Summit vs New Providence 11/22/01
 1st2nd3rd4thTOTAL
Summit0001414
NewProvidence707721

It was great to be back at New Providence's field on a crisp sunny Thanksgiving Day morning. The 1st Thanksgiving day game against New Providence in over a decade obviously appealed to the memories of the residents of both towns
Game Statistics SummitNew Providence
First Downs157
Rushes3136
Rushing Yards108253
Pass Attempts264
Completions152
Interceptions10
Passing Yards12940
Other Yards-110
Total Yards226293
Return Yards7532
Penalty Yards3942
Fumbles10
Fumbles Lost10
Scoring Sequence
1st Quarter
NP - 94 yd run, kick good
2nd Quarter
None
3rd Quarter
NP - 7 yd run, kick good
4th Quarter
S - Dean 4 yd pass, Schroeder kick good
NP - 8 yd run, Kick good
S - Coviello 13 yd pass, Schroeder kick good
. By game time both stands were filled to capacity and possibly 1000 more people were taking advantage of standing room. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out well for the Summit faithful For much of the 1st quarter it appeared that this one would be a defensive struggle. After Summit's 2nd possession, JP Coviello pinned New Providence deep in their territory with a booming 54 yard punt to the NP 6 yard line. With 1st down on the 6 yard line the NP runner was swarmed over for what looked like no gain, but suddenly the Pioneer runner appeared from out of the pack and raced 94 yard for a TD. Summit was shocked.

The defensive battle resumed with no one able to mount a sustained drive until the final series of the 1st half. Summit took over on their 14 yard line following an NP punt. Summit moved to a 1st down on the NP 47 yard line largely behind the running of Jeff Della Piazza and receptions by Nick Monaco (5 yds) and Evan Cheng (9 yds). On the next play Keith Schroeder hit Coviello at the 19, but a personal foul after the play moved the ball back to the 34 yard line. Schroeder ran for a 1st down to the 20 and then hit Coviello at the 10. Two carries by Della Piazza made it 3rd and goal from the 2 yard line. Unhappily, on the next play Schreoder was tackled on the 8 and a 4th down pass fell incomplete as the half ended.

New Providence picked up another score when Coviello was forced to punt from the very back of the end zone. He lifted a fine 45 yard punt but New Providence still had great field position on the Summit 48 yard line. A Summit penalty moved the ball to the 40 yard line where New Providence completed the second of its two completions for 33 yards to the 7 yard line. From there they ran it in to open a 14-0 lead. Steve Kohut took the kick off and returned it to the Summit 38 yard line. From there Summit put together a 13 play scoring drive to close to within 7 points. The drive was highlighted by the running of Marquis White and Della Piazza and receptions by Monaco and Coviello. The drive culminated in a 4 yard TD pass to Chris Dean. There was plenty of time left as Summit kicked off and forced New Providence to punt. Summit got the ball back on their 24 yard line. But disaster struck as Summit turned the ball over on a fumble. Summit put up a strong defense but 7 plays later New Providence scored. To Summit's credit they weren't about to quit. Summit drove 75 yards for a score in 11 plays, almost exclusively via passes to Cheng, Coviello and Rob Schroeder. The score came on a 13 yarder to Coviello. The ensuing on-side kick failed and New Providence ran out the clock.

Individual Statistics
RUSHING
Marquis White 15-51, Jeff Della Piazza 7-27, Keith Schroeder 4-18, Nick Monaco 2-11,
PASSING
Keith Schroeder 25-15-1-129 2 TDs, Robbie Schroeder 1-0-0-0
RECEIVING
J.P. Coviello 7-74, Evan Cheng 2-19, Robbie Schroeder 1-10, Nick Monaco 2-7,
RETURNS
Steve Kohut 4-75,
PUNTING
J.P. Coviello 4-44.0,