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Trojans Football Rolls Over Kennedy 42-7
Garden City routs the Kennedy Cougars in the Nassau Conference 2 playoff quarterfinals.
Trojans running back Mark Ellis helped Garden City jump out to an early 14-0 first quarter lead over Kennedy in the opening round of the Conference II playoffs Saturday afternoon.He scored on runs of 8 and 12 yards to help give the Trojans the early lead en route to their dominating 42-7 victory.
Senior tailback Patric Berkery, who was back from injury after a five-game absence, showed off his wide receiver skills by catching a 27-yard pass from quarterback Brett Stewart to bring the score to 21-0. Berkery had 48 rushing yards on four carries for the game.
Defensive back Rob Savage than returned a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown after lineman Matt Schmelzinger stripped Kennedy quarterback Chris Racalbuto of the ball.
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With Garden City up 28-0 it looked liked the Cougars were left for dead. But Racalbuto was able to make up for his fumble by rushing for a 1-yard touchdown to give Kennedy some hope as time expired in the half.
But Ellis dashed any hopes of a comeback attempt when he ran for his third touchdown of the day on the Trojans first drive of the third quarter. His 34-yard run gave him his third touchdown of the day and 115 total rushing yards for the game.
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Senior running back Christian Morrealae capped off the win for the Trojans with a 6-yard touchdown run at the end of the third quarter to give Garden City the 42-7 lead.
"Everything went well for us today in a game that featured a number one seed against a number eight seed," head coach Tom Flatley said. "But we know the water will get a little deeper for us next week."
The Trojans will face off against Carey, a team they beat during the regular season, in the semifinals at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium on Friday.