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Former Skyhawk standout Lance Bennett, has completed his college career at Indiana University. Earlier in the season he was featured in the Street & Smith College Football and Athlon's National College Football preview magazines. Lance completed the 2005 season as the Indiana Hoosiers top return man. Lance had 10 punt returns for 66 yards and had 24 kick returns for 544 yards. His longest kick return was for 86 yards. Lance had a tougher time this season scoring TD's as the Big Ten was well aware of his talents. Lance is picking up where he left off from the 2004 season when he lodged his name into the record books at IU. On 9/11/04 vs. the University of Oregon, Lance took a kickoff return and dashed 98 yards for a touchdown and a 30-24 upset win over the Ducks. On 9/25/04 vs. Michigan State University, Lance took a punt return and raced 94 yards for a touchdown. Lance set a school record for punt returns with this effort. The previous record was 93 yards by Steve Porter against University of Wisconsin in 1970. Lance averaged 30 yards per kickoff return and 10.9 yards per punt return. He ranked 3rd nationally and 1st in the Big Ten in kickoff return average. For his efforts, Lance was named 2004 CNNSI.com honorable mention All-Ameriacn at the kick return position. When we last saw Lance in 1999, he was selected to the All-State and All-City teams when he played for Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School (Poly Prep) in Brooklyn. He was selected as team MVP in his senior year. In addition to his gridiron feats, Lance competed on the track and field team at Poly Prep where he garnered All-American honors as part of the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relay teams. Off the field, Lance is an accomplished musician and songwriter. He co-wrote the hit from the Men In Black II soundtrack - Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head). After a few years in the music business, Lance decided to enroll at Indiana University where he teamed up with his former HS coach Dino Mangiero. Dino has left the staff due to the coaching changes after the 2004 season. Lance is 5'5" TALL AND WEIGHS 165 LBS!!!!! Good luck to Lance and we wish him the best for his future. MAKE US PROUD!!! Photo and player bio courtesy of Indiana University Sports Information Department

Brooklyn Skyhawks Football Club wishes to extend Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays greetings to all its players, coaches and supporters. Enjoy the Holiday season and we wish you the best for 2007.

Dyon Moore (Skyhawk '04) is a senior OL/DL at Hudson Catholic Regional HS (Jersey City, NJ)and was selected to the All-State and All County teams in recent weeks: - The Star Ledger (NJ) - All State-All Non-Public Defense (2nd team) - The Star Ledger - All Hudson County Defense (1st team) - Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association - 1st team both Offensive Line and Defensive Line - HCIAA American Division - Voted by all coaches in the division Dyon is a two-year starter for the Hudson Catholic Hawks and was selected as a team captain for the 2006 season. Dyon's normally quiet demeanor is overtaken by his high level of intensity on the field. Dyon completed his senior year recording 44 tackles and three sacks for his DE position. After the 2005 season Dyon was named to the Jersey Journal All-Hudson County Honorable Mention team. Dyon completed his Skyhawk career in 2004 helping to lead the Intermediate team to the Division Championship. Dyon was named to the Intermediate ALL-STAR team after the 2004 season. Dyon is a perfect example of a player who has reaped the benefits of playing at a high level while maintaining excellent grades. Dyon has been receiving interests from various colleges (Univ. of Akron, Stony Brook, Univ. of Albany, etc.) and is taking his time to review his options. Congrats to Dyon on his success and we wish him the best for his future. MAKE US PROUD!!!

These former Skyhawks received All-Borough, All-City and/or All-State honors for their performance during the football season. We have also listed high school and/or college attended as well. Selection to the "All-City" and "All-Borough" teams were made by either the NY Daily News and/or New York Newsday. Selection to the "All-State" team was made by the New York State Sportswriters Association. 2006 Dyon Moore - 2nd team Star Ledger All-State (NJ)All Non-Public defense, 1st team Star Ledger All-Hudson County Defense End at Hudson Catholic Regional HS (Jersey City, NJ). Currently being recruited by Univ. of Akron, Stony Brook and Univ. of Albany. Lansford Watson - All-American, All-State and All City WR at Abraham Lincoln HS. Participating in the US Army All-American Bowl on Jan. 6, 2007. Lansford has verbally committed to attend University of Maryland in Fall 2007. 2005 Tyrell Escoffrey - 1st Team All-City Linebacker at Brooklyn Technical HS. Tyrell has an 85 avg. and scored over 1200 on his SAT's. Currently being recruited by Hofstra University. 2004 Neil Lewis - 1st team All-City and All-Brooklyn at Abraham Lincoln HS. Neil rushed for 1,372 yards, eight TD's and seven two-point conversions. 2003 Kojo Cottoy - All-City (2nd team) and All Brooklyn at Abraham Lincoln HS. Kojo led the PSAL in tackles with 106. He also contibuted with a fumble recovery, a sack and an interception. Niquaan Gaymon - All-Brooklyn at Abraham Lincoln HS. Niquaan (QB)finished second in the league in passing TDs with 17. He threw for 1,343 yards and ran for 243 yards while scoring 5 TDs on the ground. To make matters worse, he only a SOPHOMORE!!! Jerrell Smith - All-City (2nd team) and All-Queens at St. Francis Prep. Jerrell rushed for 1, 276 yards and 8 TDs. His rushing total was the 4th highest in CHSFL AAA Division. Jerrell accounted for 1,632 all-purpose yards. 2000 Leon Williams - All-American, All-State and All-City LB at Canarsie High School. Completed his career at the Univ. of Miami (Fla) Hurricanes; Currently a 4th round selection of the NFL Cleveland Browns. 1999 Lance Bennett - All-City, All-Brooklyn RB at Poly Prep Country Day School. Currently an artist signed with Will Smith Records; enrolled at Indiana University playing his senior season in 2006. Russell Jessamy - All-Brooklyn RB at Canarsie High School Allen Lyons - All-Brooklyn QB at New Utrecht High School. Currently attending Hofstra Univ. 1997 Cinque McKetty - All-City, All-Brooklyn LB at Poly Prep Country Day School. Attending Univ. of Delaware on scholarship; graduated from Fordham University in May, 2003. 1996 Terrance Gray - All-Queens QB/DB at Bayside High School. Graduate of Oregon State Univ. Robert Lavender - All-City, All-Brooklyn RB at John Jay High School Shawn Lundie - All-Brooklyn RB at James Madison High School Gary McGowan - All-Brooklyn QB at Canarsie High School Tarik Simpson - All-Brooklyn WR/DB at Canarsie High School. Garduate of Southeast Missouri State University. Reed (Jamal) Tunison - All-Brooklyn DB at Nazareth regional High School. 2002 Graduate of Bucknell University. 1994 Kwesi Daniels - All-State, All-City RB/LB at Sheepshead Bay HS. Graduated from Univ. of Cincinnati Bergre Escorbores - All-Queens WR at August Martin High School James Lavender - All-Brooklyn RB at John Jay High School Neville Thorne - All-Brooklyn RB/DB at Lafayette High School 1993 Gordon Tunison - All-Brooklyn RB/DB at Nazareth Regional High School Taji Randle - All-Brooklyn RB/DB at Thomas Jefferson High School. Attended Texas Southern Univ. Currently an Assistant Coach at Thomas Jefferson HS 1991 Owen Larman - All-State, All-City LB at Canarsie High School. Selected as Brooklyn Player of the Year Frantz Jourdain - All-State, Two(2)Time All-City RB/DB at Sheepshead Bay High School. Selected as Brooklyn Player of the Year as a Junior in 1990. Graduated from Univ. of Rhode Island. Currently a scout for the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots. 1990 Anthony Barnes - All-City, All-Brooklyn RB at Nazareth Regional HS. Kharon Brown - All-Brooklyn QB at James Madison HS.Accepted scholarship to Univ. of Kansas and later transferred to Hofstra Univ. Graduated as one of the better QB's in the program. Teart Jackson - All-City LB at Sheepshead Bay HS. Royston Jones - All-City LB at Abraham Lincoln HS accepted scholarship to Univ. of Wisconsin. Frantz Jourdain - All-City QB/DB at Sheepshead Bay HS. Became one of the most heavily recruited players in the City over the next two years. 1982 Anthony Long - All-Brooklyn at Samuel Tilden HS 1981 Clive Harding - All-City, All-Brooklyn at Abraham Lincoln High School. Scored 4 TDs in PSAL Championship Game. 1980 Devon Mitchell - All-Brooklyn at Samuel Tilden High school. Attended Univ. of Iowa. (Expanded profile is in "Notable Alumni" page)

Congratulations to the SKYHAWK Pee Wees for advancing to the Playoffs. The Pee Wees played tough against Kings Bay but lost 20-12. Congrats to Coach Garvin Dublin and his staff and the hard working SKYHAWK PEE WEES!!!!!