Cambridge Fumbles Control of Class D

WHITEHALL - The Cambridge/Salem Indians lost four fumbles and threw for two interceptions as they fell to the Whitehall Railroaders 21-19 at a rainy Ambrose Gilligan Field in Whitehall.

The loss, their first of the season, drops them to 4-1 on the season, and gives Whitehall control of their own destiny in Class D with two weeks left to play in the regular season.  The Railroaders, now 5-0, face Hoosic Valley next week and Renssealer to finish the season.

Whitehall took control early when Brad Hanna found the end zone from 3 yards out, then tacked on two more when he was bounced the snap on the fake to give the Railroaders the 8-0 lead.  Cambridge would then be forced to punt late in the quarter, when Cody LaRock returned a blocked punt for the score to make it 14-0.

Cambridge was able to find the end zone in the second quarter, when Chris Warnke ran it in from 38 yards out.  However, they failed the two-point conversion to trail 14-6 at the half.

Both teams suffered turnovers in the third quarter, when Justin Hoagland fumbled the kickoff trying to stretch out his return.  But Cambridge's gift turned into nothing after they fumbled the ball back to the Whitehall Railroaders.  Justin Hoagland then made up for his earlier mistake as he made it to the far sideline and beat the defense to extend Whitehall's lead.

On the ensuing drive, Cambridge answered with Caleb Rowland's 34 yard touchdown run, but still was down by two possessions when their conversion try failed on a botched snap.

That would become critical as Cambridge drove the field to end the third quarter, and found success on the first play of the fourth quarter as Ethan English connected with Todd Gorman for the 5 yard touchdown pass.  The extra point was good, and the Whitehall lead was down to 2.

The rest of the game saw Cambridge try to drive for the go-ahead score, but failed to convert.  When passing became critical for Ethan English, he turned it over twice, first by Brian McLaughlin and then by Justin Hoagland, allowing the Railroaders to knee it at the end to finish off the victory.

HS Football: Week 5 Schedule

It's an early start to Week 5 as the celebration of Yom Kippur on Friday has some teams scheduling their games on Thursday Night.  Add in a few homecomings, and you have an abnormal week as far as the schedule is concerned.

But there are some good games this week, and I invite you to check out the Winners & Losers blog entry to find out which ones I think will be the games to watch this week.

Thursday Games

All games start at 7:00PM unless otherwise noted

* denotes Non-Conference/Non-Divisional

CLASS AA

Albany (0-2, 0-4) at Saratoga Springs (1-1, 2-2)

Bethlehem (2-0, 4-0) at Colonie (1-1, 2-2)

LaSalle (1-1, 1-3) at Shaker (2-0, 3-1)

Schenectady (0-2, 2-2) at Columbia (0-2, 1-3)

Shenendehowa (2-0, 4-0) at Ballston Spa (1-1, 1-3)

CLASS A

Green Tech (0-4, 0-4) at Niskayuna (0-4)*

Friday Games

All games start at 7:00PM unless otherwise noted

* denotes Non-Conference/Non-Divisional

CLASS A

Troy (2-0, 2-2) at Bishop Maginn (2-0, 4-0)

CLASS A-B INTERCLASS

Scotia (2-2, 2-2) at Cobleskill-Richmondville (0-3, 1-3)*

CLASS B

Schuylerville (3-0, 4-0) at Albany Academy (1-2, 2-2)* - 3:00PM

Cohoes (1-1, 1-3) at Ichabod Crane (0-3, 0-4)

Hudson Falls (1-2, 2-2) at Glens Falls (1-1, 2-2)

Johnstown (2-1, 3-1) at Broadalbin-Perth (1-1, 2-2)

Ravena (3-0, 4-0) at Schalmont (2-0, 4-0)

CLASS B-C INTERCLASS

Taconic Hills (1-2, 1-3) at Hudson (1-2, 1-3)*

CLASS C

Corinth (3-0, 3-1) at Hoosick Falls (1-0, 4-0)

Coxsackie-Athens (3-0, 4-0) at Greenwich (2-1, 3-1)*

Lake George/Hadley-Luzurne (0-4, 0-4) at Mechanicville (2-1, 3-1)*

Voorheesville (3-0, 4-0) at Tamarac (0-3, 0-4)

Watervliet (2-1, 2-2) at Holy Trinity (2-1, 2-2)

Saturday Games

All games start at - AA-A-B 1:30PM; C-D 1:00PM - unless otherwise noted

* denotes Non-Conference/Non-Divisional

CLASS AA

CBA (1-1, 3-1) at Guilderland (1-1, 3-1) - 7:30PM

CLASS A

Gloversville (1-1, 2-2) at Queensbury (2-0, 4-0)

South Glens Falls (1-1, 1-3) at Burnt Hills (2-0, 3-1)

Lansingburgh (0-2, 1-3) at Amsterdam (1-1, 2-2) - 3:00PM

Mohonasen (1-3, 1-3) at Averill Park (2-2, 2-2) - 7:15PM

CLASS C

Cairo-Durham (1-2, 1-3) at Chatham (1-2, 2-2)

Stillwater (0-3, 0-4) at Granville (1-2, 1-3)*

Fonda-Fultonville (3-0, 3-1) at Schoburg (0-3, 0-4) - 3:00PM

CLASS D

Cambridge/Salem (3-0, 4-0) at Whitehall (3-0, 4-0)

Rensselaer (2-1, 2-2) at Hoosic Valley (3-0, 4-0)

Canajoharie (1-3, 1-3) at Fort Edward/Argyle (0-4, 0-4)

ON THE AIR

Not all stations are available in all areas.

Thursday, Oct. 2

7:00: LaSalle at Shaker, TWCS

Friday, Oct. 3

7:00: Johnstown at Broadalbin-Perth, WIZR 930 AM/102.9 FM, WENT 1340/105.1

7:00: Hudson Falls at Glens Falls, WWSC 1450 AM, WMML 1230 AM, LookTV**

7:00: Scotia at Cobleskill, WSDE 1190/94.3

7:00: Lake George/Hadley-Luzurne at Mechanicville, ADSN.com

**LookTV airs tape-delay Sunday @ 8PM

Saturday, Oct. 4

1:00: Canajoharie at Fort Edward, WKAJ 1120 AM

1:00: Cambridge at Whitehall, WMML 1230AM

1:00: Stillwater at Granville, ADSN.com

1:30: Gloversville at Queensbury, WWSC 1450 AM

3:00: Lansingburgh at Amsterdam, WCSS 1490 AM