Poland eighth-grade football wins thriller

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Poland running back Dylan Garver (with ball) runs behind a block from Anthony Audi during last week's game.

The Poland eighth-grade football team finished the season by beating Hubbard 23-22 on a Colton McFadden field goal on the game’s final play.

The offense scored three times with Reid Gould scoring a rushing touchdown and quarterback Tony Chiaro threw TD passes to Harrison Walkama and Dan Klase. The coaches recognized Klase for having multiple key receptions on the day and lineman Tony Murko and Kyle McCree for outstanding blocking.

Defensively, the coaching staff recognized Joe Lawman and Marc DiGregorio for good performances.

Junior varsity/freshman

Poland’s combined junior varsity and freshman team couldn’t overcome mistakes and turnovers and lost to Hubbard 28-8.

The Dogs had several scoring opportunities in the red zone but turned the ball over twice. The bulk of the offense came from freshman running backs Anthony Audi and Dylan Garver and sophomore receiver Marty Malenic, who had multiple catches. Poland’s only TD came from a 75-yard scoring run by Garver.

Defensively, Malenic and Dom Petrony had Interceptions and Petrony had a takeaway when he stripped a Hubbard running back in the fourth quarter.