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SCHUYLERVILLE -- Lake George
gave Schuylerville its best shot Friday. The host
Black Horses simply had a bigger gun.
Providing the firepower for
Schuylerville was junior running back Shane
Larkin, who ran up 222 yards on just 11 carries.
But finding the target, or in this case the end
zone five times, was the difference as Larkin
powered the Black Horses to a 31-14 Class C North
Division win over Lake George.
"It was a solid job,"
Schuylerville coach Greg O'Connor said. "Lake
George came out and I thought they were a pretty
good team -- better then I expected."
Schuylerville didn't waste a lot
of time establishing control against the Warriors.
On the game's third play, Larkin
broke loose for a 35-yard touchdown run at the
10:36 mark. Scoring runs by Larkin of 2, 15 and 55
yards helped the Black Horses to a 28-0 lead at
intermission.
"The whole team came
together on offense, especially the line,"
Larkin said. "They just keep going
downfield."
"He is a freight train and
they've got some guys that can block," Lake
George coach Jeff Bennett said of Larkin. "He
was running over his guys and our guys."
Lake George had its
opportunities in the first half, particularly in
the second quarter. Twice, the Warriors drove into
Schuylerville territory, the second drive reaching
the Black Horses' 29. Both threats were ended by
interceptions.
"We were trying to make
plays," Bennett said. "Those mistakes we
don't worry about. The ones we worry about are
when we don't know who we're blocking."
After Schuylerville added to its
advantage with a Larkin 2-yard third-quarter run,
Lake George found a little offense in the final
stanza.
The Warriors sandwiched scoring
runs of 24 and 65 yards from Jake Nelson around a
42-yard touchdown run from Schuylerville's Steve
Backus to create the final margin. Nelson finished
the night with a team-high 172 yards on 20
carries.
Lake George (0-5) 0 0 0 14 -- 14
Schuylerville (4-1) 14 14 7 6 --
41
First Quarter
S --
Larkin 35 run (Patrick kick),
10:36
S --
Larkin 2 run (Patrick kick),
2:03
Second Quarter
S --
Larkin 15 run (kick failed),
11:40
S --
Larkin 55 run (Ekblom pass from
Bateman), 7:22
Third Quarter
S --
Larkin 2 run (Patrick kick),
7:06
Fourth Quarter
LG --
Nelson 24 run (kick failed),
10:28
S --
Backus 42 run (kick failed),
9:04
LG --
Nelson 65 run (DeWaard run), :34
TEAM STATISTICS
LG Schuy
First downs
12 12
Rushing yards
247 351
Passing yards
38 25
Comp-Att-Int
4-14-4 1-7-0
Penalties-yards
4-20 3-20
Punts-avg.
3-41.0 3-40.6
Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING -- Lake George:
Nelson 20-172 2 TD, Meroski
7-19, DeWaard 9-42, Garvey 3-14.
Schuylerville:
Larkin 11-222 5 TD, Bateman
12-78, Lyon 4-15, Backus 3-36-1 TD.
PASSING -- Lake George:
DeWaard 4-14-38.
Schuylerville:
Bateman 1-7-25.
RECEIVING -- Lake George:
Robertson 1-13, Nelson 2-18,
Lewis 1-7.
Schuylerville:
Lyon 1-25.
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