The SW Spartans Varsity team defeated the West Side Panthers 20-0 in the first round of the JAMFL playoffs Saturday at Persell Middle School. The Spartans dominated the game on both sides of the ball and advanced to the championship game of the Varsity B Division.

Jackson Rybicki led the offensive attack as he racked up 112 yards rushing and scored 2 TD’s on runs of 65 and 2 yards. Jarett Yuchnitz churned out 103 yards on the ground and scored a TD of his own on aan explosive 50 yard run. The offensive line played a great game once again and piled up 233 yards on the ground and controlled the clock as evident in their 9 minute drive to open the 3rd quarter. QB Cole Snyder connected with WR Jake Brecht on a 2 point conversion pass to end the scoring for the Spartans.

The defense played an outstanding game completely shutting down the Panther offense en route to their second shutout in a row. Jarett Yuchnitz led the way with 11 tackles, Jake Brecht had 8 tackles, Brendan Kennedy and Trevor Linkous added 5 tackles each and Maddie Sullivan and Brad Southwick each had 4. Jake Ferrari had an interception as well for the high flying Spartans defense. It was a tremendous team effort for SW. They really came together as a team and played with maximum effort throughout the entire contest.

The Spartans Varsity squad advances to the championship game of the B division and get another shot at their arch rivals, The Falconer Junior Falcons.

10/16/2010: Southwestern vs Dunkirk

The Southwestern Spartans JV beat the undefeated Dunkirk Marauders 14-13.

Dunkirk's Christopher Williams found the end zone early in the 1st to give Dunkirk the lead but it was SW's Luke Heil impressed the fans with his 80 yard run and then caught the great 2pt conversion pass from Derek Miller right before the half to give SW the lead.

The second half brought lots of defensive action from both sides. Jaden Correa led the defensive effort for Dunkirk while Vinny Certo (10 tackles, 1 fumble recovery) and Drew Shilling (10 tackles) led SW's Defense. Jake Valava dished out negative yardage again with his 6 tackles in the Marauder backfield. Dominic Certo showed his quickness by adding 3 tackles, 1 sack and caused a fumble while SW's defensive backs Justin Morris and Michael Walker each had touchdown saving tackles.

Running back Brian Burns increased SW's lead when he powered up the gut for a 39 yard TD run. With 13 seconds left in the game, Dunkirk's Christopher Williams found pay dirt again but SW's powerful defense proved to be too much and would not allow a 2pt conversion thus advancing the Southwestern Spartans to the 2010 JAMFL Championship Game this Saturday against The West Side Panthers at 12 noon at SWCS.

Spartans Staff