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LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 23, 2016
The LeRoy Senior Knights
took a trip down 390 to take
on the Dansville Mustangs in
Dansville on Sunday October
16th. The 5-1 Knights came
to town needing a win to stay
alive in the championship hunt
against the 4-2 Mustangs.
Dansville began the game
with the ball, and used their
enormous size to move the
chains. But the gritty LeRoy
linebackers made some ad-
justments, and after tackles
by Drew Strollo and Xavien
Walker the Mustangs turned
the ball over on downs. The
Knights offense moved the
chains quickly with runs by
Jackson Fix. A 30 yard scam-
per by Drew Strollo put the
Knights inside the 10 yard
line. Fix would dart in from
6 yards out for the TD. Strollo
tacked on the 2 point conver-
sion, giving the Knights an
early 8-0 lead.
The Kn igh t s defen s e
would hold strong again, this
time with tough defensive line
play from Hunter Beverly,
Ayden Riggi, and Jack Lathan.
After a turnover on downs, Le-
Roy handed the ball right back
to the Dansville offense with a
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LeRoy 22 - Dansville 8
fumbled snap. Dansville’s of-
fense would capitalize, scoring
3 plays later. The conversion
attempt would succeed, leav-
ing the score at 8-8 early in the
2nd quarter.
LeRoy’s offense took over
the ball and initially started
moving down the field. How-
ever a holding call, and several
good plays by the Dansville
defense would force a turnover
on downs. Dansville began
to move the ball down the
field, threatening to score at
the end of the half. However
the Knights defense dug their
cleats in and prevented the
score, sending the game to
halftime tied 8-8.
LeRoy’s offense came out
in the second half inspired
and motivated to keep their
season alive. Behind excellent
blocking by Adrian Stephens,
Aiden Davis, Jack Lathan,
Zack Tooley, Hunter Beverly,
Tristian Jones, and Ryan Hig-
gins, the offense moved the
ball down the field quickly.
Jackson Fix, Tony Piazza, and
Riley Williams all gobbled up
yards in chunks. Fix would
bull into the end zone from
5 yards out to take the lead.
A missed conversion attempt
would hold the score at 14-8
Knights.
The defense, f lying all
over the f ield would hold
strong again, this time pow-
ered by ends Connor Hegeman
and Ryan Higgins. The turn-
over on downs would give the
Knights the ball in excellent
field position. Two big runs
by Jackson Fix behind Joey
Biletskiy, Tristen Weiseltier,
Iaien Frawley, Ayden Riggi,
Bryce Lathan, and Josh Horner
put the Knights inside the 5
yards line. Beefy fullback
Tony Piazza would bull into
the end zone from 1 yard out to
score the TD, with Fix tacking
on the 2 point conversion giv-
ing LeRoy a 22-8 lead.
The 4th quarter featured
the LeRoy defense again hold-
ing their ground, not allowing
another score. The Knights
offense continued to move
the ball, eventually taking a
knee in the victory formation
deep in Dansville territory to
secure the win and keep their
season alive.
Hunter Beverly was a beast
on defense, notching 8 tackles
and plugging holes all day.
Xavien Walker (7) and Tony
Piazza (5) made multiple stops
as well from their linebacker
positions. Other defenders
making multiple stops includ-
ed Drew Strollo (3), L-Squared
- Bryce Lathan (3) and Jack
Lathan (2), Jackson Fix (3),
Ayden Riggi (2), Connor He-
geman (5), Ryan Higgins (3),
and Antonio Martinez (2).
Other Knights contributing
on tackles included Connor
McGee, Riley Williams, and
William Bogan.
Jackson Fix paced the
LeRoy Knights offense with
exceptionally hard running,
accumulating 115 yards with
2 TDs and a conversion. Tony
Piazza added 50 yards and a
TD. In just over a quarter’s
worth of work, Drew Strollo
had 40 yards on the ground
and a conversion. Riley Wil-
liams added 25 yards, while
Tommy Condidorio completed
all 3 of his passes. Ryan Hig-
gins caught a pass for 5 yards.
The 6-1 Senior Knights
finish their regular season at
home on October 23rd against
the undefeated Geneseo Blue
Devils squad with a trip to the
championship on the line.