Greenwich Falls in Overtime in State Semifinal

Burke Catholic 25   Greenwich 18  OT

In a Class D state semifinal at Middletown on Friday, Burke Catholic forced overtime with a 22-yard field goal late in regulation, scored on the first play in overtime and kept Greenwich off the board in their overtime possession, securing the win to advance to the Class D title game.

Greenwich had built an 18-6 lead with five minutes remaining in the third frame on the strength of touchdown runs from Joe Radovich, Ryan Ingber and Jack Saunders before the late game surge by Burke Catholic.

The Witches complete and outstanding season at 10-2 with sectional and regional titles along with a state semifinal berth.  

 

Spa Catholic 51   Loudonville Christian 28

Leading Scorers:  Saints – Redgrave 12   Thompson 11         Loudonville Catholic – Bibighans 12

Key Stat:  The Saints held an 8-0 advantage in made threes.

Take Away:  Spa Catholic rolls in round one of the Mike Beeson Tournament in Saratoga and will face North Warren tonight at 7:30 in the championship run.  

Greenwich Runs Over Moriah

Greenwich 34   Moriah 6

The Witches eased out to an 18-0 halftime lead and gradually pulled away to the Class D state quarterfinal win over Moriah on Saturday in Beekmantown.

Greenwich quarterback Ryan Ingber put the Witches on the board with a 20-yard scoring run and soon after connected with Jayden White on a 39-yard scoring strike giving Greenwich a 12-0 lead after the first period of play.

Joe Radovich extended the Greenwich lead with a 23-yard touchdown run in the second frame and after the break it was Radovich again, this time returning an interception 48 yards for six, giving the Witches a comfortable cushion at 26-0.

Will Weber closed out the scoring for Greenwich with a 4-yard TD run in the final period.

The Witches defense dominated throughout holding Moriah to 85 total yards in the first half and added three interceptions on the afternoon.     

With the win Greenwich moves to the state semifinal round and a matchup with Burke Catholic on Friday at 3 p.m., in Middletown.