Felski’s dominance leads Pembroke past Frewsburg
Frewsburg's Henry Eckert (28) celebrates with Chase Haglund after Haglund caught a 60-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter of Saturday's 8-man Far West Regional football game at Ordiway Field at Pittsford Sutherland High School. P-J photo by Tim Frank
Frewsburg's Blake Weaver attempts to slip a tackle from a Pembroke defender during Saturday's 8-man Far West Regional at Ordiway Field at Pittsford Sutherland High School. P-J photo by Tim Frank
Frewsburg's Henry Eckert (28) celebrates with Chase Haglund after Haglund caught a 60-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter of Saturday's 8-man Far West Regional football game at Ordiway Field at Pittsford Sutherland High School. P-J photo by Tim Frank
Frewsburg's Blake Weaver attempts to slip a tackle from a Pembroke defender during Saturday's 8-man Far West Regional at Ordiway Field at Pittsford Sutherland High School. P-J photo by Tim Frank
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PITTSFORD -- On two separate occasions Saturday afternoon, a train made its way down the tracks located a stone's throw behind the scoreboard end of Ordiway Field at Pittsford Sutherland High School.
Each time, the engineer blasted his horn twice.
For those playing and watching the 8-man New York State Public High School Athletic Association Far West Regional, it was hard to ignore, much like it was hard to ignore the figurative "locomotive" that wore No. 3 for Section V's Pembroke.
Running back Caleb Felski rushed for, unofficially, 445 yards on 36 carries and scored five touchdowns to lead the Dragons to a 50-19 victory over Frewsburg.
The win, Pembroke's 34th in a row, advances it into the West semifinal at noon this Friday against either Section V wild card Holley or Frankfort-Schuyler at Vestal High School in suburban Binghamton.
You have one guess who the Mustangs will undoubtedly feature.
But the 5-foot-10, 190-pound Felski isn't a one-trick "pony."
In addition to his monstrous rushing total -- he now has gained nearly 3,500 yards on the ground and scored 51 TDs on the season -- Felski also threw a touchdown pass to Vijay Dhanda; ran for a pair of two-point conversions; and, defensively, intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble to thwart three golden Frewsburg scoring opportunities.
Caleb Kimmel accounted for the other Pembroke touchdown on a 57-yard run early in the fourth quarter.
Despite suffering several injuries, Frewsburg trailed only 16-12 early in the second quarter, but was unable to contain Felski, allowing the Mustangs to win going away.
For the Bears, Trent Lewis tossed a 60-yard TD strike to Chase Haglund in the first quarter; Lewis scored on a 2-yard run in the second period; and Henry Eckert caught a 16-yard scoring strike from Drake Beckstrom in the fourth quarter.
Read the complete story in Monday's Post-Journal.
Frewsburg 6 6 0 7 -- 19
Pembroke 8 22 14 6 -- 50
Pem--Felski 28 run (Kimmel run)
Fre--Haglund 60 pass from Lewis (run fail)
Pem--Felski 17 run (Felski run)
Fre--Lewis 2 run (pass fail)
Pem--Felski 25 run (Felski run)
Pem--Dhanda 10 pass from Felski (pass fail)
Pem--Felski 67 run (run fail)
Pem--Felski 49 run (99 run)
Pem--Kimmel 57 run (run fail)
Fre--Eckert 16 pass from Lindstrom (Gavin Weaver kick)