It was complete domination for the Marblehead Youth Football A-team (8-0-1) this fall, where they ran all over their Cape Ann Youth Football League counterparts, before wrapping it all upappropriately with the Super Bowl championship.
On offense, they were led by quarterback Hugh Whitten and running backs Michael Salemi, Bailey Finkle, Ryan Rhodes and Charlie Annese among many others during this memorable season.
The defense was just as effective, giving up only 22 points throughout the past couple of months.
Linebacker Chase Rosenbaum, Michael Salemi, Mitchell Leighton, Brandon Selby, T.J. Sterio, Nolan Glass and nose guard Ryan Rhodes were some of these standouts to go along with defensive ends Alex Herman and Finkle.
The A-team continued blitzing opponents in the playoffs. They first shut out Swampscott, 32-0 — both teams played to a scoreless tie during the regular season — before beating Masco in the semifinals, 28-14, behind the speed of running back Michael Salemi to move on to the Super Bowl at Lynnfield High School. The Junior Magicians took on Pentucket in the big game, and ended up taking care of them rather convincingly to the tune of 38-8.
It was a complete team effort, but the usual notable standouts in this championship game were Finkle with three first half touchdowns and two in the air by Whitten, plus another one on the ground by Marblehead’s field general.
The offense couldn’t have pulled off its magical season without the offensive line that was anchored by center Max Letwin, right guard Nolan Glass and right tackle Chase Rosenbaum. They were complemented quite nicely by Matthew Carter, Raphael Ventura, Dylan Soule, Zachary Thibodeau and Tyler Hershfield.
The complete MYF A-team championship roster includes Tyler Hershfield, Bailey Finkle, Hugh Whitten, Nicolas Epstein, Michael Salemi, Alexander Herman, Mitchell Leighton, Brandon Selby, Thomas Sterio, Charles Annese, Sasha Leikikh, Walker Beane, Ryan Rhodes, Zachary Thibodeau, Raphael Ventura, Chase Rosenbaum, Nolan Glass, Dylan Soule, Matthew Carter and Maxwell Letwin.
