Burrillville Broncos 2014 Football Champs

Coach Ferraro

The Rhode Interscholastic League Division IV Burrillville Broncos capped off the Ocean States only perfect high school football season with a record of 12-0 and a Super Bowl Victory at Cranston Stadium with a hard fought 54 -13 win over the Scituate Spartans and also earlier this fall won the prestigious annual Thanksgiving victory over arch rival Ponaganset Chieftians with a final score of 41-12 at home in the 3 inch early snow storm for a all-time 15-14 Series lead.

Burrillville Bronco's 54  Scituate Spartans 13

I say hard fought because the Spartans had stopped the opening drive by the heavily favored Broncos and went 82 yards for a pre- mature 7 point lead. Spartans quarterback Mike Winfield hooked up with a spiral to Mike D'Allesandro.             Was the upset going to play out today ? Fate went the Spartans way again with Tyler Farias intercepted on the one yard line before giving up a punt for a Bronco solid field position and then the Burrillville Broncos started dissecting the Spartans defense to shreds.

The Broncos quarterback, captain and a senior 6-6 Isaiah DeSilva settled down with a 9 for 16 performance for 146 yards and two touchdowns and Junior Zach Tayes did the rest for a MVP performance of 330 all-purpose yards on 32 carries for 283 yards and added 3 catches for another 47 yards and 5 touchdowns.  Tayes also played both sides of the field with a middle linebacker role. The crowd was relieved after burner Tayes who only appeared in 4 plays on Thanksgiving Day with a elbow injury which turned out to be a pinched nerve.
 The Super Bowl game was not all offense for the Broncos with the defense forcing three fumbles and a interception.
It takes more than two players to win a Super Bowl State Championship and even a usual lineman Nick Samek chipped in with a touchdown. Just to name a few of the many stellar performing Broncos, Captains Justin Deschamps and Jake Wall, Billy Pollard, Jake Ferreira, outstanding junior Riley Tupper. Deschamps also completes a great high school baseball career and will now see if a division 4 school athlete can receive a good scholarship. Tupper breaks the family mold of his uncles having legendary high school soccer careers. Senior Jack Collins closed out his career with a great effort and sophomore Zach Lefebvre represents the future Broncos. Coach Hebert must have been looking down with a big smile after leaving this earth so early. This marks another plaque for the Broncos and the first in high school football since 2005. Some parents sad the team should have been in a higher State Division for the competition experience and others say that you still have to show up every week. I think the community pride shown by the huge victory parade of parents, fans, fire trucks and policeman will be a lasting impression on the departing seniors and future players to try out for the football team. Burrillville has been known for years as one of the hottest school boy hockey factories in New England and if the football team stays up right a few more years they could join the puck carriers.



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