Kicking off: The Lafayette bus broke down on the way to play Stuyvesant last night, which could have been all the justification the team needed to give up and accept a 33rd straight loss as inevitable.

   "We’re kinda used to adversity with the program,” coach Michael Rubino told The New York Post. "It’s been a black cloud around here for awhile now."

   This night turned out to be much different, however. Lafayette rallied for a 9-7 victory in PSAL Cup Division play as Troy Greaves made a 22-yard field goal with one second left.

   Coincidentally, the last team Lafayette beat was Stuyvesant in 2006.

   We’re gonna try to make it two in a row,” Rubino said. "It’s been a couple years since we can say that."

   First down: No. 9 Hoosick Falls held off a desperate charge by No. 6 Cambridge for a 21-19 Class C victory in Section 2 action to claim the Ken Baker Jug trophy, named in honor of the man who built both football programs into powerhouses.

   Alex Hansen led Hoosick Falls with 22 carries for 71 yards and a touchdown, and Hoosick Falls limited Cambridge to 4 yards rushing on 29 carries. QB Kyle Parmenter went 21-for-36 passes for 307 yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted three times.

   It was one of several important games in the section.

   Class B No. 1 Lansingburgh was toppled by Broadalbin-Perth, which scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns for a 23-20 victory. R.J. Pingatore's 15-yard pass to Nick Coveney provided the winning margin after Cody Menge (117 rushing yards) carried for a score.

   Junior Anthony Fogarty scored the go-ahead TD and then intercepted a pass from Albany Academy QB Hunter McCarthy in OT as Cohoes scored a 33-26 victory.

   Albany Academy is ranked 14th in Class B.

   "Things like that happen to people for a reason," coach James Ducharme told The Times Union. "We truly believe it is because of the amount of hard work we do in the off-season and how hard we practice during the week."

   Fogarty finished with 103 yards rushing and three TDs to go with one sack and the game-clinching pick. Cohoes tied the game at 26 on a 49-yard scamper by senior quarterback Josh Floeser with 6:51 remaining and survived a late scare as Tommy Durrant recovered an Academy fumble as the Cohoes 16 with :39.2 to go.

   And in Saratoga, the Blue Streaks scored a 17-14 win over Class AA No. 16 Ballston Spa by putting up all its points in the second quarter. QB Luke Fauler was 7-for-8 in the first half, including a five-yard touchdown to Ford Plowman.

   Second down: What's the difference between classes A and C? In Section 5, the answer is, "Night and day."

   Host Aquinas, ranked third in Class A, marked homecoming and senior night by tearing apart No. 9 Bishop Kearney 44-0 as Manny Magliocco threw four first-half TD passes, two to Chris Bostick, and the offense rolled up 334 rushing yards.

   Junior running back Mike Messina gained 187 yards on 23 carries, and the Little Irish defense limited the Kings to four first downs to prep for a huge rivalry game vs. No. 11 McQuaid next Friday at St. John Fisher College.

   In the night's other cross-class confrontation on Section 5 soil, Class AA No. 8 Orchard Park blanked Class A No. 18 Victor 14-0. Okoya Anderson ran 32 times for 121 yards and a pair of short scoring runs. Mike Fisher was stellar on defense with two fumble recoveries and two interceptions as the Quakers defense held Victor to 165 yards.

   Third down: Ithaca's turnaround from 0-9 to 5-0 hit a bump in the form of Dorian Feggins.

   Feggins carried for 266 yards and three TDs as Binghamton earned a 34-23 win vs. the Little Red. Feggins scored on runs of 35, 3, and 80 yards as the Patriots (4-2) clinched the top seed in the Section 4 Class AA playoffs.

   Binghamton ran off 34 straight points, the first seven coming on a Feggins' 35-yard run just 15 seconds after Ithaca had surged to a 7-0 lead. Feggins had 198 of his yards in the first half.

   Fourth down: Class A in Section 1 is as wild as ever.

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   Eighth-ranked Rye outslugged Roosevelt, the South division's last unbeated, 49-26, meaning that the Garnets have beaten the Indians, who have beaten Harrison, which has beaten Eastchester, which has beaten Rye.

   "Every week's a battle," Cole McCormack told The Journal News after picking up 178 yards and three TDs in 23 carries. "We knew that coming in. We knew we had to prepare the same every week. It doesn't matter at all who we're playing. We have to respect every opponent, go out there and give it 100 percent."

   Meanwhile, No. 10 Ossining beat No. 19 Nyack 20-16 in the rematch of last season's sectional final.

   Nyack linebacker Donald Davis returned an interception 41 yards to the 9 with 3:49 to play, but the Ossining defense held up to preseve the win.

   Ossining quarterback Lemar Johnson was 11-for-13 for 124 yards in the victory and running back Matt Laccetti carried 27 times for 108 yards. His short TD late in the third quarter put Ossining up 20-7.

   Quick kicks: In Class D action, Dobbs Ferry broke to a 14-0 lead in the first half and polished off No. 10 Tuckahoe 21-6. The first score was set up when James Nieman took a direct snap and picked up 24 yards on a fake punt on the game's opening drive.

   Senior Levester Tucker rushed 31 times for for a career-high 248 yards and scored four times as Gates Chili defeated Brockport 40-13. Running back Dylan Brown, who leads Brockport with 738 rushing yards and 10 TDs but has already missed time this season for disciplinary reasons, did not dress and was not on the sidelines. School officials would not provide information on his status, the Democrat and Chronicle reported.

   The stat sheet: Junior Ashton Broyld completed all 10 of his passes for 93 yards and four touchdowns and also ran 10 times for 143 yards as Rush-Henrietta dominated Churchville-Chili 54-20. Devon Maio caught four passes for 33 yards and three TDs.

   Williamsville South bea Iroquois 28-7 as senior Tyler Krempa scored four TDs on just 14 touches. Billies junior Joe Licata went 15-for-25 for 193 yards and two touchdowns.

   Jordon Charbonneau broke Corinth’s single-season rushing record with 1,316 yards during a 6-0 rout of Stillwater. Charbonneau carried 27 times for 250 yards and five touchdowns and also completed 8 of 14 throws for 72 yards.

   Steve Gambles picked off three passes as Bellport edged Smithtown West 24-19 and handed coach Joe Cipp his 200th victory. His final pick came at midfield with 1:46 to go.

   Monroe-Woodbury coach Pat D'Aliso earned his 195th victory with a 56-9 romp vs. Middletown. D'Aliso became the all-time winningest coach in Section 9, passing retired Warwick and Port Jervis coach Joe Viglione.

   "They did a pretty good job tonight," D'Aliso told The Times Herald-Record. "I'm glad it's over so we can get back to football."

   Dan Scalo had 11 carries for 183 yards and two touchdowns for Monroe-Woodbury, top-ranked in Class AA.

   Cicero-North Syracuse blanked Rome Free Academy 27-0. RFA (2-4) is almost certain to miss the Section 3 playoffs for the first time since the tournament was launched in 1979. The Northstars got 200 passing yards from Ryan Lacey, who was 10-for-17.

   Scoreboard: The list of scores, compiled by NYSSWA member Steve Grandin, can be found here.