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LE ROY PENNYSAVER & NEWS - NOVEMBER 6, 2016
LeRoy 20 Livonia 0
The
LeRoy
Senior
Football squad won the CYFL
championship in cold and rainy
conditions on Sunday October
30th, dominating Livonia by
a score of 20-0. The Senior
Knights employed a suffocating
defense throughout the game
and an explosive offense in the
first half to claim the trophy at
Avon’s high school stadium.
Livonia won the toss and
elected to defer, giving the ball
to the Knights. Bryce Lathan
recovered an onside kick
attempt, giving LeRoy good
field position. The offense
looked to score quickly after
a 27 yard run by Jackson Fix,
however a fumble 1 play later
would give the ball to Livonia
inside their own 20. The LeRoy
defense would stand tall, and
only 2 plays later, Drew Strollo
recovered a Livonia fumble to
give the ball back to the Knights
in the driving rain.
This time, the Knights would
capitalize. Behind 3 hard runs
by Jackson Fix, LeRoy would
find themselves on the Livonia
1 yard line. Fix would barrel in
for the TD, and then the 2-point
conversion to give LeRoy the
early 8-0 lead.
LeRoy’s defense would
continue to play overwhelming
defense on the next possession.
An excellent kickoff by Zachary
Tooley would bury the Livonia
offense inside their own 35. A
tackle on 4th down by Tony
Piazza would give the ball back
to LeRoy quickly. However the
sloppy conditions would strike
again, as LeRoy turned the ball
over yet again with a fumble.
Livonia took over on
offense and moved the chains
for the first time in the quarter.
Not to be undone, the Knights
defense swarmed to the ball in
droves, again forcing a fumble.
Drew Strollo recovered the
fumble again, giving LeRoy
the ball inside Livonia territory.
After a couple short runs, Riley
Williams broke free for a 25
yard gain to begin the second
quarter. Two plays later,
Drew Strollo found a seam in
between excellent blocks from
Ryan Higgins and Jackson Fix
and darted 22 yards for a TD,
diving to the pylon. A failed
conversion attempt would leave
the score 14-0 LeRoy early in
the second quarter.
The
LeRoy
defense
continued to dominate, this
time behind stud defensive
lineman Hunter Beverly. On
4th and long, Livonia attempted
their first pass of the game,
but the “X-Man”, Xavien
Walker intercepted the ball
to thwart the drive. LeRoy’s
offense would pick up a quick
first down, however Livonia’s
defense would force a turnover
on downs shortly thereafter.
Livonia began their drive
on their own 24. After a false
start, the Knights defense
smelled blood in the water.
Only 2 plays later, Drew Strollo
would recover another fumble,
his third of the half, giving
LeRoy the ball back with a
few minutes left in the half.
Several hard runs gained a first
down, but a holding call moved
back the Knights. Despite the
windy and rainy conditions,
it was quarterback Tommy
“T-Smooth”
Condidorio’s
time to flaunt his arm. An 8
yard completion to Jackson
Fix got the ball moving in the
right direction. On the next
play, under extreme pressure,
the QB placed a pass in the
palms of streaking tight end
Ryan Higgins, who broke free
to score a TD from 14 yards
out. After a failed conversion
attempt, LeRoy held the lead
20-0. Both defenses held strong
for a possession heading into
halftime.
Another
great
kickoff
by Zachary Tooley gave the
ball to Livonia at their own
32. Livonia, desperate to get
something going on offense
went to a no huddle offense.
The plan worked, as the Junior
Bulldogs were able to move the
chains more than once for the
first time in the game. However
LeRoy’s defense continued to
swarm to the ball, especially as
Livonia threatened to score. At
times it appeared as if LeRoy
had 20 defenders on the field at
once. After a couple of big hits
by Jackson Fix, Livonia faced a
4thdown. The Knights defense
stood tall as Drew Strollo made
the initial hit at the line of
scrimmage and was aided by a
plethora of teammates to halt
the Livonia drive after 14 plays
at the 10 yard line.
Deep in their own territory,
LeRoy got some breathing
room after a couple short runs
and a couple of personal foul
calls on Livonia. Chewing up
clock, the Knights turned the
ball over on downs. Livonia
continued to try to find the end
zone, however a sack by Ryan
Higgins to end the 3rd quarter
made that goal difficult as the
Knights again forced a quick
turnover on downs to start the
4th quarter.
Livonia’s
aggressive
defense forced a quick punt
by the Knights. Livonia took
the ball over inside the LeRoy
30, however could not muster
up any offense. This time,
Tony Piazza wrestled away a
fumble recovery from a Livonia
defender like he was fighting for
the last meatball on earth, giving
the Knights back the football
after their 5th forced turnover.
Again, chewing up clock, the
Knights offense took over deep
in their own territory. Good
sized gains by Riley Williams
and Drew Strollo moved the
ball out close to midfield before
a holding call thwarted their
progress. Livonia’s offense
would take over one last time
to attempt to avoid the shutout.
But there was just no chance of
that zero on the board changing,
as multiple defenders attacked
the ball carriers from Livonia to
preserve the shutout, bringing
the Championship Trophy home
to LeRoy where it belongs.
LeRoy’s
defense
was
remarkable all day, shutting out
the explosive Livonia offense.
Drew Strollo was all over the
field, compiling 10 tackles
and an incredible 3 fumble
recoveries. Fellow linebacker
Xavien Walker had 9 stops and
an interception, while Tony
Piazza had 5 tackles and a
fumble recovery. Jackson Fix
made some huge hits on his 6
tackles, while utility defensive
player Riley Williams added 5
tackles. Defensive ends Connor
Hegeman (3 tackles) and Ryan
Higgins (3 tackles, 1 sack) held
the edge forcing plays inside all
LeRoy Seniors Capture CYFL Championship
Champion Leroy Senior football team celebrates with the trophy after their dominating victory