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FEBRUARY 11, 2016 | The Jewish Home
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Mesivta Football League Season 4 Championship – MAY Eagles Win!
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nder the auspices of Rabbi Yossi Bennett, Assistant Menahel at MAY, and Mr. Richie Altabe, General Studies Principal at Shaare Torah, the Mesivta Football League brought its fourth season to a close this past Sunday, February 7th. From beginning to end, it was an exhilarating experience for all participating yeshivos. This year, the League welcomed back seven returning schools (Mesivta Ateres Yaakov, Yeshivat Sha’are Torah, DRS High School, HAFTR High School, Rambam Mesivta, Yeshiva Darchei Eretz, Mesivta Yam HaTorah) and this year welcomed a team of students from Yeshiva Darchei Torah (Mesivta Chaim Shlomo) under the guidance of Rabbi Natanel Gralla and Rabbi Shimon Dachs. Every Sunday afternoon throughout the long, cold winter, teams arrived for their games at Lawrence High School or Calvert Vaux Park in Brooklyn pumped and excited to represent their schools in competitive flag football. Games were intense, but menschlech, with tremendous sportsmanship displayed week in, week out by all teams. Although all teams played a great season, the League would like to congratulate Coach Josh Rahmanan and his MAY Eagles on winning this season’s MFL championship. The playoffs were intense with the top 6 teams making it to the playoffs. In the quarterfinal round of playoffs, the top 2 seeds (MAY and YDT) had byes, while Yeshiva Darchei Eretz (3)
outplayed DRS (6) and Yeshiva Shaare Torah (3) took the game over HAFTR (6). The semifinals continued with the same intensity as the quarters, if not more. With MAY beating out YDE and YDT edging YST in a close game, the stage was set for this season’s championship game – Student of YDT versus the returning champions, the MAY Eagles. Before the championship game (“The Cholent Bowl”) All Star players from the 6 other teams joined together to play the MFL Pro Bowl in a beautiful display of achdus and camaraderie. Congrats to all of the All Stars! As the Cholent Bowl ensued, the
snow covered field created some challenges for both teams, but the top seeded MAY Eagles came out strong. With superstar quarterback Yossi Malek connecting with sophomore Yehuda Levine for a touchdown and a
successful extra point, the Eagles took a quick lead, 7-0. However, the students from YDT were not deflated, and responded with a long toss from QB Shuie Dachs, bringing the score to 7-6. Relentless defense from the Eagles, including defensive linemen Yossi Malek, Yaakov Goldstein and rookie Dovid Koss, did not give YDT many opportunities to connect. On offense, Malek once again connected with Levine for a second TD, giving MAY the 13-6 lead. YDT responded aggressively with another score, but could not capitalize on the extra point, putting them behind, 13-12. Drives by both teams were unsuccessful, with tremendous defense from both sides and, in the end, MAY retained their one point lead and took the victory for their second championship in a row.
The League would like to congratulate Mesivta Ateres Yaakov on the win and Yossi Malek on winning the Championship Game MVP trophy. The League would also like to congratulate YDT quarterback Shuie Dachs on winning the League MVP trophy. The League would like to thank Eliezer “Zezy” Fuld, Commissioner of the League, and all participating yeshivos – their players, coaches, administrators and fans – for helping make this season so incredible. For more information about the Mesivta Football League and footage of the championship game, please visit their website at mesivtafootball. com or email mesivtafootball@gmail. com.
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