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Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008 (football edition): Carmel tops New Rochelle in three OTs
   Leading off today: Junior QB Ryan Shilling hit Ali Haluci with short touchdown passes in the second and third overtimes Saturday to lift Carmel past New Rochelle in their football opener, 34-28.

   Haluci and Andrew Jamison combined for four scoring grabs and two interceptions. Shilling completed 14 of 21 passes for 231 yards and four TDs, one of them a 53-yarder to Jamison on the opening possession Haluci snared a 61-yarder in the second quarter for a 14-7 lead.

   New Rochelle committed four turnovers on six possessions in the second half, and one of Jamison's two picks set up a 10-play Carmel drive that tied the score at 21 late in the third quarter.

   Carmel had the ball first in the third OT, with Shilling and Haluci hooking up on a 12-yard gain and then a 10-yard TD. New Rochelle turned the ball over on downs on its possession to end the game.

   Tough day for St. A: Philadelphia powerhouse St. Joseph's Prep sacked QB Tom Schreiber with 1:23 to play, snuffing out St. Anthony's last chance and wrapping up a 7-6 victory in a high-profile interstate clash in Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

   Schreiber, a junior making his first start, fought his way into the end zone for a first-quarter TD that held up until Garrett Compton capped a 42-yard, four-play drive with a 1-yard run with 10:46 left to play.

   "I thought we had our opportunities," Friars coach Rich Reichert told Newsday. "It was a great football game."

   Making the most of it: Mount Vernon, whose players didn't even know a month ago whether budget woes would cancel the season, rolled to a 38-0 victory over Lincoln in the opener.

   QB Stephon Ramsey and Andre Gaynor connected for TD passes of 76 and 32 yards, and Ramsey also completed a 60-yarder to Davon Moore to make the score 30-0 in the second quarter.

   "I'm glad we could put a team out and represent," Mount Vernon coach Ric Wright told The Journal News. "Winning is great, but for us, just having a season this year is kind of a victory."

  
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  •    Saturday's rapid recap: Defending PSAL champ Staten Island Curtis steamrolled Lehman, 50-8, in longtime assistant Pete Gambardella's coaching debut. Senior Xzaviah Stone went 4-for-6 for 161 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score in place of the graduated Dominick Le Grande (Boston College). Gambardella, a 1993 Curtis grad, took over for Fred Olivieri, who retired with a 170-110-4 record.

       Aquinas, bidding to become the first school with five NYSPHSAA championships, opened defense of its state Class A crown with a 38-0 victory at Union-Endicott as Casey Vogl rushed for 127 yards and two first-quarter touchdowns. Aquinas rolled up 394 yards of offense behind its beefy line.

       Fort Edward overcame substantial graduation losses to earn a 44-8 victory over Warrensburg as senior Bob Phillips ran for three touchdowns and threw for another. Tyler Carpenter, who missed most of his junior season with a broken leg, ran 20 times for 125 yards and two TDs.

       Sophomore Zay Richardson, a transfer from Watervliet, ran for 147 yards and two TDs (including a 45-yard romp with 3:11 to go) in his Albany Academy debut and Tony Fruscio make a triumphant return to head coaching with a 20-16 win over Schalmont. Fruscio spent 2007 as an Albany Academy assistant after Troy High decided not to retain him.

       Syracuse CBA blanked Henninger, 21-0, as Tom Trasolini gained 121 yards on 12 carries and two touchdowns, including a 71-yarder midway through the fourth quarter.

       Extra points: Tropical Storm Hanna was the big winner as Delhi beat Liberty, 24-0. The teams combined for 13 fumbles — in the first half. . . . Bath's game with East Rochester/Gananda, suspended by a power failure Friday night, will not be resumed and will go into the books as a "no contest," The Corning Leader reported. ER/Gananda was leading 21-14 with 2:39 to go, but the Rams were driving for a potential tying score.


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