 CAMBRIDGE
-- You can change the names in the program, but
Saturday proved that Cambridge is still Cambridge.
Seniors Greg Westcott and Adam
Lajara churned out the yardage on the ground and
Shea Bromirski connected through the air as the
Indians rolled to a 46-13 Class C North opening
day victory over Schuylerville.
Despite returning only a handful
of starters, Cambridge looked in midseason form as
it erupted for 434 yards total offense and 18
first downs against a veteran Black Horses team
picked by coaches as a favorite this season.
"It was a little bit of a
surprise," Indians coach Doug Luke said.
"We got them early and found things we could
do. We took advantage of their mistakes. It was a
confidence booster, but that confidence can go
away tomorrow. We've got Hoosick Falls next
week."
Westcott led Cambridge with 101
yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, and Lajara
added 76 yards and two scores on 17 rushes, as
they took turns bashing through the Horses'
defense on misdirection plays.
"Our line dominated -- we
won the battle up front," said Bromirski, who
completed six of 10 passes for 157 yards and two
touchdowns to Cameron Herrington. "We're
going to have to keep working hard. This is just
the beginning."
Schuylerville also moved the
ball well, finishing with 310 total yards and 17
first downs. Anthony Casimano finished with a
game-high 113 yards on 15 carries, and sophomore
quarterback Austin Bateman added 77 yards on 15
rushes.
However, the Indians' defense
stiffened when needed, halting the Horses on downs
four times and forcing three turnovers.
Cambridge also recovered nicely
from the opening kickoff, which Casimano returned
93 yards for a touchdown. The Indians responded
with a crisp six-play, 65-yard drive capped by
Lajara's 4-yard touchdown.
Schuylerville was stung twice in
the second quarter. The Horses fumbled at the
Cambridge 3-yard line, with Abe Andrew recovering
for the Indians. Six plays later, Ryan Saunders
scored on a 76-yard run off a double handoff for a
20-7 lead.
Then, with 20 seconds left in
the first half, Herrington made a leaping catch at
the goal line of Bromirski's 27-yard touchdown
pass for a 27-13 halftime lead.
Cambridge then scored twice in
the first 3:52 of the third quarter. On the first
play of the period, Bromirski and Herrington
connected on a 49-yard pass to the Horses' 1-yard
line, and Bromirski dove in for the score.
Two plays later, Lajara picked
off a Bateman pass at the Schuylerville 25,
leading to Lajara's 1-yard touchdown for a 40-13
lead, putting the game out of reach. Westcott
added a tackle-busting 19-yard touchdown run early
in the fourth quarter.
"We had too many
breakdowns," Schuylerville coach Greg
O'Connor said. "You can't do that against a
good club. We didn't tackle well -- when you have
a good runner and poor tackling, that's going to
hurt you. We'll get back to work this week and fix
things."
Schuylerville (0-1, 0-1) 7 6 0 0
-- 13
Cambridge (1-0, 1-0) 14 13 13 6
-- 46
First Quarter
Sch -- Casimano 93 kickoff
return (Patrick kick), :16
Cam -- Lajara 4 run (Andrew
kick), 3:36
Cam -- C.Herrington 37 pass from
Bromirski (Andrew kick), 12:00
Second Quarter
Cam -- Saunders 76 run (pass
failed), 6:36
Sch -- Larkin 10
run (kick failed), 8:24
Cam -- C.Herrington 27 pass from
Bromirski (Andrew kick), 11:40
Third Quarter
Cam -- Bromirski 1 run (Andrew
kick), :36
Cam -- Lajara 1 run (kick
blocked), 3:52
Fourth Quarter
Cam -- Westcott 19 run (kick
blocked), 9:09
TEAM STATISTICS
Sch Cam
First downs 17 18
Rushes-yards 41-237 41-277
Passing yards 73 157
Comp-Att.-Int. 6-17-1 6-10-0
Return yards 00 00
Punts-ave. 2-31.5 4-35.3
Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-0
Penalties-yards 4-30 3-20
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING ---
Schuylerville: Casimano 15-113, Bateman 15-77;
Larkin 9-48, 1TD; Backus 2-(-1). Cambridge:
Westcott 13-101, 1TD; Saunders 2-91, 1TD; Lajara
17-76, 2TD; Bromirski 5-9, 1TD; Bell 2-2, Ferguson
1-(-1), Parmenter 1-(-1).
PASSING --- Schuylerville:
Bateman 6-16-1, 73 yards; Backus 0-1-0. Cambridge:
Bromirski 6-10-0, 157 yards, 2TD.
RECEIVING --- Schuylerville:
Casimano 3-29, Thomas 2-29, Corsetti 1-15.
Cambridge: C.Herrington 5-161, 2TD; Lajara 1-(-4).
LOCAL SCORES
Football
Cambridge 46, Schuylerville 13
Corinth 29, Granville 0
Fort Edward 32, Warrensburg 8
Greenwich 20, Stillwater 14
Queensbury 27, Bethlehem 13
Canajoharie 20, Salem 8
Voorheesville 42, Hoo.Valley 14
Fonda 40, Albany Academy 23
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