Salamanca’s Lucus Brown hauls in a 28-yard landing reception with one hand whilst being defended via Medina’s Kaedon Cleveland all the way through Friday’s Segment VI Elegance C championship sport at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.
P-J photograph via Tim Frank
ORCHARD PARK – Lucus Brown is an issue for opposing defenses.
At the basketball court docket – and it seems that – at the soccer box.
Medina came upon the laborious approach.
The Salamanca senior stuck 3 passes for 80 yards – together with a couple of game-changing touchdowns – because the Warriors beat the Mustangs 36-23 in a wild Segment VI Elegance C championship sport Friday afternoon at Highmark Stadium.
“He’s a unique child. He’s grown up in entrance of our eyes,” Salamanca head trainer Chad Bartoszek mentioned of Brown postgame. “He has such a lot ability that it’s important to stay giving him alternatives.”
Salamanca’s Lucus Brown races for the top zone for a 49-yard landing reception all the way through Friday’s Segment VI Elegance C championship sport in opposition to Medina at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.
P-J photograph via Tim Frank
Stefon Diggs is most often the vast receiver making awe-inspiring performs on the house of the Buffalo Expenses.
Brown would’ve made him proud.
With Salamanca, Elegance C South’s No. 1 seed, clinging to a one-point lead halfway during the 3rd quarter, Warriors junior Cory Holleran intercepted a fourth-down cross and returned it to the Medina 28-yard line. At the subsequent play from scrimmage, Salamanca junior quarterback Maddox Isaac lofted a ball down the sideline within the path of Brown. Combating with Kaedon Cleveland the entire approach down the sector, Brown fended off the Mustangs senior along with his left arm after which hauled within the cross along with his proper arm as he fell into the top zone to present the Warriors a 23-16 lead.
“Me and him had been combating one on one. It used to be over my shoulder … I stuck it and secured it,” Brown mentioned. “It used to be a fantastic catch.”
The Warriors faked the point-after kick, and Isaac – the holder – used to be tackled whilst in search of an open receiver. He left the sport with an damage and didn’t go back.
Salamanca’s Cameron McGraw pulls down Medina’s Julian Woodward all the way through Friday’s Segment VI Elegance C championship sport at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.
P-J photograph via Tim Frank
That left the Salamanca offense within the fingers of senior Jaxson Ross.
He didn’t disappoint.
With 1:38 closing within the 3rd quarter, Ross capped a handy guide a rough, five-play power with a 4-yard landing run to present the Warriors a 30-16 lead.
“Maddox is a warrior, he’s combating thru. You noticed what he can deliver. We needed to transfer over to Jaxson. At the turn aspect, we needed to take (Jaxson) off the defensive aspect,” Bartoszek mentioned. ” … The ones two guys proceed to fight and proceed to guide.”
Medina, Elegance C North’s No. 1 seed, temporarily fought again, marching 62 yards in simply 3 performs protecting simply 1:12 of sport time. Cleveland stuck two passes from quarterback Julian Woodworth for 59 yards after which on first-and-goal, Christian Moss scored on a 3-yard run to make it 30-23 after Cole Callard point-after kick.
Salamanca’s Cory Holleran intercepts a Medina cross all the way through Friday’s Segment VI Elegance C championship sport at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.
P-J photograph via Tim Frank
“Medina is so large and robust up entrance. That counter sport, they run it so smartly, we simply needed to climate the preliminary push,” Bartoszek mentioned. “We had been ready to stay responding and I believe that allowed us to get some box place.”
The Mustangs were given the ball again after a Salamanca three-and-out, however on fourth-and-3 from the 49-yard line, Warriors senior JT Auman broke up a cross to present the ball again to his offense.
“JT is a child who may well be getting 20 carries a sport, however he does the entire grimy stuff, the entire little issues,” Bartoszek mentioned. “He’s all the time in the proper spot. He switched from linebacker to cornerback mid-year. JT Auman is simply a type of youngsters that helps to keep this factor rolling.”
Once more, Salamanca wasted no time capitalizing. On second-and-10, Brown stuck a cross from Ross over the center and raced clear of a couple of defenders to show it right into a 49-yard landing.
“He’s an enormous piece of our workforce. He makes large performs always,” Ross mentioned. “With Lucus Brown, it’s going to be a landing.”
Salamanca’s Arlen Newark makes an attempt to break out from a couple of Medina tacklers all the way through Friday’s Segment VI Elegance C championship sport at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.
P-J photograph via Tim Frank
Down two rankings, the Mustangs took over with 8:29 closing, however any other Auman fourth-down cross breakup ended any considered a comeback via Medina – which close out Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove and Southwestern in its first two playoff video games ahead of permitting 36 issues Friday.
“JT used to be making large performs all day,” Ross mentioned. “I give it to the lads within the secondary, when (Medina) had to cross we made performs.”
That left the Warriors simply over 5 mins to kill ahead of celebrating their tenth sectional championship and primary since 2001.
“This feels so just right. This feels superb,” Ross mentioned. “We’ve labored for this our entire lives. We’ve been dreaming of this since we had been youngsters.”
Salamanca will take at the winner of these days’s Segment V championship between Le Roy and Attica/Alexander within the A long way West Regionals at midday subsequent Saturday at Williamsville South Top Faculty.
Salamanca’s Maddox Isaac appears for room to run all the way through Friday’s Segment VI Elegance C championship sport in opposition to Medina at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.
P-J photograph via Tim Frank
“We clearly have larger objectives, however this can be a milestone,” Ross added. “This can be a step to greatness … a step towards historical past.”
NOTES: Salamanca’s Zach Trietley scored on a 61-yard display screen cross from Ross and Isaac ran for an 11-yard landing within the first part, however Medina led Salamanca 16-14 at halftime. Arlen Newark’s 25-yard box target gave the Warriors a 17-16 lead with 9:43 left within the 3rd quarter. … Ross and Isaac blended to finish 14 of 26 passes for 308 yards and 3 touchdowns to move in conjunction with an interception. … Medina ran for 179 yards, however simply 28 after halftime. Moss led the best way with 14 carries for 93 yards. … Salamanca’s Keegan Hardy used to be named the Pass Coaching Athletics Large 5 Personality Athlete of the Recreation for the Warriors.
Salamanca 7 7 16 6 – 36
Medina 6 10 7 0 – 23
Med-Woodworth 1 run (cross failed)
Sal-Trietley 61 cross from Ross (Newark kick)
Med-Cudzilo 18 cross from Woodworth (Callard kick)
Sal-Isaac 11 run (Newark kick)
Med-Callard 25 FG
Sal-Newark 25 FG
Sal-Brown 28 cross from Isaac (run failed)
Sal-Ross 4 run (Newark kick)
Med-Moss 3 run (Callard kick)
Sal-Brown 49 cross from Ross (kick failed)
