FOOTBALL

Bainbridge-Guilford 41, Unadilla Valley 32

NEW BERLIN – Bainbridge-Guilford got off to a big start, but needed to survive a furious Unadilla Valley rally to move to 3-0 on the season Saturday afternoon.

Jake Mazzarella ran for 262 yards and two scores, his last TD in the fourth quarter opened a nine-point lead.

“They really didn’t have many answers (for Jake),” said B-G coach Tim Mattingly. “Things were going their way, but we were just able to grind it out (with Jake). He was the great equalizer.”

B-G scored on its first four possessions – all in the first quarter – in what gave clear indication of a potential blowout for the Bobcats. Corbin Palmer had a TD run and a TD pass to Mike Carlin, Mazzarella scored his first TD, and Justin Cirigliano ran for a score – his first TD this season.

The only answer for UV was Justin Hofer’s 75-yard kickoff return for a score that made in 7-6. “They just blew us away in the first quarter,” said UV coach Daryl Decker. “They were playing football, and it was like we were still in pregrame.”

Decker simplified his team’s offensive package, the defense made a couple of stops, and a comeback quickly ensued.

Kurt Haycook threw TD passes of one and 38 yards to Hofer, and Kody Homann added a 13-yard TD rush as the margin closed to 27-25 at the end of three quarters.