Dutchmen Football| Guilderland High School

Guilderland at Ballston Spa

Friday September 2, 2011 7:00pm

Score
	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Guilderland	6	6	6	0	0	18
Ballston Spa	0	0	7	15	0	22

Highlights

Player of the Game: Ballston Spa quarterback John DeGuardi, who lost three fumbles earlier, erupted for 145 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the second half, including the game-winning run with 53 seconds remaining
DeGuardi guided the Scotties 87 yards on seven plays in less than two minutes in the final drive, running for 46 yards and passing for another 36
Stat of the Game: Ballston Spa, held to 93 yards in total offense in the first half, gained 236 yards rushing in the final 24 minutes and 272 yards total in the second half; Guilderland, which had 173 first-half yards, gained just 103 in the second half
Play of the Game: With under a minute remaining, DeGuardi forced out of the pocket on a pass, scrambled 27 yards down the sideline for the game's deciding touchdown
Turning Point of the Game: With Ballston Spa trailing 18-15 with just over a minute left and the ball near midfield, DeGuardi's pass was tipped at the line of scrimmage but teammate Matt McDonald made an adjustment to grab it, reverse field and run 26 yards deep into Guilderland territory to set up the game-winning touchdown on the next play
Notable: Until the final minute, Guilderland quarterback Tim O'Connor was the most impressive player, running for nearly 140 yards and throwing for another 75
Guilderland had two touchdowns called back by penalties, a 47-yard run by O'Connor early in the third period and a 5-yard run by Stephen Polsinelli with less than four minutes left in the game; Guilderland failed to score on either drive
Guilderland running backs Tony Stanish and Micaiah Henningham both had to leave the game with cramps
Ballston Spa's Matt McDonald only touched the ball three times from scrimmage, but had a 25-yard scoring run and a 26-yard pass reception which set up the game's decisive touchdown

Scoring Summary

First Quarter G-Tony Stanish 2 run (kick failed)
Second Quarter G-Tim O'Connor 6 run (run failed)
Third Quarter BS-John DeGuardi 78 run (R
J
Borgolini kick)
G-Micaiah Henningham 1 run (pass failed)
Fourth Quarter BS-Matt McDonald 25 run (Borgolini pass from DeGuardi)
BS-DeGuardi 27 run (Borgolini kick)

Game Summary