Saranac Lake falls short against defending Vermont state champion

WESTMINSTER, Vt. | Saranac Lake stayed within one score of defending Vermont Division III state champion Bellows Falls into the fourth quarter before falling 27-18 Oct. 2 in non-conference football. The Red Storm twice held leads in the second quarter and pulled within 24-18 on Evan Harvey's 22-yard touchdown run with 33 seconds remaining in the third. Bellows Falls answered with the only points of the fourth quarter when Jaden Harper kicked a 25-yard field goal with 5:16 remaining, extending the Terriers' lead to nine. Saranac Lake opened the scoring early in the second quarter when MacKaid Nicholas connected with Owen Lawrence for a 44-yard touchdown. Bellows Falls responded less than two minutes later on Jacob Kissell's 71-yard touchdown pass to Brody Davignon, with Brockton Lovell's conversion run giving the Terriers an 8-6 lead. Alius Martelle put Saranac Lake back in front with a 10-yard touchdown run midway through the quarter, but Bryer Barnett scored from 5 yards out with 50 seconds remaining before halftime. Lovell added another conversion run to give Bellows Falls a 16-12 lead at the break. Barnett extended the Terriers' advantage with a 7-yard touchdown run in the third quarter before Harvey answered for Saranac Lake. Harvey led the Red Storm with 117 rushing yards and a touchdown on 11 carries. He also completed 10 of 23 passes for 92 yards with an interception. Nicholas completed his lone pass for the 44-yard touchdown to Lawrence. Lawrence finished with three receptions for 56 yards and a touchdown, while Kam Scovil caught three passes for 42 yards. Saranac Lake totaled 311 yards of offense, including 175 on the ground. Barnett rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries for Bellows Falls. Kissell completed 3 of 6 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. The Terriers improved to 4-1, while Saranac Lake fell to 1-3. Week 5 Bellows Falls Terriers 4-1 overall Final Saranac Lake Red Storm 1-3 overall 27 - 18 Score by Quarter Team 1 2 3 4 T Saranac Lake 0 12 6 0 18 Bellows Falls 0 16 8 3 27 Scoring Summary Second Quarter Saranac Lake11:51 Owen Lawrence 44 pass from MacKaid Nicholas (kick failed) Bellows Falls10:09 Brody Davignon 71 pass from Jacob Kissell (Brockton Lovell run) Saranac Lake5:11 Alius Martelle 10 run (run failed) Bellows Falls0:50 Bryer Barnett 5 run (Brockton Lovell run) Third Quarter Bellows Falls4:02 Bryer Barnett 7 run (Brockton Lovell run) Saranac Lake0:33 Evan Harvey 22 run (kick failed) Fourth Quarter Bellows Falls5:16 Jaden Harper 25 field goal Individual Statistics Rushing Saranac Lake Player Att Yds TD Evan Harvey 11 117 1 Alius Martelle 8 27 1 Austin Webb-Brown 5 33 0 Owen Lawrence 4 6 0 Team 3 -8 0 Totals 31 175 2 Bellows Falls Player Att Yds TD Bryer Barnett 20 114 2 Carter Harper 5 33 0 Thomas Nowers 4 11 0 Cooper Lovell 3 6 0 Jacob Kissell 3 6 0 Team 2 -2 0 Totals 37 168 2 Passing Saranac Lake Player C-A-I Yds TD Evan Harvey 10-23-1 92 0 MacKaid Nicholas 1-1-0 44 1 Totals 11-24-1 136 1 Bellows Falls Player C-A-I Yds TD Jacob Kissell 3-6-0 109 1 Receiving Saranac Lake Player Rec Yds TD Owen Lawrence 3 56 1 Kam Scovil 3 42 0 MacKaid Nicholas 3 22 0 Gunner Harrison 2 16 0 Bellows Falls Player Rec Yds TD Brody Davignon 2 92 1 Carter Harper 1 17 0 Interceptions Bellows Falls Jacob Kissell - 1

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