O.F.A. Beats Canton; Potsdam Hands SLC 44th Loss (NYS Record)

Potsdam blank Larries in state record 44th loss

On Potsdam's opening drive, Gannon Colbert (30) fires up the gut on a 9-yard play. 8-0 Sandstoners. Mason Waite snakes up the middle for seven yards to the end zone.  16-0 Potsdam. Waite breaks the plane on a two-yard Stoner rush. Ryan Niles gets the extra two points. 24-0 Sandstoners. Potsdam keeps "rolling the eights" on Colbert's 73-yard run and two-point conversion, 32-0. Colbert netted his third touchdown on a 4-yard dive. The Larries get on the scoreboard on Corbin Flynn's quarterback keep.  But Potsdam beats St Lawrence Central 52-6, extending the Larries' losing streak to 44 straight games, tying a New York State High School football record.  (Bob LaRue photo)

Gouverneur storms past Massena for 28-7 victory

Gouverneur's Hayden Stowell (7) breaks through the Massena defensive line to earn a 40-yard run for a first down in the second quarter.  Stowell scored three rushing touchdowns on quarterback sneaks, in leading the Wildcats to a 28-7 victory.  (Cody Jenne photo)
 

GOUVERNEUR 28, MASSENA 7
On the Wildcats opening drive, Hayden Stowell dives for the two-yard keeper. Conner Platt boots the extra point. Gouverneur leads 7-0. Starting the second quarter, Stowell will carry again on a seven-yard rush, extending the Wildcat advantage to 14-0. Vincent Monacelli finds Rohg Bentley for a first down.  Lucas Regan would score Massena's only touchdown on a 47-yard scamper. Stowell keeps on a four-yard plunge. JD Minckler would add a touchdown as well, as Gouverneur goes on to defeat Massena 28-7.

 MALONE GETS FIRST WIN VS. LARRIES IN 41-24 TRIUMPH

On the handoff, Lukas Reyome dives up the middle for the touchdown. 6-0 Huskies. On the next drive, Chase Carriero (11) takes the pitch and scampers 14 yards to the house. 14-0 Malone. Jeremiah Labrake tries to escape, but coughs up the ball to Zeb Brooks, setting up Malone with a first down on the Larries 40. Three plays later,  (Above) Carriero jets 25 yards to pay dirt.  Malone goes up 20-0.  Jake Rieley also had a rushing touchdown while Ryan Payne fired a 56-yard TD pass to Blake Hanna for the Huskies. For St. Lawrence Central, Corbyn Flynn scored on a three-yard rush, while Camden Dabiew scored on a five-yard keeper.  The Huskies go on to beat St. Lawrence Central 41-24.  (Cody Jenne photo)

POTSDAM MARCHES PAST MALONE 40-6 FOR 5TH IN ROW

(Above) Ian VanWagner (3-for-7 passing, 164 yards and two touchdowns) fires off a 70 yard catch-and-run to Cash Greene (3) for the touchdown.  Greene notch two catches for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Potsdam grabs an immediate 6-0 advantage. Gannon Colbert runs the two-point conversion. He had five carries for 20-plus yards/. Sandstoners lead 8-0. Blake Hanna makes a grab for a Malone first down. He would score the Huskies' lone touchdown. Colbert drives up the middle for an eight-yard touchdown. Potsdam leads 14-0. Colbert also adds the two-point conversion.  Mason Waite also chipped in a touchdown.  Potsdam goes on to defeat Malone 40-6.  (Cody Jenne photo)

  Canton's towle nets four td's in 34-12 win vs. raiders

Quarterback Landon Perry hands to Hayden Towle straight up the middle. 6-0 Golden Bears. On play action, Perry fires off a 46-yard TD strike to Daniel Richardson.  Canton goes up 14-0. Another big yardage play for the Bears:  another handoff to Towle.  He jets up the gut 54 yards to paydirt.  20-0 Bears. Mason Deshane puts the Raiders on the board with a 13-yard scamper to the end zone.  20-6. On the pitch, it's Towle for his third touchdown, just inside the pylon. On the ensuing kickoff, Drew Smutz shucks off several tackles, escaping for a 78-yard trip to the House.  It's 26-12 Bears. Another pitch to Towle seals the deal. Canton goes on to defeat Massena 34-12.

DESHANE SCORES 4 RUSHING TD'S AS RAIDERS TOPS MALONE

Massena's Mason Deshane (0) breaks away from two Malone defenders on a 45-yard rush to set up his own touchdown in the second quarter.  Massena went on to beat Malone 51-15.(Cody Jenne photo)
 

MASSENA 51, MALONE 15
On the goal line keeper, Vincent Monacelli rumbles into the end zone. The extra point kick is true. 7-0 Raiders. Mason Deshane scrambles 45 yards, setting up his own touchdown.  Deshane would rack up four rushing touchdowns on the day. The extra point was good. 14-0 Massena. On a 30-yard hookup, Ryan Payne delivers the pass to Jake Riley on 4th and 14, for Malone's first touchdown of the season. 14-7. On the handoff, Deshane scores from the five.  Also scoring second-half TD's for Massena were Luke Bogart and Jakob Paige.  Malone's other TD was Payne to Chase Carriero for 90 yards.  Massena rolled over Malone 51-15.

 Gouverneur surges past ST. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 46-0 

Gouverneur's JD Minckler (42) dashes through the St. Lawrence Central defense to extend the Wildcats' lead to 26-0 late in the second quarter.  Gouverneur goes on to defeat St Lawrence Central 46-0. (Cody Jenne photo)
 

GOUVERNEUR 46, ST. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 0
On the opening keeper, Hayden Stowell scampers to the house. Connor Platt boots the extra point.  7-0 Cats. On the fake handoff, Stowell fires deep to Warren Desormeaux for the touchdown. 14-0 Gouverneur. On the sweep left, Evan Shampine scrambles 19 yards to the house. 20-0 Wildcats Then JD Minckler takes a run to paydirt. Gouverneur goes on to defeat St Lawrence Central 46-0.

CANTON WINS DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE VS. MALONE 16-0

On a first-quarter handoff, the Bears' Jamison Zysik rolls left and scampers 14 yards to pay dirt. Canton leads 6-0. This game turned into a defensive juggernaut.  The Bears thwarted a promising Huskies' drive into a turnover inside the red zone. Later in the quarter, as quarterback Ryan Payne airmails a pass, Austin Gregory skies for the interception. The Bears would get a field goal and a Kolby Todd 70-yard Pick Six to seal the victory in the final minute. Canton beat Malone 16-0.  (Cody Jenne photo)

  O.F.A. WINS IN THE TRENCHES, BEATING GOUVERNEUR 26-7

Trenton Power hands off to Astryn Grenier for three yards and the game's first touchdown.  Lucca LaBella carries for the two-point conversion.  8-0 Ogdensburg. LaBella gets the call on a 6-yard scamper. 16-0 Blue Devils. Power then dials long distance to LaBella on a 30-yard reception, just inside the pylon for another touchdown. Grady Pharoh snags a 31-yard reception, getting both feet down inbounds. That sets up La Bella for his third touchdown rumble, this time from the two-yard line. Wildcats call on JD Minckler for the carry.  He pulls off an Escape Act how long the Ogdensburg sideline and rambles 32 yards for Gouverneur's only score of the game. Ogdensburg defeated Gouverneur 36-7.  (Bob LaRue photo)

O.F.A. DOMINATES MASSENA
50-6 IN WEEK 3 VICTORY

On the opening drive, OFA quarterback Trenton Power hands to Astryn Grenier (4) for the 17-yard touchdown scamper.  8-0 Blue Devils. On the ensuing kickoff, Massena's Rohg Bentley gathers the ball at the three-yard line and sprints 97 yards to paydirt.  OFA leads 8-6. Four minutes later, Grenier again caps off of three-play drive with a 38-yard run to the house.  14-6 OFA. On the Devils' next kick return, Urijah Austin traces the left sideline for another Ogdensburg score. 22-6. Grenier added a three-yard run.  Lucca LaBella plunges over the end line, upping the OFA lead to 36-6 at the half.  LaBella added a TD run in the third quarter and Tavion Richardson's TD run closed out the scoring.  OFA went on to defeat Massena 50-6.  (Deon photo)

MASSENA TAKES COMMAND IN 41-0 WIN OVER LARRIES

MASSENA 41, ST. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 0
The Raiders’ Mason Deshane took the handoff 15 yards to paydirt. 7-0 Massena. Quarterback Vincent Monacelli on the keeper, upped the Raider lead to 14-0. On the pitch to the left, Rohg Bentley catches and scores. Drew Smutz kicked the extra point. Massena led 21-0. (Above) Hunter Smith (10) took a kickoff and raced 49 yards for the score.  27-0 at the half.  Monacelli and Josh Page recorded second-half touchdowns.  Massena went on to defeat St. Lawrence Central 41-0.
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Brkk Tees (Nate &Tori Lashomb) raised $580 through red shirt sales for the Massena football program and $360 through the navy shirt sales for the SLC football program. (Above) Tori Lashomb presents each team’s Athletic Director, Massena’s Gavin Regan and St. Lawrence Central’s Joe Remome, with their school’s portion of the profits from the “Downtown Showdown” t-shirt sales. (Below) NBT Bank made a donation of $500 in the name of the Massena Raiders to the Massena Police Activities League and a $500 donation in the name of the Larries to the Puzzle Piece Foundation (for autism awareness).

Gouverneur pulls away from Malone in 49-14 win

Gouverneur's Warren Desormeaux (1) catches the 38-yard touchdown bomb from quarterback Hayden Stowell to extend the Wildcats lead over the Huskies 29-14 late in the second quarter. Capping off the opening drive, quarterback Hayden Stowell dives in for the 10-yard touchdown to take 6-0 Wildcat lead. On the ensuing drive, Chase Carriero  for the Huskies races in from 18 yards. With the extra points, Huskies go up 8-6. In the second quarter, JD Minckler caps off an 18-yard run with a touchdown. Gouverneur up 22-8. Gouverneur went on to pick up the first win of the season pulling away from Malone 49-14. (Cody Jenne photo)

   GRENIER, LABELLA LEAD O.F.A. PAST SARANAC CENTRAL 34-7

OGDENSBURG 34, SARANAC CENTRAL 7
The Blue Devils scored on their first two possessions, then scored 22 unanswered points in the second half, to produce a 34-7 victory over the host Saranac Spartans in a Section VII-X matchup to open the 2025 season.  Astryn Grenier and Lucca LaBella each muscled into the end zone from the one yard line, giving OFA a 12-0 advantage to open the game.  In the final 10 seconds of the half, Saranac quarterback Corbin Duffield wired a 34-yard TD pass to receiver Brandon Boulds on the final play. OFA led 12-7 at the break.  Camden Cree snared a 22 yard touchdown reception, followed by a two-point conversion pitch from quarterback Trent Power in the third quarter, to extend the Blue Devil lead to 20-7.  Grenier scored his second touchdown on a one-yard plunge in the third quarter.  Cree's Pick Six with 2:33 to play, followed by Grady Pharoah's two-point conversion completed the Blue Devils' scoring.