JACKS WIN FIRST GAME OF THE SEASON BEHIND SUPER STONE



The North Tonawanda Varsity Football Lumberjacks won their first game under Tony Trulizio as they won over the Kenmore East Bulldogs, 31-28. When junior running back Christian Mahoe went down in the second quarter with a sprained ankle, Trulizio gave the nod to sophomore Nehemiah Stone, who did his job by rushing for 156 yards and 3 touchdowns. The Jacks rushing squad put up a monstrous 386 yards, 202 of those yards coming in the first half.

Down 28-23 in the fourth quarter, Stone had a huge 34 yard return and the Jacks put up shop at their own 49 yard line. Then on 3rd and 2, Jacks starting quarterback Chris Woodard had a monstrous 30 yard run rushing past a ton of defenseman to get the Jacks inside the red zone. And then, everybody went bananas as Nehemiah Stone scored the game winning touchdown on a 6 yard run.

"I knew I had to step up and coach looked at me and said 'it's your time.' I just wanted a shot," Stone said after the game. "I was just taking whatever my line gave me. I just ran where there was a hole, and on some of those touchdowns, I could've walked in. That's not me, that's the line."

Before Stone entered the game, Christian Mahoe had 8 carries for 103 yards before he went down with a sprained ankle. Coach Trulizio says Mahoe is day to day with the injury and he will know the junior's status later in the week. The Jacks are now 1-3 on the season.