The Peru High School Nighthawks, as their name suggests, found success keeping the ball in the air in a girls’ flag football contest against the Saranac Lake High School Red Storm.Peru’s quarterback Nyla Capen tallied four touchdowns, three passing and one rushing, in a 26-6 victory over Saranac Lake. Capen scored the first three touchdowns of the game with a deep passing touchdown to Ruth Pache, a scramble near the goal line for her second, and another passing touchdown to Kenzie Whitmarsh to build a 19-0 Peru lead. Capen’s last touchdown came at the tail end of the second half, connecting with Whitmarsh again on another deep pass. Saranac Lake’s lone touchdown came from Lexie Donaldson taking a quarterback keeper the distance for a long rushing touchdown.See the highlights from the matchup in the video above voiced by NBC 5’s Noah Cierzan. Peru will look to stay in the win column as they travel to play Beekmantown High School on Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Saranac Lake will look to bounce back on Friday, April 19 at 4:30 p.m. when they play host to Northeastern Clinton Central High School.
The Peru High School Nighthawks, as their name suggests, found success keeping the ball in the air in a girls’ flag football contest against the Saranac Lake High School Red Storm.
Peru’s quarterback Nyla Capen tallied four touchdowns, three passing and one rushing, in a 26-6 victory over Saranac Lake.
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Capen scored the first three touchdowns of the game with a deep passing touchdown to Ruth Pache, a scramble near the goal line for her second, and another passing touchdown to Kenzie Whitmarsh to build a 19-0 Peru lead.
Capen’s last touchdown came at the tail end of the second half, connecting with Whitmarsh again on another deep pass.
Saranac Lake’s lone touchdown came from Lexie Donaldson taking a quarterback keeper the distance for a long rushing touchdown.
See the highlights from the matchup in the video above voiced by NBC 5’s Noah Cierzan.
Peru will look to stay in the win column as they travel to play Beekmantown High School on Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m.
Saranac Lake will look to bounce back on Friday, April 19 at 4:30 p.m. when they play host to Northeastern Clinton Central High School.
