Albion scores sweep in youth football

Contributed Story Posted 28 September 2025 at 8:52 am

Contributed Photo – Hudson Palmer races for a first down for the Mini Division Eagles.

Albion scored a three game sweep over Oakfield-Alabama/Elba in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action Saturday.

Beginner Division
Albion 45, OAE 7
Five different Eagles scored on the ground. Xavier Weis led the attack with 114 yards and 2 touchdowns, Matthias Ellis had 68 yards and 2 TDs. Kenny Almonte had 60 yards and a score. Gunner Jackson added 56 yards and a score. Artavion Lewis also added a 16 yard TD. Jaxon Francis picked up 10 yards, Myles Labarge 9 and Drake Neri 6 yards.

Almonte led the defense with 13 tackles, Weis had 11, Ellis and Lewis 6 each. Francis added 5 tackles, Neri Maximiliano Rivera and James Mahoney had 3 each. Lexington Pridgen and Mason Rodden were in on tackles as well.

Mini Division
Albion 40, OAE 6
The Mini Eagles also had 5 different players score on the ground. Jaidyn Harper led the rushing attack with 89 yards and 2 scores, Moses Taylor chipped in with 73 yards and a score. Patrick Westlund ran for 28 yards, Grayson Roberts 13 yards, Conor Murphy 10 yards and all added a touchdown. Elijah Cornick ran for 25 yards, Hudson Palmer ran for 20 and also added 10 receiving.

Taylor led the defense with 12 tackles, Harper 11, Murphy 8, Zeus Vallejo 7, Westlund 6, Xavier Richardson 5 and Wyatt Purnell 4. Roberts, Mason Cornick and Romam Tisdale added 3 each.

JV Division
Albion 42, OAE 0
Five TD passes help pace the JV Eagles offense. Damareon Shine and Kayden Brigham each caught a pair from Jace DiMatteo. Arthur Lewis III caught one from Cayden Farrell. Shine also had a 21 yard TD run. Camden Holt added 62 yards rushing, Farrell 37, Jayce Torres 32, Lewis 26, Jai’Kaih Drisdom 23, Owen Beecher 20.

Lewis led the defense with 8 tackles, Farrell 6, Shine 5, Kairo Bennett 4, Roman Allport 4 and Harrison Froman 3. Matthew Colmerero, Torres, Edward Hammonds, Kaydence Russaw, Parker Gardner, Dominic Westlund and Isaac Button were each in on tackles. Allport also added a interception.