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<NOW NBC5 SPORTS DESK….> HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL IS BACK…. AND I’M HAPPY TO REPORT THE LIGHTNING DIDN’T RETURN! BUT THE ELECTRICITY IS STILL IN THE AIR ON ANOTHER EDITION OF FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER… NOAH CIERZAN… JACK MAIN HERE AND WE’RE STARTING AT OUR GAME OF THE WEEK IN BARRE! SPAULDING HIGH SCHOOL’S HOME OPENER A WEEK AGO STORMED OUT AND PLAYED AT NORWICH… SO PUSH BACK A WEEK AND WELCOME IN OTTER VALLEY… AND YOU HAVE THE RECIPE FOR THE NBC5 GAME OF THE WEEK. SMALL SCHOOL FRIDAY NIGHT ATMOSPHERE… UNMATCHED… ANYWHERE YOU GO IN THE COUNTRY. direction… Jaymson Pecor breaks in for 6… (6-0) 2. Otter Valley stumbled out of the gate on O… loosing two fumbles.. but in the 2nd quarter… they start to cook. Zach Dragon 30 yard bomb to Chase Razo-now-ski. 3. Sets game… (14-6 Otter Valley) 4. Next posession… Whiteny… makes it a first half hat trick. 5. 39-14 OTTER VALLEY EXPLOADES FOR THE WIN TONIGHT FEATURING A DOUBLE HEADER IN NORTHERN NEW YORK WHERE PERU LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE THE FAVORITE ONCE AGAIN. THE NIGHTHAWKS DIDN’T SKIP A BEAT AGAINST BEEKMANTOWN LAST WEEK… AND TONIGHT PERU GETTING ITS FIRST HOME GAME. ERIC KERR TELLS US THE SPECIAL GROUP MAKING A HOMECOMING THIS EVENING <ERIC KERR – @ERICMKERR> “The boys were back in town. The 2001 New York state champions Peru high school football team was back on their old stomping grounds being honroed for thier accomplishment as the only Section VII team to win the state title.” <MATTHEW BEZIO – PERU ’03 / MEMBER OF 2001 STATE CHAMPIONS> “It was unbelievable. Even being here tonight is nostalgia of the atmosphere. One of the things that I remember during tha ttime was the comraderie of the team and the community.” THE ENERGY OF THAT SQUAD — WAS RUBBING OFF ON THE TEAM TODAY. 1. Sawyer Schlitt – busy week last week — he’s back for more gets not one. 2. But two rushing touchdowns in the third quarter alone — looking like Barry Sanders. 3. All eyes on Schlitt — so Peru — Zack Engstrom — big touchdown HELPS LEAD TO THE <MATTHEW BEZIO – PERU ’03 / MEMBER OF 2001 STATE CHAMPIONS. “THEY’RE EXCITING. THEY GOT A LOT OF YOUNG TALENT. THEY ARE THRPOWING THE BALL AROUND, THEY GOT A WIN THE GAMES. YOU CAN SEE THAT PERU PRIDE.” çáááSTAND-UPáááÑ <ERIC KERR – @ERICMKERR> “And still more celebration to be done for the champs as they will be inducted into the Peru high school sports hall of fame this Saturday night. For now reporting in Peru. Eric Kerr NBC 5 News.” NOW LET’S HEAD TO LINNEY FIELD — MORIAH WITH ITS FIRST HOME GAME OF THE YEAR — AGAINST BEEKMANTOWN. 1. Vikings looked strong early — check out this two point conversion leading to Evan Fleury giving his squad the lead. They’d hold on to the game for a while. 2. Untill the Eagles started making plays like these — Nate Parliament slings it over the middle to Josh Sand — he’s down short of the goaline. 3. So Beekmantown hands it off to Louis Swee-nor — who punches it in for six. BEEKMANTOWN WOULD COMEBACK — AFTER TRAILING 22 TO 6 — TO WIN ON THE ROAD 23 TO 22 OVER MORIAH. TWO MORE MATCHUPS COMING UP THIS WEEKEND…. INCLUDING A BIG RIVALRY! SARANAC BATTLING SARANAC LAKE AND WE’LL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS TOMORROW NIGHT ON THE SPORTS DESK BUT WE’RE STILL ROLLING ALONG HERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT FEVER WE’VE GOT A PAIR OF DIVISON ONE MATCHUPS IN VERMONT INCLUDING TWO TEAMS HOPING TO CONTINUE UNBEATEN STARTS! WE’VE GOT HIGHLIGHTS COMING UP

Friday Night Fever Week 3: Schedule and Scores from Vermont and Northern New York

Otter Valley spoils Spaulding’s home opener with a 39-14 win

After teams battled lightning storms in week two of the football season, the skies have parted for another busy weekend of football in Vermont and Northern New York.Just two months following historic flooding in Barre, Spaulding high school hosts the NBC5 Game of the Week as the Crimson Tide work towards a solid start against Otter Valley. Tune into Friday Night Fever at 11 p.m. for updates from across the region.Thursday GamesRutland 0, Middlebury 41 – Middlebury’s Jackson Gillett scored three rushing touchdowns in the first quarter.Friday GamesOtter Valley 39, Spaulding 14Woodstock 26, Springfield 15Colchester 6, Essex 10 – Hornets starting QB Carter Crete was injured in the first half and did not return.Brattleboro 14, Mount Anthony 9BFA St. Albans 27, Hartford 49Saturday GamesMt. Abraham (0-2) vs. BFA Fairfax/Lamoille (1-1) – 1:00 p.m.Windsor (2-0) vs. Milton (1-1) – 1:00 p.m.Burlington/South Burlington/Winooski (0-2) vs. CVU (1-1) – 1:00 p.m.St. Johnsbury (1-1) vs. Burr & Burton (2-0) – 1:00 p.m.Mill River (0-2) vs. Poultney (0-2) – 1:00 p.m.Oxbow (0-2) vs. Missisquoi Valley (0-2) – 1:00 p.m.Fair Haven (2-0) vs. North Country Union (2-0) – 1:00 p.m.Lyndon Institute (1-1) vs. U-32 (1-1) – 5:00 p.m. at Norwich University’s Sabine FieldSunday GamesBellows Falls Union (1-1) vs. Mt. Mansfield Union (1-1) – 1:00 p.m.New York GamesPlattsburgh 8, Peru 40 – Peru picked up the big win while honoring its 2001 state champion football team. NBC 5’s Eric Kerr caught up with the team with their thoughts on a special halftime ceremony during the contest. Beekmantown 23, Moriah 22 – Eagles trailed 22-6 before scoring 17 points unanswered. Beekmantown quarterback Nate Parliament punched in the winning score with less than five minutes to go in the game. Saranac vs. Saranac Lake – Saturday at 1:30 p.m.Ausable Valley vs. Massena – Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

After teams battled lightning storms in week two of the football season, the skies have parted for another busy weekend of football in Vermont and Northern New York.

Just two months following historic flooding in Barre, Spaulding high school hosts the NBC5 Game of the Week as the Crimson Tide work towards a solid start against Otter Valley. Tune into Friday Night Fever at 11 p.m. for updates from across the region.

Thursday Games

Rutland 0, Middlebury 41 – Middlebury’s Jackson Gillett scored three rushing touchdowns in the first quarter.

Friday Games

Otter Valley 39, Spaulding 14
Woodstock 26, Springfield 15
Colchester 6, Essex 10 – Hornets starting QB Carter Crete was injured in the first half and did not return.
Brattleboro 14, Mount Anthony 9
BFA St. Albans 27, Hartford 49

Saturday Games

Mt. Abraham (0-2) vs. BFA Fairfax/Lamoille (1-1) – 1:00 p.m.
Windsor (2-0) vs. Milton (1-1) – 1:00 p.m.
Burlington/South Burlington/Winooski (0-2) vs. CVU (1-1) – 1:00 p.m.
St. Johnsbury (1-1) vs. Burr & Burton (2-0) – 1:00 p.m.
Mill River (0-2) vs. Poultney (0-2) – 1:00 p.m.
Oxbow (0-2) vs. Missisquoi Valley (0-2) – 1:00 p.m.
Fair Haven (2-0) vs. North Country Union (2-0) – 1:00 p.m.
Lyndon Institute (1-1) vs. U-32 (1-1) – 5:00 p.m. at Norwich University’s Sabine Field

Sunday Games

Bellows Falls Union (1-1) vs. Mt. Mansfield Union (1-1) – 1:00 p.m.

New York Games

Plattsburgh 8, Peru 40 – Peru picked up the big win while honoring its 2001 state champion football team. NBC 5’s Eric Kerr caught up with the team with their thoughts on a special halftime ceremony during the contest.
Beekmantown 23, Moriah 22 – Eagles trailed 22-6 before scoring 17 points unanswered. Beekmantown quarterback Nate Parliament punched in the winning score with less than five minutes to go in the game.
Saranac vs. Saranac Lake – Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Ausable Valley vs. Massena – Saturday at 1:30 p.m.