Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia). They blew past the Amsterdam Rams 47-21 on Friday. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Rams are ranked 329th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbia's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dylan Maychack, who rushed for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Maychack really tore up the turf during one magnificent 71-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of 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.
Amsterdam's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Rocco Natale Jr, who picked up 186 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and Luis Tirado, who threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns on only 17 passes.
The victory made it two in a row for Columbia and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Amsterdam, their loss was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Columbia will be playing in front of their home fans against Queensbury at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Queensbury is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 25.9 points per game this season. Amsterdam does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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