(April 29, 2006) ?C Quarterback Derric Daniels hooked up with Sylvester Clarke for a 37-yard touchdown pass for the game??s lone touchdown to lead the Maroon team to a 10-2 win over the White team as the Fordham Football Rams wrapped up their 2006 spring practice schedule today with the annual Spring Game on Murphy Field.
??This was a good chance to see what we have at Fordham and to determine how we can put them in a position to win,?? said head coach Tom Masella. ??As a coach you always want to be a little further advanced but I think the players did a good job this spring picking up and understanding the tempo we want them to play at.??
The Rams were without the services of a few injured starters (running backs James Prydatko and Jonte Coven, linebacker Marcus Taylor and defensive lineman Jay Edwards) which allowed some other players to step up and see what they can do. Leading the ground game for the Maroon team was running back Henry Kirlew who gained 35 yards on 21 carries while Daniels completed 10 of 16 passes for 118 yards with Clarke finishing with four catches for 55 yards.
Defensively for the White team, Ryan Kleve made a game-high six tackles, five solo, including a sack and a tackle for a loss while Eduardo Boza also finished with six tackles, four solo, including one for a loss.
The Maroon got on the board first, taking the ball on its second possession at the White 40 and moving down to the one where Micah Clukey connected on an 18-yard field goal.
Later in the game, the Maroon team was trapped deep in its own end when the ball was snapped over Daniels?? head and out of the endzone for a White safety.
The Maroon came right back, scoring on its next possession as Daniels drove the squad from its own 35 to the White 37 where he got the defense to freeze on a pump fake and lofted the ball to an open Clarke for the 37-yard score.
??We ran the ball a lot on offense with only one turnover which was good,?? said Masella. ??But we need to improve on our ability to run the ball effectively and we also need to do a better job converting on third downs.??
The Rams will open their 2006 season on Saturday, September 2nd when they host Monmouth University on Jack Coffey Field at 6:00 p.m.
First Offense (Maroon)
Donovan Boyd
Mike Breznicky
Jason Caldwell
Sylvester Clarke
Jonte Coven
Derric Daniels
Matthew Graham (both)
Ty Hogan
Peter Jannen
Henry Kirlew
Bo Marchand
Mike Melvin
Mike Nardone
Richard Rayborn
Justin Sarabaez
Anthony Silvestro
Craig Stevens
Joe Welton
First Defense (White)
Eduardo Boza
Chad Brooks
Fonzie Culver
Matt Donahue
Earl Hudnell
Josh Jenrette
Ryan Kleve
Varron Knights
Bruce Lee
Ray Loney
Matt Loucks
Ryan Mehra
Steve Orts
Dominique Owens
Marcus Taylor
Second Offense (White)
Seth Anderson
Mike Andrews
Josh Arcadia
Rick Bencivenni
Alex Brown
Jason Figura
Robert Fioravanti
Kenneth Jones
T.J. Jordan
Cody Kritzer
Mark Meehan
Patrick Mitchell
Anthony Myres
Jeff Van Note
Tom Wessel
Second Defense (Maroon)
Rich Cerullo
Chris Cowan (both)
Zach Dayton
Greg DeMarco
Josh Jenrette
Nahom Kidanamariam
John Marinelli
Klugy Mathurin
Bu Ogunsanya
Sam Orah
Larry Rhea
Dan Scilleri
Mike Techtmann
KenThompson
Fordham Spring Game
April 29, 2006 - Murphy Field
Rushing (Attempts-Yards):
Henry Kirlew 21-35, Derric Daniels 11-11, Jason Figura 8-20
Passing (Completion-Attempts-Interceptions-Yards):
Derric Daniels 10-16-0-118, Josh Arcadia 6-8-62, T.J. Jordan 1-4-1-24.
Receiving (Receptions-Yards):
Sylvester Clarke 4-55, Henry Kirlew 3-40, Jeff Van Note 2-30, Patrick Mitchell 2-25, Richard Rayborn 2-16, Seth Anderson 1-24, Bo Marchand 1-7.
Interceptions (Number-Yards-TDs):
Nahom Kidanamariam 1-19-0.
Tackles (UA-A-Sacks-For Loss-PBU):
Ryan Kleve 5-1-1-1-0, Eduardo Boza 4-2-0-1-0, Dominique Owens 4-0-0-0-1, Bruce Lee 3-0-0-1-0, Fonzie Culver 3-0-0-0-0, Earl Hudnell 2-1-0-0-0, Ryan Mehra 2-0-0-2-0, Chad Brooks 2-0-0-1-0, Ken Thompson 2-0-0-0-0, Matt Loucks 1-1-0-0-0, Dan Scillieri 0-2-0-1-0, Nahom Kidanamariam 2-0-0-0-0, Klugy Mathurin 2-0-2-0-0, Bu Ogunsanya 1-0-1-0-0, John Marinelli 1-0-0-0-1, Larry Rhea 1-0-0-0-0, Raymond Loney 0-1-0-0-0.
