GUILDERLAND — The Guilderland football team was pumped up for its cross-over game against Schenectady on Friday night.

The result was the second win of the season for the Dutchmen, a resounding 29-6 thumping of the Patriots.
"The kids really executed," said Guilderland Coach Dan Penna. "The kids played really fired up. They were excited about playing and that was the difference. We still made some mistakes on offense. But I thought Tim Montgomery, Austin Elliot, and Kevin Doherty carried the ball well."

The Dutchmen were so fired up, they scored on their first possession of the game.

Guilderland received the opening kickoff and moved down the field using nothing but running plays.

Doherty, Elliot, and James Ransom all had carries on the drive. Elliot had back-to-back runs that moved the ball to the Schenectady 14-yard line.

Ransom capped the drive with a five-yard run into the end zone. The extra-point kick was missed, but the Dutchmen led, 6-0, with 7:49 left in the first quarter.

After Schenectady punted on its first possession, Guilderland got the ball and drove down the field for another touchdown.

The Dutch faced second down and 15 from their own 45-yard line when Elliot took a hand-off from quarterback Greg Barcomb and followed a huge bone rattling block by Stanislav Petkevichus on a Schenectady player to make a 35-yard run that put the ball on the Schenectady 20-yard line.

Elliot got the ball again two plays later and finished off the drive with a 17-yard touchdown run.

Nick Zanotta added the extra point and the Dutchmen led, 13-0, with 2:38 left in the opening stanza.

Schenectady was forced to punt on its next possession from deep in its own territory. The snap on the punt attempt went out of the back of the end zone to give Guilderland two points for a safety.

Schenectady then had to kickoff to Guilderland. Montgomery fielded the kick at his own 30-yard line and ran without being touched by a Schenectady player to the end zone for a touchdown.

Zanotta booted the extra point and Guilderland led, 22-0, with 56 seconds left in the first quarter.

Shut out

Guiderland shut out the Patriots in the second and third quarters.

Kevin Forbes had an interception for the Dutchmen and the defensive line of Kyle Hussey, John D’Ambrosio, Judd Robinson, and Kevin Germain controlled the line of scrimmage.

Robinson recovered a fumble for the Dutchmen.

The Dutchmen made the score 29-0 with 1:43 left in the third quarter.

Kevin Doherty scored on a 16-yard run to cap the 10-play drive that ate up most of the clock in the third quarter.
"The offensive line made holes that I could’ve run through," Penna said.

The Guilderland offensive line consisted of Chris Wolfe, D’Ambrosio, Hussey, Christian Cortes, and Matt Glock.

Schenectady scored late in the fourth quarter against Guilderland’s second-string defense.

Schenectady’s back-up quarterback, Domonique Henderson, hit Issmal Green for a touchdown pass. The two-point attempt failed, and Guilderland led 29-6.

Guilderland’s second-team offense, moved the ball down the field, getting to the Schenectady 10-yard line after a long run by Forbes.

But Guilderland took a knee and settled for the 29-6 outcome.
"Offensively, we had a good week of practice," said Associate Coach Bill Schewe. "We prepared very well. The kids played hard."
"I was really happy with the way we played," Penna said. "Our kids work hard and we got some good performances."

Guilderland will wrap up the season against Queensbury on Saturday. Kick-off will be at 1:30 p.m.
"It’s tough getting into playing a cross-over game," Penna said. "But these kids love the game of football. Our goal is to be in the playoffs, but we want the kids to love to play the game. We want them to foster a love of the game and not to change every week. We want them to keep working hard and practicing hard. The kids are developing well."