Another great FM Camp

Another fantastic FM football camp was held by the Coaching staff.  Some of the highlights included visits by former Hornet and SU star Danien Rhodes and Will Hunter of the Minnisota Vikings. 

http://www.vikings.com/player_detail_objectname_will_hunter.html

Hornets collect All CNY awards!

Post Standard All – CNY

Collin Simmons CNY player of the year!

1st team
Issac Baily QB
Chris Anderson DL

2nd team
Bobby DeForest LB
Dave Shield DB

3rd team
Vinny Cupo LB
Pat Lee DL

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1st team
Collin Simmons RB
Bobby DeForest FB
Zach Aga WR

2nd team
Isaac Bailey QB
Mike Arthur OL

Honorable mention
Chris Anderson OL
Vinny Cupo LB
Pat Lee DL
Dave Shield DB

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Congratulations men, well done.

The Hornet banquet was a terrific success
Your 2005 JV and Varsity Hornets celebrated a fantastic season at the Carrier Circle Holiday Inn.

All of the Coaches made some wonderful comments about the JV and Varsity teams.

Coach Muench honored each of the seniors with some very kind and humorous words. Championship certificates, letters and awards were handed out.

2005 award recipients:

Offensive Player of the Year: Colin Simmons
Defensive Player of the Year: Bobby DeForest
Leadership Award: Isaac Bailey
Coaches Award: Vinny Cupo
Offensive Linemen of the Year (Rafferty Award): Mike Arthur and Chris Anderson
Defensive Linemen of the Year: Pat Lee
All-around Player Award: Jimmy Laubenstein
Special Teams Award: Dave Shield
Scout Team Player of the Year: Tony Brown
National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Representative: Isaac Bailey

Colin Simmons - Kinney Drugs Player of the Game (vs. RFA and Henninger)
News 10 Now Player of the Year!

Isaac Bailey - Section III Championship Game - MVP and Sportsmanship Award

This was a wonderful evening and I can safely say that everyone had a great time.

Brothers bring the Hornets season to an end
"Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse front its blows with brave hearts."
Cicero, 65BC

When Collin was injured in the first quarter and had to leave the field, the dynamics of the game changed and the Hornets were faced with a supremely difficult task. They kept fighting and never quit, Ike Bailey had a great game and Zach Aga was fantastic. The Hornet D was pushed to the limit and fought gallantly to the finish. In the end, a couple of turnovers gave CBA a short field and some questionable officiating made the difference. The Brothers were the victors 49-28. Hats off to them, they’re a very good team.

To Hornet fans this team has been special and the seniors will be sorely missed; Aga, Anderson, Arthur, Bailey, Cupo, DeForest, Fountain, Simmons, Shield to name only a few. This has been an extraordinary group of kids and this team has to go down as one of FM’s best.
A talented group returns next year and an undefeated JV team moves up to varsity. I’m sure with dedication and hard work the Hornets will be back in the dome again very soon.

Once a Hornet, always a Hornet.

Rematch for the Section 3 Championship
Well we’re back. The Carrier Dome, CBA and the sectional championship. It’s deja vu all over again. CBA has won 22 in a row and a state championship. The Hornets are 9-0 and ranked #7 in NYS. The Hornets average 40 points per game on offense and give up 12 points per game on defense. CBA averages 39 points on offense and gives up 7 per game on defense. All indications are its going to be a great game.

Perfect 9-0, AA-2 champions and a trip to the sectional finals. By any measure this has been a great season. Absolutely stomped on most of the teams they played, a big come back at Utica Proctor and beat Henniger twice. This team has a special group of seniors. Talented, tough and composed, they’ve been together for a long time. They lost 1 game by 1 point as freshmen, undefeated as sophomores, played for a sectional championship as juniors and have returned to the dome perfect as seniors. I fully expect a Hornet victory Saturday night but no matter what happens it’s been great being a part of it.

Here's something worth a look.
The Calprep.com Freeman power rankings for NYS are out.

1. CBA
2. FM
3. Webster-Thomas (Section 5)
4. Jay (Section 1)
5. North Rockland (Section 1)

MaxPreps.com National Rankings as of 11/1 has
CBA in at #12 and your FM Hornets at #30.

It's the Hornets vs. the Brothers
In a rematch of last year’s sectional final, your Varsity Hornets will play the CBA Brothers in the Carrier Dome on 11/5/05 at 7:30PM. The game will be televised on TW26. Don’t stay home; we need a big green presence in the Dome.

JV update:

Your 2005 JV Hornets finished an outstanding year at a perfect 9-0.
Congratulations on a fantastic season!

Maine-Endwell 56 - 0
Union Endicott 22 - 6
Utica Proctor 61 - 0
Oswego 34 - 0
Central Square 31 - 8
Rome 57 - 0
Henninger 34 - 12
CNS 39 - 13
Whitesboro 34 - 0

Average score 41 - 4

Hornets Return to the Carrier Dome
For the second time in less than three weeks your FM Hornets defeated a tough Henniger Black Knight team to win the section 3 semi final game played at CNS. Like a few other games this year, it was a story of two halves. In the first half the Black Knights seemed to have found a weakness in the usually stubborn Hornet defense. The Black Knights were able to move the ball and control the clock, seemingly in an effort to keep the powerful Hornet offense off the field.

The Hornets opened the with a nice drive to the Henniger 5 yard line only to have Ike Bailey’s pass picked off by Calvin Williams in the end-zone who then raced back to the Hornet 25 yard line. Moments later Stephan Gage punched in from the 2. With a successful 2 point conversion, the Black Knights led 8-0.

2 plays later the Hornets scored on an incredible one-handed grab by Zach Aga who motored 63 yards into the end zone and the 2 point conversion tied the score.

Henniger methodically marched down the field using a 6 minute drive to reclaim the lead at 16-8. In stark contrast to the Henniger drive, the Hornets used 16 seconds to score with a Collin Simmons lighting quick 67 yard run. Henniger finished the first half scoring with a fantastic catch by Stephan Gage in the back of the end zone and the Black Knights led 22-16.

The Hornets took the lead in the third quarter with an Ike Bailey to Zach Aga 19-yard scoring pass. Dave Shield converted the point after to give the Hornets a 23-22 lead. Minutes later Sheldon then added to the lead with a 29-yard field goal to finish the scoring and make it 26-22.

The Hornet defense made adjustments at halftime, a constant rotation of D-linemen and more aggressive play by the Hornet linebackers at the line of scrimmage seemed to wear down the Henniger offense. The Black Knights never found any offensive rhythm and for the sixth time this year, the Hornets shut out an opposing team in the second half.

Henniger did make Hornet fans nervous by recovering a fumble deep in their own territory with 3:45 to go in the game. The Black Knights then began to march down the field but Collin Simmons picked off a Tim Rommel 4th and 20 pass intended for Marquis Kirkland icing the game for the Hornets with just over a minute to play.

The Hornets are now a perfect 9-0 and up next is a rematch in the Carrier Dome of last years section 3 title game with the defending state champion and #1 ranked CBA Brothers.

Hornets pummel Northstars 49-21
The CNS Northstars seemed determined to stop Collin Simmons and the potent FM running game. Ike Bailey and Zach Aga made them regret that decision. Bailey was 19 for 26 for 239 yards and three touchdowns all to Zach Aga. CNS may have slowed Simmons but there really is no way to stop him. He ended up with 93 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns and 4 catches for 28 yards. Bobby DeForest had some very strong carries in the fourth quarter including a terrific 24 yard run for the Hornets final touchdown.

The Hornet defense played well holding the Northstars highly regarded running back Antwaun Johnson to 100 yards on 22 carries, well below his average. Johnson had been averaging over 170 yards per game and over 8 yards per carry.

The Hornets are now 8-0 and move on to the AA semifinals and a rematch with the always formidable Henniger Black Knights. The last two contests between these two teams have been hard fought and very physical. It is always difficult to beat a team twice in one year and the Hornets are going to have to be revved up if they are going to be victorious and march to the sectional finals in the Carrier dome.

Hornets win AA-2 title!
Your undefeated and #7 state ranked FM Hornets defeated the Henniger Black Knights 28-20 to win the AA2 title in a rainey, foggy slugfest at Hornet Field. Collin Simmons rushed for 202 yards on 23 carries against a very stout Henniger defense and showed why he is a front runner in the CNY POTY honors.

The Hornets started the scoring with a pretty 38 yard pass from Ike Bailey to Scott Kleinklaus. The Black Knights returned the favor but were stopped by a swarming FM defense led by LB Vinny Cupo on the 2 point conversion. Simmons then ripped off a 60 yard run with the Shield PAT the score was 14-6 at the half.

FM padded the lead with another spectacular 50 yard run by Simmons to make it 21-6 in the third quarter. There was no quit in the Black Knights and they fought their way back to 21-20 in the fourth. The Hornets answered with a nice drive capped by a Simmons 11 yard run late in the game. After the kick off and great special team coverage, the Black Knights had about 1:30 to score from their own 7 yard line. The FM D had other ideas, came close to sacking Henniger QB Tim Rommel in the end zone and shut down any hopes for a final comeback.

This was a great effort by both teams. Congratulations to the Hornets and the Coaching staff on a 7-0 regular season, winning the conference title and securing a #1 seeding for the upcoming playoffs.