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On the last play of the first quarter for top-seeded Potsdam quarterback Ian VanWagner handed to Chase Rozler (blue0 on the counter. Rozler cut the edge and dashed 61 yards to pay dirt. 6-0 Sandstoners. Potsdam went on to beat Canton 26-15 in the Section X Class B semifinals. (Kyton Deon 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.