Massena Grabs Final Playoff Berth; O.F.A., Tupper, Potsdam Win

POTSDAM FINISHES UNBEATEN SEASON, BEATING WILDCATS

Potsdam's Nick Roda (11) snagged an Ian VanWagner pass and scampered 20 yards to paydirt.. (Bob LaRue photo)
 

POTSDAM 36, GOUVERNEUR 7
Undefeated Potsdam traveled to Gouverneur to tangle with the Wildcats in the regular-season finale. Gouverneur quarterback Hayden Stowell launched a 35-yard pass to JD Minckler, down to the three-yard line. That set up Stowell for a three-yard plunge. With the extra-point kick, the Wildcats led 7-0. The Cats forced Potsdam into a fumble two plays later, but could not capitalize. From there, it was all Sandstoners. In the second quarter, Nick Roda snagged an Ian VanWagner pass and scampered 20 yards to paydirt.. Matt Schwartzfigure delivered the two-point conversion, giving Potsdam an 8-7 edge. On the Potsdam next drive, Schwartzfigure dove into the end zone for six more. With 1.7 seconds left in the half, VanWagner beat the buzzer, finding Roda in the back of the end zone to up the Potsdam lead to 22-7 at the break. In the third quarter, Schwartzfigure barreled into the end zone from the two yard line – 28-7 Sandstoners. On a power sweep, Liam McCarger capped the Potsdam scoring with a three-yard run. The Sandstoners defeated Gouverneur 36-7 to finish the regular season unbeaten. They will face Canton for the third time this season in the Section X Class B semifinals, while Gouverneur hosts St. Lawrence Central in the Section X Class C Championship next weekend.

MASSENA BEATS MALONE 43-0 FOR FINAL PLAYOFF BERTH

Massena quarterback Tapeni LaBrake (2) punches through the Malone defense for a one-yard touchdown at Crowner Field.  Massena shut out Malone 43-0 to capture the final Section X Class B playoff berth.  (Bob LaRue photo)
 

MASSENA 43, MALONE 0
In the first quarter, from 25 yards out, quarterback to Tapeni LaBrake kept the ball and dashed up the sideline to the house. On the conversion, the quarterback keeper through the hole increased the Massena lead to 8-0. Malone quarterback Kolt Warner stepped back and fired off a deep pass, but was intercepted by the Raiders’ Mason Deshane who scrambled 58 yards for the Pick Six. Massena forged ahead 16-0. On the next drive, LaBrake punches through the Malone defense for a one-yard touchdown. Dominic Murtaugh added the extra two points. 24-0 Massena. The Raiders intercepted five passes, including three picks from Lucas Regan in the first half. Massena went on to defeat Malone 43-0.

O.F.A. HOLDS OFF CANTON RALLY TO EARN 2ND SEED

Bookend touchdowns: Ashton Amo (28) takes a hard hit at the goal line, but scores the first touchdown and...

 an 80-yard Pick 6 for O.F.A's final score.  (LaRue photos)
 

OGDENSBURG 35, CANTON 13
In the first quarter, from the four-yard line, Ashton Amo took a hard hit at the goal line, but scored the touchdown. OFA went up 7-0. In the second frame, quarterback Madden West fired off a 35-yard pass to Urijah Austin, who got both feet down at the Canton 3. That set up Amo for the three-yard dive for the touchdown. OFA led 13-0. On the final drive of the half, West snaked through the defense and scored on a seven-yard scamper. Blue Devils up 19-0 at the break. Charlie Todd started the third quarter with a dash to the right and found Aiden Richardson in the end zone, putting the Bears on the board 19-7. From the pocket, Todd lobbed a “jump-shot pass” to Richardson again in the end zone, cutting the Blue Devil lead to 19-13. West, checking deep, found no open receivers, tucked and ran for 13 yards to pay dirt, restoring a two-possession lead. The Bears tried to rally again at the OFA 30, when Austin Amo picked off the pass and scampered 80 yards for a back-breaking Pick 6. Final score: Ogdensburg 35, Canton 13.

CANTON BREAKS FROM 0-0 QUARTER TO BLANK MALONE

John Wilcox scrambles 20 yards through a hole to paydirt. to give Canton a 7-0 lead.  (Bon LaRue photo)
 

CANTON 29, MALONE 0
With the potential playoff berth at stake, scoreless into the second quarter, quarterback Charlie Todd delivered to John Wilcox who scrambled 20 yards through the hole to paydirt.  With the extra point, Canton led 7-0. On the ensuing kickoff, Canton recovers the squib kick. That led to a Charlie Todd pass over the middle to Ryan Faunce for the second touchdown. Bears up 13-0 at the half. Todd flipped a 25-yard TD pass to Faunce who squeezed just inside the pylon. Canton up 19. Wilcox then took the handoff and dove up the middle on a one-yard plunge. Aidan Richardson connected on a 16-yard field goal to wrap up the win: 

early touchdowns lift o.f.a. past gouverneur 50-12

After knocking the ball from the hands of Raine Rumble, Ogdensburg's Lucca LaBella (25) dashes 65 yards to the end zone to jump the Blue Devils to a 14-0 lead near the end of the first quarter. Touchdowns from LaBella and Ashton Amo lifted the Devils past the Wildcats 50-12. (Cody Jenne photo)
 

OGDENSBURG 50, GOUVERNEUR 12
Lucca LaBella muscled in from the four-yard line for the game's first touchdown. OFA led 8-0.  The Wildcats handed the draw to Raine Rumble, but the ball popped loose, picked up by LaBella and carried 65 yards to the end zone. Blue Devils opened up an early 14-0 lead.  Wildcat QB Hayden Stowell wired a long pass to JD Minckler to put the Wildcats on the scoreboard. OFA still led 14-6.  Ashton Amo plowed in from the two-yard line. vOFA went on to defeat Gouverneur 50-12.

POTSDAM DEFEATS CANTON
32-7, TD'S ON FIRST 4 DRIVES

Chase Rozler (30) eludes a desperation tackle attempt by Canton's Ryan Faunce (3) and sprints 75 yards to paydirt. 14-0 Potsdam, en route to a 32-7 win.  (Kyton Deon photo)
 

POTSDAM 32, CANTON 7
Liam Miller-Lynch grabbede a handoff and dove up the middle to score from four yards out. 6-0  Potsdam. Liam McCarger added to two-point conversion.  Ian Van Wagner (88 yards passing)unloaded deep to Chase Rozler who sprints 75 yards to paydirt. Rozler also converts the extra two points.  16-0 Potsdam. Matt Schwartzfigure (19 rushes for 143 yards) on the end-around run. Potsdam extended its lead to 24-0.  Miller-Lynch (13 totes for 62 yards) carried the mail from the three-yard line for his second touchdown. Mason Waite contributed seven carries for 50 yards. Canton scored on a Landon Perry pass to Daniel Richardson for a late touchdown. Final score: Potsdam 32, Canton 7.

RUMBLE'S FOUR TOUCHDOWNS LEAD WILDCATS VS. LARRIES

Gouverneur's Raine Rumble (4) pulls up, hesitates to allow the offensive line to set blocks, then finishes a 20-yard TD.
 

GOUVERNEUR 47, ST. LAWRENCE CENTRAL 7
Homecoming weekend at Gouverneur. A wildcat play on the opening drive: Raine Rumble  sprints 20 yards to the pylon. 7-0 Gouverneur. On their next drive, QB Hayden Stowell rifled a 19-yard TD pass Rumble. Rumble kicked for the extra point.  14-0 Wildcats.   After a Tucker Mussaw touchdown zigzagging through the middle, Stowell carried a keeper on a one-yard dive for six more.   Rumble on a reverse scrambled for his third touchdown.  35-0 Gouverneur.   Wildcats then put a lineman in the backfield and Tristen McRobbie stayed on his feet for the Big Man touchdown from two yards out.   Larries got on the board when QB Kamren Debiew plowed in from the one-yard line.   Off the ensuing kickoff, Rumble jetted 80 years to the House.   It was a sunny day, but too much Raine facing the Larries.  Gouverneur defeated St. Lawrence Central 47-7.

MALONE FENDS OFF LARRIES' RALLY FOR 14-12 VICTORY

On play action, quarterback Ian Mulverhill delivers 25 yards to Blake Hanna (86) for the opening touchdown. 6-0 Huskies. On Malone’s next drive, Colt Warner drove through the line and into the end zone for a four-yard touchdown. Extra points would be critical in this game. After missing on the first conversion attempt, Mulverhill found Jake Riley for the conversion after the second TD. 14-0 Huskies. On a midfield punt, Huskies muff. The ball is recovered by the Larries’ Corbin Flynn who scooped the ball and dashed to the end zone. The score is nullified by a penalty, but the Larries retained the football Three plays later, Damian Ashley fired off a TD pass to Ayden Beach for St. Lawrence Central’s first score. The Larries were unable to convert the two points, 14-6 Malone. With under three minutes to go, Ashley stepped back and pumped a deep pass to Flynn on a 60-yard TD catch-and-run. The conversion went incomplete again. Malone ran out the clock, hanging on to beat St Lawrence Central 14-12.   (Cody Jenne photo)

potsdam outlasts O.f.a. 12-6 on miller-lynch rushing td

Potsdam's Nick Roda (11) catches the ball and sprints to the end zone, midway through the second quarter to give the Sandstoners a 6-0 lead over Ogdensburg. The Blue Devils tied the game up 6-6 in the third quarter off a touchdown catch by Nikolai Ramsdell.  However, Liam Miller-Lynch drove in from the Red Zone for the game-winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter to capture the 12-6 victory.  (Cody Jenne photo)

CANTON RALLIES TO DEFEAT WILDCATS: FIRST TIME 9 YEARS

Canton's John Wilcox (gold) slithers through the middle for his third touchdown of the game.  (Bob LaRue photo)
 

CANTON 18, GOUVERNEUR 14
After a first-quarter fumble recovery, John Wilcox plowed in from the six-yard line, giving Canton the first lead 6-0. Later in the quarter, from the 50-yard line, Hayden Stowell launched a pass to Raine Rumble who scampered the left sideline to paydirt, tying the game at 6-6. Rumble was good on the extra point kick and the Wildcats had their first lead at 7-6. Stowell on a keeper swept right side to the pylon for a touchdown, upping the Wildcat lead to 14-6 at the half. In the third, Wilcox took the handoff and jetted end-around for a 31 yard TD, trimming the Cats' lead to 14-12. QB Charlie Todd dished to Wilcox (who totaled 20 carries for 162 yards) up the middle for the go-ahead score. Bears threatening an upset. Todd carried 17 times for 106 yards, while going 7-for-8 through the air for another 67 yards. Stowell was 10-for-15 passing for 152 yards and one touchdown. Rumble caught four passes for 52 yards. Gouverneur’s rushers were held to 27 yards total. Canton held on to upset Gouverneur 18-14, only the second loss for the Wildcats going back nine years -- and first Canton win over Gouverneur since 2015.

POTSDAM RUNS, PASSES TO
46-14 ROMP OVER MALONE

Potsdam's Matthew Schwartzfigure (33) makes an end-around run along the sideline, delivering the mail 17 yards to the House in the first quarter.  Schwartzfigure added two more TD rumbles before the half, guiding the Sandstoners to a 46-14 win in their divisional opener.  (Bob LaRue photo)
 

POTSDAM 46, MALONE 14
Rusher Matthew Schwartzfigure scored from seven yards out to give Potsdam an 8-0 lead.  But he was far from done. Quarterback Ian Van Wagoner handed to Schwartzfigure to cap the second drive for another run to the outside, 12 yards to the house. Liam McCarger handled the two-point conversion. Potsdam up 16-0.  On the next drive. VanWagner stepped into the pocket and fired to Nick Roda in the end zone to tack on six more. On a 30-yard run, Schwartzfigure broke two tackles and dashed to paydirt.   Potsdam with one more score from Schwartzfigure.  Sandstoners go to beat Malone 46-14.

   UNTIMELY TURNOVERS SINK LARRIES VS. CANTON 24-8

Canton's Hayden Towle (5) scampers along the sideline for a first down.  Two untimely turnovers sunk the Larries hopes of pulling off a win in their divisional opener.  After a scoreless first quarter, on the bad snap, Canton got the first break with the recovery, setting up the Bears in the Red Zone. Todd slings a 17-yard TD pass to Aidan Richardson for the game's first score.  John Wilcox got the handoff for the two-point conversion.  Early in the fourth quarter, 16-8 Canton and St. Lawrence driving, an interception returned the ball to the goalline.  Canton went on to defeat St. Lawrence Central 24-8.  (Kyton Deon photo)

O.F.A. SHUTS OUT SARANAC SPARTANS IN OPENER 26-0

 Ogdensburg’s Lucca LaBella (25) on a touchdown run. Second drive from a short field, OFA's Madden West handed off to Ashton Amo through the middle, 6-0 Blue Devils. West to Amo again for a 21-yard gain, setting up a second score. West to LaBella on the 15-yard scamper. 12-0 at the half. Lamella’s third-quarter run of 20 yards, followed by Austin Amo’s two-point converson, upped the Devils’ lead to 20-0. Amo’s scramble with 4:44 left closed out the scoring. Ogdensburg went on to blank the Saranac Spartans 26-0.  (Kyton Deon photo)

   holland patent blanks
st. lawrence in Non-League

St. Lawrence Central's Damien Ashley (3) dashes away from the Holland Patent defense for a first down midway through the second quarter. The Golden Knights jumped to an 18-0 lead at the half and captured the 46-0 shutout victory over the Larries in their non-league opener. (Cody Jenne photo)