| DATE |
DAY/TIME |
OPPONENT |
FIELD |
RESULTS |
| Sept. 17 |
Sat 1pm |
Beach Channel |
Beach Cannel |
 W
Forfeit |
| The
Start of The Mission caused quite a concern- Beach Channel decided
to forfeit the game. |
| |
| Sept. 24 |
Sat 1pm |
Andrew Jackson |
Wagner |
W
36-6 |
| The
Falcons finally got to take their vengeance out on the field
by thrashing Jackson 36-6. Mike Taranto threw TD pass to Ken
Sparry (44 yds) and Frank Menechino (7 yds). Scooter Abbott
ran for 86 yds and 2 TDs while Glenn Pedro added a 30 yd TD
run. |
| |
| Oct. 1 |
Sat 1pm |
Poly Prep |
Poly Prep |
W
24-0 |
| The
Falcon Defense dominated the day allowing Poly Prep to only
muster 19 total yds (10 rushing, 9 passing) and 1 first down.
Glenn Pedro ran for 96 yds and 1 TD to pace the offense while
Mike Taranto found Frank Menechino for a 16 yd TD pass. Adam
Wisseman intercepted a pass and ran it back 33 yds for the score. |
| |
| Oct. 8 |
Sat 1pm |
Kennedy |
Wagner |
W
22-0 |
| Glenn
Pedro ran for 159 yds and 1 TD and Scooter Abbott added a 3
yd TD run. Ken Sparry caught a 17 yd TD strike from Mike Taranto
for the other score. Sparry also had a great defensively recording
2 sacks. Frank Menechino, Angelo DeFillipis and Jay Sullivan
all recorded picks and helped preserve the 2nd straight shut
out. Chris Dai had a fumble recovery as well. |
| |
| Oct. 15 |
Sat 1pm |
Tottenville |
Tottenville |
W
40-0 |
| The Falcons went to Tottenville with
a bit of a chip on their shoulder and dominated both sides of
the ball for the 5th straight win this season and third straight
shut out. Mike Taranto was 12-16 for 245 yds, 3 TDs through
the air and ran for another score. Taranto hooked up with Frank
Menechino twice for scores of 33 yds and 27 yds, while also
hitting Scooter Abbott for a 12 yd TD reception. Glenn Pedro
ran for 100 yds and 2 TDs. |
| |
| Oct. 22 |
Sat 1:30 pm |
New Dorp |
New Dorp |
W
28-0 |
| Another
game, another shutout. Mike Taranto hooked up with Ken Sparry
on a 73 yd TD play. Steve Guzzi recovered a fumble on the ensuing
kickoff and Taranto hit Sparry again on the next play for a
19 yd TD. Glenn Pedro finished the day with 117 yds and TD runs
of 20 yds and 52 yds. |
| |
| Oct. 29 |
Sat 1pm |
Curtis |
Wagner |
W
34-14 |
| Mike
Taranto threw 4 TDs to lead the Falcons to another Island victory.
Taranto tossed TD passes to Jay Sullivan (7 yds), Glenn Pedro
(29 yds) and connected with Frank Menechino twice for scores
(4 yds, 5 yds). Pedro also ran the ball 8 times for 126 yds,
including an 86 yd TD jaunt. |
| |
| Nov. 6 |
Sun 1pm |
Port Richmond |
Wagner |
W
22-6 |
| First
part of The Mission complete... 4th straight Island Championship!
Glenn Pedro ran for 187 yds and 2 TDs(68 yds and 4 yds) to pace
the offense. Scooter Abbott added a 7 yd TD run. Steven Guzzi
had a big intereception that led a defense that included stellar
play from Adam Wisseman, Rob Lane and Devon Simmons- all who
recorded key sacks. Ken Sparry, David Reali and Angelo DeFilippis
also had great defensive games. |
| |
| Nov. 12 |
Sat 1pm |
Lehman |
Clinton |
W
22-17 |
| The
Falcons finish the regular season undefeated with a strong running
game. Glenn Pedro ran for 107 yds and Scooter Abbot ran for
79 yds and 2 TDs as the Falcons totalled 204 yds with key blocking
from the strong front line of Jason Mediate, Jamie Valinotti,
Rich Marchetti, Felix Vigiant and Anthony Curran. Pedro had
a 70 yd kickoff return for a TD to spark the Falcons in the
2nd half. |
| |
| Playoff Quarter Final |
| Nov. 20 |
Sun 1pm |
South Shore |
Wagner |
W 22-0 |
The
Falcons opened up the playoffs as the #1 seed in NYC. The
Defense got back to form by throwing another shutout allowing
only 52 yds of total offense, 30 of which came within the
game's closing minutes. Glenn Pedro started things
off with a 77 yd kickoff return for a TD to open up the game.
Mike Taranto tossed TD passes of 9 yds to Jay Sullivan and
34 yds to Frank Menechino. Rob Lane and Chris Dai tackled
the punter in the endzone for a safety. |
| |
Playoff Semi Final |
| Nov. 26 |
Sat 1pm |
August Martin |
Wagner |
W 36-20 |
| Scooter
Abbott stepped up big to help the Falcons advance to City Championship.
Abbott carried just 9 times, but amassed 157 yds and scored
3 times on runs of 87 yds and 19 yds and also caught an 8 yd
toss from Mike Taranto for another score. Glenn Pedro added
a 3 yd TD run and Frank Menechino finished with 4 catches for
62 yds. Chris (Int) and David Reali had great games defensively,
as did Adam Wisseman (INT, fumble recovery). |
| |
| City Championship |
| Dec. 4 |
Sun 1pm |
Bayside |
Midwood |
W 24-18 |
| MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!! Scooter
Abbott, Glenn Pedro and Jay Sullivan lead the Falcons to their
2nd City Championship in 3 years. Abbott ran for 124 yds, Pedro
ran for 112 yds and a TD and Sullivan caught a 28 yd TD pass
from Mike Taranto and returned an interception 32 yds for another
TD. It was Taranto's bootleg 6 yd TD run behind the lead block
of Jamie Valinotti in the 3rd quarter to put the Falcons up
2 TDs and on to another title. Sullivan finished with 2 picks
and Frank Menechino added a pick as well. The Falcons finished
ranked #1 in NYC and #5 in NY State. |
| |
| |
| 1988
HONORS AND AWARDS |
Capt. David Reali
