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Week 1 flag football report

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Niagara Regional Minor Football’s fall flag football season started last Monday. Photo by Brandy Ireland-Keus.

Following are Week 1 results from Niagara Regional Minor Football’s Monday Nights Under Armour Under the Lights Flag Football program played at Kiwanis Field

Kindergarten to Grade 2 Division

Navy 19 Army 14

Navy: Graydon Berardi, three TDs; Carter Bacon lead the defense and added a one-point convert.

Army: Felix Aube, one TD and one-point convert; Allister Tame, one TD; Kamren Sobaszek, one-point convert.

Noles 22 Army 20

Noles: Christian Lewis, one TD; Martin Gimpelj, one TD; Nathan Tirone, one TD.

Army: Felix Aube, two TDs; Karmen Sobaszek, one TD; Hugh Armstrong and Karmen Sobaszek were key on defence.

Grade 3-4 Division

Alouettes 44 Edmonton 0

Alouettes: Realon Berardi four TDs, Emmitt Aube two TDs; Finnly Pettrus, seven TD passes.

Edmonton: Jack Hardy played hard on both sides of the ball.

Edmonton 18 Stampeders 18

Edmonton: Austin McKinnon, one TD; Sebastien Hayden, one TD; Sebastian Angelone, one TD, Bryce Littlewood, three TD passes.

Stampeders: Anthony D’Andreamatteo with a pick six; Greyson Maffei, two TDs.

Grade 5-6 Division

Titans 20 Lions 6

Titans: London Fahy, two TD passes; Noah Chopi, two TDs; Rowen DiLibero, one TD.

Lions:Hudson Metcalfe pick six; Mark Hazzouri, great all around play.

Titans 20 Vikings 6

Titans: London Fahy, two TD passes; Noah Chopi, two TDs; Rowen DiLibero, one TD; Giuseppe Mirabelli, one TD. Giuseppe Mirabelli played an amazing game on defence.

Vikings: Kayde Marcotte-Young, one receiving TD.

Grade 7-8 Division

Steelers 44 Colts 36

Steelers: solid defence by Emily Janski; Lucas Dilibero, five TD passes; Lincoln Pearson, two pick sixes and one TD catch; Adrian Frangnito, two TDs; Joey Paonessa, one TD.

Colts: Brett Wall, five TD passes; Hunter Gray, four TDs; Jett Metcalfe, one TD and three two-point conversions.

Bills 26 Buccaneers 12

Bills: Russell Flintoft, great offensive performance.

Buccaneers: Dante Ruggiero, great receiving skills; strong defence from Parker Van Riel and Joey Labiuk.

Colts 36 Bills 34

Colts: Jessy Russell, three receiving TDs; Cole Stayzer and Ethan Lewis, one receiving TD each; Alex Swec, two two-point converts; Jacob Lauzon, two-point convert; Brett Wall five TD passes

Bills: Caleb Stout with speed off the line caught three receiving TDs.

Steelers 38 Buccaneers 6

Steelers: Lucas Dilebero, five TD passes; Joey Paonessa and Adrian Fragnito led in receptions; Emily Ganski played great at centre; Tyler Sam played excellent defence.

Buccaneers: Solid QB play from Owen Chorley and Brock Maguire; Maddox Davies caught the lone Bucs’ TD.

Bernie Puchalski, a graduate of Brock University and Niagara College, worked in journalism in Niagara for more than 27 years before taking a voluntary buyout from The Standard at the end of 2016. He started his career as a news reporter for the Niagara Falls Review before switching to sports reporting. He was a sports reporter and sports editor at the Niagara Falls Review before joining the Standard's sports department in 1996. He was named the Standard's sports editor in 2000 and became the regional sports editor, in charge of the Niagara Falls Review, Welland Tribune and Standard, in 2015, a position he held until he left the company. During his time in newspapers, he was a multiple winner and finalist for numerous Ontario and Western Ontario Newspaper Awards for sports reporting, spot news reporting and humour writing. He was a member of the Standard Boys Basketball Tournament committee and co-chair of the Standard Girls Basketball Tournament, helping to raise tens of thousands of dollars for bursaries presented to participants in the tournament. He also served on countless local sports committees both in Niagara Falls and St. Catharines.

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