By Christian Andriolas – Staff Reporter

The Jonathan Law Football team capped off a strong season with a win against their cross-town rival Foran on Thanksgiving Day.

The victory earned the team a 6-4 record to end the season. 

The game had a rough start for the Lawmen as Foran led 7-0 for most of the first half. As time expired, junior John Neider hit senior Anthony Andriolas for a 5-yard touchdown pass. 

“It was  a great experience to get that touchdown in the biggest game of the year,” Andriolas said. “Getting that touchdown also gave us a lot of momentum going into the second half.”

Law then started the second half with an opening drive touchdown pass to Sam Costantini, giving them a 14-7 lead. Foran came back on their next drive and tied the game 14-14.

“We had to get the offense locked in for the drive,” said junior offensive lineman Devin Calvin. “We knew it was crucial for us to score on this drive to win the game and help our defense.”

Using that mentality, Law was able to score a rushing touchdown with sophomore Amadeus Betancourt to start the fourth quarter giving them a 21-14 lead, which they never gave up. 

“The moment I scored I knew we were going to win the game,” Betancourt said. “I knew our defense would hold up for the rest of the game. Our offense did what we had to do. That recipe won us the game.”

The player of the game was Neider, who threw for two touchdowns.

“It felt great to win the game and win against our biggest rival,” said Neider, who was also recently named SCC Tier 3 Player of the Year. “Winning SSC Tier 3 player of the year was awesome as well thanks to my teammates, coaches, and my QB coach Mr. Pearson.”

The defensive player of the game was junior linebacker Jack Sellman who had 13 tackles, and a pass deflected. 

“We had a great defensive team effort, we allowed only 2.3 yards per play which was our best all year showing how much we improved,” Sellman said. We’re excited for what is to come next year.”

To show appreciation of the Lawmen’s season,  here are some stats for the team’s top performers.

Offense: 

Passing: John Neider – 117 completions, 217 attempts for a 53.9% and 1,728 yards along with 20 touchdown passes.

Rushing: John Neider – 136 carries, 1,153 yards for 15 rushing touchdowns. 

Receiving: Sam Costantini – 39 recemptions, 514 tards, for 3 touchdowns 

Defense: 

Tackles: Jack Sellman – 71 tackles, 23 solo

Sack: Luke Iaffaldano, J.T Nelly and Gary Schulte- 2.0 sacks each

Interceptions: Cam Upchurch – 3 total