Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Football Class C Playoffs: #3 Ausable Valley Patriots @ #2 Saranac Lake Red Storm October 29th 2022

pass breakup
Photo By: 
Kyle Coryea

Saranac Lake's Evan Willette (8) with the pass deflection on the pass intended for Ausable Valley's Porter Goodman (3) on the touchdown attempt. It would be the semifinals of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Class C Semi-finals as the #2 Saranac Lake Red Storm would host the #3 Ausable Valley Patriots with the winner getting the #1 Saranac Chiefs in the section VII Class C Finals on November 4th. The Red Storm would waste no time in getting the first score of the game just 1:54 into the game on a 12 yard run by Connor Hewitt for the 7-0 lead. The with just 29 seconds left in the quarter the Red Storm would strike again this time with a nine yard run by Landon LaDue and take the 14-0 lead. The Patriots would have an answer in the second quarter in a 8 yard pass to Korvin Dixon 3:39 into the quarter to make it a 14-7 game. Although with just 18 seconds left in the first half the Red Storm would strike again with a six yard pass to Connor Hewitt for his second touchdown of the game and take the 14 point lead at 21-7. When the teams came back for the third quarter the Red Storm would take little time and extending there lead to 28-7 just 1:06 in on a 27 yard run by Connor Hewitt for third score on the day. Then 3:47 into the fourth quarter the Red Storm would put the icing on the cake with a five yard run by Connor Hewitt for his 4th touchdown on the day. In the winning effort the Red Storm go to 4-4 on the season and will play the Saranac Chiefs for the section VII Class C title while the Ausable Valley Patriots season comes to end at 3-6. Gallery

sheeds off the tackler
Photo By: 
Kyle Coryea

Ausable Valley's Hayden Bombard (13) sheds off the tackle attempt by Saranac Lake's Nick Munn (2) and gets the first down. Gallery

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