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Grand Island rolls by Kenmore East, clinches 2-seed in Class A playoffs

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It was homecoming night at Grand Island High School on Friday and the home Vikings put on a show in front of a packed crowd. Grand Island defeated A2 division rival Kenmore East in decisive fashion 51-7.

The Vikings got on the board early, marching down the field with a nine-play, four and a half minute drive that ended in a 22-yard touchdown pass from Cam Sionka to Justin Gorrell to put Grand Island up 7-0.

It didn’t take too long for Grand Island to add onto their early lead. The Vikings scored on their second possession with another touchdown pass from Sionka to Gorrell, this one for 30 yards.

Grand Island took a 21-0 lead before the first quarter ended. Following a bad snap on a punt deep in Kenmore East territory that put Grand Island at the 18-yard line, senior running back Ryan Jellinick ran into the end zone from 12 yards out to put the Vikings up three scores with a little over a minute left in the first frame.

“You’re always a little worried about homecoming and staying focused,” Grand Island head coach Dean Santorio said following the win. “Getting off to a good start and scoring early to get us going and feeling comfortable was a big thing.”

The Vikings continued to pour it on in the second quarter. Sionko found the end zone two more times before halftime. He hit Nick Bibik for a 16-yard score to put Grand Island up 28-0 early in the second quarter and with under a minute before halftime threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Josh Oursler to give the Vikings a 34-0 lead at the midway point.

Sionko didn’t play much in the second half, after the Vikings’ first possession in the third quarter he was replaced by junior Ben Moskala. Sionko finished the night completing 13 passes on 16 attempts and four touchdowns. His only true blemish was an interception by Kenmore East’s Justin Marrero midway through the second quarter.

It didn’t get any better for the Bulldogs in the second half. Grand Island stretched their lead to 44-0 in the third quarter with a 28-yard field goal from Sean Rustowicz (who was also 6/7 on extra points) and a 1-yard touchdown run from Hayden Backlund.

The Bulldogs got their lone score on the first play in the fourth quarter on a 75-yard catch and run touchdown from Marrero. The Vikings answered a little less than four minutes later with a 23-yard touchdown run by Jake Nelson, the final score of the evening.

While the Vikings offense put up a lot of points the defense was just as strong. Aside from the touchdown from Marrero the Bulldogs never crossed over the 50-yard line on offense. The Vikings defense also forced Kenmore East to go three and out on six of their 11 possessions.

“It’s awesome to have a great defense like ours,” Sionka said postgame. “We have their back and they have ours. The faster they go, the faster we go. It’s always awesome to go and show off for the homecoming crowd, especially on senior night and get the win with your brothers.”

With the win, the Vikings improve to 5-1 overall and finish 5-0 in the A2 division. Grand Island also clinched the 2-seed in the Section VI Class A playoffs. They’ll take on Niagara Wheatfield on Saturday, October 13th in their last contest before the playoffs.

Kenmore East falls to 2-4 overall and 2-3 in the A2 division, the Bulldogs were also eliminated from playoff contention with the loss. They’ll wrap up their regular season on Saturday, October 13th when they host cross-town rival Kenmore West.

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