Some may call it luck. Others may call it skill. However, the Saints
varsity football team knew it was true teamwork that led them to their
victory last Friday against their formidable foes, the Lake George
Warriors.
Fourteen to fourteen with only 33 seconds on the clock, quarterback Dylan Anderson hit Jack Keller with a sideline pass, gaining 51 yards. Two seconds remained on the clock as Tim Pompa readied his foot for a field goal kick.
Calmly and gracefully, the ball soared through the posts and just like that the game was over. The Saints rose above the odds and proved everybody wrong. With a final score of 17 to 14.
The Saints are moving on to play the Greenwich Witches Friday, October 30. After the Saint's third win of the season, the team is set to play in Sectionals for the first time.
Throughout the game the Saints held it together and stayed mentally focused. Not once did they allow the Warriors to gain a lead, the whole team took the field by storm. Both Jeremy Furey and David Mulcahy scored touchdowns for the Saints. Jack Keller finished with 17 tackles, two blocked passes, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Jack Keller also had a game-saving tackle as Lake George attempted a two-point conversion when they tied the score, 14-14. But the offense most certainly would not have gotten anywhere if it had not been for the outstanding defense. David Kramer, Nick Valenze, Dale Long, Joe Durand, Spencer Moseman, and Tyler Gereau, along with many others could not have been more important to the team in achieving this victory.
As the ball hit the ground for the last time that night, Coach Alphonse Lambert could not help but feel emotions surge through him. Happiness and relief pulsated through him as he looked out at his team. When talking to the team afterwards he congratulated every single player on their tremendous effort and how they had just proved that no matter how big your opponent may seem, it's the size of the heart and one's determination that gets you through it.
Several days after the game, Coach Lambert recalled, "That game was probably one of the biggest upset wins in sectional history. Just two weeks before Spa Catholic was throttled thirty-two to zero by the Warriors in Lake George."
Coach Murry O'Neil has coachedfor 59 years in the area and has certainly watched many football games in his time. But none impressed him as much as the game he witnessed from the stands on Friday night. Talking about the game to Coach Lambert, Coach O'Neil exclaimed, "That may be the greatest game I have ever seen."
Afterwards, the team sang and cheered on the bus as they headed back to school.
This is the Saints' biggest win in high school football since 1974, when St. Peters High School won the Small School Super Bowl against Whitehall.
With the same determination that the Saints displayed in their last game against Lake George, they should have no problem staying on top their upcoming games.
As football season comes to a close, the Saints are already making a name for themselves in Class D Varsity Football, a name that will stay with the Saints for years to come. Go Saints!
Calmly and gracefully, the ball soared through the posts and just like that the game was over. The Saints rose above the odds and proved everybody wrong. With a final score of 17 to 14.
The Saints are moving on to play the Greenwich Witches Friday, October 30. After the Saint's third win of the season, the team is set to play in Sectionals for the first time.
Throughout the game the Saints held it together and stayed mentally focused. Not once did they allow the Warriors to gain a lead, the whole team took the field by storm. Both Jeremy Furey and David Mulcahy scored touchdowns for the Saints. Jack Keller finished with 17 tackles, two blocked passes, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Jack Keller also had a game-saving tackle as Lake George attempted a two-point conversion when they tied the score, 14-14. But the offense most certainly would not have gotten anywhere if it had not been for the outstanding defense. David Kramer, Nick Valenze, Dale Long, Joe Durand, Spencer Moseman, and Tyler Gereau, along with many others could not have been more important to the team in achieving this victory.
As the ball hit the ground for the last time that night, Coach Alphonse Lambert could not help but feel emotions surge through him. Happiness and relief pulsated through him as he looked out at his team. When talking to the team afterwards he congratulated every single player on their tremendous effort and how they had just proved that no matter how big your opponent may seem, it's the size of the heart and one's determination that gets you through it.
Several days after the game, Coach Lambert recalled, "That game was probably one of the biggest upset wins in sectional history. Just two weeks before Spa Catholic was throttled thirty-two to zero by the Warriors in Lake George."
Coach Murry O'Neil has coachedfor 59 years in the area and has certainly watched many football games in his time. But none impressed him as much as the game he witnessed from the stands on Friday night. Talking about the game to Coach Lambert, Coach O'Neil exclaimed, "That may be the greatest game I have ever seen."
Afterwards, the team sang and cheered on the bus as they headed back to school.
This is the Saints' biggest win in high school football since 1974, when St. Peters High School won the Small School Super Bowl against Whitehall.
With the same determination that the Saints displayed in their last game against Lake George, they should have no problem staying on top their upcoming games.
As football season comes to a close, the Saints are already making a name for themselves in Class D Varsity Football, a name that will stay with the Saints for years to come. Go Saints!
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