Saranac's Chace Scovil (7) with the arm tackle on Schuylerville's Blake Cumm as he tried to take the edge. It would be a battle of top-20 teams in the state as the #4 Schuylerville Horses would take on the #18 Saranac Spartans in the NYSPHSAA Class C North Region Final from Plattsburgh, with the winner advancing to the final four. The Horse would get out of the gate first and quickly with an 11-yard run from Max Montgomery for the 6-0 lead at the 4:25 mark of the first quarter. The Horses would keep it going as Max Montgomery would add his second touchdown of the quarter this time from 7 yards at the 9:47 mark for the 14-0 leadThe The Horses would keep it going in the second quarter, when Max Montgomery would get his third touchdown of the gme, this time from seven yards out at the 3:markmamakingng it a 20-gamee, that's where the game would be atttheh half. The Hkeptd kept it going when they returned for the third quarter, when Max Montgscoredld got his fscore of the game, making it a game at the 4:20 mark. Then, with 40 seconds left in the quarter, the Horses would extend their lead, and Blakemm would take it 11 yards out to make it a 36-0 game at the end of the third quarter. The Spartans would finally have an answer when Tanner Fields picked up the fumble and took it 39 yards for the score at 1:50 of the fourth quarter,, making it a 36-7 game The Horses would answer back,, though,, as Levi Michuad broke it for a 55-yard run and made it a 42-7 game at the 6:50 mark of the fourt Then on the ensuing kickoff, Sam Lachre would take it 67 yards for the score and make it a 42-14 game. Although the Horses would have one more answer, as evi Michuad would break again, this time for 44 yards, they would close out the game and take the 55-victory. In the winning effort, the Schuylerville Horses would stay undefeated at 11-0 as they head to the final four. As for the Saratoga Spa Spartans, their season will come to an end at 7-4. Gallery

Schuylerville's Ben VanVegthen (7) with the stiff on Saranac's Teegan Smith as they get the first down. Gallery

Saranac's Zander Daniels (11) lowers the boom on the defender and trucks him for the first down run. It would be the start of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Class C Football playoffs, and we would see the Gouverneur Wildcats and the Saranac Spartans at Plattsburgh High School, with the winner playing Schuylerville next weekend in the quarterfinals. The teams would use the first quarter as a feeling-out time, as neither team would be able to score. Then at the 5:41 mark of the second quarter, the Spartans would strike on a 15-yard pass to Chace Scovil for the 8-0 Spartans lead. The Spartans would keep coming and extend their lead to 15-0 on a 41-yard run by Teegan Smith, and they would take the 15-0 lead into the locker room. When the teams returned for the second half, the Wildcats would get the game back within one score when Haden Stowell took it from 2 yards out. The game would stay there till there were 35 seconds left in the quarter when Chace Scovil would strike again, this time from 3 yards out, as the score would go to 22-6. Then at the 4:10 mark of the fourth quarter, Storm D'Ambro would score on the 17-yard pass strike and take the 29-6 lead and put the game out of reach. With that, the Spartans would get the win and go to 7-3 on the season, and will face the defending champion Schuylerville next in the quarterfinals. As for the Governor Wildcats, their season will end at 5-3. Gallery

Gouvernur defender with the hard hit on Saranac's Storm D'Ambro (4) that sends him flying out of bounds. Gallery