Photos: Dutch And Eagles Battle To The End
The Guilderland football team battled rival Bethlehem in their homecoming game on Sept. 30. It was supposed to be played at Guilderland but the new turf field isn’t fully completed so it was held at Mohonasen High School. It was a defense-focused game, but the Dutch held on to win 8 to 7.
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Gaining yards: Guilderland’s Troy Berschwinger snags the pass from his brother in the first quarter. Bershwinger had two catches for 12 yards.
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Breaking loose: Guilderland’s Justin Kapusinsky runs through a big hole his offensive line made for him to scamper for the lone touchdown for the Dutch.
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Quick stop: Guilderland’s Giovanni Simeone tackles Bethlehem’s Tyler Fabian in the first quarter.
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Big stop: A host of Guilderland players come to stop Bethlehem’s Jason Black behind the line of scrimmage.
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Hard hit: Guilderland’s Gavin Motto hits Bethlehem’s Michael Waldenmaier hard from behind to stop him from gaining any more yards.
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Big paw: Guilderland’s Troy Berschwinger gets his right hand onto the attempted pass from Bethlehem’s Michael Waldenmaier as Guilderland’s Brendan Dupuis chases Waldenmaier.
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Dropping dimes: Guilderland’s Travis Berschwinger makes a pass deep down field in the first quarter. Berschwinger had 14 completions on eight attempts for 99 yards.
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Hyping the crowd: The Guilderland cheerleaders showing off their skills to music during their halftime performance.
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Lined up: Guilderland’s Dillon O’Brien has his eyes on Bethlehem’s Michael Waldernmaier in an attempt to sack the quarterback.
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Mass of humanity: Most of the Guilderland defense that even including the offensive line come in to tackle Bethlehem’s Jason Black.
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Here I come: Guilderland’s Dwayne Jackson busts through to run for some serious yards during Guilderland’s possession in the third quarter. Jackson had four carries for 36 yards.
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Big play: Guilderland’s Justin Kapusinsky leaps up to make a catch with tight defense from Bethlehem’s Jackson Willi in the fourth quarter. Kapusinsky had 11 rushes for 108 yards, including a touchdown to go with his five catches for 63 yards.
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Here ya go: Guilderland’s Travis Berschwinger (2) hands the ball off to his running back Cergio Lausell (17) for a running play in the fourth quarter. Lausell had 10 carries for 32 yards.