Bogota Sports

17-Oct. 2012
 Some results from High School Sports
  Both the Girls and Boys Cross Country teams finished first at the NJIC Championship meet at Garret Mountain on Wed. 16- Oct. The meet was originally scheduled for Mon. but was push back a day due to inclimate weather .
  The Bogota Girls took the top three places in the Patriot Division race with Elizabeth O'Brien winning the race , with Jillian O'Brien finishing second and Anais Fernandez finishing third. 
The Bogota Boys placed three runners in the top five lead ny Jovanie Sotomayor finishing second . While Liam Geraghty was fourth , and Quinn Geraghty was fifth. 

The 2012 NJIC Cross Country Champions Patriot Division  Girls & Boys 

Brett Taylor Memorial Invitational Champions Varsity Girls & Boys 

All Cross Country photos courtesy of Mary Ellen Murphy 

  The Lady Bucs Volleyball team, with machine like efficiency, moved their record to 21-2 with a 2-0 ( 25-9 : 25-9) victory at Speary Gym over Wallington tonight. The Lady Bucs used their proven combination of power hitting, along with long service points, to beat the Lady Panthers. In their current run  Bogota have shown that their hard work, and focus on total play they are able to not only beat lesser teams , but those schools that are well over a .500 record. The Lady Bucs have been awarded a number 1 ranking , and are showing that they have earned the top spot, and want to keep it.
  The Lady Bucs next game is  Thursday 18- Oct at Speary Gym against Waldwick starting at 4:00p

The Lady Bucs wearing pink ribbons in support of  cancer research.

Carly O'Sullivan

Kelleanne Brown (#11) and Julia Topor

Brenda Curiel & Julia Topor (#7)

Kelly Daley

  Last Saturday the Football Bucs moved their record to 4-2 with a 27-0 victory at Feigel Field over Emerson.  After the game Bogota Blog NJ was able to ask head Coach Nick DeStefano five questions about the team at just over the halfway part of the season.
    The next game is at home at Feigel Field when Bogota host St. Mary's of Rutherford ,NJ

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-  Do you feel the team has developed the way you want.
Coach DeStefano
Our record is certainly better than it was at this time last year (4-2 as compared to 1-5). My players know that I am never completely satisfied.  Even when we win, we go back, watch film, and identify areas where we need to improve. 

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-  What has been the biggest surprise in the teams play
 Coach DeStefano
I would say the emergence of our QB as a dual threat and overall team defense.

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-  What can the team still improve on.
Coach DeStefano  
Special teams.

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-  At the start of the season they gave up some leads in the 4th quarter, how has the team learned to finish the game.
Coach DeStefano
     Against New Milford, I think we ran out of gas in the 4th quarter and were still trying to find our way.  It is hard to put together a 100% performance for an entire game.  This past week we were very sloppy in the first half and clicked on all cylinders in the second half.

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-  Is the defense planned as a  “ swarming defense” or are they all so focus on the ball carrier that two , or three players are arriving for the tackle at the same time. 
 Coach DeStefano
      The mentality is really to have “11 to the ball” on every play.  It is something that has to be practiced.

# 1 Christian Brito getting to the Emerson Quarterback

#6 Freddy Takla flipping Emerson's #49 Thomas Kelly for the tackle

#3 Gordon Kohles making the first of two interception of the game.

The Bucs defense pressing the Emerson Quarterback.