Team

Lakeview

Record	Div.	Conf.
9/2	Div. IV	All-American Conference White Tier

Team

Hubbard

Record	Div.	Conf.
5/5	Div. IV	All-American Conference White Tier

By John Bassetti

sports@vindy.com

HUBBARD

After dominating Lakeview in the first quarter, Hubbard’s next-best 12-minute performance was from its band’s halftime music.

Yet Hubbard stormed back in the second half before being stung by Lakeview, 30-27, in a loss that stopped a 26-game home winning streak.

Angelo Marino was 12 of 21 for 234 yards, including a 64-yard strike to Nick Boldt via a touchdown pass on the fly that stunned the hometown Eagles in the final five minutes of the All-American Conference White Tier opener.

After Hubbard took a 7-0 lead on Brandon Rios’ 7-yard run and Ben Rubinic’s point-after kick, fumble recoveries by Brendan Jones and Kevin Bayus led to Lakeview scores that helped give the Bulldogs a 22-7 halftime lead. Kevin Adair also had a fumble recovery on a kickoff in the first half.

“We’re 1-0 in the league,” is the only comment Lakeview coach Tom Pavlansky would say about the game, in an obvious attempt to downplay its importance in his 17-year coaching career at Lakeview.

The win put his Bulldogs at 3-1, 1-0, while Hubbard fell to 3-1, 1-1.

The loss also avenged a 35-0 thrashing at the hands of Hubbard — also at Hubbard — in 2014.

Protection for Marino and excellent receivers were keys for the Bulldogs, said Pavlansky.

Although the coach conceded that Hubbard dominated the first quarter, he wasn’t worried because his Bulldogs were aggressive defensively, even when the Eagles converted several third-and-longs and fourth downs after substantial gains.

“We just kept on fighting and playing,” Pavlansky said, adding that he’s proud of his kids from the city of Cortland and those from Bazetta Township.

Boldt also scored on a 3-yard TD run and Noah Busefink PAT that tied the game at 7 in the second quarter.

Pavlansky stressed that his players didn’t just key on George Hill’s offensive talents, but on “whoever had the ball” for Hubbard.

Rios was Hubbard’s top rusher with 156 yards on 23 carries, followed by quarterback Cam Ingram’s 98 yards on 15 attempts. Rios had two TD runs, while Ingram and Tyreek Daniels had a 1-yard TD run apiece. Ingram’s TD run with 5:08 left in the game put the Eagles back on top, briefly, 27-22, for the first time since the second quarter.

“We made a lot of mistakes in the first half,” Hubbard coach Brian Hoffman said. “Three times we gave them opportunities and they capitalized,” he said three lost fumbles of Hubbard’s five for the night.

“I told guys after the game that they’re not going to get away with that against a good team.”

Hoffman added, “I was proud of the way we came out at halftime and felt like we established ourselves because, offensively, we kind of got into a rhythm — because we actually scored some points and, possibly, could have scored more if we had the opportunity to be on the field to do that.”

Hoffman said that his Eagles battled back, but gave up a big play, referring to Boldt’s long catch and run for the TD with 4:49 remaining.

“But, hey, it’s Week 4, so we need to get better. We’ve got Howland coming here next week and I’m sure they’re going to be ready, so we’ll do our best to rebound.”

Jatise Garrison had four receptions for 84 yards, including a leaping back-of-the-end zone catch for a two-point conversion after Boldt’s 64-yarder from Marino. Garrison (6-4, 185 junior) also scored twice on pass receptions and had a potentially game-saving 22-yard interception return in the final 2:14.