LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - OCTOBER 30, 2016
I n a w i n ne r t a ke a l l
matchup at Hartwood Park,
the LeRoy Senior Knights
knocked off the previously
unbeaten Geneseo Blue Devils
by a score of 22-14. The high
stakes contest was an instant
classic, entertaining fans from
start to finish as the Knights
put together a total team effort
to take down the powerhouse
Geneseo squad.
LeRoy won t he t os s ,
and elected to defer until the
second half. Geneseo elected
to receive the opening kickoff,
however a well-placed kick
by Zack Tooley resulted in a
fumble recovery by hustling
Drew Strollo. The Knights
offense would stall however,
givi ng the football to the
Blue Devils af ter a quick
4 plays. Geneseo’s potent
offense started on their own
35 and began moving the ball
down the field. The Knights
defense made it difficult for
the Geneseo QB to get loose,
however after a 10 play drive
he was able to score to put the
Blue Devils on top. A failed
conversion at tempt would
leave the score at 6-0.
L eRoy r e c e i v e d t h e
kick and began their drive
with power running. Facing
8 t o 9 de f e nde r s i n t he
box , qua r t e rback Tommy
“T-Smooth” Condidorio hit
Ryan Higgins with a 21 yard
strike to loosen up the defense.
One play later, Drew Strollo
darted through the line to tie
LeRoy Seniors Earn Trip to Championship Game
LeRoy 22 – Geneseo 14
the game up with a 20 yard
TD. Runn i ng back mat e
Jackson Fix punched in the
conversion attempt, giving the
Knights an 8-6 lead.
T he hu s t l i ng S t r o l l o
would again recover a fumbled
kickoff, giving the ball right
back to LeRoy, keeping the
ball out of Geneseo’s high
scoring offense. Behind runs
from Tony Piazza, Jackson
Fix, and Strollo, the Knights
moved t he bal l down t he
f ield. A hustling Geneseo
defender tackled Strollo on
the 1 yard line, setting the
t able for what t he LeRoy
fans believed to be a score
extending TD. However the
Geneseo defense tightened up,
eventually forcing a fumble
and taking the ball over on
their own 1 yard line.
Geneseo’s offense took
over and got some breathing
r o om w i t h a n i c e p a s s .
However after a tackle for loss
by Ryan Higgins and Tony
Piazza and an incompletion,
the Knights took the ball back
on the 25 of Geneseo. An 18
yard run by Drew Strollo put
the ball at the 7 yard line with
less than 30 seconds left on the
clock. With ice in his veins,
QB Tommy Condidorio threw
a perfect pass to Jackson Fix
in the end zone for a beautiful
TD. The conversion would fail
keeping the score at 14-6.
T h e e x c i t e me n t f o r
the f irst half was not over
however. After the kickoff, the
Blue Devils took over around
midfield with enough time for
a couple of plays. The elusive
QB took advantage of the
opportunity, breaking loose
on their first play. Appearing
to have a TD within grasp, the
QB was chased down by Riley
Williams who made a diving
TD saving tackle inside the 10
yard line. With time enough
for one more play, Drew
Strollo, Landen Saeva, and
Williams converged on the
QB one last time to preserve
the 14-6 lead at half.
LeRoy’s offense took over
the ball to start the 3rd quarter
however was unable to move
the chains. Geneseo took over
and quickly moved into LeRoy
territory. However, a long pass
down the sideline was tipped
by Antonio Martinez, and the
hustling carnivore, linebacker
Tony Piazza intercepted the
ball. A dazzling return gave
the Knights some breathing
room, howeve r on ly t wo
plays later a fumble by LeRoy
would give Geneseo another
offensive opportunity.
This time the Blue Devils
took full advantage, scoring 4
plays later and adding on the
conversion to tie the game up
14-14 late in the 3rd quarter.
LeRoy took the kickoff and
began an incredibly important
drive with their season on the
line. A quick first down put
the offense inside the Geneseo
40. Tough defense brought
upon a crucial 4 down and 7.
The extraordinarily accurate
T-Smooth Condidorio would
hit Ryan Higgins with a 7 yard
pass the keep the drive alive.
Drew Strollo then broke free
for a 27 yard gain down to
the 2 yard line. Jackson Fix
would cut in for the score, and
Riley Williams would break
free untouched to succeed on
the conversion attempt to give
LeRoy the 22-14 lead just 3
plays into the final stanza.
Geneseo took over looking
to tie up the game. However
LeRoy’s defense was up to
the task. Connor Hegeman
and Jackson Fix converged
on the QB on 3rd down, and
on 4th down Fix made a great
tackle to stop the QB short of
the chains. LeRoy’s offense
took over, looking to move
the chains to end the ball
game. After a first down, the
Knights continued to move the
ball. However a penalty would
push the Knights back, and a
swarming Geneseo defense
would provide their offense
one more shot. Wit h less
than 2 minutes left, Geneseo
started their drive on their
own 45. Husting tackles by
Bryce Lathan amongst others
stopped the drive initially.
However a long pass to the
30 of LeRoy kept Geneseo
alive. Running the no huddle,
Geneseo completed another
pass, with Antonio Martinez
making the tackle at the 5. A
false start by Geneseo would
move the ball back to the
10 for one last play. Great
pressure on the QB by Connor
Hegeman forced an er rant
pass, which was picked off by
Martinez to secure the victory
and send the Knights to the
title game!
LeRoy’s offense was led
by Drew Strollo who piled
up 138 yards on the ground
i ncl ud i ng a TD. Tommy
Condidorio made huge passes
in huger spots, completing
3-4 passes for 35 yards and a
TD. Jackson Fix had 24 yards
on the ground and 7 yards
receiv i ng, scor i ng 2 TDs
and adding on a conversion.
Tony Piazza gained yards
on the ground in big spots,
and Riley Williams added
a conversion. Ryan Higgins
made 2 excellent catches for
28 yards, helping keep the
Geneseo defense off balance.
A t o t a l t e a m e f f o r t
defensively helped thwart the
explosive Geneseo offense
who had averaged over 30
points per game this season.
Tony Piazza and Anton io
Martinez both had 5 tackles
and an interception. Drew
St rollo had 8 stops and 2
fumble recoveries. Defensive
ends Ryan Higgins (2) and
Connor Hegeman (4) played
outst anding with multiple
tackles and great contain.
William Bogan (4), Hunter
Beverly (2), Bryce Lathan (4),
Riley Williams (5), Landen
Saeva (2), and Jackson Fix
(5) all made multiple tackles
as well. Also contributing
with t ack les were Xavien
Walker, Ayden Riggi, Kyle
Northrup, Jude Miller, and
Connor McGee.
The LeRoy S e n i o r s
travel to Avon on Sunday
October 30th for a 2 PM
Championship Game against
the Livonia Bulldogs.
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