MIDDLEPORT - ''We had too many mental mistakes,'' said coach Brendan Carter after the Jamestown Chiefs opened with a 27-0 Northeastern Football Alliance loss to the Lyndonville Tigers on a rainy Saturday night in semi-pro football game.
Four times the Chiefs were stopped in the red zone, including one at the goal line when it appeared they had scored their first touchdown ever.
Mike Bond scored three touchdowns with two on passes of 60 and 15 yards and one on a 1-yard run for the tigers. Haynes ran 11 yards for the other touchdown.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Tigers scored 14 in the second stanza and added a touchdown in the third and fourth stanzas.
James Dickey rushed for 108 yards on 19 carries and Shawn Fink was 7-of -21 for 80 yards passing for the Chiefs. Ricky Gonzalez ran back four kicks for 127 yards and a punt return for 44 yards.
Also for the Chiefs, Chad Slade made seven tackles and Matt Lindstrom 4 tackles and two sacks to lead the Chiefs.
''We played well considering it was our first game and Lyndonville owner came over and congratulated the team as he expected to be up by four or five scores at halftime,'' said Carter.
The Chiefs play at Olean's Bradner Stadium at 7:30 p.m. Saturday against the Southern Tier Diezel.