Yonkers Force Running Back Ty’Shawn Lightfoot from Gorton High School,
Superintendent’s Cup MVP
By Dan Murphy
Attention Yonkers! The Yonkers Force football team is 4-0 after defeating the Yonkers Brave in the Superintendent’s Cup by a score of 42-19 before a sold out crowd at Roosevelt HS.
QB Brendan Mulvilhill was 12/17 passing for 165 yards and 1Td. He had 11 carries for 128 yards and rushed for 2 TDs. Tyshawn Lightfoot (Gorton HS) won the MVP of the game with 15 carries 143 yards and 4TDs and a pair of 2Pt Conversions. Tyshawn also had a 35 yard TD reception.
Jerome Boyd has a big 4th quarter scoop and score. Justin Vavrica, TJ Meyers, Josiah Green led the way with defensive tackles and huge stops.
Force Coach Joe Venice said, “Moving onto 4-0 is great, and our kids are working hard. The Superintendent’s Cup was a great event for Yonkers. Both teams are doing well and playing hard. The culture is changing around Yonkers high school football, and that is a great thing for our community.”
Upcoming games for the Force include this weekend against AP Randolph, Ramapo, White Plains, and Ketchum. Could the Force run the table and become the first undefeated Yonkers football team in a long time?
“We are just taking this one week at a time. We have a big game this weekend,” said Coach Venice.
