Not a lot went right for Woodstown in midweek shutout loss at Pleasantville; includes WJFL Diamond, Patriot standings
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PLEASANTVILLE – Frank Trautz just wanted to get to the bus. It was that kind of night.
It wasn’t a good Thursday night from a Woodstown perspective and the sooner the Wolverines and their coach could put it in their rear view mirror the better.
The Wolverines already were down nine starters to injury and had to make a long mid-week bus ride down the AC Expressway to play an aggressive Group 3 opponent designated by the West Jersey Football League. The results were predictable.
The Wolverines lost to Pleasantville 40-0.
“I’ve been doing it long enough now where I’ve been on this end of this before,” Trautz said. “It was just one of those nights where nothing seemed to work.”
Some things did. Max Casszar, in his first game back from injury, forced Pleasantville running back Nazir Griffin to fumble twice on the second play of the game and Noah Chiu recovered it.
Mark Levick intercepted Pleasantville quarterback Semaj Dozier in the final minute of the first half to keep the Greyhounds (4-2) from adding to their 28-0 halftime lead..
The Wolverines (2-4) didn’t have a turnover, either. Other than that, there wasn’t much else.
Pleasantville held them to minus-11 yards net rushing and 13 yards total. The two first downs they got came on an 11-yard catch by Sincere Cook-Reese and penalty in the second quarter and an 11-yard run by Tyrell West in the third quarter. They ran one play on Pleasantville’s side of the field and it lost a yard to the 50.
“We knew it was going to be a tough battle,” Trautz said. “They’re a very talented, physical football team.
“I was proud of the way our guys fought. We fought until the end. We got some guys some playing time, some younger guys in. Our guys, there’s no quit in them, and that’s what I love about this group. They’re going to fight to the very last whistle.
“We’re getting better. I know some of these scores don’t look that way, but we can take positives away from all these games and, honestly, just every varsity game experience for these guys is a positive. We’re gonna keep working and get ready for next week.”
While nothing seemed to go right for the Wolverines, most everything did for their hosts.
Jamil Hudson caught a touchdown pass and threw for two other scores. Dozier ran for the game’s first touchdown and threw 46 yards to Hudson for another on the first play of the second quarter. The defense sacked Woodstown freshman quarterback Frankie Hoerst four times in the first half.
It was the first time the Wolverines had been shut out in a regular-season game since losing to St. Thomas Aquinas 6-0 in the 2021 season opener. Glassboro shut them out in last year’s Group I state semifinals.
Pleasantville 40, Woodstown 0
| WOOD | PLEA | |
| 2 | 1st Downs | 11 |
| 20-(-11) | Rushing | 21-141 |
| 4-6-0 | Passing | 8-11-1 |
| 24 | Passing yds | 225 |
| 0-0 | Fumbles-lost | 2-1 |
| 6-31.3 | Punts-avg | 0-0 |
| 5-22 | Penalties | 8-75 |
| Woodstown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0- | 0 |
| Pleasantville | 8 | 20 | 6 | 6- | 40 |
SCORING SUMMARY
P-Semaj Dozier 1 run (Takiesse Barnes run), 5:06 1Q
P-Jamil Hudson 46 pass from Semaj Dozier (Takiesse Barnes run), 11:49 2Q
P-Jamaad Washngton-White 18 run (pass failed), 8:23 2Q
P-Qwasim Jackson 21 pass from Jamil Hudson (kick failed), 4:10 2Q
P-Takiesse Barnes 30 run (kick failed), 7:52 3Q
P-Ralil Wiggins 56 pass from Jamil Hudson (kick failed), 10:10 4Q
WJFL Standings
| DIAMOND | ALL | DIV |
| Glassboro | 5-0 | 3-0 |
| Salem | 2-3 | 2-1 |
| Schalick | 2-3 | 2-1 |
| Woodbury | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Woodstown | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Penns Grove | 0-5 | 0-3 |
| PATRIOT | ALL | DIV |
| West Deptford | 5-0 | 4-0 |
| Paulsboro | 5-0 | 4-0 |
| Pennsville | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Overbrook | 3-2 | 1-2 |
| Collingswood | 3-2 | 1-2 |
| Camden Catholic | 0-5 | 0-3 |
| Audubon | 0-4 | 0-3 |
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Pleasantville 40, Woodstown 0
Other WJFL Games
Absegami 16, Atlantic Tech 0
Atlantic City 55, Vineland 10
Pitman 27, Lindenwold 22
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Glassboro at Deptford, 6
Paulsboro at Schalick, 6
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6:30
Collingswood at Sterling, 7
Haddonfield at West Deptford, 7
Overbrook at Clayton, 7
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Gateway at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
Audubon at Gloucester Catholic. 11
Camden Catholic at Haddon Heights, noon
Salem at Middle Township, noon
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