T-Bolts 2006 Season Recap

Ages 9, 10, and 11 Weight 75 - 120lbs End of Season Max 129lbs

Age 12 Weight 75 - 100lbs End of Season Max 109lbs

Co-Head Coach - Biggie Hollis
Co-Head Coach - Mike Bartee
Assistant Coaches - Kenny Harris, Dwayne Martin, Rick Anderson, Earl Bradshaw
Team Mother - Lauretta Truesdell
Team Nurse - Rhonda Bell
Trainer - James (lil' Biggs) Hollis 3rd

Photos by YTL parents Dan and Luanne Bogue.

T-Bolts RUN out of time , 7-0 Against Monroe-Woodbury

In a furious effort to offset being down 7-0, the T-Bolts Joe Clarke (16), Pop Edney(3) and Donovan Powell(21) led an attempted comeback drive with less than one minute left in a hard fought defensive game. After two long passes from Clarke to Powell that put the ball on the Crusader 35 yard line, time ran out.

Coach Hollis praised the efforts of his entire team. Defensive standouts included John-Luke Bogue(10), Gavin Harley (24), Enrique Valencia (32), Ray Ortiz-Ganley(66), and Nivan Stufano(27).

T-Bolts Rebound with 13-7 Win 9/17/06

The Pee Wee Thunderbots rebounded this past weekend against another tough opponent with a 13-7 win at home. This game featured tough defense by both teams until the T-Bolts marched downfield with strong runs by the backfield of Gavin Harley (24), Khalil "Pop" Edney (3) and Donovan Powell (21). This drive ended with a 1 yard touchdown by quarterback Joe Clarke (16). The T-Bolts continued to play tough defense led by Ray Ganley-Ortiz (69) and Michael Nazario (77). Edney(3) then put the game away with a spectaculat 70 yard touchdown run.

T-Bolts Fall 16-0 Against North Rockland 9/24/06

The Pee wee T-Bolts faced another tough test against The Red Raiders of North Rockland and were unable to defeat them. Thanks to the running of Khalil Edney (3), Donovan Powell (21) and Gavin harley (24) the T-bolts moved the ball all day but were unable to score when near the red-zone. With the offense bogged down North Rockland was able to score once in each half to conmplete the scoring.

The T-bolts staff praised the efforts of John Bogue (10), Enrique Valencia (32), Rashaan Davis (1), Paul Verni (75) and Jose Encarnacion (43).

T-Bolts And Edney Sprint To Victory 10/01/06

On Sunday 10/01/06 The Pee Wee T-Bolts faced another tough Eastchester team. The history of this rivalry proved true as it was a low scoring, defensive game. These games are usually decided by which team makes the least mistakes, combined with one or two outstanding plays. On this day the outstanding play was provided by Khalil "Pop" Edney. The T-Bolts were behind 6-0 when their defense stopped Eastchester and received the ball on their own 15 yard line. There was only 1:58 left in the fourth quarter. After two short passes to Donovan Powell (21), Coach Hollis instructed Quarterback Edney to "take it". And he did. Seemingly dropping back to pass, Edney pulled the ball down and began to run up the middle, avoiding tackles and outrunning the Eastchester defense for a 75 yard touchdown. The T-bolt extra point was successful and the comeback was complete.

This hard fought game was low scoring but exciting as both teams threatened to score many times. The T-Bolt offense was hi-lighted by the strong running of Cohl Saunders (20). The T-Bolt defenders responsible for holding Eastchester long enough for Edney to score was lead by Ray Ganley (66), Enrique Valencia (32), John Luke Bogue (10), Gavin Harley (24), Joe Clarke (16), Paul Verni (75) and Justin Cox (40).

T-Bolts Called Back 20-0 10/08/06

Coach Hollis and the Pee Wee T-Bolts traveled to play a tough Bergen County Bronocos team on Sunday 10/8/06, and were unable to upset them. Bergen County receieved the kickoff and moved downfield on its initial drive, despite good defense by T-Bolts Justin Cox (40), Pop Edney (3) and Gavin Harley (24).

The T-Bolts were able to counter with a drive that moved the ball to the Bergen County 45 yard line. On fourth down the T-Bolts were in punt formation with Edney (3) back to punt. However, Edney pulled the ball down and passed it to a wide open Donovan Powell (21). Powell then eluded two tacklers and sprinted to the end-zone. Unfortunately, the T-Bolts had a penalty on the play and the touchdown was negated..

Bergen County was able to score once again before the half and once in the fourth quarter to complete the score of 20-0.

The T-Bolt offense was hi-lighted by the strong running of Pop Edney(3) and Harley(24) along with the pass recieving of Powell (21). The T-Bolt defense was lead by Ray Ganley (66), Enrique Valencia (32), John Luke Bogue and (10), Joe Clarke (16).

T-Bolts Slide 30-7 10/15/06

A week after facing a Bergen County team with one loss the T-Bolts faced an undefeated New City team that had outscored its opponents 121-6. Another good team, another tough loss for the T-Bolts. As usual the T-Bolts never gave up and continuely drove the football until miscues stopped the drives. The defense played much better than the score indicated and the offense was hi-lighted by a 1 yard pass to Donovan Powell (21)from Pop Edney (3) that Powell turned into a spectacular 92 yard touchdown in which he made 5 would be tacklers miss. Edney (3) then added the extra point with a basketball style "jump for it" pass from quarterback Joe Clarke (16).

The T-Bolt offense was hi-lighted by the running of Pop Edney(3, Gavin Harley(24), and Cohl Saunders (20) and the pass recieving of Powell (21). The T-Bolt defense was lead by Ray Ortiz-Ganley (66), Enrique Valencia (32), and John Luke Bogue(10).

T-Bolts Right On Time 28-0 10/22/06

On Sunday 10/22/06, the T-Bolts hard work and talent all came together versus Suffern in a 28-0 victory. The T-Bolt offense was once again led by the duo of "Pop Edney(3) and Donovan Powell(21). Edney(3) scored on runs of thirty yards and 10 yards to open the scoring. Powell (21) showed his versatility by returning a Suffern punt 40 yards for a touchdown. The T-Bolts other score came on a touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Clarke(16) to receiver John-Luke Bogue(10). Suffern was able to get in scoring position on at least three different occasions, but the T-Bolt defense, led by Gavin Harley(24), Cohl Saunders(20), and Ray Ganley-Ortiz(66) was able to hold Suffern. Joe Clarke (16) ended the game and preserved the shutout with an interception in the closing seconds.

Coach Hollis and the young T-Bolts team return to action next week against Orangetown looking to even their record and build on the performance from Sunday.

T-Bolts Shutout Another 18-0 10/29/06

A week after putting up 28 and allowing zero points the Pee Wee T-Bolts attempted to duplicate last weeks performance with an impressive 18-0 victory against Orangetown. After battling for field position, the T-Bolts Gavin Harley(24) scored from 35 yards out in the first quarter. Running by Cohl Saunders (20) and passes from "Pop" Edney(3) to Donovan Powell(21) setup a Edney(3) 40 yard touchdown scamper around left end, in which he weaved in and out of the grasp of several Orangetown defenders. The second half began with Powell(21) receiving the kickoff and running across field for a 40 yard return that ended on the Orangetown 32 yard line. Quarterback Joe Clarke then hit receiver Jose Encarnacion(43) for a twenty yard touchdown, ending the scoring.

T-Bolts Finish Strong 19-7 11/12/06

In a show of offense, the Pee Wee T-Bolts showed that it doesn't matter who is calling the plays or what plays they are, they have the talent to perform when they play at their best. While playing a Monroe-Woodbury team who defeated them 7-0 in the first game of the season, the T-Bolts showed they are a different team now.

The offense featured a picture perfect 53 yard bomb from quarterback Joe Clarke(16) to speedster Donovan Powell(21), in which Powell caught it in stride and ran for the first score of the game. The defense then got in on the action with strong support from Justin Cox(40), Gavin Harley(24) and Ray ("Macho")Ganley-Ortiz. Monroe Woodbury was able to tie the score when quarterback Khalil Edney(3) attempted to salvage a play by throwing a pass while in the grasp of a Crusader defender. The pass was caught and returned for a touchdown by Monroe-Woodbury. Edney(3) made up for it on another possession by hitting a streaking Powell(21) with a sideline pass of 30 yards that Powell caught and ran to the 5 yard line. Edney(3) then finished off the drive with a touchdown run. The T-Bolts are usually known as a running team but on this day there were a lot of footballs in the air as quarterbacks Clarke(16) and Edney(3) passed to Powell(21) and John-Luke Bogue(10) to sustain drives. Powell(21) ended the scoring with his second touchdown catch from Edney(3) of over 40 yards to help the T-Bolts finish strong.

Other players who contributed to this vicory were Dwayne Deloatch(84), Cohl Saunders(20), Jihad Brogdan(42), Oscar Licea(44), Nivon Stufano(27) and Randle Pierre(48).

T-BOLTS FALL IN TWIN CITY CLASSIC 11/25/06

On 11/25/06 of Thanksgiving weekend the Pee Wee T-Bolts traveled to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for the Twin City Classic and suffered a 32-7 loss to Maryland. This was a tough game to watch as the Maryland team showed up in purple and black uniforms that nearly matched the T-Bolts all purple home uniforms. At halftime of this game the T-Bolts added a white strip of tape to their helmets to help distinguish their players from the Maryland team.

The T-Bolt offense opened  with a classic T-bolt drive featuring the running of Gavin Harley, Donovan Poweell and Cohl Saunders. Quarterbacks Khalil "Pop" Edney and Joe Clarke displayed the passing to Powell and ends Jose Encarnacion and John-Luke Bogue that has been successful all season. However, the T-Bolts turned the ball over in the redzone of the Maryland team twice and also had an interception returned for a touchdown.

The Maryland team lead at the half 13-0 and quickly added a third quarter touchdown before the T-Bolt offense moved the ball downfield.. Quarterback Joe Clarke then ran a quarterback draw 13 yards for a touchdown. Clarke then passed to Khalil Edney for the extra point, reducing the score to 18-7 with 12 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the momentum on the T-Bolts side.  But the Maryland team was able to score again with 6 minutes to go increasing the lead to 25-7.

Players for the T-bolts who traveled and participated in the 2006 Twin City Classic were Anthony Basso John-Luke Bogue, Jihad Brogdon, Akil Brown, Joe Clarke, Justin Cox, Rashaan Davis, Dwayne Deloatch, Khalil Edney, Jose Encarnacion, Ray Ganley-Ortiz, Gavin Harley, Oscar Licea, Nicholas Mauro, Michael Nazario, Marcelo Neto, Armani Parker, Donovan Powell, Omar Pulido, Cohl Saunders, Nivon Stufano, Enrique Valencia, and Paul Verni.