on the six-play, 35-yard scoring drive was a 20-yard pass completion from Blue Angel quarterback John Grader to Tavarone.
The win is the third in as many games for Denville and leaves the Blue Angels tied with Boonton-Mountain Lakes for first place in the American Conference's Morris Division of the MCYFL
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TD runs by Boroweic help to Hopatcong
DENVILLE - Alex Boroweic scored the first two touchdowns of the game and the Denville Blue Angels went on to record a 30-0 victory over Hopatcong in a Morris County Youth Football League junior varsity game played at Gardner Field here on Saturday, Sept. 18.
Boroweic scored on runs of 30 and 20 yards and Marc Andrian added a 2-point conversion kick after the second TD to give the Blue Angels a 14-0 lead after one quarter of play. Boroweic's first TD was set up when quarterback John Grader kept the drive alive when he hit Brian Chegwidden with a 20-yard pass on a third-and-10 and then Boroweic scored on the next play.
Grader scored on a 15-yard run in the second quarter and Dillon Sinegra added the fourth and last TD for the Blue Angels on a one-yard run in the third period. Sinegra's TD drive was started by Max Oppermann, who recovered a fumble to give Denville possession on the Hopatcong 15-yard line.
Marc Andrian was 3-for-4 in 2-point conversion kicks to round out the scoring for the Blue Angels.
The win puts Denville's record at 2-0 and keeps the Blue Angels in first-place tie with Boonton-Mountain Lakes in the Morris Division of the American Conference.
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Blue Angels defeat Newton in gaem scrimmage
DENVILLE - Alex Boroweic scored two touchdowns and five other Blue Angels each scored one when the Denville junior varsity defeated Newton, 44-7, in a Morris County Youth Football League scrimmage played under game conditions at Gardner Field here on Friday, Sept. 10.
The Blue Angels were originally scheduled to play Lenape Valley, but the Patriots could not field a team for Sunday's (Sept. 12) league opener and Denville was credited with a forfeit victory in the standings.
Newton had a bye week and, despite having some of its key players out with injuries, agreed to the scrimmage.
Boroweic went long-distance for his TDs, scoring on a 57-yard run in the first period to give the Blue Angels an early lead and then scoring on a 63-yard run in the third period for the only points of the second half.
Michael Thomas returned an intercepted pass 14 yards for another first-period touchdown and Matthew Tavarone returned a punt 60 yards for another TD in the first quarter. Marc Andrian was a perfect 3-for-3 on his 2-point PAT kicks as Denville bolted out to a 24-0 lead after one period of play.
In the second quarter, Ben Levitt scored on a 90-yard run and, after Newton scored its only TD of the game on a 15-yard run, Sebastian Castano recovered a fumble in the Lenape Valley end zone for another TD.
John Grader rounded out the Blue Angels scoring with a pair of one-point conversion runs. Andrew Yenesel also intercepted a pass for Denville.
