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FMF: FLEMINGTON MIDGET FOOTBALL - SINCE 1 967

THE FMF WAYFor over 45 years, Flemington Midget Football has provided instruction and support to thousands

of successful athletes. During that time, we have developed a unique culture, based around five

core beliefs that guide everything we do. “The FMF Way”, is what al lows us to successful ly

develop our athletes physical ly, mental ly and emotionally while providing them with positive

experiences and memories that wil l last a l ifetime. THE FMF WAY is:

FAMILYOnce a member, always a member

SAFETYAthlete safety first, last & always

TEACHINGCoaching is teaching

TEAMWEJ not me

SUCCESSShare the work, share the reward

Team success is a by-product of coaches developing every athlete to their personal potential as

they progress through the program. Good teams become great when coaches view practice as an

opportunity to help their athletes grow and develop and when athletes view practice as an

opportunity to maximize their contribution to the team.

No one can win by themselves. We all have to trust and rely on each other for the team to be

successful. Both coaches & athletes must be prepared to do whatever is necessary for the good of

the team. Great teams are built on Teamwork, Dedication, Effort and Trust. . . lessons that wil l help

our athletes succeed in sports and in l ife.

I t is every coach’s responsibi l ity to teach the fundamental ski l ls and strategies of their sport to ALL

of their athletes. I t is every athlete’s responsibi l ity to put forth the effort to learn. I f an athlete gives

the effort, coaches must do whatever is necessary to help them learn and improve. Athletes that

progress through our program giving honest effort WILL enter high school with a competitive

advantage in skil ls and tactics

The health and safety of our athletes comes before everything else. Parents trust us with their

chi ldren; we must do everything in our power to return them safely. Athletes must let their coach

know if they are injured and must not return to action unti l they are ful ly ready.

Whenever an athlete competes as a Pioneer or Jr. Red Devil , they join a long tradition of

excellence. Many have come before us; we must honor their work by our actions. Many wil l come

after us; we must provide them with a program to be proud of. Once an athlete becomes part of

our FMF family, they wil l forever be welcome here.

FMF Magazine - Covering Central Hunterdon’s Premier Youth Football and Cheer Program

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Season

TRYOUT

Flemington Midget Football is a 501 (c)3 organization dedicated to improving the youth of Hunterdon Countythrough competitive Football and Cheer. One of the oldest youth football organizations in the area, from our

founding in 1 967 through 201 0, FMF teams were exclusively known as the Flemington Pioneers. Since 2009, wehave undergone tremendous growth and have reclaimed our original name of FMF. In 2009, we added ourextended season competition cheer team. In 201 0, with the addition our Hunterdon Jr. Red Devils teams, ourfootbal l offerings were expanded from four football teams participating in one league to ten football teamsparticipating in three leagues. In 201 3 we were able to offer, for the first time, an Extended Season CheerTraining Squad for girls who were either too young or not yet prepared for the rigors of our Extended SeasonComp. Team. Thoughout al l of our recent growth, we have worked hard to stay true to our guiding principles ,"The FMF Way", and maintain our position as the premier youth football and cheer program in the central

Hunterdon region.


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Our History in Brief

How we are StructuredWith our recent expansions, we know that things can get a l ittte confusing. I t is our hope that the graphic below

wil l l help to explain how we are currently structured.

Varsity (1 50 lb Limit)

J.V. (1 25 lb Limit)

Flag (No Limit)2

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County Residents

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Open to residents

of HCRHS district

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

•DON'T FORGET: THIS WEEKEND IS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS. SUNDAY MORNING 11 /2 @ 2amTHE CLOCKS GO BACK 1 HOUR!

•On Saturday morning, JRD Patriot Varsity will take on Ridge at the FMF Complex. Starting at4:1 5pm, the JRD Patriot Peewees along with JRD Skylands will play Del Val at HunterdonCentral HS. On Sunday 11 /2, Pioneer Varsity will face off against the WashingtonTownship Panthers at Washington Twp. in the WCMFL Playoff Semi-Finals. Come onout and help us #OccupyTownship!

•Pioneer Cheer will be at North Hunterdon HS on Saturday morning for their 3rd &final competition. See page 34 for times. Good luck girls! #ROCKTHEMAT

•Last chance for SPIRITWEAR!! ! Orders can be placed on the FMF website throughOCTOBER 31 st! Your items will arrive before the holidays...don't miss out on somegreat holiday gifts!

•Please head to page 24 to find out how you & your company can help FMF throughUnited Way donations! Contact Mark Cole with any questions.

•Let's help the Flemington Food Pantry at all home games! See page 32 for details.

•Due to insurance reasons, both the Jimmy Wilson Memorial Field and the entire FMF Complex aresmoke and pet free. Thank you for not smoking or bringing your pets to the field.

•American Legion parking lot: Just a reminder that we are using the American Legion Parking Lot asguests. Please be courteous and clean up any items you see in the area. We want to continue tobe allowed to park in the lot and leaving it a mess is a sure way to lose that.

•Food Pantry parking lot: The Flemington Food Pantry is open on select Wednesday nights &Saturday mornings. A reminder when the Food Pantry is open, we are NOT allowed to park in anyspots near the Field House/Food Pantry building. There are many elderly Food Pantry cl ients whocannot navigate the parking lots and must either park or be dropped off near the building. Pleaseuse the garden center parking in the Walmart lot.

•PLEASE REMEMBER THE 24-HOUR RULE: We understand how passionate our FMF Familymembers are. We ask you to please remember that these are volunteer coaches helping childrenlearn to play a game. I f you have any problems or issues, under no circumstances should youapproach a coach during a game. We ask that you please use the 24-hour rule and wait unti l thenext day (or next practice) before talking with your team's head coach. I f you feel your issue is notbeing adequately addressed, you may contact Dan Eggemann Director of Football or SheilaBeckman, Director of Cheer or you may fi le a formal greivance through our website atFlemingtonMidgetFootball .com.

•Players, remember to wear your game jerseys to school each Friday to show your team pride!


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FMF would like to present our class of 2014 graduates!Congratulations & thank you for your dedication to FMF.

9 Years with FMF

Alex DiMartinoWilliam Markey

Luke PizzicoBrian TorresJustin TorresJoey Whalen

Name Years in FMF

Christian Callahan 8Jake Saracinello 8Jordan Cameron 7Ryan Donovan 7Jeff Anderson 6Dan Furmato 6Julia Kleinwaks 6Colin Campbell 5Pasquale Vizzoni 5Ryan Joyce 4Alex Klemens 4RJ Thornton 4Nick Brunetti 3Zara Capone 3Lydia Fries 3Tim Hough 3Terry Murphy 3Justin Portnoy 3Kareem Salam 3Alexa Cesaro 2

Name Years in FMF

Jason Cozzi 2Gianna Crisci 2Anthony Dempsey 2Frank Dolan 2Emily Huddy 2Max Kurdyla 2Chris Lalas 2Anika Mansdoerfer 2Gabby Milacki 2Susie Poulson 2Isabella Steer 2Jaidan Taylor 2Vincent Tozzi 2Andrew Williamson 2Samuel Amon 1Alex Benfield 1Dylan Campbell 1Micah Dumornay 1Justin Metcalf 1Michael Sposato 1Randy Yang 1



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WEEKEND

WHIPAROUND

OCTOBER 25th SCORES

Pioneers vs. Steele Hill

Flag ~ W 4-2

Peewee ~ L 26-6

JV ~ L 38-0

Varsity ~ W 50-25

JRD Patriot vs. Watchung Hills

Peewee ~ W 1 2-8 (vs. Ridge)

JV ~ W 14-6

Varsity ~ W 28-7

JRD Skylands vs. Ridge

JV ~ L 36-0

Varsity ~ L 1 6-0




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PIONEER VARSITYPioneers Qualify for Playoffs with Offensive Explosion

At the start of the weekend, the Flemington Pioneer Varsity

footbal l squad was on the outside of the WCMFL playoffs looking in,

hoping for an upset win over the fourth seeded Steele Hil l Bul ldogs to

gain a coveted invitation. On Saturday night, the Pioneers kicked the

door down and announced loudly that it was THEIR party now. The

Pioneers wowed the homecoming crowd by exploding for 7 touchdowns

while the defense held the potent Steele Hil l offense in check on the

way to a 50-25 rout.

Quarterback Justin Torres led the offense with one rushing touchdown and four touchdown

passes, extending his consecutive-game TD streak to six. Four different players scored for the

Pioneers through the air, on the ground and on special teams. Brian Torres hauled in two touchdown

passes while Jordan Cameron and RJ Thornton caught one touchdown pass each. Dan Furmato

brought the homecoming crowd to their feet with a 40-yard punt return and Thornton chipped in a

rushing touchdown to seal the game.

After a rough start, the Pioneer offense got on track by converting a

third-and-11 with a 25 yard pass from Torres to Furmato. From there, the

offense marched down the field behind the bone-crunching blocking of Ryan

Donovan, Jeff Anderson, Colin Campbell and Vincent Tozzi. Justin Torres

capped the drive with a two yard run, putting the Pioneers up 6-0. The high-

powered Bulldog offense answered quickly with a l ightning fast 3-play

touchdown drive, and the first quarter ended with the Bulldogs clinging to a

7-6 lead.

The game turned on a sequence of possessions in the second quarter.

First, Brian Torres streaked past the Steele Hil l defender and caught the high-arching pass from his

brother for a 30-yard score. Furmato’s kick put the Pioneers up 1 4-7. On the next

possession, the swarming Pioneer defense jarred the ball loose and Brian Torres

pounced on it. Seizing the momentum, Coach Eggemann went to the air. Jordan

Cameron caught the Torres pass along the left sidel ine, broke two tackles, and

sprinted to pay dirt. On the next possession, the gang-tackling Pioneer defense led

by Wil l iam Markey, Pasquale Vizzoni, and Joey Whalen forced a Bulldog three-and-

out. Furmato gathered the punt, pinballed off a

series of Bulldog defenders and raced to the

end zone, expanding the Pioneer lead to 28-7.

With less than a minute remaining in the second

quarter, the Pioneer defense relaxed ever-so-sl ightly, and the

Bulldogs seized the opportunity, scoring on a long touchdown pass

and closing the gap to 28-1 3 as the first half expired.

Undaunted, the Pioneers dominated the second half by continuing



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PIONEER VARSITYtheir offensive onslaught. Torres connected with RJ Thornton and Brian

Torres for third quarter scores. Thornton capped the scoring early in the

fourth quarter with an exclamation point by rumbling straight through the

Bulldog defense for a 36-yard score. The defense stifled the Bulldogs

hopes for a comeback as Jake McPherson and Anthony Dempsey

blanketed the frustrated Bulldog receivers while Justin Metcalf and Jaylaan

Taylor combined with the rest of the Pioneer swarm defense to give the

Bulldogs nowhere to run inside. Alex DiMartino, Grant Bloch, Josh Gabriel

and Taylor iced the game with tough running behind the punishing blocks of Sammy Amon, Frank Dolan,

Justin Portnoy, Andrew Wil l iamson, Christian Smarz, and Myles Hickey.

With the win, the Pioneers (5-3) earned the fourth and final WCMFL playoff

spot. They wil l take on the #1 seeded Washington Township Panthers at

Washington Township on Sunday 11 /2 @ 1 :30pm. One thing is for certainQthe

Panthers should be prepared to play a team peaking at exactly the right time.

Best of luck to the boys on Sunday.

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In Skylands Varsity action last weekend, the

Hunterdon Junior Red Devils hosted the Ridge Junior

Devils at Stewart field in Flemington. The game opened

with Ridge kicking off and the JRD recovering at their own

20. Chris Schwoerer opened the series with a run to the

26. On 2nd down, Luke Pizzico in at QB handed off to

Schwoerer again who drove another 5 yards to the 31 for a

1 st down. On the next play, Luke Bakarian, behind the

blocking of Jason Cozzi, Mike Sposato, Nick McClel lan, Max Kurdlya and Tim Hough rambled

for 44 yds down to the Ridge 25. On 1 st down, under pressure, Pizzico's pass was picked off

and returned to the Ridge 25. Ridge drove down to the JRD 1 6 just as the 1 st quarter ended.

Ridge started the 2nd quarter by scoring on the first play from 1 6 yds out. The extra point

was good and Ridge opened an 8-0 lead. On the kickoff, the JRD returned to their own 35. On

the first 2 plays from scrimmage, Ridge's defense stopped Schwoerer for no gain and a 2 yd

loss. A 3rd down penalty against Ridge gave the JRD

5 yards up to the 38. Schwoerer ran to the 44 to

setup 4th and 1 . The JRD, deciding to go on 4th,

handed the ball to Bakerian who plowed straight

ahead behind Chris Lalas, Kurt Rainey, Jake

Saracinel lo and the rest of the JRD offensive l ine to

the 46 for a 1 st down. On 1 st down, Schwoerer was

stopped for a 2 yd loss and Bakerian picked up 2

yards back to the original l ine of scrimmage. On 3rd

down, Schwoerer picked up 5 yds, leaving a 4th and 5. Pizzico came on to punt and sent Ridge

back to their 20, where it was fielded and returned 80yds for a touchdown. The extra point was

good and Ridge led 1 6-0. Ridge kicked off to the JRD 43. A first

down loss to the 38 and Schwoerer's run for no gain brought up 3rd

and 1 5. An incomplete pass and a Pizzico punt sent Ridge back to

their 1 9. Ridge, attempting a pass, was picked off by Cozzi at the 27

with a minute left in the half. But the JRD was unable to get into the

end zone and the half ended.

The 3rd quarter started with the JRD attempting an onside

kick. The special teams unit of Alex Sias, Randy Behn, Randy Yang,

Bakerian, Cozzi, Pizzico, Totten, Callahan, Schwoerer, Kurdyla and

Rowan Quintero rushed to the ball , but Ridge recovered on their own

49. The Ridge drive was stopped at the JRD 25 when Kurdyla broke

up a 3rd down pass at the 1 0 and the l ine of Sposato, Cozzi,

Bakerian and Hough forced an incomplete pass on 4th down. The JRD took over at the 25.

Totten now in at QB, hand off to Pizzico who ran to the 27. A penalty on Ridge moved the ball

up to the 40. On 2nd down, Bakerian gained 5 to the 45. But a penalty moved the ball back to

the 35. Another penalty, this time on Ridge, moved the ball up to the 45. Sti l l 2nd down,

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Schwoerer was stopped for no gain. Pizzico then picked

up 2 yds to the 47. On 4th down, an incomplete pass

gave the ball back to Ridge on the JRD 47 & the 3rd

quarter ended.

In 4th quarter action, another Ridge drive was

halted by the stubborn defense of Bakerian, Hough,

Saracinel lo, McClel lan, Lalas, Cozzi, Sposato, Rainey

and Callahan up front, while the secondary of Quintero,

Schwoerer, Jaiden Taylor, Totten and Kurdyla blanketed

the Ridge receivers. Ridge punted down to the JRD 1 5. The offense got started with Schwoerer

gaining 8 yds to the 23. Bakerian picked up 2 and a 1 st down. Schwoerer's run to the 27 was

fol lowed by a screen pass to Schwoerer that was good for 1 2 yds to the 39 and another 1 st down.

A false start on the JRD moved the ball back to the 34. A

fumble was recovered by the JRD for a loss back to the 30.

An incomplete pass and a nice 3rd down run by Pizzico to

the 44 setup 4th and 5. Tottens pass to Schwoerer was

caught just out of bounds, but was ruled pass interference on

Ridge and the JRD had a 1 st down at the Ridge 40. An

incomplete pass and great reception by Pizzico at the 23

gave the JRD their best scoring opportunity of the night. With

less than a minute to go, Totten spiked the ball on 1 st down

to allow time to set up the next play. A couple incomplete passes and a short gain was all the JRD

could do before time ran out. Final score Ridge 1 6, JRD 0.

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Congratulations to all of our 8th graders! Best of luck in thefuture. Come back and visit us often! Remember, once an FMF

athlete, ALWAYS an FMF athlete. Thank you for being a partof the FMF Family.



Greetings!

For many of us who work for large companies, this time of year is when the annualUnited Way drive is run by their employer. What many people may not realize is thatsince Flemington Midget Football is a federal ly recognized non-profit organization isthat you can choose to direct your United Way donation directly to FMF! If yourcompany uses the United Way online system for donation, you can look up FMFdirectly as part of the process. You can then choose to direct a portion (or your entireamount) of your United Way donation to FMF.

FMF wil l use these donations as part of our general funds in our budget. We wil lthen use these funds for needed equipment or for field improvements in 201 5. Asalways, any donations made to FMF (where services are not directly received) aretax deductible.

As always, we are thankful for any monetary donations any individual or businesscan make to FMF. Our registration fees and mandatory fundraising (ie Tag Day andRaffle tickets) only cover ~50% of our expenses and the rest we obtain throughspecial fundraising and donations.

Please contact me if you have any questions regarding United Way donations.

Thank you,

Mark ColeTreasurerFlemington Midget Footballmark.cole@flemingtonmidgetfootbal l .com

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REPORTER WANTED:

We are sti l l looking for a parent volunteer to create weekly game write ups for this team. If anyparent is interested in fulfi l l ing their volunteer requirement as a game reporter, please contact ourVolunteer Coordinator Jeannie Whalen at jeannie@flemingtonmidgetfootbal l .com.

We hope to see your write-up here next week.

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PHOTOGRAPHERS WANTED:

We are looking for pictures from your game. I f you take pictures, please post them to Facebook onthe Hunterdon Jr. Red Devils Football page and label them "JRD Varsity Patriot". I f you are not onFacebook, please email 3 or 4 of your best shots to Jennifer Torres [email protected].

We hope to see your pictures here next week.



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PIONEER JVThe Flemington Pioneers Junior Varsity team met

up with the Steele Hil l Bul ldogs for their homecoming

game on Saturday. Despite good blocking by Logan

Arteaga, Dylan Gabriel, and Brandon Mullen, the

Bulldogs were able to score three unanswered

touchdowns in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, quarterback Jake “Soup”

Campbell paired up with players Vincent Luciano, Seth

Gould, and Owen Bil l to try to run the ball in, yet the

Bulldog’s were able to score another touchdown.

The third quarter saw neither team scoring with players Kevin Reil ly, Avery Gould, and

Aaron Importico bringing down the Bulldogs’ bal l carrier. A fumble by Steele Hil l was recovered by

Logan Burke.

The fourth quarter saw a great tackle by Brody Hicks and good blocking by Sean Reil ly,

Aidan Portnoy, and Nick Robben, but two additional Bul ldog touchdowns brought the final score

to 38-0 in the Pioneer’s last game of the season.

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REPORTER WANTED:




We are looking for pictures from your game. I f you take pictures, please post them to Facebook onthe Hunterdon Jr. Red Devils Football page and label them "JRD JV Skylands". I f you are not onFacebook, please email 3 or 4 of your best shots to Jennifer Torres [email protected].


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REPORTER WANTED:




We are looking for pictures from your game. I f you take pictures, please post them to Facebook onthe Hunterdon Jr. Red Devils Football page and label them "JRD JV Patriot". I f you are not onFacebook, please email 3 or 4 of your best shots to Jennifer Torres [email protected].


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The Flemington Pioneers Peewee team fell to the

Steele Hil l Bul ldogs 26-6 this week. The Pioneers were

lead by a touchdown run by Xavier Arteaga. Offensively,

Parker Kinsley carried the ball for big gains, Zachary

Schulz ran for 1 0 yards and Justin Wil l iamson ran for 6

yards. Also carrying the ball for yards was Ryan Winters,

Brendan Morrison, Nick White, Ryan Coury, Javier Davis,

and Demetrius Preston. QB Jimmy Mulvaney completed a

passed to Devon Falvo to pick up a 1 st down. Danny Loss

recovered a fumble to give possession to the Pioneers. On the defense, Bobby Pasquale,

Michael Saus, and Seth Leeds had tackles to stop the Bulldogs. Also seeing playing time on

the offense and defense was Connor Mitchell , Danny Ferguson, Jacob Lachow, Juelz Davis

and Kenny Burk. Great Season Peewees!


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What a game! What an amazing, intense, loud, rowdy game!! The JRD Peewees took on a tough Ridge Blue

Devils team in Basking Ridge, New Jersey this past weekend. Two of the JRD key linemen, Wyatt & Walter Ditzig,

unfortunately were unable to make the game. Running backs, Cole Gray and Jorden Craddock, fi l led in for them in their

absence. The JRD jumped out in front of Ridge early in the first quarter when Brian Dempsey handed the ball off to

Joey Valentino who ran a sweep right and then turned back left for a 50 yd TD. The JRD were unable to add the extra

point. The Jr. Red Devils led 6-0.

On the first play of the 2nd quarter, Ridge scored a touchdown to tie the score. Ridge kicked an extra point,

giving them an 8-6 lead. Both teams were able to move the ball in the 1 st half, but penalties, turnovers and great

defensive plays stopped their drives. In the 1 st half, Joey Valentino forced a fumble, which was recovered by the JRD.

Jack Brunetti also picked off a Ridge pass and ran it back about 1 0 yds. With about 20 seconds left in the 1 st half,

Ridge ran a sweep left for 23 yds. Valentino made a game saving tackle on the JRD 5 yd line as the half expired. Ridge

led 8-6 at the half.

There was just something in the air that fueled the kids and our fans in the 2nd half. The fans got louder and

louder, cheering on the kids & the JRD responded. Ridge and the JRD exchanged possessions during the 3rd quarter.

The JRD received key runs from Dempsey, Cole Gray, Jakob Saus, Tommy Brunetti and Craddock and great blocks

from Shane Sull ivan, Daniel Reina, Bennett Cayero, Zachary Ghanim, Jacob Tocci, and Kevin Li.

Early in the 4th quarter, the JRD defense, which consisted of Jacob Tocci, Connor Gray, Mateo Brito, Craddock,

Evan Amato, Valentino, Wil l iam Cella, Saus, Cole Gray, Dempsey, Tommy Brunetti , Jack Brunetti , Ghanim and Cayero,

made Ridge turn the ball over to the JRD on downs. On the next possession, Cella started things off with a 23 yd run,

moving the ball to the Ridge 32 yard l ine. Valentino and Cella exchanged touches, moving the ball down to the Ridge

1 2 yd line. As the JRD moved the ball downfield, the crowd got louder and louder. The crowd was unbelievable, pacing

back and forth on the sidel ines as the kids moved the ball downfield. Joey Valentino then ran it in for a 1 2 yard

touchdown, giving the Jr. Red Devils the lead 1 2-8.

The Jr. Red Devils were pumped up. They stopped Ridge on their next possession, causing them to turn the

ball over again on downs. The JRD then held on to the ball , methodical ly moving it downfield on an 11 play drive. The

JRD turned the ball over to Ridge on downs at the Ridge 31 yd l ine. The kids knew that this would be the last drive for

Ridge with time running out on the clock. Ridge called a pass play and had a receiver open. As the ball was just about

in the Ridge receiver's hands, Cole Gray dove and stretched out in a horizontal position and batted the ball away as

time expired. I t was simply an amazing game!

Joey Valentino led all runners with 1 25 yards and Wil l iam Cella added 96 yards on the ground.

The Jr. Red Devils won the game by a score of 1 2-8. The JRD Peewees are now 6-1 -1 in the standings. In their

final game, the Jr. Red Devils wil l take on Del Val at home at Hunterdon Central High School.


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The Flemington Pioneer Flag Football Team

ended their season on a high note with a 4-2 victory

over the Steele Hil l Bul l Dogs at the FMF complex on

Saturday. The Pioneers played valiantly throughout

the game under the strong leadership of Coaches

Joe Pasquale, Dave Ball , Mike Contaldi, Marc Hicks,

Brian Picariel lo, and Bob Fiore. The Pioneers came

on strong with an 80-yard touchdown by Joey

Pasquale on the 2nd play of the game. Major stops

were made on the Hulk Defense by Joey Rawlins,

Kasey Kinsley, and Dylan Blackmore. The Pioneers

struck again when Connor Hoffman took the snap on a quarterback keeper to score another

touchdown. The Pioneers maintained their

formidable defense as Andrew Cella, Brody

Picariel lo and Ray Johnson kept the Bull Dogs at

bay with their tackles. The Bull Dogs eventual ly

squeezed out a long run, but Cade Contaldi shut

down any chances of a score with a touchdown

saving tackle. The first half ended 2-0 for the

Pioneers.

The Bull Dogs answered back early in the second

half with a touchdown on their first possession, however,

Ethan Washington quickly responded with a 60-yard

touchdown on the very next play bringing the score to 3-1

Pioneers. The Pioneers continued to prevent any scoring by

Steele Hil l . Successive runs were made by Ned Johnson

and Tucker Hicks before Ethan Washington made another

run for a 4th Pioneer score. Though Steele Hil l was able to

make one more touchdown, it was not enough to stop

another victory for the Pioneers. Final score Pioneers 4,

Steele Hil l 2. Great season boys!

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JAMES L. "JIMMY" WILSONOur Number One Fan

Jimmy Wilson left a lasting memory with everyone who visited Pioneer Field throughout the 1 980's and early1 990's. While his wheelchair kept him from taking part on the field, it couldn't keep him from being part of theteam. At the end of every summer, l ike the changing of the seasons, Jimmy was there to usher in footbal l

season. He was as much a part of the Pioneer family as the crack of pads echoing through the crisp autumn airand the roar of the crowd on game day. For close to a decade, Jimmy never missed a game, indeed, he nevermissed a practice in al l of his time with us. His love for the game and for the team was infectious and wil l beforever remembered. In 1 994, after his passing, the organization recognized Jimmy's contribution to our family

by naming the playing field after him and retiring the number one jersey, in memory of their #1 fan.

JOSEPH YASHKAS6/4/85 - 4/29/00 : Forever a Pioneer

Joey Yashkas was a Pioneer through and through. He played football for the program and was a greatteammate and a key member of the team from his peewee days through his eigth grade season. As much ashe loved football and his teammates, Joey also loved racing motorcycles. I t was this love that took Joey from usfar too soon. After the tragic motorcycle accident that took his l ife in 2000, the organization retired his number55 and decreed that in remembrance of Joey and Jimmy, their numbers 1 and 55 be painted in the corner of the

endzone for every home game so that they wil l always be part of our family.


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CEFMF Magazine - Covering Central Hunterdon’s Premier Youth Football and Cheer Program

HISTORICALACHIEVEMENTS

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These are the accomplishments we have documented evidence for, there have been severaladditional championships in the organization’s history whose details have been lost to themists of time. If you have any information regarding past FMF championships not listed

here, please contact [email protected]. Thank You.

1 974Midget Football: Undefeated SeasonMidget Football: WCMFLChampions

1975Biddy Football: WCMFLChampions

1978Biddy Football: WCMFLRunner-Up


1982Midget Football: WCMFLRunner-Up

1986Biddy Football: Friendship Bowl Winner vs EastonMidget Football: Friendship Bowl Winner vs EastonMidget Football: WCMFLChampions


1990Pony (Peewee) Football: Undefeated SeasonPony (Peewee) Football: WCMFLChampionsBiddy Football: Undefeated/Unscored OnBiddy Football: WCMFLChampions

1991Midget Football: WCMFLChampions

1992Biddy Football: WCMFLRunner-Up

1993Biddy Football: WCMFLSouth Division ChampionsBiddy Football: WCMFLChampionsMidget Football: WCMFLRunner-Up

1995Midget Football: WCMFLSouth Division ChampionsMidget Football: WCMFLChampions

1996Midget Football: WCMFLCo-Champions

1997Midget Football: WCMFLRunner-Up

1998Peewee Football: WCMFLSemi-Finalst

2001Peewee Football: WCMFLSemi-FinalistBiddy Football: WCMFLChampionsMidget Football: WCMFLChampions

2002Peewee Football: WCMFLChampionsBiddy Football: WCMFLChampions

2003Biddy Football: WCMFLSemi-FinalistMidget Football: WCMFLChampions

2004Biddy Football: WCMFLSemi-FinalistMidget Football: WCMFLSemi-Finalist

2005Midget Football: WCMFLSemi-Finalist

2006Biddy Football: WCMFLSemi-FinalistMidget Football: WCMFLRunner-Up

2007Biddy Football: WCMFLSemi-FinalistMidget Football: Undefeated Regular SeasonMidget Football: WCMFLSemi-Finalist

2008Biddy Football: WCMFLChampionsMidget Football: WCMFLSemi-Finalist

2009Midget Football: WCMFLSemi-FinalistMidget Cheer: American School & Rec CheerRunner-UpBiddy Cheer: American School & Rec CheerChampions

2010Peewee Football: WCMFLChampionsVarsity Football: WCMFLSemi-FinalistExtended Cheer: UCAGarden State Challenge ChampionsExtended Cheer: UCASr. Rec Northeast Region ChampionsExtended Cheer: UCASr. Rec NATIONALCHAMPION

2011Varsity Football: WCMFLSemi-FinalistPeewee Football: JSFC Undefeated Patriot Division ChampionsExtended Cheer: UCASr. Rec Northeast Region ChampionsExtended Cheer: UCASr. Rec National Runner-Up

2012Varsity Football: WCMFLRunner-UpVarsity Football: JSFC “31 Bowl” Winner vs NorthExtended Cheer: UCASr. Rec Northeast Region ChampionsExtended Cheer: UCASr. Rec National Finalist

2013JV Football: JSFC Skylands Runner-UpExtended Cheer: UCASr. Rec Northeast Region ChampionsExtended Cheer: UCASr. Rec National Runner-Up




THANK YOU

The FMF Board of Trustees would l ike to extend a special Thank You to:

and

Eric Sias andMadalta Enterprises LLCGeneral Contracting

908.751 [email protected]

30 Years of Experience

The children and famil ies of Flemington Midget Football wil l be forevergrateful for al l of the generosity, dedication and hard work you put intopreparing our new field house and cheer building. You went above and

beyond in your work and for that we want to say. . .

201 4 Freshman

Aimone, Justin

Anerel la, Lucas

Crespo, Angelo

Dean, Daniel

DeCicco, Nicholas

Eggemann, Danny

Guididas, Jacob

Heiderberger, Karl

Hendricks, Isaiah

Holdsworth, Michael

Hughes, Ryan

Jensen, RJ

Kovi, Jack

Lacombe, Quentin

Lockrey, Ryan

McLellan, Michael

Mitrow, Brian

Mordeci, Jackson

Owens, Evan

Proscia, Kyle

Sarmir, Peyton

Stevenson, DJ

Valentino, Anthony

Woodell , Jameson

Zahos, Nick

201 4 Sophmores

Joyce,Conall

Schnitzlein, Anthony

Walker, Liam

Leeds, Blake

Fiorini, Evan

Lopuzzo, Stephen

Amaker, Khalid

Ensl in, Mike

Knight, Andrew

Kovacs, Bil ly

Batten, Devan

Salem, Zach

Quintero, Chris

Scheier, David

D'Agostino, Nick201 2 SENIORS

Keegan Hickey

Blaze Mantineo

Evan Boelter

Matt Gwidz

Bryan Duncan

Don Savacool

The following FMF Graduates represented Hunterdon Central Cheer in 201 4

Varsity:

J i l l Kakalecik

Samantha Schnitzlein

Nicole Bancroft

Megan Peake

Julia Skala

Quinn Hickey

Courtney Johnson

Gabby Luciano

Michaela Smith

Lindsey Pierle

Courtney McManus

Isabelle Parcel

Brianna Anderson


Best Wishes to ALL of Our Graduates!

We are Proud of YOU!page 41

201 4 Juniors

Butts, Malcolm

Mania, James

Wynkoop, Walt

Coakley, Ben

Gallo, Tyler

Vitale, Dominick

Coury, Steven

Zahos, Tommy

Whalen, Bil ly

Busher, Jake

Gabel, Tyler

Young, Austin

Rodriguez, Josh

201 3 Seniors

Diehl, Mark

Mitrow, Nick

Barr, Stephen

Wideman, Jordan

Jr Varsity:

Apri l Striker

Brooke Livoti

Rachel Beckman

Taylor Coury

Colleen Ross

Lexi Amiano

Alexis Oyediran

Kari Jensen

Lauren Krause

Kate Schnell

Alyssa Gottl ieb

Haley Kinney

FMFALUM

NI201 4 Seniors

Shoemaker, Kevin

Matheny, Kevin

Aquino, Leo

Navarro, Erik

Lippert, Bobby

Bindas, Tadd

Delaware Valley HS Football

Jack Branowski - Sophomore '1 4

The following FMF Graduates represented Hunterdon Central Football in 201 2, 201 3 & 201 4


OFFICERSCraig Torres – Interim President

Scott Emmons - Vice President

Mark Cole – Treasurer

Jeannie Whalen – Secretary

Sheila Beckman – Director of Cheer

Dan Eggemann – Director of Football

TRUSTEESGeorgio Vuolde - JSFC Football Contact

Jen Morrison – Pictures & Events

Paige McClel lan – One Day Events

Anne Gorski - Team Coordinators

Tina Gruber - SpiritWear/Snack Shack

Bob Fiore - Registration

Victoria Brito - Fundraising

Joe Pasquale - Equipment

Debbie Portnoy - Fundraising

Jason Hart - Fundraising

Bob Loss - Registration

Ralph Juergensen - Grounds/Maintenance


As of January 201 4, long time board members Tom Luciano, Len Darrow, and Doreenand Don Stevenson, have official ly retired from the board. Their contributions to the

program cannot be measured and though the children of our community may not realizeit, we would not be the program we are today without their dedication and effort. Theywil l sti l l remain around the fields helping out. I f you see them, pleae join me in offering

them a heartfelt "thank you"!

Are you interested in becoming a member of the board? Hard working, motivatedindividuals are needed to help continue the 46-year tradition of excellence at FMF.Board membership is also an opportunity to help shape the future of the premier

footbal l and cheer program in the central Hunterdon region. For more information onhow to become a board member, contact craig. torres@flemingtonmidgetfootbal l .com

Want to get more involved but not sure if you want to become a board member? Weneed motivated parents to fi l l commitee positions and help make our children's FMFexperience the best it can be. Contact scott.emmons@flemingtonmidgetfootbal l .com

for more information.

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