Photos: Guilderland Football beats Shaker to Win First-ever Championship
On Friday, April 30, the Guilderland Dutchmen football team took on a usual foe in the Class AA playoffs: Shaker. The game lived up to the hype, with both teams the number one seeds in their respective divisions. The Dutch trailed by a touchdown with six-minutes left and drove all the way to a win. The defense played its part in the 21-to-20 victory, the school’s first-ever championship.
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Goal battle: Holding the ball, Guilderland’s Logan Broomhall (12) attempts to dive over the goal-line to score a touchdown in the second quarter as his offensive line holds Shaker’s defense away. Broomhall ran for two touchdowns and threw for one. He had 11 completions on 21 attempts for 99 yards, and had two interceptions and ran 10 rushes for 34 yards.
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Fighting for an extra yard: Guilderland Jaxson Wicks tries to get a few more yards after making the catch but Shaker’s Daniel Iyok wraps his arms around Wicks as Iyok’s teammate Matt Calicchia comes to help. Wicks had three catches for 27 yards.
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Off to the races: Guilderland’s Marcus McClaine makes a turn up the field in the third quarter as Shaker’s Daniel Iyok attempts to make a tackle. McClaine 15 carries on 79 yards to go along with two catches for 20 yards and a touchdown.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Big tackle: Guilderland’s Kelson McBride got his arms tightly wrapped around Shaker’s Dwayne Newkirk for a loss after Newkirk took the handoff from his quarterback.
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Running him over: Guilderland’s Mitchell MacKissock runs up the field after making a catch as Shaker’s Daniel Iyok tries to make an open-field tackle in the third quarter.
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Oh so close: Guilderland’s Marcus McClaine gets tackled five-yard line in the third quarter after making a catch from his quarterback on Friday night at Shaker High School.
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Happy smile: Guilderland’s Mitchell MacKissick (85) hugs his quarterback Logan Broomhall after Broomhall scores his second touchdown in the third quarter.
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Going to make this: Guilderland’s Marcus McClaine sprints towards the end zone in the fourth quarter as Shaker’s John Graney tries to get a hand on McClaine but is stopped by the offensive lineman.
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Breaking tackles: Guilderland’s Marcus McClaine gets oh so close to the goal-line as Shaker’s Zack Mein (15), Matt Calicchia (6) and John Graney (14) all get their hands on McClaine.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
That’s a score: Guilderland’s Marcus McClaine falls over the goal-line to score a touchdown as Shaker’s Zack Mein (15) and Matt Calicchia (6) tackle McClaine which was too late. McClaine had two catches for 20 yards and a touchdown and had 15 carries for 79 rushing yards.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Oh yeah! Guilderland’s Colin Lynch (69) and Zachary Swint (76) leap up high for a chest bump as Guilderland scored the game-winning touchdown in the Class AA championship on Friday night at Shaker High School in Colonie.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
And that’s a wrap: Guilderland’s Patrick Bruno jumps up to get both his hands on the game-winning interception with 20 seconds left in the championship game at Shaker High School and it saw the Dutch win it’s first-ever football championship in school history with a 21-to-20 win on Friday night.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Elation all-around: Guilderland’s Ty Santabarbara (23) and Adrian Vellekoop (56) chest bump each other in the air as teammates rush the field with joyful screams.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Happy times: Guilderland’s Ty Santabarbara (23) and Marcus McClaine (3) embrace a happy hug as seen in Santabarbara’s face after Guilderland stormed the field after the final horn blew on Friday night at Shaker High School.