Football Preview: Columbia Blue Devils vs. Queensbury Spartans
The Columbia Blue Devils will square off against the Queensbury Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Columbia's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Amsterdam with a sharp 47-21 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won three matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dylan Maychack, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Maychack's longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Aj Ficarra, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Columbia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of ALEX CUNNINGHAM and Christopher Carter Jr.
Meanwhile, Queensbury was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 28-23 to Ballston Spa.
Loss or not, Queensbury got some senior leadership from Kasigh Gooden and Zavry Ward. Gooden picked up 156 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Ward threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns. Gooden is becoming a predictor of Queensbury's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Columbia's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Queensbury, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-4.
Columbia and Queensbury were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting on October 12th, but Columbia came up empty-handed after a 36-35 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ward, who threw for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. Now that Columbia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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