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MILTON MUSTANG VARSITY FINISH UNDEFEATED & WIN SECOND CONSECUTIVE QYFL TITLE
Mustang Varsity Mustangs 6 West Quincy Elks 0 Winning has never been the ultimate goal for the Mustang program. We believe that if every player takes responsibility for their actions on and off the field and gives 100% effort, we have a chance to win every time we take the field. The winning part will take care of itself. The Mustang Varsity has won eight QYFL championships out of the twelve seasons the Mustangs have participated in the Quincy Youth Football League; The Mustang Varsity has not lost a game since 2004. The 2006 Mustang Varsity team had big shoes to fill. Last season’s 2005 Mustang Varsity team set the bar high, going undefeated, out-scoring opponents 220 to 32, and winning the QYFL championship. In addition, the 2006 Mustang Varsity lost five returning varsity players to private schools and non-football related injuries, these players if they played, would have been a big part of the team. The team began the season with only two returning defensive starters and three offensive starters back from last season’s championship team. The 2006 Mustang Varsity season started out with a big question mark, who was going to step up and who was going make the big plays? We now have our answer: a Mustang Varsity defense that never allowed a single touchdown all season, with two or three in-season one yard defensive goal line stands. The Mustang defense always answered the call. The Mustang special teams was our secret weapon, scoring numerous times on punt and kick returns and blocking punts throughout the season. The Mustang offense used a balanced attack, throwing and running the ball to control the tempo of most of the games. By utilizing multiple formations and up to twenty different variations of plays,they made most opponents defenses unsure of where the offense was attacking from. The final game of the season was the QYFL Championship against one of the best teams in the league, the West Quincy Elks. The Mustangs and Elks have sustained a rivalry through the years and both teams are capable of beating each other on any given Sunday. The stage was set at the recently renovated Veteran’s Stadium in Quincy on newly installed synthetic turf. The game would be a defensive battle with both sides unable to mount any substantial drives. The difference in the game was, as it has been all season, the Mustang defense. Not only did the defense only give up four first downs all game but a defensive interception in the second half put the only score on the board. The turning point of this championship game was the goal line stand late in the fourth quarter. The Mustang defense shut down the Elks offense which allowed the Mustang offense to almost run out the clock. The last down of the game had the Elks offense on the Mustang thirty yard line with eight seconds left in the game. The ball was snapped and the Elks tried to run right on a sweep but were stuffed by five Mustang defenders to end the game and secure the Mustang win. The final score was 6-0 Milton Mustangs, once again the Varsity team is QYFL champion. The Mustang defense did it all this season, not allowing a touchdown all year and scoring touchdowns when the team needed. The defense is the reason the Mustang Varsity went 9-0. With the 2006 season behind us and two undefeated seasons and two QYFL championships in our grasp, it is clear that the foundations of the Mustang program are working. It has never been about individual stats or individual recognition. It is always team first, but I would like to recognize the departing Mustang varsity eighth graders. I have had the honor of coaching these players for the past four years at various levels of the Mustangs program. They have endured a lot of tough practices over the last four years and they never quit, they are all true Mustangs. The eighth graders are as follows: Nick Primiani, Nick Noonan, Matt Reagan, Jack Davis, Alex O’Donnell, Joe Corcoran, Cameron Flaherty, Ebuka Nwanekezi, Christan Adley, Craig Hawkins, Thomas O’Connor, Dylan Olsen, Andrew Sheehan, Brendan Smith, Sheamus Queally and Harry Bacon. Remember “Once a Mustang, Always a Mustang” |
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