The second half was all Cortland's as the Red Dragons held Montclair to 128 yards of total offense, including five net rushing yards, over the final 30 minutes. Mercer has blocked six kicks this season, including four PATs. Mintz's extra point, however, was blocked by junior JEREMY MERCER (Leonardo, NJ/Middletown South), ending Mintz's school record of 70 successful consecutive PAT kicks. Miles tossed up another Hail Mary to the right side of the end zone, and Guaragno once again came down with the ball for a 37-yard touchdown and a 16-13 Red Dragon lead.
Guaragno, however, was called for an illegal shift on the play and the Red Dragons received one untimed play to end the half. Instead, Cortland kept its offense on the field and Miles threw up a Hail Mary pass that sophomore Zacc Guaragno (Lansing) leapt and caught for an apparent 32-yard touchdown. A holding penalty moved the ball back to the 32-yard line and the Red Dragons briefly considered attempting a 49-yard field goal with 3.1 seconds left. Joseph's) hit the left upright with 1:12 left in the half.Ĭortland took over on its own 25-yard line and methodically drove to the Montclair 22-yard line. The Red Hawks failed to add to their lead when a 42-yard field goal attempt by MARCO CAPOZZOLI (Bloomfield, NJ/St. Fronjian finished with five catches for 74 yards. The extra point failed, however, and the Red Hawks led 13-10 with 12:15 left in the half. Montclair responded with an impressive 15-play, 80-yard touchdown drive that featured 22-yard and 20-yard completions to senior BRANDON FRONJIAN (Palisades Park, NJ) and ended with a 1-yard Bliss run. Junior JEFF PAPCUN (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan) completed the drive with a diving 21-yard touchdown catch with 5:51 left in the first quarter.Ĭortland regained the lead on its next drive with Mintz's 41-yard field goal. Montclair answered on its next possession, driving 80 yards on 10 plays for the tying score. Three plays later, Miles hit senior Keith Greene (Brentwood) on a 4-yard pass to give the Red Dragons a 7-0 lead. On Montclair's first possession of the game, Cortland senior Brian Bert (Massapequa Park/Massapequa) blocked a punt that teammate Ricky Case (Rochester/Gates-Chili) recovered at the Red Hawks' 10-yard line.
Montclair's usual starting tailback RYAN MCCOACH (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills), the NJAC's second-leading rusher at 97.5 yards per game, did not dress for the game sitting out with an injury. Sophomore running back JEFF BLISS (New Milford, NJ) rushed 27 times for 78 yards and a touchdown. Montclair senior quarterback MICHAEL JUMP (Toms River, NJ/Toms River South) completed 22-of-42 passes for 276 yards and one touchdown, but was intercepted three times. Francis) made a game and career-high 14 tackles and junior safety Matt Berman (Scarsdale) recorded nine tackles. Freshman linebacker Brian Haas (East Aurora/St. Senior kicker Matthew Mintz (Lawrence) made all three of his field goal attempts, including a career-best 41-yarder. Giuliano also threw a 6-yard touchdown pass on a halfback option. Bowser ran for 74 yards on 14 attempts and Giuliano carried 12 times for 60 yards. Red Dragon tailbacks Dustin Bowser (Jamestown/Southwestern) and Andrew Giuliano (Thornwood/Westlake) combined for 134 rushing yards on 26 carries. Senior cornerback Greg Steward (Elmont/Sewanhaka) intercepted two passes, returning one 87 yards for a touchdown and the other 28 yards to the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown. Junior quarterback Ray Miles (Port Byron) completed 13-of-22 passes for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Cortland is 6-1 overall and 5-0 in league play, while the Red Hawks slip to 5-2 and 2-2. Cortland (10/20/07) - Cortland scored the game's final 33 points, including a 27-0 margin in the second half, as the Red Dragons maintained their lead in New Jersey Athletic Conference with a 43-13 victory over nationally 15th-ranked Montclair State.
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