Week 7 Football: Maine-Endwell rolls over Johnson City; Horseheads denied top seed
Four first-quarter touchdowns had Maine-Endwell well-positioned against visiting Johnson City on Saturday and the Spartans extended their football win streak to a 29th game with a 49-6 victory.
Maine-Endwell scored on its first offensive play following Jaden Branch’s interception and return 43 seconds into the contest, and made it 14-0 when Austyn Nyschot and Jack Hennessey hooked up for a 31-yard TD pass and Hennessey kicked the PAT 4:01 into play.
Tyler Mathews rushed for points from 8 yards and T.J. Serkiz completed a three-play, 65-yard drive with a 3-yard rushing TD in the first quarter’s final minute. The latter score was set up by Landon Rollo’s 42-yard gain.
Maine-Endwell, 7-0 and ranked No. 1 among New York’s Class B teams, has yet to be held short of a 41-point output. The Spartans close regular season play Oct. 27 at Norwich.
Johnson City, which had won its previous two games, is 2-5.
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Vestal drops Horseheads
Cam Schaffer passed for two touchdowns Friday night as the Vestal football team denied Horseheads' bid to secure the top seed for the Section 4 Class A playoffs with a 28-7 victory over the host Blue Raiders.
Schaffer hit JT Gannon with a perfectly lofted 22-yard touchdown toss in the first half and added a 32-yard scoring pass to Noah Kintner in the second half.
Gannon also factored in Vestal's other first-half touchdown. His quarterback sack led to a fumble that Logan McNamara returned 42 yards for a touchdown to help the Golden Bears lead 13-0 at the intermission.
Liam Nealy's 2-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion gave Vestal a 21-0 lead. The Kintner TD made it 28-0.
Bryce Thomas scored on a 30-yard run for Horseheads in the fourth quarter. He led Horseheads with 63 yards on six rushes. Dominic Cardinale completed three passes for 61 yards for the Raiders.
The outcome left Horseheads (6-2), Vestal (6-1) and Union-Endicott (2-5) with final division records of 1-1 in Division II. Playoff seeds will come down to points. The top seed receives a bye into the Section 4 Class A final while the other two meet in the semifinal.
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Gillis runs for 235 yards in Schuyler Storm victory
Bradley Gillis rushed for 235 yards on 10 carries, with five of them going for touchdowns, as Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour (5-3) rolled to a 69-16 victory over Whitney Point (3-5) on Friday night.
Gillis has nine touchdowns in the last two games. He scored on runs of 57, 32, 12, 48 and 42 yards on Friday.
The Storm had 580 yards of total offense and led 40-0 at halftime.
Other standouts:
Ryan Willett carried 13 times for 148 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown. He was coming off a 230-yard performance last week in a 55-14 victory over Sidney.
Gavin Lohmeyer completed six of eight passes for 127 yards. He hit Alex Holmes for a 49-yard touchdown and Brady Cannon for a 19-yard TD. Cannon had two catches for 49 yards.
Nick D'Alleva carried nine times for 32 yards and a touchdown.
TAE's Golden rushes for 89 yards
Greg Golden rushed for 89 yards on 12 carries and scored Thomas A. Edison's lone touchdown on a 2-yard run in the Spartans' 36-8 home loss to Weedsport on Saturday.
Edison fell to 2-5.
Compiled from reported results. Coaches or scorekeepers can submit results to bgmsports@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Week 7 high school football recap from Section 4
