by Joseph Gresser
NEWPORT — North Country Union High School’s Falcons played four quarters of essentially flawless football on October 29. The team had no turnovers, and only one penalty called against it as it soundly defeated the Green Knights of Rice Memorial High School by a score of 35-6.
The win, in a Division 2 quarterfinal match-up, sends North Country to the semifinals, where they will face Colchester High School Friday night. The Lakers sit atop division rankings with an 8-1 record for the season. North Country is ranked fourth with five wins and four losses.
On Thursday, though, the Falcons appeared unable to do anything wrong. Under the direction of quarterback Noah Taylor, they scored with an elegant mix of running and passing.
The night was unseasonably warm, and even the light showers that came and went throughout the match did not make spectators or players at all uncomfortable. Nor did the sprinkles make the field wet enough to affect play.
Rice won the toss and elected to ….
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