Update No. 11: FINAL SCORE: Southwestern 35, Croton 7.

Update No. 10: Croton’s on the board with a 48-yard touchdown pass from Nick Mainiero to Joe Tralli. Tyler Dorien kicked the PAT. It’s 35-7 with 4:30 left.

Update No. 9: Put this one in the books. John Mistretta’s six-yard touchdown run just made it 35-0 with 7:51 to go.

Update No. 8: End of three quarters: Southwestern 28, Croton 0.

Update No. 7: Croton stopped Southwestern to start the half, then had its own drive stall. Southwestern then piled it on with a 77-yard drive finished off with Sopak’s three-yard touchdown run. With 1:47 left in the third, it’s 28-0, Trojans.

Update No. 6: Halftime score: Southwestern 21, Croton 0.

Update No. 5: It got worse for Croton. Joe Tralli fumbled the next kickoff and Southwestern’s John Volpe recovered inside the Croton 10. Two plays later, Sopak found Andy Lata in the end zone, and now it’s three touchdowns in 70 seconds, and the Trojans are up 21-0 with 5:26 to go in the half.

Update No. 4: This could be disastrous for Croton. On its first play after the Southwestern touchdown, Tyler Keppler had the ball stripped by Jasen Carlson and Southwestern’s Ryan Buzzetto scooped it up and ran it back 30 yards for another touchdown. That’s 14 points in 14 seconds for the Trojans, who are up 14-0 with 6:22 to go.

Update No. 3: Southwestern just went up 7-0 with 6:36 to go in the half. The Trojans have had the ball twice and have driven the length of the field both times. This drive was impressive, and it ended with quarterback Zack Sopak’s 20-yard swing pass to Levi Bursch for a touchdown. Dan Imfeld added the extra point.

Update No. 2: End of first quarter: Croton 0, Southwestern 0.

Update No 1: After Croton’s opening drive stalled at the SW 21, the enormous Southwestern offense went down the field in big chunks. But with 1:34 left in the first quarter, Dan Imfeld’s 30-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left, so it remains 0-0.
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Pregame: It’s about 40 minutes until gametime at the Carrier Dome, where the Class D championship game just finished (Maple Grove beat Moriah 55-7).

We’re expecting a big turnout from Croton—especially since we saw the crowds the Tigers drew in Mahopac and Kingston the last few weeks.

We will update the Class C final today (and the Class B final, Rye vs. Oneida tomorrow) throughout. You can also watch both games on the web by clicking here.