Photo by Richard A. Ross, sportsinsightsny.com Ian Halloran eludes Chester’s Victor Cruz as he scores the game-winning touchdown in the third quarter on a 25-yard run. His first 25-yard TD and Bobby Warden’s PAT gave Eldred a 7-6 lead, which they held at the half. “They’re a hard hitting team, a good team but we fought hard and never gave up,” said the mud-encased Halloran.

Week in review

Fanfare in the forest

Eldred emerges from close fray with memorable win over rival Chester

By RICHARD A. ROSS

CHESTER, NY—Sometimes, we can’t see the forest for the trees. That would seem to be the case as readers are bombarded with pages about the exploits of large school football in newspapers. Not surprisingly, this reporter bore sole witness to yet another chapter in one of Section Nine’s fiercest grid rivalries, namely Eldred vs. Chester, reaffirming the notion that small is indeed large, huge, in fact, given the nature of the rivalry and the intensity of play year after year.

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Sight lines

Canyon of Heroes

By RICHARD A. ROSS

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY—What a week. In addition to those captioned, others made news as well. At the cross-country Division V championships, the Eldred girls won the team title. In the boys race, Hunter Proscia was crowned individual champion.

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