SCHUYLERVILLE — Schuylerville Varsity Football defeated Taconic Hills 54-19 in the Black Horses first post-season playoff game on Thursday, Oct. 28.
Schuylerville did all their scoring in the first half, with 5 TDs in the first quarter alone. L. Sherman scored on 3 yd. TD run, and the 2-pt. conversion was completed from O. Sherman to R. Dow. Z. Bowen caught a 3 yd. TD pass from O. Sherman. Dow scored on a 61 yd. TD run and also completed the 2-pt. conversion. O. Sherman threw a 30 yd TD pass caught by Dow, and O. Sherman threw to L. Sherman to complete the 2-pt. conversion. To end the first quarter, L. Sherman scored on a 7 yd. fumble recovery TD, and the 2-pt. conversion was completed by L. Cumm.
In the second quarter, O. Sherman scored on a 5 yd. TD run, and the 2-pt. conversion was completed by O. Sherman to J. McGarrahan. Ollie Bolduc also scored on a 1 yd. TD run, and the 2-pt. conversion was completed by M. Flanders.
Taconic Hills got on the board in the second half, with Beck catching a 47 yd. TD pass from Peck, Burns scoring on a 35 yd. TD run (point after was good), and Beck scoring again on an 8 yd. TD run.
Schuylerville had 248 total yards, 122 of them rushing. Lead rusher for the Black Horses was Dow who had 3 carries for 103 yds. and 1 TD. Passing, O. Sherman was 6 for 6 for 188 yds. and 2 TDs. Lead receivers were Dow who caught 1 pass for 30 yds. and 1 TD, Bowen who caught 2 passes for 32 yds. and 1 TD, McGarrahan who caught 1 pass for 27 yds., and Cumm who caught 1 pass for 16 yds.
On defense, L. Sherman had a 7 yd. fumble recovery TD and 2 sacs, C. Patrick had a sac. N. Abruscato had a sac and a fumble recovery, and Dow had an interception.
Taconic Hills had only 8 yds. at the half but gained 234 in the second to total 242. Top three rushers for Taconic Hills were Burns who had 17 carries for 125 yds. and 1 TD, Halstead who had 3 carries for 23 yds., and Beck who had 1 carry for 8 yds. and 1 TD. Passing, Peck was 5 for 11 for 80 yds, 1 TD, and an interception. Top three receivers for Taconic Hills were Beck who had 3 catches for 79 yds. and 1 TD, Cooper who had 1 catch for 11 yds., and Halstead who had one catch for 5 yds.
