VOORHEESVILLE — The Voorheesville Blackbirds fell behind early and couldn’t catch up to Cambridge in their first-round playoff football contest last Saturday.

The Blackbirds, seeded fourth from the South Division of Class C, fell behind, 14-0, after the first quarter and 21-7 at halftime and ran out of time in a 28-21 loss to the top-seeded Indians from the North Division.

Cambridge ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter to take the early lead. But Voorheesville got on the scoreboard early in the second quarter to cut the lead in half.

Senior quarterback Jay Conde connected with classmate Jordan Murphy for a 26-yard touchdown pass.

But Cambridge used a long drive and went 83 yards to take a 14-point lead. Adam Lajara scored on a two-yard run for the Indians to cap the drive.

Cambridge took a 28-7 lead in the third quarter on a touchdown run by Greg Westcott.

Voorheesville answered on a 75-yard touchdown pass from Conde to Jimmy Carroll. The score came 30 seconds after Cambridge’s tally.

Pat Jones cut the lead to one touchdown on an 18-yard run early in the fourth quarter.

Though they held the Indians on defense, Voorheesville could not catch Cambridge in the fourth quarter. Shea Bromirski and Cameron Herrington intercepted two of Conde’s passes in the stanza to seal the win for Cambridge.

Conde had a good day for the Blackbirds. He finished the game with 227 yards passing in the contest.

Jones rushed for 108 yards to lead the Blackbirds on the ground. Lajara had 143 yards for the Indians in the contest.

Evan Christner caught six passes for 102 yards to lead the Blackbird receivers.

Voorheesville will look to finish the season on a winning note on Saturday as they host Hoosick Falls in a crossover game.