Despite playing with a cast on his broken left wrist, running back Peyton Ausfeld rushed for 127 yards and scored two touchdowns Sunday, and he made a key defensive play late in the game in helping Amsterdam to a 35-28 Class A Capital Division high school football victory over Columbia.
Ausfeld scored his first touchdown on a 42-yard run in the second quarter, giving the Rugged Rams a 14-6 halftime lead.
In the fourth quarter, Ausfeld scored on a 57-yard run to snap a 28-28 tie. Then, as Columbia was driving for the tying touchdown, Ausfeld made a one-armed interception with 3:17 left to halt the Blue Devils’ final offensive drive.
Amsterdam quarterback Tommy Ziskin passed for 67 yards and two touchdowns and added 91 rushing yards.
In a non-league field hockey game, Shenendehowa beat Blair Academy 5-3. Julie Kuzmich led the Plainsmen with two goals.
FOOTBALL
CLASS A
AMSTERDAM 35, COLUMBIA 28
Columbia 0 6 14 8 — 28
Amsterdam 7 7 7 14 — 35
A — Desbiens 15 pass from Ziskin (Welch kick)
C — Biggane 1 run (Run fail)
A — Ausfeld 42 run (Welch kick)
A — Newborn 83 kickoff return (Welch kick)
C — Altomer 1 run (run fail)
C – Altomer 13 run (McHugh pass from Biggane)
A — Graveley 8 pass from Ziskin (Welch kick)
C — Romer 65 pass from Biggane (McDonald run)
A — Peyton Ausfeld 57 run (Welch kick)
FIELD HOCKEY
NON-LEAGUE
SHENENDEHOWA 5, BLAIR ACADEMY 3
Halftime score: Tied 1-1. Shenendehowa scoring: Kuzmich 2-0, Sterle 1-2, Shanahan 1-0, Van Pelt 1-0, Eggleston 3 assists. Blair Academy scoring: Antonelli 1-0, Vanderveen 1-0, Cerami 1-0, Lee 0-1, Leddy 0-1, Frazier 0-1. Goalies: Shenendehowa, Danson, 4 saves; Kisling, 3 saves. Blair Academy, Kreider, 10 saves.
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