Dryden turns back Kingston

DRYDEN — Second-ranked Dryden turned back visiting Kingston in a Division 1 opening-round playoff battle involving 8-player football squads last Friday night. 

With the result, Dryden raises its record to 10-0 overall while Kingston sees a 5-5 season draw to a close.

“The boys played a great game and executed well,” Dryden coach Hunter Gall said. “We are back to work this week and back on the clock as we prepare for Deckerville.”

Dryden produced its winning 60-point total aided by a Gianni Coscione 66-yard touchdown run (followed by a Coscione PAT run); a Coscione to Santiago Perales 40-yard touchdown pass; a Brady Schneider 13-yard touchdown run (followed by a Coscione PAT run); a Coscione to Perales 39-yard touchdown pass (followed by a Coscione PAT run); a Schneider 9-yard touchdown run (followed by a Coscione PAT run); a Coscione to Perales 19-yard touchdown pass (followed by a Coscione PAT run); a Coscione 90-yard touchdown run (followed by a Schneider PAT run); and a Logan Korth 44-yard touchdown run.

For the night, Coscione completed 10 of 16 pass attempts for 268 yards as Dryden’s quarterback.

His successful tosses went to two different targets. Perales (eight catches for 231 yards) and Schneider (two receptions for 37 yards) formed that group.

The Dryden ground attack finished with 326 yards on 26 carries. Coscione (16 rushes for 257 yards) and Korth (47 yards on three carries) notched Dryden’s best individual outputs. The remaining three Cardinal rushes netted a combined 25-yard gain.

A group consisting of Luke Taylor (12), Quinton Towell (10), Callum Brown (nine) and Coscione (nine) posted the highest Dryden tackle totals. Perales (seven stops) and Josh Adams (six) supported their performances. The Dryden defense also managed a pair of takeaways with Tyler Roberts and Perales each recovering a fumble.

Dryden will look to stay undefeated when fourth-ranked Deckerville pays a visit to Cardinal Field on Friday. 

The regional championship matchup begins at 7 p.m.