By Yeiden Nieves & Cesar Mendez – Sports Editors

The Jonathan Law Powderpuff team defeated the Foran Lions 21-17 on November 27.

Law was led by captains Paige Kantor, Chloe Konareski, Ella Franzman, and Taylor Corretti. The offensive MVPs of the game were senior Chloe Konareski and senior Paige Kantor and the defensive MVPs were senior Tessa Piselli and senior Sophia Abbaspour.

Konareski scored three touchdowns – two rushing and one receiving – including one late in the fourth quarter to secure Law the win. She finished with close to 300 total yards on offense.

“It felt good to have someone step up like Chloe did after a rough first drive,” junior quarterback Charlotte Doyle said. “She kept on running hard and the rest of us did our best to do our job.”

The defense held strong throughout the game to limit the Lions to only 17 points.

“I felt that we all worked great together as a team and executed our plays very well,” senior linebackerTessa Piselli said.

This wins gives the Lawmen a two game win streak against the Lions and they have no plan on slowing down next year. This was the first back-to-back win for either team since 2015.  

“One thing I would tell the juniors next year, is to be aggressive,” Kantor said. “If you want to win, you can’t be afraid. You have to give it your all.”

Coaches knew going into the game that the game was not going to be easy and it would take lots of hard work. But all of the practices definitely paid off in the end and the win felt very rewarding. 

“I thought they did fantastic,” Head Coach Mr. O’Reilly said. “We moved certain athletes around very last minute and we were nervous with how they’d do but they excelled under the pressure of the game. “

Overall, this years Powderpuff game was one to remember and the seniors will never forget it. The juniors on the team are prepared to work hard and bring home a three-peat.  

“I was very excited going into the game because we were going up against our cross town rivals,” Abbaspour said. “Overall I was just very happy to be able to play and the win made it feel so much nicer.”