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To call Fred Caprista’s first season as the George Washington football coach a rocky start would be putting it mildly.

The varsity program was forced to forfeit the entire season because Caprista, who was interviewed for the job six months earlier, was hired late and there were no medical forms completed or parental consent releases signed. He instead coached the JV team, which went 0-8.

“We got a lot of work to do,” he thought.

The third-seeded Trojans have caught up in a hurry. They won their final eight regular-season games and shocked No. 2 South Bronx, 24-8, on Sunday afternoon to advance to the Cup Division championship where they will meet No. 1 Far Rockaway, the only team to have beaten Washington back in Week 1.

“It’s been gradual,” said Caprista, who had coached at Peekskill and McKee/Staten Island Tech previously, of the team’s improvement. “It’s been a slow but steady process.” Read more..

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Who South Bronx hands the ball off to doesn’t seem to matter. Michael Drake Jr., Marcus Webster and Raymond Norman all produce the same result: points.

And plenty of them.

South Bronx have outscored opponents, 286-66, this season, including a lopsided, 42-6 win over previously unbeaten Franklin Roosevelt in PSAL Cup division football at New Utrecht on Saturday. The victory clinched a playoff spot for South Bronx (8-0) and moves it into first place.

“It was important to win the game,” coach Jose Cosme Jr. said. “We didn’t know what our future held. We had to find out what type of team we were yesterday.”

Drake Jr. rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns, including one of 80 yards, on seven carries. Webster carried the ball four times for 114 yards and a touchdown. Fernando Carmona completed 2-of-4 passes for 42 yards and had a 34-yard touchdown pass to Michael Walker. Norman ran for 70 yards and a touchdown on four carries. All three have rushed for over 500 yards and at least five touchdowns this season.

“Anyone we give the ball to can go for big yards in any given game in our back field,” Cosme said. Read more..

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