Terrence Chillious spent as much time on the field as the water boy the first two weeks of the season. Instead of sulk, the 6-foot-2 New Utrecht junior took out his aggression in practice, performing so well he earned a chance Friday afternoon.
Boy, did he make the most of it.
Chillious caught three touchdown passes, of 25, 20 and 3 yards, from quarterback Jordan Paul, leading the Utes to a 26-24 road upset of Boys & Girls.
“We had some new kids step up today,” New Utrecht coach Alan Balkan said after his club collected its first victory of the season. “This was a big win for us.”
After a shaky start, Paul completed 9-of-20 passes for 134 yards and the three touchdowns, and running back Davon Collins rushed for 152 yards. New Utrecht kept Kangaroos star Wilbert Lee out of the end zone. Ronnie Pecorraro had seven tackles, two for losses, and a sack, Michael Lynch recovered two fumbles and Mergim Demhasaj had six tackles, including two for losses.
Chillious, though, was the story of the day for New Utrecht (1-2). Inserted midway through the opening quarter, he hauled in a 25-yard touchdown pass, out-leaping the defensive back for Boys & Girls (1-2) to turn a broken play into six points. He also caught the game-winner with 8:00 remaining in the fourth quarter.
“He earned his spot and stayed in,” Balkan said. “It’s hard to take him out now.”
Sheepshead Bay 41, Midwood 8: Naquan Alexander had 59 yards on eight carries and two touchdowns and Paul Fyffe had two sacks, a fumble recovery, an interception, a passing touchdown and a defensive score to lead Sheepshead (1-2). Andre Zeigler also ran for a touchdown for the Sharks.
On defense, Devontai Carlie, Kalan Smith and Kyle Cooke all had sacks. Kareem Sigler added a fumble recovery. Midwood is 1-2.
Grand Street Campus 22, Grady 0: Sophomore quarterback Cristian Pena was 7-of-12 passing for 61 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score to lead Grand Street (2-1). Orlando Tulloch caught five passes for 42 yards and a touchdown.
New Dorp 49, Bayside 14: Matt Popovic had six touchdowns – four rushing and two throwing – and 228 total yards to lead New Dorp (3-0). Tayvon Francis ran for 88 yards on 10 carries and Elijah Bratcher, Fabian Santana and Matthew Silverman each caught touchdown passes. Backup quarterback Nick Dobrowsky also threw for a score.
Kevin Antoine rushed for a touchdown and Arsh Singh hit Aaron Fraser for a score for Bayside (0-3).
Port Richmond 36, Lehman 6: Mark Clark rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns and Rob Schroeder ran for 160 yards and a touchdown and caught another to lead Port Richmond (1-2).
For Lehman (1-2), quarterback Edwin Guity hit Eric Matos for the Lions’ only score.
Curtis 28, Canarsie 0: Shaquan Coles rushed for 200 yards on 23 carries with three touchdowns for Curtis (2-1). James Timmins got the Warriors’ other score on a fumble recovery runback.
James Madison 22, Columbus 14: David Fung ran for 123 yards on eight carries and Roger Hamilton ran for 112 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown for Madison (1-2), which won its first game since Oct. 27, 2007. Nashaun Turner and Kevin Francis also had touchdown runs. Columbus is 0-3.
On defense, Ronald Deriggs had two sacks, Shawn Metayer had an interception and Turner and Hamilton each had fumble recoveries. Daniel Harrigin and Hamilton also had sacks for the Knights.
BOWL DIVISION
Thomas Jefferson 18, August Martin 12: Kadeem Bailey rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown and Ricky Joseph added another score on the ground for Jefferson (3-0). Shawn Thompson caught three balls for 88 yards and a touchdown.
For Martin (2-1), Thomas Greyer was 8-of-18 for 209 yards and two touchdowns but threw three interceptions.
FDR 28, Long Island City 0: Quarterback Bryan Joseph rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown and had six tackles on defense to lead FDR (2-1). Mario Johnson had a 45-yard punt return for a touchdown and Oscar Key ran for 73 yards and a touchdown and made eight tackles on defense. LIC is 0-3.
John Adams 39, Jamaica 0: Daniel Wilson ran for two touchdowns and returned an interception for another and Chris McLaren and Thaddeus Akkebala rushed for one each to lead Adams (3-0). Daniel Perez was 6-of-8 passing for 66 yards. Jamaica is 0-2.
CUP DIVISION
George Washington 14, McKee/Staten Island Tech 6: Olsin Maxwell rushed for two touchdowns and converted a pass for a 2-point conversion to quarterback Corley Woods, who also had an interception, for George Washington (1-2). McKee/Staten Island Tech is 1-2.
Petrides 14, Bryant 7: Galt McDermot and Billy Caban both rushed for touchdowns to lead Petrides (3-0). Justin Polizzi ran for Bryant’s only score. The Owls are 1-2.
Information Technology 16, Far Rockaway 12: Chris Bohan was 7-of-12 passing for 186 yards and a touchdown and an interception and Sean Chowdhury had a rushing touchdown and a receiving score to lead Info Tech (3-0). Gideon Taylor had eight tackles and a fumble recovery and Alonzo Joyner had six tackles and the game-sealing interception with 33 seconds left.
OTHER SCORES
Beach Channel 14, Springfield Gardens 0
Tilden 16, South Shore 6
South Bronx 28, Lafayette 0