Raiders 100s cap undefeated season with championship
The 100-pound Pee Wee Bethlehem Raiders squad completed an 11-0 undefeated season with a 6-0 victory over the Forks Township Falcons in the S-BMYFL American Conference Championship on Sunday, Nov. 10, at Parkland High School Stadium.
The Raiders jumped out to a 6-0 lead midway through the first quarter on a touchdown run by Kyndred Wright. Forks put together several good drives that were eventually thwarted by the Raiders defense.
The game consisted of a defensive battle throughout with standout efforts by Kayden Cruz, Deante' Crawford, Rafi Harrington, Malachi McNeil and CJ Bonser-Santos. The Raiders' defense gave up only two touchdowns throughout the entire 2013 season.
The offense scored an average of slightly over three touchdowns per game during the perfect season. Leading scorers during the season were QB Jaylin Freeman, RBs Kyndred Wright and Isaac Bringuez led by standout offensive line play by Erin Eisenhart, Hunter Shook and the entire offensive line.
The Raiders advanced to the championship game after defeating the Bethlehem Bulldogs in the semifinal playoff game 28-0 the previous week. The Raiders 2013 perfect season consisted of victories over Nazareth Clippers, Forks Falcons, Easton Lil Rovers, South Parkland Trojans, Bethlehem Steelers, Emmaus Green Hornets, Lower Macungie Mustangs, East Side Youth Center and Allentown Huskies.
The 100-pound Raiders are: #3 Jacob Wolfe (QB, S), #6 C.J. Bonser-Santos (TE, DE), #9 Malachi McNeil (TE, DE), #10 Jaylin Freeman (QB, S), #12 Isaac Bringuez (QB, S), #17 Malachi Thompkins (RB, CB), #20 Javian Misiak (RB, CB), #21 Rafi Harrington (RB, LB), #22 Kyndred Wright (RB, LB), #25 Ryan Stoffers (RB, LB), #30 Landon Foster (RB, DE), #34 Kayden Cruz (RB, CB), #40 Hunter Shook (G, DT), #47 Bryan-Luis Rivera (G, DT), #50 Anthony Rodriguez (G, DT), #52 Mekhi George (C, DT), #54 Thomas Flanagan (G, DT), #60 Justin Cartwright (C, DE), #65 Erin Eisenhart (T, DT), #69 Cesar Acosta (G, LB), #70 Shane Sinwell (G, DT), #71 Mekhi Denis (G, DT), #75 Dominic Colon (T, DT), #79 Kevin Govan (T, DT), #80 Deante' Crawford (TE, CB), #82 DJ Vincent (TE, NG), #85 Deonsae Bright (TE, DE), #88 Justin Diefenderfer (T, NG), #99 Gideon Garcia (G, DT). Head coach is Tom Picone, assistant coaches are: Mike Freeman, TI Wright, Tish Holmes, Barry Shook, Scott Roman, Zach Roman. Team Mom is Mirka Picone and bench mom is Dawn Wright.








