White carries Cards to nice City victory

Photo by Stuart Cahill

Story by Justin Barrasso  |  bostonherald.com

Isaiabrier White and Madison Park sent a message to Brighton with a convincing 36-14 victory yesterday in a crossover Boston City League contest at White Stadium.

“Just find holes and run through them,” said a humble White.

Like many of his teammates, White hardly ever sat as he played both offense and defense. He scored the first two touchdowns of the game to open up a 14-0 lead, and then put the game away in the third quarter with a 45-yard TD run that bruised and battered Bengals linemen.

“You try to play 100 percent on both sides of the ball, but it just happens that I played better on offense,” said White.

His play was exactly what Madison Park (4-1) needed to provide some distance from an explosive opponent in Brighton (3-3).

“He’s elusive,” said Madison Park coach Roosevelt Robinson. “You go one way and he goes the other.”
Cardinals quarterback Jamal Leary also threw for two touchdowns, connecting with receivers Dalvin Green and David Stewart. The 35-yard TD toss to Green gave MP a 22-0 lead with 4:43 left in the first half.
“It’s his first year playing quarterback,” said Roosevelt. “He’s taken his role very seriously and is throwing very well.”

Leary is becoming more comfortable in the pocket.

“I’ve been a receiver all my life . . . but you just have to keep your composure and play with the best of your ability,” said Leary.

Coming off a bye week, Madison Park put together a plan to try to contain Brighton senior quarterback Jonathan Marrero, who threw for a touchdown and also had an 85-yard TD reception from sophomore Jalen Apperwhite.

“We try to really get the guys to understand the formations and how they’re supposed to attack on defense,” said Roosevelt, “and we attack every formation.”

With a critical matchup at South Boston next week, this was a game Madison Park needed to assert itself with its physical style of play.

“The pass was tough for us today on the spread because you’re thinned out, but we overcame it,” said Roosevelt.

“We’ve got to work on a few things, but we came out pretty well.”

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