Albion tops Lyndonville in youth football
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Albion’s Damareon Shine gets a block from Jace Dimatteo on Lyndonville’s Xander Crockett to get around the end during the JV Division game Saturday at Lyndonville.
Albion scored a three game sweep over host Lyndonville in Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) action Saturday.
Beginners Division
Albion 32, Lyndonville 0
Kenny Almonte ran for 202 yards and 3 scores and caught a 31 yard TD pass from Gunner Jackson to lead the way for Albion. Xavier Weis added 52 yards on the ground and a score.
Almonte was in on 10 tackles for the Eagles defense. Matthias Ellis had 6 tackles, Lexington Pridgen, Weis, Jackson, Drake Neri, Jaxon Francis and Artavion Lewis had 2 each. Pridgen also had a sack.
Mini Division
Albion 30, Lyndonville 0
Elian Almonte led the Eagles rushing attack with 130 yards and 3 touchdowns. Moses Taylor picked up 80 yards, Jaidyn Richardson 48 and a score, Hudson Palmer 46, Elijah Cornick 25 and Patrick Westlund 5 yards. Greyson Roberts threw for 81 yards.
Westlund led the defense with 6 tackles, Chase Armer, Conor Murphy, Almonte and Palmer had 5 each. Richardson, Taylor and Wyatt Purnell had 3 tackles. Roberts and Mason Cornick 2 each.
JV Division
Albion 48, Lyndonville 14
Lyndonville jumped out to a 6-0 lead and Albion went on to score the next 40 points.
Camden Holt rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown. Arthur Lewis III picked up 68 yards and 2 TDs. Damareon Shine added 64 yards and 2 scores. Jace DiMatteo passed for 96 yards and 2 scores to Lewis and Kayden Brigham.
Lewis led the defense with 10 tackles. Holt 8, Kairo Bennett, Matthew Colmerero, Shine and Cayden Farrell had 5 each. Liam Saporito, Harrison Froman and Kenny Witcroft 4 each. Jayce Torres, Cooper Traxler and Roman Allport with 3 each. Isaac Button, Jayden Russo, Zachary Rice, Parker Gardner, Edward Hammonds and Prince McGill were each in on tackles.
Saporito had 2 sacks and Lewis and Traxler each had a sack as well. Owen Beecher had an interception.
Lyndonville’s touchdowns were scored by AyMarie Rutland and Cam Eckerd on runs of 12 and 10 yards.
Lyndonville’s AyMarie Rutland breaks away from the tackle of Albion’s Camden Holt.