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Red Raiders Open With OT Win At Carrier Dome

Drake-To-Butera TD Pass Is Difference

SYRACUSE — Jamestown freshman quarterback Trey Drake connected with sophomore running back Jaylen Butera on a fourth-down, 15-yard touchdown pass in overtime to lift the Red Raiders to a 28-21 victory over Baldwinsville in the National Football Foundation Kickoff Classic at the Carrier Dome on Saturday.

The Red Raiders’ defense was stout on the Bees’ ensuing possession, holding the Section III team without a first down and out of the end zone to cap a memorable season opener at Ernie Davis Legends Field.

Junior running back Savon VanSickle, playing healthy for the first time in almost two years, rushed for 177 yards on 31 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns, Drake scored on a 1-yard run and senior Andrew Dix booted four PATs.

The biggest play of the day, however, came on the Red Raiders’ lone possession in overtime. Taking the ball at the 20-yard line, VanSickle rushed for five yards and Demari Jones ran for three, but a fumble pushed Jamestown back three yards to the 15.

Coach Tom Langworthy called a timeout and elected to go for the first down rather than attempt a field goal. The decision proved to be the right one as Drake, who finished 6 of 10 for 78 yards with one interception in his varsity debut, rolled to his left and found Butera open in the flat. The latter caught the pass, made a beeline for the goal line and vaulted into the end zone for what proved to be the game-winning score.

Read complete story in Monday’s Post-Journal

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