Photos: Sacked in Sectionals
Guilderland and Voorheesville were on the road for their sectional quarterfinal matchups last Friday and Saturday. Both football teams had a rough time against their opponents.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
For the third year in a row, the Guilderland Dutchmen faced off against Shaker Blue Bison, at Shaker High School. Running like a man possessed, Guilderland’s Joe Park carries the ball while a Shaker player hangs on to Park as he runs up the field. Park had 100 yards on 14 carries and had five catches for 57 yards.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Gaining yards: Guilderland's Jared Schwartz starts to fall after being tripped by a Shaker player in the first quarter of Guilderland’s 27-to-16 loss in the Class AA sectional quarterfinal at Shaker High School last Friday night. Schwartz had 40 yards on nine carries with two touchdowns to go along with 69 yards on six catches.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The Dutch defense had trouble bringing down the Shaker running backs. Here, it took at least eight Dutch defenders to bring down Shaker’s Joe Toutai.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
No room to work: Guilderland’s Mason Leto attempts to run to open space so he can pass the ball but gets sacked by the Shaker player who’s holding onto Leto as he runs. Leto had 18 completions on 33 attempts for 175 yards but two costly interceptions.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
The Voorheesville Blackbirds faced Holy Trinity in Rotterdam last Saturday in the Class C sectional quarterfinal. With four players unavailable to play due to a violation of team rules, the young Blackbirds had a tough time getting into the end zone. Voorheesville's Jacob Rychcik has the ball punched out by Holy Trinity’s Nelon Priest on the first play for the Blackbirds. Holy Trinity picked up the ball and scored a touchdown. Voorheesville committed four critical turnovers, two fumbles, and two interceptions in the 42-to-0 Class B sectional quarterfinal loss last Saturday.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Not giving up on the play: Voorheesville’s Ian Owens dives for a first down as his head coach, Joe Sapienza, looks on. Owens had 58 yards on seven carries.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Slipping from his grasp: Voorheesville’s Jake Palmer, on the ground, attempts to bring down Holy Trinity’s Ja-Del Whitfield in the second half. Voorheesville had a tough time stopping the Pride runners.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Sprinting by: Voorheesville’s Ian Owens attempts to tackle Holy Trinity’s Nacier Hundley as Hundley runs past him.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Fighting for every yard: Voorheesville’s Ian Owens slips away from the arm tackle of Holy Trinity’s Jordan Mettler in the third quarter. Owens led the Blackbirds in rushing with 58 yards on seven carries in the Voorheesville’s 42-to-0 Class C sectional quarterfinal loss.