2013 Hockomock League Champions

Four years in a row!

THANK YOU Mansfield Bank Team members presented the bank with a commemorative plaque from the 2013 season as a thank you for their generous support. Gridiron Club of Mansfield Football History Site In Memory of Coach Al DeSimone (Link) Championship "Bling" All members of the football team recieved their championship rings (4/9/14) 2013 Record Book (PDF Link) A new page has been added to the special years for Mansfield football 2013 Season The Super Bowl years has been updated Super Bowl years Senior Captains Kyle Wisnieski and Steve Zieselman of Mansfield High School will be honored by the National Football Foundation as two of the top 20 scholar-athletes in Eastern Massachusetts. The Eastern MA chapter of the Foundation will hold their awards banquet on Sunday, May 4th at the Newton Marriott. Steve will be attending Colby College in the fall and Kyle will be attending Bentley University in the fall and both will continue their football careers on the college level. Congratulations! Three players selected for Shriner's All-Star Game at Bentley in June. .... .... .... Left to right: Kyle Wisnieski, Mike Hershman and Steve Zieselman. Mansfield to open season in New York We will play Archbishop Stepinac High School of White Plains, NY. Football web site As usual, this will be a highly competitive game with a very good out-of-state private school. They had a MaxPrep ranking of #18 last year in New York and return many key players from a team that was 7-4 and lost to St. Anthony's in the playoffs. Finally, the trip will receive no financing from the school district and will be paid for by parents and fundraisers through the Gridiron Club of Mansfield. ..... We have secured 100 tickets to the Red Sox-Yankees game on Thursday night and plan a tour of the 9/11 memorial and a boat tour to view the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on Friday. Itinerary The Hornets played the Poets in Baltimore MD. to open the 2013 season In the past MHS has played: DUNBAR (MD) 29-26 AQUINAS INSTITUTE (NY) 05-32 CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC (CA) 35-00 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY (NY) 31-26 HOLY CROSS (NY) 28-00 KEENE (N.H.) 34-00 NORWICH FREE ACADEMY (CT) 30-06 ST. EDWARD'S (OHIO) 17-28 Youth football camp 2014 Information and registration form PDF link Mansfield 28 St John's 14 First Division Two State Champion Aurian Dawkins ties all-time interception record with 9 Michael Barressi finishes 3nd all-time with 8 The team total for this year is 15 Meet the 2014 Football Captains 2014 Captains (L-R) Joe Moreshead, Q’ra Guichard, Mike Carpino, Brendan Hill Composite Schedule including play-off opponents schedule and results Schedule Stats and Game Stories (Link) Division 2 Play-off bracket(Final) PDF Link 2014 Membership list updated 4/16/14 Membership list Season photos Banquet photos Photos Super Bowl Photos Super Bowl (Pre & Post Game) Photos Action photos from all games (Flickr). Football season

Post-season honors

Courageous Player Award

Mass High School Football Coaches Association

Kyle Wisnieski QB

Congratulations to Kyle Wisnieski on being selected to the Massachusetts State Football Coaches Association All-State Football Team ("Super 26 Team"). The team is comprised of the best football players from Eastern, Central and Western Massachusetts and is chosen by an experienced group of coaches who choose the top players after receiving hundreds of nominations from across the state. The players will be honored at a banquet on Sunday, March 2nd at 4:00 pm at Lantana's in Randolph, MA. Kyle was selected for the QB position after leading the team to a Div. 2 state championship this season and breaking many school records for passing in a season and passing in a career. The team finished 13-0 and was unanimously ranked #1 by all the media polls.

Attleboro Sun Chronicle Area All-Stars

Photo ID; left to right; 22-Miguel Villar Perez, 58-John Keefe, 54-Nick Paquin, 28-Alex Ruddy, 1-Mike Hershman, 13-Kyle Wisnieski, 19-Brendan Hill, 18-Kyle Hurley, 47-Aurian Dawkins Honorable mention: Mike Barresi, Chris Buchanan, Dhruv Patel, Steve Zieselman, Alex Thompson, Matt Bukuras.

Boston Globe

	Coach Redding Div. 2 Coach of the year
Brendan Hill DE/TE	Miguel Villar-Perez RB/DB	Kyle Wisnieski QB

Boston Herald

Brendan Hill DE/TE

Kyle Wisnieski QB

2013 Hockomock League All Star Team

Kyle Wisnieski QB (MVP)	Michael Hershman WR/RB	Brendan Hill SE/TE
Miguel Villar Perez RB/DB	Steven Zieselman OL	Honorable Mention John Keefe DL

ESPN Boston

Brendan Hill SE/TE

Players of the Week

St. John's Game

MANSFIELD DELI

MIKE HERSHMAN MVP	MIKE BARRESI Defense	MIGUEL VILLAR-PEREZ Offense
NICK PAQUIN Lineman	NIGEL LEWIS Special Teams	JOHN COOPER Pride

Gridiron Club of Mansfield

Mansfield Football Media/Fan Guide

Provide student athletes an enjoyable, rewarding experience in athletics that also allows them to develop skills and values that will afford them the opportunity to be successful, contributing members of the 21st century society.
We consider ourselves a "college prep" program on and off the field and we will do everything we can to prepare your son to be accepted to a competitive college or university of his choice and, if interested, to continue his playing career on the college level.

Attentive, involved and respectful in the classroom.
Conscientious in completing assignments and preparing for evaluations.
Long-term preparation to earn a college degree and pursue a rewarding career.

Goal: Pass all classes and earn Honor roll status (team goal 80%)

Accept the challenges and responsibilities of leadership.
Be enthusiastic role models for younger student athletes by example.
Become involved in school and community activities.
Volunteer your time to help others who are less able or less fortunate.

Develop an appreciation for hard work, preparation and commitment.
Compete with your best effort and intensity, but always with sportsmanship.
Build teamwork skills and the ability to work toward goals with others.
Represent the school and community with pride and class in all areas.

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