Post Season Honors and Tech Football Dinner

Following the end of the PSAL Post-season, several players from Brooklyn Tech's 2009 football team were honored for their play during the season.

Players selected to the Brooklyn Big 44 Team included:
Antoine Cummins
James Brown
Denzel McLarty
Michael Plonski
Tarrance Taylor

Players selected to play in the Reilly Classic All-Star Game included:
Ahmad Ahmed
Antoine Cummins
James Brown
Denzel McLarty *Game Captain
Tarrance Taylor
Tanber Zaman
Oyeleye Odewunmi

Players selected to the All-Boro Team, eligible to be named All-City in late January, included:
Antoine Cummins
James Brown
Denzel McLarty
Michael Plonski
Tarrance Taylor
Oyeleye Odewunmi

Denzel McLarty was named PSAL Player of the Week for his efforts in the 30-6 victory over Boys High in Week 9.

Michael Plonski was named to New York Post All-Brooklyn Second Team Defense. Oyeleye Odewunmi and Tarrance Taylor were Honorable Mention All Brooklyn.

Several Tech seniors are being recruited by college football programs such as Stony Brook, Marist, Wagner, CW Post, Southern Conn., RPI, Williams College, and others.

The Sixty-Seventh Annual Football Awards Dinner will be held at Sirico's Caterers, 8015-8023 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY on Friday evening January 8th, 2010 at 7pm sharp. Please contact Pat Cuzzocrea at pat_cuzz@yahoo.com to reserve a seat.

Tech Loses to Lincoln 25-6 in First Round of Playoffs

In a complete turnaround from last season's 3-6 record, Tech's 6-3 season seeded them 8th in the playoffs. It was the first time in five years that Tech had made it to the playoffs.

James Brown's kickoff was to the 28, and the defense came in. A ten yard run by Lincoln was followed by a 24 yard run. After that, Tech’s defense would only allow a total of 3 yards over the next 4 plays, allowing Tech to get the ball on the 28. Tarrance Taylor ran the ball for 20 yards over 4 plays, and for 2 first downs. Denzel McLarty ran 3 times for 6 yards. After a snap which went past the punter, Lincoln recovered the ball on Tech's 35. 

The defense allowed a 16 yard run which would set up the first score of the game, and Lincoln led 6-0, after Tech’s defense prevented the 2 point conversion. Tech returned the ball to the 45. Taylor ran 3 times for 11 yards, and the first down. Hisham Dola ran for 7 yards, followed by a Taylor run for 20 yards, ending the quarter.

Jamere Lanier ran for 3 yards. After 2 runs totalling a loss of 2, Dola was sacked for 20 yards.

Lincoln's quarterback ran 60 yards, but the defense prevented the touchdown by getting a sack on 4th down. Tech recovered at the 9.

McLarty ran for 5 yards over 3 plays. James Brown punted to the 37. After a 25 yard pass, and a few short runs, on the 13 yard line, Lincoln would score a touchdown, but again the 2 point conversion was prevented.

The kickoff was returned to the 37. McLarty ran for 6 yards, followed by a James Brown run for 3 yards, followed by another 2 runs for a total of 10 yards, which ended the half. The kickoff was returned to the 42, and after an incompletion and run for a yard, Marcin Wrobel had a reception for 9 yards. James Brown ran for 2 yards, followed by a run by Taylor for a loss of 4. A false start was followed by a sack of James Brown for 15 yards. After two holding plays, and short yardage gains, Lincoln was forced to punt. The ball was returned to the 35. Taylor had a five yard run, followed by runs of 34 and 21 yards. McLarty ran 4 yards to the 1, then again for the touchdown. The 2 point conversion was missed. The kickoff was returned to 39. After a 20 yard, and two runs totalling 7 yards, the 3rd quarter was over.

The next play was a touchdown, and the 2 point conversion was made.

The return was to the 38. After an incompletion and a run by McLarty, Wrobel made the first down. After three incompletions, the ball was punted to the 49.After a yard run, and a delay of game, Lincoln had a 30 yard run. A false start, followed by a few short gains, set up 3rd down, but Lincoln ran for 10 yards, which would set up the touchdown and the following 2 point conversion. The ball was returned to the 3. After two runs for short yardage, James Brown ran 30 yards. Dola threw to Tanber Zaman for 5 yards. After a sack and two incompletions, Lincoln took over, had a 15 yard run, and took two knees to end the game. The final score was 28-6.

Tech had a great season, and the team would like to thank everyone for their support. Check the blog regularly for updates throughout the year. 

Begin With The End in Mind

Tech Finishes regular season 6-3 after payback win vs Boys High 30-6

By Kate Blitz
Brooklyn Tech Football Sports Information Director

After a disappointing loss against Sheepshead Bay last Saturday, the team sought revenge against Boys and Girls after a blow out loss last year.

James Brown started the game with the kickoff, and the defense took over from there forcing Boys and Girls to punt after six short plays.

The punt was returned to the 48. Denzel McLarty would begin the offensive series with 3 runs for a total of 13 yards. After an attempted pass to Brown, the offense went back to the run, where McLarty would run another three times again for 13 yards. After a delay of game penalty, Tarrance Taylor took control and had 2 times for 20 yards. On first and goal at the 2, McLarty ran for the touchdown and the following 2 point conversion.
Boys and Girls ran the kickoff back to the 28, and after a 9 yard run, the quarter ended.
Boys and Girls would open the quarter with a 10 yard run, and follow it with a touchdown, but Tech's impressive goal line defense would prevent the two point conversion.
When Tech got the ball back they knew they had to score, and although there was an offsides penalty, McLarty offset it with a 17 yard run. After Taylor had a run for no gain he followed it up with a 29 yard run. McLarty then had two more runs for a total of 10 yards.
Hisham Dola had one of his greatest passes all season to Stephen Harris, for 25 yards and the touchdown. McLarty ran for the two points, and Tech led 16-6.
Boys and Girls recieved the ball on the 40, but the defense stopped them with a 3 yard run, a run for no gain, and incompletion, forcing fourth down. Cj Tiamfook had a sack, giving Tech good field position with less than five minutes in the half. McLarty ran three times for 9 yards, and on fourth down, he missed the first by inches. Boys and Girls recieved the ball, and on fourth and long, they would make the first. On the next fourth down, Taylor would almost have an interception, but Tech got the ball anyway but with little time and only two timeouts. Taylor had a 15 yard run, and Gino Nadela had a 10 yard run. With only time for one play James Brown ran the ball, and broke many tackles but was tackled on the 25, ending the half with Tech leading 16-6.
James Brown recieved the kickoff on the 30, and McLarty started the series with an almost 10 yard run, just short of the first, followed by another 10 yard run. Brown was tackled for a loss of 12, but McLarty made up for it with a gain of 13 on the following play. Dola had another great pass, this time for 15 yards to Harris. Boys and Girls was called offsides, and Taylor ran for 10 yards followed by a 10 yard run by Jamere Lanier. Taylor had a touchdown but was called back to the 7, where Taylor had a 6 yard run. Two tries from the 1 were unsuccessful, and on fourth down, Dola had a third fabulous throw to Tanber Zaman for the touchdown. McLarty ran for the two points.
James Brown had an impressive kickoff to the 2, which would end the 3rd quarter with Tech in the lead, 24-6. With the 18 point lead, the defense allowed a 10 yard run, a 1st down on 4th down an 11 yard run and a 6 yard run. Cj Tiamfook put pressure on the quarterback, forcing an interception to McLarty who returned it to the 14. A four yard run made it 1st and goal, which was made by Taylor. David Ritter attempted to kick his second extra point but missed making the score 30-6.
Boys and Girls got the ball on their own 40, and then had a 40 yard run. On the goal line, Tech stopped them again four times, not allowing any touchdowns to be scored.
Tech recieved the ball near Boys and Girls endzone, but Gino Nadela quickly took Tech out with a 15 yard run, which ended the game.
Tech is seeded 8th in the playoffs, and will be playing Lincoln at home this Saturday at 12. Be sure to come watch Tech's playoff season. All Tech students are free.

After an exciting win against Madison, Tech prepared for Sheepshead Bay. Sheepshead Bay was ranked 10th going into the game, and the team knew that it would be tough to get a win.

After James Brown's kickoff, and a 5 yard penalty on Tech, Sheepshead Bay had a 60 yard touchdown. Tech knew what to do though and Denzel McLarty had two runs each for twenty yards. Tech got down to the 5 yard line, where McLarty scored a touchdown. At the end of the first quarter, Tech was tied at 6.

Sheepshead scored two more touchdowns after, one for 20 yards where the extra point was made, and one for 30 yards, which ended the half, with the score of 20-6.

Tech hoped to regroup during the half, but did not succeed after another Sheepshead Bay touchdown in the 3rd quarter. In the fourth quarter, on a punt return, Sheepshead Bay scored their final touchdown with a two point conversion.

Gino Nadela had an amazing fourth quarter with a 55 yard run which brought Tech to the 4 yard line, and after a horse collar penalty on Sheepshead Bay, they were brought to the 2. David Ritter scored his first extra point of the season, but the play ended the game, 34-13.

Come support Tech next week, in their final game at Boys and Girls HS at 12, who are 2-6 this season.

Pre-game Interviews - Sheepshead Bay

"I think this week we showed our dominance over the other team and showed we could be a dominant team in this league," CJ Tiamfook said about last weeks win, "This week if we work hard we can really show our potential. We can't think that the season is over yet. Nothing is guaranteed to us. Every day, every practice, we should practice like it is important."

"It feels good that everyone had a chance to play. We finally got the whole offense working together. We're on a roll right now. They're a good team, so we just have to make sure we shut down everything they do, and try and improve our offense this week. Our defense is pretty consistent, but our offense just needs to step up," Tarrance Taylor said, who had two touchdowns Saturday.

"It was a good game. We opened up the pass a bit and ran the ball extremely well, and its a good step for next week," Hisham Dola said.

"This week is going to be a tough game. Sheepshead Bay is a good team. We're trying to finish the season strong," Ahmad Ahmed said.

Tech goes to 5-2 after defeating Madison 32-6

After a great win against Canarsie, Tech had their second win in a row against Madison. James Brown started the game with a kick to the 37 yard line. After three runs for a total of three yards, Madison punted to the 34. Denzel McLarty's first run was for 5 yards, and his following run was for 15 yards. Madison had two penalties. McLarty ran for another 15 yards, followed by a five yard run, and a 13 yard. On first and goal on the 2 yard line, McLarty got the first touchdown of the game and Tech led 6-0. The extra point was attempted by David Ritter but hit the left goal post and went wide left. Tarrance Taylor also had a touchdown in the first quarter.

James Brown kicked to the 42 yard line. On 3rd and 7, Madison was almost intercepted by Oyeleye Odewunmi, but ended up being incomplete. Madison faked the punt, but was unsuccessful at getting the first down, and Tech got the ball on the 47. Tarrance Taylor ran for 15 yards. Olawale Jegede ran for 15 yards. James Brown ran for no gain, and there was also a holding penalty on the play. After another 10 yard run, two plays later on the 20 yard line, it was 3rd and 7, and the pass was incomplete. Tech punted, on 3rd and 4, Tech stopped Madison, but they attempted fourth down, but was tackled for a loss of 11. That ended the first quarter.

Tech recovered on the 46. Taylor ran 12 yards, followed by a run for the touchdown. The two point conversion was made by McLarty and Tech led 14-0. Brown kicks to the 42 yard line, and James Madison took a timeout. A 20 yard run was called back because of holding. They made the first down, and on 2nd and 10, there was another flag, Tech tackled Madison for a loss of 7, which was followed by an incomplete pass. On 4th and inches, Tech went offsides. After a long run by Madison, a second run for 9 yards was called back on holding. Madison's quarterback ran for 5 yards, and followed by an incompletion, making it 4th and 9. Tech got the ball on the 45. Tarrance ran 20 yards ending the half.


In the second half, Tech recieved the ball and McLarty started off with two runs for 10 yards. McLarty has a 25 yard run. Hisham Dola threw for 10 yards to Tanber Zaman. Tech was on the 15 yard line, and after an incompletion McLarty ran for another ten yards. McLarty ran for the touchdown and the extra point was missed again a bit wide to the left.


Brown kicked off again, and the defense stopped Madison and forced them to punt to the 42. Jamere Lanier ran for 7 yards. The first down was made. Gino Nadela ran for 3 yards. After an incompletion, and a one yard gain, Taylor ran for eight yards which made Tech a yard short of the first down, but on fourth down, Tech ran 12 yards. The play ended the 3rd quarter.






Be sure to be at Tech's next game, this Saturday against Sheepshead Bay. The game is away and at 12. Help Tech become 6-2!!!