Kicking off: Furious finishes were the house special last night to kick off Week 2 of the New York high school football season, with extra-point attempts near the end making the difference in a couple of instances.

   At Ellenville, Jose Aldarondo scored on a 2-yard run and ran for the conversion with 30 seconds left to lift the Blue Devils past Liberty 28-27. At Ballston Spa, the Scotties fought off Saratoga Springs 21-20 as Jeremy Defibaugh batted down the potentially tying extra-point kick with 2:02 to go.

   In the Ellenville game, Liberty took a 27-20 lead on Patrick Powell's 16-yard run with 5:00 to play but a two-point conversion pass failed. The Blue Devils then drove 54 yards to the win, with Robert Borriello hitting Aldarondo on a 31-yard third-down pass.

   Coach Tony Borriello didn't hesitate to go for two after Aldarado's short scoring run. "I wanted to show I had faith in my kids and we went for the win," he told The Daily Freeman.

   Ballston Spa rallied for 14 points in a two-minute span midway through the fourth quarter before Defibaugh's heroics. Saratoga's Luke Fauler's third touchdown pass of the night, a 23-yarder to Kyle Willmott, brought the Blue Streaks within 21-20.

   On the extra point, Defibaugh broke through the line and got enough of the ball to keep it short of the crossbar. "We needed a stop and I got it," Defibaugh told The Times Union. "I saw a gap between the center and the guard and hurdled it."

   First down: Staying with the close-call theme, Dillon Langtry fired a 33-yard TD pass -- his fourth of the night -- to Lee Wakefield on third-and-33 with 3:31 to go in Moravia's 24-20 victory over Elmira Notre Dame.

   His third TD pass of the night was a 15-yarder to Dylan Powers with 7:57 left that brought Moravia within 20-18.

   Langtry finished 12 of 17 for 236 yards to go with 16 carries for 98 yards. He ran for 120 yards in Moravia's 28-20 loss to Susquehanna Valley in the opener.

   Second down: Junior Aaron Ertel hit senior Anthony Emmanuele (113 yards of total offense) for an 18-yard touchdown pass with :38.1 left to break a tie and lead Depew past Buffalo Burgard 12-6 in a clash of top-shelf small schools in Section 6.

   "We knew it was going to be a 48-minute game -- we knew it was going to take the full game to beat this football team," Depew coach Dan McGrath told The Buffalo News.

   Halftime: It was a great night to be a Watertown quarterback.

   Watertown swatted down Mexico 50-26 as Tyler Augliano completed 10 of 13 throws for 325 yards and five scored in a road victory. Caleb Bettis made five catches for 254 yards and four scores.

   Meanwhile, Immaculate Heart topped Thousand Islands 38-13 as Ryan Spicer went 17-for-26 passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns. Kyle Hauk rushed for 114 yards and scored three TDs.

   Third down: Lansingburgh senior Anthony Fogarty, a transfer from Cohoes, posted a 70-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 2:03 remaining to wrap up a 35-28 victory against Gloversville.

   Gloversville scored 22 straight points in a 12-minute span to pull with 28-22 before Fogarty's clutch play. Lansingburgh generated just 22 yards of second-half offense 20 on left QB Carlos Grillo's second TD pass of the evening to Fogarty.

   Grillo went 9-for-12 passes for 197 yards.

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   Fourth down: Victory -- the first for coach Tim Greene at Skaneateles -- came at a cost.

   Right-handed QB Troy Green threw for 179 yards and three TDs in three quarters of action (and ran for 43 yards and two scores) during a 34-14 win vs. Phoenix, but his immediate future is in doubt due to an injured throwing arm. He may have suffered an avulsion fracture of the elbow three weeks after doctors warned that fluid around the joint indicated that ligaments may have torn loose bone fragments.

   "I’m still excited because the team won,” Troy Green told The Citizen. "I know we’re going to do good with, or without me. It’s disappointing for all the time and hard work I put in to play, but I still have confidence in our team."

   Skaneateles backup QB Connor Herr went 4-for-4 for 83 yards in the first half and finished the night 5-for-10 with one interception.

   Quick kicks: Defending Section 3 Class AA champ Baldwinsville dominated Central Square 63-13 as senior Antonio Peck ran back the opening kick 76 yards for a TD, then sophomore Tyler Rouse rushed for two first-quarter scores and returned a punt 40 yards for a third TD.

   Bees junior Ben Paprocki carried 10 times for 124 yards and scored four times.

   Central Square has lost 18 straight games.

   The stat sheet: Gimmie Wilson rushed for 291 yards and three touchdowns and returned and interception for another score as Geneva DeSales topped Mynderse 26-6.

   Wayne beat Geneva 14-6 to get off to the first 2-0 start in school history. The Eagles forced six Panthers turnovers, with Tyler Graham recovering two fumbles.

   Glens Falls sophomore Cam Girard, making his first start, went 4 of 5 for 118 yards and a trio of TDs to beat Bishop Maginn. His 70-yard play to Mike LaNoir broke a 13-13 tie in the first quarter.

   Steve Booth rushed nine times for 205 yards and scored three times as Schuylerville rolled past Cohoes 41-7.

   Justin Buckley carried 20 times for 199 yards and four TDs in just over two quarters of play as Seaford dominated Island Trees 40-14 to open its season with its 33rd straight win vs. Nassau County opponents.

   Avon senior Rich Welch ran 21 times for 263 yards in the Braves' 38-28 win vs. LeRoy. Welch scored three TDs, including taking the second-half kickoff back 88 yards for a 19-14 lead. He added 11 tackles on defense for Avon, which recovered four fumbles.

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