KNIGHTS TOP MT. SINAI MUSTANGS

 

 

ELWOOD, NY - On a wet and windy day, the Mt. Sinai Mustangs came to the Elwood-John Glenn Academic and Athletic Campus looking to derail a Knight train rolling towards a second consecutive undefeated regular season. The Mustangs took the lead on the opening drive marching eighty yards with running backs Murphy and Baldassare finding ample running room. To cap the drive, Baldassare galloped in from the ten to open the scoring with Mt. Sinai taking a 6-0 lead.

 

The Knights, however, came right back and also scored on their first possession. Plus, when the extra point snap went awry, the kicker, Reyes Guevara picked up the loose ball, scrambled to his left, and found Matt “Dirty Jersey” Forsberg in the end zone for the two point conversion. Once the Knights had the lead, they never trailed again, scoring two more touchdowns before the half ended.  Mt. Sinai hung tough, however, and scored a second quarter touchdown too. At the half, the Knights lead 15-13.

 

As Knight fans know, whatever success the Knights may have depends on the performance of the linemen. Throughout the day, the Knights offensive line, with outstanding efforts by jolting juniors Tom Malloy and Bryan Shankman, escorted the Knights runners deep into the Mustang secondary. In the third quarter, with the offensive line firing off the ball, both running back Austin “Crazy Legs” Cohen and quarterback Ryan “Son of Scowl” Rielly broke several long runs and each had two touchdowns on the day. On both sides of the line, Kyle Satchel played his standard strong game and, as usual, John “Latke” McDermott unleashed some pancake blocks and tackles.

 

Rielly also lead a successful aerial attack, throwing for over ninety yards including a third quarter touchdown toss to super-soph Nick Wagner. Of course, Rielly also found the speedy Pat Pascal to help move the ball but on this day, Pascal made himself best known for ten jarring tackles. (Shades of the Mighty Jack Moorehead!) As the Knights added another two touchdowns in the fourth quarter while the Knights defense stymied several Mt. Sinai scoring attempts, the game lacked for drama. The Knight simply executed Coach David Shanahan’s fine game plan with methodical precision while the Mustang’s suffered a rash of penalties to either stall their offense or help the Knights sustain a drive.

 

Next week, the Knights travel to South Hampton. Game time is scheduled for 1:30.

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