Saratoga Captures Section Title in Rain-Soaked Contest

COLONIE — The Saratoga Springs varsity football team secured the Section 2 Class AA title last Saturday in a barnburner threatened by lightning and soaked with rain.

The Blue Streaks eked out the win against reigning champions Christian Brothers Academy (CBA), 14 to 13, relying on standout running back Benjamin Coryea, who rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown after a season in which he led all of New York State with more than 2,100 yards for an average of nearly 200 yards per game and nearly 9 yards per carry. Quarterback Bobby Morris also found the endzone, racking up 72 rushing yards of his own on just 7 carries.

After the game’s start time was delayed due to lightning, both of Saratoga’s touchdowns came quickly in a rainy first quarter. With less than six minutes left, Morris faked a handoff to Coryea and then scrambled 45 yards into the endzone. Then with just a tad over a minute left, a direct snap to Coryea on third and short resulted in a 46-yard rushing score. 

A successful two-point conversion on a short pass from Morris, followed later by a missed extra point by CBA in the fourth quarter, added up to the decisive one-point difference that put Saratoga over the edge.

On the defensive end, Blue Streak senior Josh Simon earned 2 sacks while Caleb Brilling added another. Eliot Moglia led his unit with 16 total tackles.

Saratoga’s victory over CBA was decidedly an upset. CBA won the title last year and defeated Saratoga 40 to 21 earlier in the season. The last time Saratoga beat CBA was in 2018. The 2025 section title was also the Saratoga football program’s first in a decade.

Next up for the Blue Streaks is a Saturday, Nov. 22 state tournament quarterfinal game held at Colonie High School against Section 9’s Middletown.