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Hey everyone, I’ll be attempting a play-by-play of Saturday evening’s state Class C quarterfinal between undefeated Section II champion Hoosick Falls (10-0) and Ogdensburg Free Academy (9-1) of Section X.

I’m blogging live from Stillwater High School, where it’s still raining lightly. The field is perfect, of course, since it’s FieldTurf and drains right away.

The Hoosick Falls Panthers are still on the field warming up about 35 minutes before kickoff, wearing their home uniforms of black jerseys with blue and white numbers, blue pants and white helmets.

The OFA Blue Devils have just arrived for warmups, looking very similar to Hoosick Falls in white jerseys with blue numbers, blue pants and white helmets.

We’re about 10 minutes away from kickoff, OFA is still warming up, and Hoosick Falls is just coming back from the locker room.  Misty light rain still coming down. Plenty of fans in the stands and lots of blue and white umbrellas on both sides of the field. The Hoosick Falls band is on our side of the stands, below and to the right of my perch in the press box. And yes, there is a cowbell below us in the stands.

The teams are taking their places in the end zones, preparing for player introductions. OFA’s offense is introduced first, followed by Hoosick Falls’ defense.

Appears the rain has stopped, and we’re ready for the coin toss.

Check that, it’s raining again… and OFA won the toss and will receive the kickoff from the Panthers.

First Quarter

Ryan Crobok kickoff to Joel King at OFA 22, return to 30

Third down, HF’s Kevin McMahon intercepts Jared Morrow at the OFA 43, returns ball to 33. HF ball with 10:45 left.

HF turns ball over on downs at OFA 29 with 9:34 left.

Fumble on snap, Morrow tackled for loss back to 21.

Three-and-out for OFA, punt all way to HF 30, Logan O’Brien picks it up and returns all way to OFA 34 with 7:50 to go.

HF’s Alex Hansen carries for 10 yards, then 13 yards, then 2 yards, but Brewster thrown back to 13. Brewster pass to leaping O’Brien at 2-yard line sets up fourth-and-1.

Hansen burrows in from the 2-yard line for Hoosick Falls TD, Quinn Rasmus kicks the extra point.

Hoosick Falls 7, OFA 0 with 5:03 left.

Crobok kicks off, OFA receives at 20, knee down there.

After two losses, OFA Morrow connects with Bouyer on a screen passs, Bouyer reverses field, down left sideline to HF 32 for big first down.

Second down, Morrow 30-yard pass to Bouyer over middle at the 1-yard line. OFA calls time out, first-and-goal at the 1 with 2:12 left in first.

Morrow plows in behind entire OFA team for TD, Bouyer misses PAT.

Hoosick Falls 7, OFA 6, 2:07 left.

Kickoff returned from 12 to 33 by O’Brien.

Third-and-15, Brewster runs left out of bounds at 35, fourth down.

Disaster strikes on punt, Panthers’ Tanner Williams fumbles punt snap and is tackled on his own 20.

OFA takes over on HF 20 with seconds left. First down pass by Morrow is incomplete.

Second quarter

OFA ball on HF 20, second and 10 — and fumble by Morrow, recovered by Steven Colvin at HF 25.

HF ball at own 25. On third down, Brewster dumps pass off to Hansen, who motors 71 yards through the OFA defense with a fleet of blockers for touchdown. Rasmus kicks PAT.

Hoosick Falls 14, OFA 6, 10:12 left in half.

Rain has stopped again. Kickoff, OFA takes over on own 33. Long pass broken up on first down, Morrow scrambling on second down pass left to Eric Barr at HF 37.

First down pass intercepted by Greg Stifter at HF 20, returned to 41.

HF ball at own 41 with 9:11 to go.

Second down, Brewster connects with O’Brien for 13 yards, then with Williams for 10 yards to OFA 37. After holding penalty, Brewster takes off on first and 20, runs down left side to 12.

Bizarre play — Brewster pass to O’Brien, who is hit at 1 and fumbles into the end zone. Williams falls on bouncing ball in end zone for Hoosick Falls TD. Rasmus boots PAT for 21-7 lead.

Hoosick Falls 21, OFA 6, 6:52 left.

OFA takes over after short kick return at own 22. Two runs gain nothing, then Morrow is sacked by LB Hutton Rasmus at 17 — Morrow still down. Morrow walks off under own power. OFA punts — but shanked, downed at 19 — 2-yard punt.

HF ball at OFA 19, two plays later, Hansen runs right sweep 16 yards for TD.

Quinn Rasmus kicks PAT, Hoosick Falls leads 28-7.

Hoosick Falls 28, OFA 6, 4:05 left

Kickoff to Ives at 25, returned to OFA 38. Second down, tow players injured on play — Tanner Williams for HF and Jordan Remi for OFA — both players walk off.

Third and short for OFA, Morrow gets first down on short run to midfield. OFA unable to move ball, must punt.

O’Brien slips down at HF 24 on punt return with 1:33 left. Hansen gets 18-yard gain on first down.

HF on the move, lots of short passes by Brewster. HF ball on OFA 25, second and two, Panthers call time out with 52 seconds left.

HF time out again with :47 left.

Brewster pass to Stifter, out of bounds at 19 for first down.

Brewster pass to Josh Mulready at left pylon for touchdown. Quinn Rasmus wide left on PAT — Hoosick Falls 34, OFA 6.

Hoosick Falls 34, OFA 6, :35 left in half.

OFA’s Morrow connects with Bouyer for 26 yards to HF 44, but his last-second Hail Mary is knocked down by O’Brien inside 10-yard line.

HALFTIME — Hoosick Falls 34, OFA 6

Halftime numbers

Hoosick Falls — Mike Brewster is 14-for-16 passing for 186 yards and two TDs

Alex Hansen has 9 carries for 53 yards and two TDs

Logan O’Brien 4 catches for 45 yards

OFA — Jared Morrow is 7-for-13 for 153 yards and two interceptions, also 12 rushes for minus-1 yard and one TD

OFA has rushed for minus-8 yards

Third quarter

About to begin here, hasn’t rained for a while here. Hoosick Falls to receive kickoff.

Bouyer’s onsides kickoff recovered at HF 48 by Panthers’ Connor Martin.

Hansen carries ball 10 yards, then 34 yards down to the OFA 8-yard line.

Two losses and an incomplete pass later, Quinn Rasmus boots a 29-yard field goal on fourth down for 37-6 HF lead.

Hoosick Falls 37, OFA 6, 9:44 left

OFA ball on own 30, sack back to 21. Third down, Morrow sacked again by Hutton Rasmus at OFA 13.

Morrow punt picked up by O’Brien at 40, run back for touchdown! Quinn Rasmus PAT.

Hoosick Falls 44, OFA 6, 7:23 left.

Kickoff to Joel King at 30, lost 1 yard on return.

OFA goes three-and-out again.

HF has second string in the game — Brad Burns at RB, Mike Sargood at QB.

Burns runs four times to OFA 36, then Sargood springs loose to the 9. Burns gets to the 3, but gets stuffed on second and goal at the 2. Sargood wrapped up at the 5 on third down. Burns stuffed at the 2 for turnover on downs.

Fumble on first down, Hoosick Falls recovers at OFA 1-yard line.

On second down, Burns up middle for 2-yard TD run. Quinn Rasmus PAT.

Hoosick Falls 51, OFA 6, :45 left in third

Fourth quarter

OFA ball at own 44. OFA driving, nice pass by Bouyer on reverse to Morrow, who gains 19 on trick play. However, Morrow stuffed on fourth down at HF 19. HF ball with 7:16 left.

Billy Pine at QB for HF, Burns gains 17 yards on first down. HF fumbled snap, OFA’s Nate Angel recovers at HF 40.

OFA driving inside HF territory, inside 20. OFA turns ball over on downs at HF 13 with 40 seconds left.

HF ball. Game basically over.

Pine sits on ball, game over.

Hoosick Falls 51, OFA 6

Hoosick Falls plays Bronxville of Section I in state semifinals next Saturday at noon at Kingston’s Dietz Stadium.

Final numbers:

Hoosick Falls — Brewster finished 14-for-17, 186 yards, 2 TD

Hansen 11 rushes for 97 yards and 2 TD

Brad Burns added 58 yards and 1 TD on 12 carries in the second half.

OFA — Morrow finished 7 for 16 passing for 153 yards, also held to minus-25 yards on 19 rushes, Kris Folsom had 36 yards on eight carries in second half.

OFA was held to a net gain of 15 yards rushing.