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Cardinals honor players, coaches at banquet

Posted On: Thursday, December 18, 2014
By: wsimmons

The 2014varsity football awards banquet 2014 Bishop Ireton football gathered at Springfield Country Club on December 1 to honor the players and coaches who worked so well and so tirelessly this past fall. The Cardinals, who finished the season with an 8 – 4 record, finished as Division One runner-up in the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association (VISAA) coming up short in the championship game against Benedictine College Preparatory School on November 15, 2015.

Ireton coaches Joe Blaszkow, Bernie Hayes, David Britt and Stevie Jones handed varsity letters to the team’s offensive players before Charlie Meyers, Herb Holmes, and Keith Harding recognized the defensive and special teams players. In addition to varsity letters, all sixteen seniors received a blanket embroidered with the helmet decal as well as their name and jersey number. Head Coac h Tony Verducci announced several special awards as well, where Drew Smith (Most Valuable Player), Andre Robinson and Josh Ammon (Cardinal Awards), Joe Dickinson (Most Outstanding Player – Offense), Nigel Bullard (Most Outstanding Player – Defense), David Cooper (Most Outstanding Player – Special Teams), Jack Retcher (Most Improved – RMA), Bernie Hayes (Most Improved Defense), Ryan Scott (Most Improved Offense) and Cory Conway (12th Man – Spirit of “Together”) were recognized for their contributions.

Coach Verducci anvarsity football awards banquet 2014 D Smithd the VISAA Division One coaches recognized many of the same student-athletes and more when they met in Richmond on December 10 to select the 2014 All-State Team. Senior Drew Smith, Ireton’s single season and career leader in receptions, yards receiving and touchdowns, was a first team wide receiver and he was joined on the first team by Josh Ammon, another senior and the Cardinal’s leading tackler for the second year in a row. Quarterback Joe Dickinson, who set school records for yards passing and touchdowns in his senior season, was a second team all-state choice on offense; as was senior Andre Robinson, the offensive center who protected the offensive backs! Junior placekicker David Cooper was a second team all-state selection too; as was senior defensive end Nigel Bullard and junior defensive back Corey Johnson (for the second straight year). A handful of players who will return to wear the Cardinal red and gold in 2015 were recognized as honorable mention all-state performers at their respective positions: juniors Patrick Gallagher (offensive line), Charlie Ladd (defensive back), Ryan Verducci (tight end) and Gavin Webster (defensive line) and sophomores Perris Jones (running back) and Sam Smith (wide receiver).

Congratulations to all the honorees as well as those who did not receive individual recognition at this time. Be sure to cheer for the many Cardinal football players who are representing the school on winter sports teams, as well as those who are working to prepare for spring sports or the 2015 season. The Bishop Ireton Football Program wishes everyone a beautiful Christmas season! There will be an organizational meeting for new and returning players during late January 2015 as the team prepares to build on the relationships and successes experienced this past fall!

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