Bulletin Board: Franklin County Bulldogs, Frontier headed back to Super Bowls

The Franklin County Bulldogs advanced to the Suburban Amateur Football League Division 2 Super Bowl with a decisive 34-0 victory over Easthampton at Quaboag High School on Sunday.

Avery Lococo opened the scoring in the second quarter with a 13-yard rushing touchdown. Later in the quarter, Benjamin Woodard threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Lococo to give the Bulldogs a 12-0 halftime lead.

Jackson Puchalski galloped for a 60-yard touchdown in the third quarter. The Bulldogs got the ball right back when Treyvon Ndissi recovered a fumble. Lococo later scored on a 30-yard jet sweep for his third touchdown of the game.  The Bulldogs closed out the scoring when Puchalski ran for a 10-yard touchdown.

Woodard and Nathan Ortiz led the defense with five tackles each. Kaydin Snow-Rose added four tackles and forced a fumble.  Ndissi had four tackles to go along with his fumble recovery.  Dakari Crapps had four tackles and an interception.  Thomas Donohoe had a clutch interception to stop Easthampton from scoring late in the game.   

The Bulldogs will play in the SAFL Division 2 Super Bowl against the South Hadley Tigers on Saturday at East Longmeadow High School.

Franklin County Bulldogs (juniors) 12, South Hadley 8 — Justin Martin and Brock Puchalski both found the end zone in the Bulldogs’ semifinal victory over South Hadley. Running back Zion Carter had a big day on the ground for the Bulldogs. Phoenix Maynard, Silas Tefft and Damien McCarthy led a strong defensive effort. The Bulldogs advance to the Super Bowl with the win.

Frontier (juniors) 42, Quabbin 7 — The Redhawks are going back to the Super Bowl following their dominant win over Quabbin on Sunday.

Kyrie Petrizzi-Richmond, Johnny Stanisewski, Ryan Washburn and Lucas Charest led the scoring efforts for Frontier. Logan Elias and Braden Maloney anchored the offensive line, winning battles at the line of scrimmage and creating opportunities for the Redhawks’ playmakers.

Colson Hebert, Benjamin Griffin, and Matthew Griffin led the defensive effort. Silas Shulda and Peter Cellucci applied constant pressure, disrupting Quabbin’s offensive rhythm.

Frontier (9-0) advances to the Super Bowl to be played in East Longmeadow on Saturday. Time still to be determined.

Frontier (Pee-wee) 27, Quabbin 12 — The undefeated Redhawks soared into the Super Bowl with a win over Quabbin on Sunday. James Griffin, Colton Urkiel and Rush Moody powered the offense with touchdown runs while Veda Lynch, Rain Flanary-Hall, and Warren Pickert delivered outstanding blocking on the line. 

Easton Starr, Conor Bailey, Gaines Hebert and Ezrah Cooley came up with key tackles to help shut down Quabbin’s offense. Chase Warren added an impressive gain on the ground, helping move the Red Hawks downfield.

Frontier (7-0) advances to the Super Bowl against the Franklin County Bulldogs to be played in East Longmeadow on Saturday. Time still to be determined.

Franklin County Bulldogs (Pee-wee) 26, Ware 0 — Junior Eady accounted for three touchdowns in the Bulldogs’ win over Ware on Saturday. The victory sent the Bulldogs to the Super Bowl against undefeated Frontier. Eady had two touchdown passes to Remmy Verdery and caught another from Xavier McCarthy. He added 42 rushing yards in the game. McCarthy finished with 75 yards on the ground with a rushing touchdown.

Defensively, Cody Castine and Eady led the defense with five tackles each. Rowan Murphy, Holden Hobbs and Raphael McCarthy added two tackles to the defensive effort. Baylor Malone had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. recovery.