RCS steamrolls Lansingburgh for another postseason win

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By Melanie Lekocevic

Capital Region Independent Media

The 2022 Section 2 champion RCS Indians. Courtesy of Jennifer Northrup Photography

RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK — The Indians steamrolled through the Lansingburgh Knights in an away game Saturday afternoon in the Section 2 Class B football championship by a score of 44-6.

Both teams remained scoreless in the first quarter, but the Indians’ offense exploded mid-game, scoring 24 points in the second quarter and another 20 in the third quarter.

The Knights did not get onto the scoreboard until the fourth quarter, when they scored 6 points.

Indians senior Aidan Lochner scored three touchdowns, including a 49-yard run into the endzone in the second quarter.

Jack McFerran also scored a touchdown on a 49-yard pass that was thrown by Lochner.

Yet another touchdown came on a 13-yard pass by quarterback Luke Misetich to tight end Jack Reif.

The win comes a week after the Indians defeated Gloversville in a shutout game, 36-0.

The Indians’ offense has been almost unstoppable in late season play and the defense has kept opponents at bay, keeping several teams scoreless.

Before shutting out the Huskies in their first postseason game, the Indians defeated Green Tech by a whopping 53-16 on Oct. 29. The week before the team came out on top over Gloversville in yet another shutout game, 48-0, and before that they defeated Cohoes 49-0 in an away game. On Oct. 8, the team beat Hudson Falls 55-28.

The Indians’ only losses on the season came against O’Neill by a score of 36-13 in an away game back on Sept. 30 and against Glens Falls on Sept. 16 by a score of 21-13.

With Saturday’s win, the Indians are on a six-game winning streak and stand at 9-2 on the season. The team is ranked 14th in the state.

Prior to the 2021 season, the Indians hadn’t won a sectional title since 2004; this season marks the team’s second consecutive sectional crown.

The Indians will next face Peru, who is undefeated this season, in the first round of the state playoffs next weekend at Beekmantown, near Plattsburgh.

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