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In the New York State Class B regional semifinal, the Blue Devils would get on the scoreboard when quarterback Madden West fired deep to Astryn Grenier (4) in the end zone. However, Glens Falls led 34-6 at the half. The Black Bears would go on to defeat Ogdensburg 49-20. (Kyton Deon photo)
New York State Class B Playoffs
- Potsdam HS
Glens Falls (II) 49, Ogdensburg (X) 20
New York State Class C Playoffs - Shenendahowa
Schuylerville (II) 45, Gouverneur (X) 6
New York State Eight-Man Playoffs - Moravia HS
Trumansburg (IV) 70, Tupper Lake (X-VII) 18
In the New York State
Class B regional semifinal, the Blue Devils would
get on the scoreboard when quarterback Madden West fired
deep to Astryn Grenier (4) in the end zone. However,
Glens Falls led 34-6 at the half. The Black Bears
would go on to defeat Ogdensburg 49-20.
(Kyton Deon photo)
New York State Class B Playoffs - Plattsburgh HS
Ogdensburg (X) 14, Beekmantown (VII)
10
New York State Class C Playoffs - Potsdam HS
Gouverneur (X) 27, Saranac Central (VII)
16
OGDENSBURG 14, BEEKMANTOWN 10
Lucca LaBella scored both touchdowns and the Blue Devils
made several key defensive stops in the fourth quarter
to upset Beekmantown in the New York State Class B
opening round contest at Plattsburgh High School.
LaBella put the Blue Devils on the scoreboard with a
two-yard plunge to open a 7-0 lead. Eagles quarterback
Hunter Porter countered with a keeper of his own which,
with the extra point kick, would tie the game 7-7
through halftime. Beekmantown took its only lead of the
game on a 35-yard field goal by Pat Hagadoin in the
third quarter. Midway through the final period, the Blue
Devils regained the advantage when LaBella muscled into
the end zone from two yards out, giving the Blue Devils
a 14-10 margin. LaBella finishedS the contest with 24
carries for 153 yards rushing. After holding the Eagles
on consecutive drives, OFA got the ball back on downs
and ran the clock out to capture the win and advance to
the next round of state playoffs vs. a Section II
opponent next weekend.
QB Hayden Stowell's pass sends Raine Rumble airborne on a 29-yard TD
reception for the Wildcats' final score in a 27-16 win
over Saranac Central. (Kyton Deon photo)
GOUVERNEUR 27, SARANAC
CENTRAL 16
Gouverneur capitalized on two of four Spartan fumbles
and turned them into touchdowns early in the third
quarter to capture a 27-16 win vs. the Section VII
champs in the New York State Class C opening round game
at Potsdam. On the game's opening drive, Hayden Stowell
on a quarterback sneak up the middle scored the
touchdown. With Rain Rumble's extra point kick, it was
7-0 Wildcats. After Gouverneur recovered a fumble to
open the third quarter, Stowell gets a “tush push” away
from the pile from John-Michael Leader for the second
touchdown. On the botched extra point snap, Kylen Bowman
hands off to Rumble who scrambled to the end zone to
still score a two-point conversion. 15-0 Wildcats. After
another fumble recovery, Stowell rolled right and found
Tucker Mussaw for a 12-yard TD reception. 21-0
Gouverneur. Saranac got on the scoreboard when Zack
Lucia pitched a 35 yard TD pass to Brannigan Boulds,
21-8. In the fourth quarter, Stowell went airborne to
Rumble on a 29-yard TD reception, 27-8 Wildcats. Boulds
reeled in one final TD reception to close out the night.
Section X Class B Championship - at Higher Seed
(#2) Ogdensburg 23, (#1) Potsdam
22
Ogdensburg's Lucca LaBella (25) breaks into the end zone
after being pushed by the pile of Ogdensburg linemen to
take a 20-14 lead midway through the second quarter. The
Blue Devils trailed the Sandstoners with .04 seconds to
go on the clock when Brooks Garvey kicked the game-winning
31-yard field
goal lifting Ogdensburg to a 23-22 victory over Potsdam to
win the Section X Class B Championship. (Cody Jenne photo)
Section X Class C Championship - at Higher Seed
(#1) Gouverneur 53, (#2) St. Lawrence Central 13
Section X Class B Playoffs - Home Higher Seed
(#2) Ogdensburg 41,
(#3) Massena 7
(#1) Potsdam 26, (#4)
Canton 15
Section X-VII Eight-Man
Football Championship
Tupper Lake 64, Ticonderoga 8
Ogdensburg quarterback Madden West (10) scores the
second touchdown for the Blue Devils late in the second
quarter off a five-yard keep to extend the OFA lead to 13-0
before the half. A strong second half earned the
Blue Devils a 41-7 victory to advance to the Section X
Class B Championship where they will face the Potsdam
Sandstoners. (Cody Jenne photo)
OGDENSBURG 41, MASSENA 7
The Blue Devils got off to a slow start offensively, but
ripped the game open with four touchdowns in the second
half, on their way to win the Section X Class B
semifinal vs. Massena 41-7. In the first quarter, OFA
quarterback Madden West passed to the left sideline, but
the catch was fumbled and recovered by the Raiders.
However, Massena is unable to capitalize as the OFA
defense held, keeping the game scoreless. On the next
drive, West pitched left again, this time to Urijah
Austin for the opening touchdown. With the extra point
kick, OFA gained the lead 7-0. In the middle of the
second quarter, West on the keeper plunges up the middle
for five yards and another touchdown. Ogdensburg opened
up a 13-0 lead. The Blue Devil offense found traction in
the second half with four touchdowns, en route to
beating the Raiders 41-7. The win sends the #2-seeded
Blue Devils to face the top-seated Sandstoners in
Potsdam for the Section X Class B championship.
Gouverneur's J.D. Minckler (42) grabbed the handoff,
racing to the edge for a 20-yard score. (Bob LaRue
photo)
GOUVERNEUR 53, ST. LAWRENCE
CENTRAL 13
On the Larries first play from scrimmage, the ball was
fumbled, picked up by Evan Shampine for the scoop and
score. 7-0 Wildcats. Raine Rumble carried 40 yards to
score Gouverneur’s second touchdown. Drive #3:
John-Michael Leader took the handoff at the 15 and
scrambled to pay dirt, putting Gouverneur up 21-0.
Quarterback Hayden Stowell fired deep to Cyler Baer on a
35-yard completion., 28-0. Raine Rumble zigzagged across
field for his second touchdown of the game. J.D.
Minckler was next to score, grabbing the hand off,
racing to the edge for a 20-yard score. Drake Desormeaux
then slithered 30 yards to the house. Wildcats led 47-0.
But the Larries got on the board with a 30-yard run by
Dawson Shatraw for a touchdown. From the one-yard line,
Jeremiah LaBrake went airborne and broke the plane for
another six points. Gouverneur’s Kaleb Platt scored his
first touchdown for the Wildcats. Gouverneur beat St.
Lawrence Central 53-13 to repeat as Section X Class C
champions, and will face the winner of Saranac Lake vs.
Saranac Central.
Potsdam's Chase Rozler (blue) on the counter. cut the
edge and dashed 61 yards to paydirt for the game's first
score.
POTSDAM 26, CANTON 15
On the last play of the first quarter for top-seeded
Potsdam quarterback Ian VanWagner handed to Chase Rozler
on the counter. Rozler cut the edge and dashed 61 yards
to pay dirt. 6-0 Sandstoners. VanWagner on play action,
tucked the football and sprinted 79 yards to the house,
upping Potsdam's lead to 12-0 at the half. On Canton's
opening drive of the second half, the Bears drove hard
down to the four-yard line, where QB Charlie Todd fired
off a quick pass to Aiden Richardson for the touchdown.
With the extra-point kick, Canton cut Potsdam's lead to
12-7. Potsdam had left the door open with two missed
conversions for Canton to potentially make a stop, then
score on the next drive and take the lead. However,
immediately responded with two touchdowns from Matthew
Schwartzfigure to open a 26-7 advantage. Richardson’s
eight yard TD scramble in the fourth quarter closed out
the scoring as Potsdam downed #4-seeded Canton for the
third time this season 26-15. The Sandstoners will host
#2 Ogdensburg next week for the Section X Class B
championship.