Logan Lando rushed eight yards for the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter as Sandy Creek knocked off Cato-Meridian, 24-22, on Friday.
The Comets took an 18-14 lead in the third quarter on a 3-yard run by Dustin Mackey. The Blue Devils answered in the fourth quarter with a 35-yard TD pass from Finley Stonecypher to Dayshawn Hollister.
Lando’s rushing TD then became the deciding factor for the Comets, improving to 4-0 on the season.
In the first half, Mackey threw a couple of TD passes to Hayden Haines and Alex Caufield. For C-M, Bo Turo zipped to the end zone twice for rushing scores.
Sandy Creek’s Hudson Hunt carried the ball 26 times for 89 yards, and Haines caught four passes for 57 yards and a TD. On defense, Travis Montone recorded eight tackles.
The Devils dropped to 2-2.
Beaver River 14, Onondaga 8
After a scoreless first quarter, the Tigers (0-4) drew first blood in the second quarter with a 2-yard run from Najeh Bey. Jacob Volles punched in the 2-point conversion to make it 8-0 Onondaga.
The Tigers held on to their lead until the fourth quarter. Kade Schneider cut it to 8-6 for the Beavers on a 17-yard zip. Schneider then caught a 17-yard pass from Derrick Zehr for the go-ahead score. Schneider also ran in a 2-point conversion on the last TD.
Mount Markham 47, Herkimer 0
The Mustangs (4-1) scored 20 points in each of the first and second quarters, which proved to be too much for the Magicians (1-4).
It was Mount Markham’s first win over Herkimer since the 2017 season, when the Mustangs topped the Magicians 14-7.
Mount Markham’s offense was led by Shaun Jones, who had two rushing scores and a receiving TD.
Eli Pasquale threw two TD passes, one to Shaun Jones and the other to Giovanni Barletta. Brad Burke had a fumble recovery in the end zone.
Dom Jones and Christian Jones ran 49 yards and 11 yards, respectively, for a score.
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