Flyers rally past Purple Eagles

Trailing 21-14, host Maryvale rallied for a touchdown in both the third and fourth quarters to edge past Albion 28-21 this evening in the semifinals of the Section VI Class B Chuck Funke Memorial Bowl Classic.

Breaking away from a 14-14 half-time deadlock, Albion had grabbed a 21-14 lead on a 1 yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kyle Smith to Kory Reynolds in the third quarter as Trey Hart added the extra point kick.

However, the final 14 points and the victory belonged to the Flyers.

The Purple Eagles also bult up a 14-7 lead in the first half as Smith completed touchdown passes to Hart covering 7 yards in the first quarter and 32 yards in the second period. A fumble recovery by JJ Downs set up the second TD as Tommy Mattison added the two-point conversion run.

Maryvale though rallied into a 14-14 tie by scoring on a blocked punt with just 22 seconds remaining in the first half.

Smith completed 9 of 16 pass attempts for 108 yards and the 3 touchdowns and also rushed for 80 yards while Mattison rushed 19 times for 100 yards.

Smith also had a big night defensively making 9 tackles as Mattison was in on 8 stops and Mike Laine 6. Downs also had an interception.

The Flyers win leaves both teams at 3-5.

Olean 40, Barker/Roy-Hart 8

Jumping out to a 19-0 half-time advantage, Olean went on to defeat visiting Barker/Roy-Hart 40-8 this evening in a Section VI Class B match-up game.

Andy Xapsos completed a 16 yard pass to Ed Wasnock for Barker/Roy-Hart’s lone touchdown in the fourth quarter. Xapsos added the two-point conversion run.

Xapsos finished with 86 yards rushing and Eric Fitch 58.

On defense for Barker/Roy-Hart, Matt Laverty had 7 tackles, a forced fumble and a sack and Shawn Callaghan 5 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Barker/Roy-Hart, which is now 1-7, next hosts Newfane at 6 p.m. Wednesday in another match-up game.

Olean improves to 2-5.