Homecoming: Saratoga Football Rolls Past Schenectady

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Saratoga Springs varsity football team picked up a big win on Friday, celebrating its homecoming night with a 56-0 win over Schenectady.

Jack Rigabar threw three touchdown passes, and Rodell Evans ran for three touchdowns on the ground as the Blue Streaks cruised to their third victory of the season.

Saratoga took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 39-yard touchdown run by Christian Mello and extended the lead to 14-0 on a three-yard run by Evans. A 22-yard pass from Rigabar to Tucker Zeh extended the lead to 21-0, and Rigabar, then found Brady Mills for a six-yard score to make it 28-0. Evans’ second touchdown run gave the Blue Streaks a 35-0 lead entering halftime.

Evans ran in his third touchdown of the game, this one from 12 yards out, in the third quarter to extend the lead to 42-0. Saratoga added another third-quarter score when Rigabar found Zeh for an 18-yard TD pass. David Newell scored the Blue Streaks’ final touchdown on an 18-yard run in the fourth, sending the game to its final score of 56-0.

Rigabar was 19 of 24 passing for 241 yards and three touchdowns in the victory. Evans had 85 yards rushing and three TDs on 11 carries, while Newell had 56 yards and a score on seven carries. Mello added a 39-yard TD run and caught seven passes for 105 yards.

Zeh had 58 yards receiving and two TDs on five catches, with Mills adding 55 yards and a touchdown on three catches. Caleb Casey caught two passes for 14 yards, with Josh Simon catching two passes for nine yards, according to stats posted by the team on Hudl.

With the win, Saratoga improves to 3-2 overall (2-1 in Suburban Council Class AA). The Blue Streaks will travel to face Shaker (3-2 overall, 1-2 Suburban) on Friday.