By Steve Bradley
Quarterback Sam Richard threw for 103 yards (7/12), ran for another 60, scored three touchdowns and made seven tackles on defense to lead Hoosick Falls (4-1 )to a win over Fonda (1-4) Friday evening. Fonda scored first, grabbing a seven point lead early in the first quarter when Jon Flander caught a five yard pass from John Mancini. Later in the same quarter, Richard dropped a perfect 42 pass into the hands of Lucas Brogue for a score.
Brogue kicked the extra point to tie the game. The teams traded touchdowns again in the second quarter when Max Kipp ran 26 yards for a Panther score and Mancini dove in from three yards out for the Braves. Both extra points were missed and the score at the half was 13-13.
Hoosick Falls took over the game in the second half, scoring 20 points while holding the Braves scoreless. Richard dove in for a one yard TD and from 13 yards out in the third. Then he tacked on a final one yard dive in the fourth. Max Kipp had 101 rushing yards on 14 carries while Lucas Brogue had two receptions for 54 yards. Dimitri Rose had five tackles on the defensive side of the ball.
Remaining on the regular season schedule: Oct. 6, Holy Trinity, at HFCS, 7pm; Oct. 13, Mechanicville at HFCS, 7pm. Holy Trinity (4-1) scorched Stillwater (4-1) for 49 points last Saturday, winning 49-6.
The Tamarac Bengals traveled north to take on the combined squad from Lake George/Hadley-Luzerne. They came out on the losing end of the battle 38-22. Tamarac jumped out to a 22-16 halftime lead, but the LG/HL defense held the Bengals scoreless in the second half, putting up 22 points of their own to stroll to the victory. Luis Marmolejo led the Bengals with 83 years rushing. The defeat dropped Tamarac to 4 -2 on the year. They next play host to the Watervliet Cannoneers.
Other area game results: Class C — Mechanicville (5-0) 25, Corinth 7; Chatham (3-2) 54, Taconic Hills 6; Voorheesville (4-1) 27, Coxsackie-Athens 6; Class D — Hoosic Valley (2-3) 49, Rensselaer 7; Greenwich (5-0) 43, Cambridge 38. Each team gave up more points in this game than what their respective opponents combined (C-20, G-33) had scored. Chances are these two teams will meet again late in the season.