Wizards Win a Non-League Battle Against the Middies

The Washingtonville varsity football team gained a third consecutive win this past Saturday against Middletown bringing their record to 3-4 overall. The offense and defense played with intensity to close game with 19-6 win. The team’s upcoming game against Warwick this Friday is a DIV AA-2 battle for a spot in the playoffs.

The Wizard’s offense had a tough start after Middletown recovered a fumble on the first drive. Regardless, the defense came out and took immediate control of the field and recovered a fumble on Middletown’s 7 yard line. Gaining the ball back helped senior captain Kevin Reilly scored a touchdown to give the Wizards an early 6-0 lead. Middletown’s attempts to come back from their early defeat were cut short. Big stops by Brian Hlavac and Keenan Bailey prevented them from moving forward. The Wizards quickly gained the ball back after each Middletown drive. Senior captains Bobby Tansey and Kevin Reilly helped to run the ball up the field. With efforts from the Wizard offensive line Tansey gained a 13 yard touchdown run giving the Wizards a 13-0 lead early in the second quarter.

As Middletown tried to come back, Wizard defense pummeled their efforts. Linebacker Eric Kowalski stopped a presumable touchdown after a long run by Middletown. The Middies went on to attempt a fake punt but were stopped by Brian Hlavac at the Wizard’s 49 yard line. Whenever the Wizard offense took over they started each new series strong. Runs from Bobby Tansey and John DeCourcey’s 9 yard pass pulled the Wizards deeper into Middie territory. With four minutes left in the half Kyle Oliver caught a 21 yard touchdown pass from DeCourcey giving the Wizards to a 19-0 lead.

At the start of the second half defensive players Eric Kowalski, Keen Bailey and Chris Fernandez made strong attempts to keep the Middies back as they moved up the field. The Wizard defensive efforts to prevent Middletown from scoring fell short when an 8 yard touchdown pass by Jon Villafane was successful. The Middies went for a two point conversion but were stopped by Chris Fernandez making the score 19-6. Middletown attempted to get the game back but Brian Hlavac and Eric Kawolski continued to run the defense. Big plays from the Wizards’ D and an interception from Nick Martucci prevented any offensive attempts by Middletown the remainder of the game.