Brooklyn Skyhawks Football Club: Welcome
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"Celebrating 33 years of Excellence"
Located in Brooklyn, NY, the Skyhawks is a community-based youth football program with players from the ages of seven through 16. Players are divided into five football divisions based on age and weight. Nearly 225 players and 40 volunteer coaches currently make up our organization. Emphasis is placed on teamwork, sportsmanship, physical fitness,loyalty and discipline.
The Brooklyn Skyhawks Football Club is a non-profit organization registered in the state of New York under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Brooklyn Skyhawks do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, ethnic origin, religion or economic background.
Established in 1977, the Brooklyn Skyhawks have been members of the New York Warner Football Conference from 1979 - 2005. The 2008 season marks the 3rd season of the New York City Youth Football Conference of which we are charter members
Over the past 32 seasons, the Brooklyn Skyhawks have had almost 8,300 young men participate in the program. Many of these players have gone on to various professional careers in fields such as law, engineering, music, film, business, as well as the National Football League.
This website is continuously being revised, so please keep checking back to see new information as it's added. Please feel free to search the information contained in our website and don't forget to SIGN OUR GUESTBOOK.
***** All registration forms, medical form, etc. can be downloaded from the SKYHAWK FORMS icon on the menu. Please e-mail us (BKSkyhawks@aol.com) with any questions you might have and THANK YOU for stopping by.*****
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Wednesday, April 8
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The Spring Registration period will be held on BOTH Saturdays and Sundays.
***** There will be NO REGISTRATION ON EASTER SUNDAY - April 12, 2009.******
**** Medical forms must be submitted in order to receive equipment and participate in contact drills.*****
Location: Prospect Park Parade Grounds FOOTBALL FIELD ENTRANCE GATE located on Caton Ave. near Argyle Road. (Please click on Locations icon and then compass under "PARADE GROUNDS" entry for map.)
Attire: Sweats, sneakers, cleats as player evaluation/testing will commence.
New players should bring a photocopy of their birth certificate and report card. The birth certificate will be kept on file with us.
Spring registration is MANDATORY for Skyhawk veteran players wishing to participate in the 2009 season.
Friday, February 6
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Jason Hendricks (Skyhawk '04), along with his family, coaches and other players, officially became a member of the University of Pittsburgh football family when he signed his NCAA Letter of Intent on Wed. February 4, 2009 at Hudson Catholic HS. Wednesday marked the 1st day of the National Signing Period for football players to declare where they will spend their college careers. Jason, a 6'1" 185 lb senior RB/FS, was a three (3) year starter for the Hudson Catholic HS (Jersey City, NJ) Hawks.
For his efforts, Jason received the following honors/awards during the 2008 season:
- Rushed for 1,790 yards
- Collected 110 tackles on defense
- Second leading scorer in New Jersey (all Groups) with 28 touchdowns
- Named to The Star Legder All-New Jersey Non-Public Team
- Hudson County Football Coaches Association Player of the Year and Offensive Back of the Year
- The Star Ledger Hudson County Player of the Year
- Hudson Reporter All-Area and Area's Most Valuable Player
Jason and the Hawks reached the Non-Public Group II Championship game vs the Holy Cross HS (Delran, NJ). Unfortunately Hudson Catholic played a tough game vs the Lancers and loss by a score of 7-0. This marked the 1st time in school history that they reached a State Championship game.
In 2007, Jason led his team in rushing with over 900 yards and scored 10 tds. On defense, Jason anchored the Hawks secondary with his tough hitting and ball-hawking abilities. Jason was named the Madison Square Garden Network Player of the Week for his performance in Hudson Catholic's win over perennial NJ Group 4 power Elizabeth High School. For his efforts, Jason was also named 1st team All-Hudson County RB by the Jersey Journal and Star Ledger.
Jason competed on the track team during his junior year and has run the 55 meter dash in 6.50 seconds.
As a Skyhawk, Jason helped to lead his teams to four chamionship games from his Jr. Pee Wee years through his Midget years. Jason will forever be remembered for his performance in the 2002 Championship game when he caught a short pass from QB Terence Davis (see profile above) and sprinted 60 yards for the winning tochdown with under a minute left in the game. That completed an Undefeated season for the Pee Wees.
We wish Jason continued success in his upcoming career at the University of Pittsburgh.
Make Us Proud!!!
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Monday, February 2
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Dyon Moore (Skyhawk '04), a 6'2" 260 lbs sophomore defensive end for William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ, was named to the New Jersey Athletic Conference Defensive Team (2nd Team). Dyon had an excellent debut season in 2008 for the Pioneers and was able to garner the following honors:
- Started all 10 games for the Pioneers
- Led the team with 66 tackles and was the team leader with 14 tackles for loss
- Recorded 5 sacks and forced 4 fumbles
- Scored 2 tds, both fumble recoveries and returned for over 50 yards each
- Named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week on 9/10/08.
- Twice named New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Football Defensive Player of the Week
- Named Team Defensive Player of the Year
Dyon came to William Paterson University after a stellar high school career at Hudson Catholic (Jersy City, NJ). Dyon was captain of the team his senior year and finished with 55 tackles, three sacks and three fumble recoveries. Dyon earned 1st team All Hudson County and All-Conference honors in 2006 while leading his team to a 6-4 record and the 1st round of the State playoffs.
We wish Dyon continued success in his career.
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Monday, December 8
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The Intros played a hard fought defensive game on Saturday, December 6th vs the Lynvet Cardinals at Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale (LI), NY. The game saw some exciting plays but mostly a defensive struggle throughout the match.
With the Lynvets leading 12-8, the Skyhawk defense played tough on the last Lynvet series in the 4th quarter and gave the ball to the offense on the Skyhawk 30 yd. line with only 18 seconds left in the game. After an incomplete pass on 1st down and with only 4 secs. left, Skyhawk QB launched a rocket pass deep into the Lynvet seconadry. Both the Skyhawk WR and Lynvet defender tipped the ball in the air and Skyhawk fullback Anthony Sorrentino caught the tipped pass and raced the remaining 20 yards for the deciding touchdown.
Anthony Sorrentino had continued on his pass route and simply ran to the area where the ball was thrown. His hustle on the play enabled the Skyhawks to score and win the game.
Final score SKYHAWK Intros 14 - Lynvet Cardinals 12
Monday, November 24
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Congrats to the players and coaches of our Peanut Divisions team - the Hawks. The Hawks completed the regular season with a win over the Queens Falcons.
Next stop for the Hawks is the Poly Prep Bowl. The games will be played at Poly Prep Country Day School in Brooklyn during the weekend of 11/29-11/30. Actual date, game time, TBD.
Friday, November 21
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Rahfee "Rock" McClee (Skyhawk '05) was recently selcted by the Orlando Sentinel Sports Writers as a Central Florida HS All Star and will participate in the All Star Game on Wednesday, 12/17 at Lake Brantley's Tom Story Field. The game will be televised by one of the ESPN family of networks.
Currently Rahfee, a senior running back, and his Timber Creek HS Wolves have clinched the school's 1st district championship. The Wolves are in the 1st round of the State Playoffs where they face perennial state power Apopka HS on 11/21/08. A win over Apopka would give the Wolves home field advantage for the remainder of the playoffs.
Earlier in the season, Rahfee was named the Offensive Player of the Week by the Orlando Touchdown Club for his performance in a game vs Evans High School. Rahfee carried the ball for a record 49 times and rushed for 287 yards in the 17-14 win on Mon. 10/27/08. Rahfee's parents and coach were also guests as Rahfee was honored at an awards dinner on 11/3/08 held at the Citrus Bowl's Varsity Club for his efforts vs Evans HS.
Rahfee is currently leading the team with over 1,500 yards rushing and has scored 14 tds. He is a two-year starter at RB for the Wolves.
During the 2006 season, Rahfee (then a sophomore) helped to lead the Junior Varsity team to an undefeated season.
Rahfee wears the #24 jersey and continues the tradition of honoring Skyhawk founder and director James Harris by wearing his former number.
Top Photo - While vacationing in Orlando, Skyhawk Coach Brad Harris (left) was able to catch up with Rahfee and Jim Buckridge (right), the head coach of the Timber Creek Wolves during a preseason practice.
Bottom Photo - Rahfee (#24) and his teammates going through post practice conditioning drills.
We wish Rock the very best in your future endeavors
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Tuesday, July 15
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Terence Davis (Skyhawk '02) will be making his college debut at Wake Forest University this season. The 6'1" 180 lb. Davis will be playing WR for the Demon Deacons. Wake Forest University is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
As a senior, Terence played both quarterback and defensive back at Brookwood HS in Georgia and helped to lead his team into the second round of the 2007 State playoffs. His team spent 15 weeks in the state top 10 rankings and ended with a 14-1 record.
Terence spent the 2006 season at wide receiver but was asked to step in at QB his senior year. during his 3 varsity seasons at Brookwood, he helped the Broncos to win three (3) Region 8-5A championships.
Terence also was a prominent member of the track team in claiming the 2006 state title in the high jump (6'8"), which earned him All-Metro honors from the Atlanta Track Club.
Before his family relocated to Georgia, many Skyhawk fans remember Terence as a standout QB as he helped lead the Pee Wees to an undefeated season in 2002. He and current Hudson Catholic HS (N.J.) standout, Jason Hendricks (see profile below) , hooked up for a remarkable 60 yard pass in the closing seconds which sealed the championship for the Skyhawks.
We wish Terence the best in his career.
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Monday, February 9
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In 2007, Leon played in all 16 games and was one of the team leaders with 85 tackles and recorded 4 sacks.
Leon was selected in the 4th round of the 2006 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns.
Leon stopped by the field during the offseason to speak with the players and coaches before heading back to Cleveland.
Good luck Leon and we wish you all the best in your future.
MAKE US PROUD!!!!
Player photos courtesy of the Cleveland Browns Football Organization
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Wednesday, August 15
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Tayrance Smith (Skyhawk '01) and Neil Lewis (Skyhawk '00) are planning for a big season in 2007 for the C.W. Post Pioneers (Long Island University).
Tayrance is a redshirt freshman OLB and stands 5'11" and weighs 225 lbs.
Neil Lewis is a sophomore running back and is 5'10" and weighs 190 lbs.
Both Tayrance and Neil finished their Skyhawk careers and went to play for the Abraham Lincoln HS Railsplitters. Both had outstanding careers and we are looking for great things from them in college.
We wish you the very best and keep up the good work!
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Friday, March 28
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Omar also formed a production company, Brooklyn Works Films, which is producing the films "love Can't hide" and "Serenity Falls". Omar is serving as writer, producer and star of these films.
A couple of years ago, Omar was highlighted in the March 2004 issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine. In the Hotline section, Omar discussed his workout regimen for his role in the movie "Against the Ropes". Omar played Luther Shaw, a street fighter who was managed by pioneering female boxing promoter Jackie Kallen. Ms. Kallen's role was played by the multi-award nominated actress Meg Ryan.
Omar also co-starred in the movie "Alfie" later on that year.
In addition to his acting roles, Omar is also the voice for character "O.E." in the video game "Def Jam Fight for NY".
Omar was a standout running back and linebacker for the SKYHAWKS from 1981 - 1986. He was very instrumental in the SKYHAWKS advancement to various chanpionship games for the Jr. Pee Wee thru Midget teams.
Omar gave up football after 1986 season to concentrate on his passion for acting and was selected for admission at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School for Music, Art and the Performing Arts in NYC.
Check out the Notable Alumni section for more information on Omar and others.
Congratulations Omar and we wish the best for you in your future projects.
Monday, December 8
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We salute our newest member:
the " 2008 Intermediate Division Champions"
Truly the Home of CHAMPIONSHIP TRADITION!!!!!!
Friday, June 30
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The Skyhawk teams of today are being lead by numerous former Skyhawks who have proudly worn the "BLUE & ORANGE".
These former Skyhawk players are providing positive instruction to our players and improving their knowledge of the game. Many of these ALUMNI are using this format to give back to their community and also the very place they began their careers.
We would like to thank these former Skyhawk players for their contributions to our current players:
Garvin Dublin
Nashaun Dublin
Michael Hardy
Brad Harris
Tacuma Key
Otis Martins
Dwaine Moore, Jr.
Walter Mosley
Derek Singleton
Thank you for MAKING US PROUD!!!
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Check out which SKYHAWKS received All-League recognition in the Warner Football Conference - Go to the "Honor Roll" page;
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