HS FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS:

99 SPORTS AND SUBWAY'S GAME OF THE DAY LAST NIGHT PLAYOFF FOOTBALL CLASS A SEMI-FINAL BETWEEN POTSDAM AND MASSENA UNDER THE LIGHTS AT MASSENA'S NEWLY RENOVATED MIKE NICHOLAS FIELD.  QB TAYLOR ELSNER GOT THE RAIDERS ON THE BOARD LATE IN THE FIRST QUARTER WITH A 21 YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO BENJAMIN THOMAS.  POTSDAM HAD A GREAT DRIVE TOWARD THE END OF THE FIRST HALF BUT NOT ABLE TO CAPATALIZE HAVING THE BALL FIRST AND GOAL BUT MASSENA DENIED THE SANDSTONERS WHICH WOULD BE HUGE COMING DOWN TO THE END SCORE SO AT THE HALF MASSENA 7 POTSDAM 0.  MASSENA GOT A FIELD GOAL IN THE 4TH QUARTER TO MAKE IT 10 ZIP AND LOOKED LIKE THE DEAL WAS SEALED BUT POTSDAM RUNNING BACK ZAC LINSKY RUSHED IN FROM 3 YARDS OUT WITH 5:49 REMAINING TO MAKE IT 10-6 AND AFTER POTSDAM NEGLECTING TO GO FOR THE EXTRA POINT WHICH JUST WOULD OF PUT THEM DOWN A FIELD GOAL INSTEAD GO FOR TWO AND DENIED SO 10-6.  FROM THERE IT FELL APART FOR POTSDAM AS MASSENA PUT A 72 YARD SCORING DRIVE TOGETHER WITH SENIOR RB ERIN RAYMO PUNCHING IT IN.  ON POTSDAM'S NEXT POSSESION COLEMAN INTERCEPTED BY ELSNER WHO RAN IT BACK THE DISTANCE 45 YARDS OF RTHE TOUCHDOWN AND A 23-6 LEAD.  POTSDAM SCORED ONCE AGAIN 39 YARD TD PASS FROM MCHENRY TO BUCHANON BUT TOO LATE YOUR FINAL MASSENA 23 POTSDAM 14.  TAYLOR ELSNER 7-10, 95 YARDS, 1 T.D., ADAM MALONE LED THE RAIDERS IN RUSHING 14 CARRIES 101 YARDS.  POTSDAM QB JOHN COLEMAN 4-11, 76 YARDS, 2 INTERCEPTIONS, ZAC LINSKY LED THE STONERS RUSHING ATTQACK WITH 10 CARRIES FOR 51 YARDS

TONIGHT'S HIGH SCHOOL ACTION

GIRLS SOCCER CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP 5 PM POTSDAM HIGH SCHOOL MASSENA VS. MALONE

BOYS SOCCER CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP 7 PM POTSDAM HIGH SCHOOL MASSENA VS. MALONE

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THE SUNY POTSDAM BEARS TO HOST HOCKEY CLINICS FOR AREA YOUTHS 14 AND UNDER BEGINNING TOMORROW.  IT WILL CONSIST OF 5 SESSIONS HELD AT THE MAXY HALL ARENA.  THE HOUR LONG CLINICS WILL BE HELD ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH STARTING AT 6 PM THROUGH MARCH 3RD WITH OTHER SESSIONS HELD ONDECEMBER 2ND, JAN 6TH, FEB. 3RD.  THE CLINICS ARE FREE AND FEATURE SKILLS AND DRILLS TO IMPROVE INDIVIDUAL PLAYER PERFORMANCE.  FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL HOCKEY COACH CHRIS BERNARD 267-2518

MAKE SURE TO TUNE IN TOMORROW GIRLS AND BOYS CLASS C CHAMPIONSHIP FEATURING IN BOTH GAMES B-M VS. NN GIRLS AT 5 AND BOYS AT 7 AND CAN HEAR THEM BOTH RIGHT ON 99.3 HITS FM