LIVERPOOL – Though the “Star Wars Cup” football rivalry between Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool always produces an intense and emotional effort each fall, it was clear in 2023 who had the upper hand.
The Northstars went to LHS Stadium last Friday night and, scoring on four of its five first-half possessions, overwhelmed the Warriors on the way to winning by a 48-13 margin.
Whether it was a power running attack or big plays sprung by quarterback Jaxon Razmovski and his group of skill players, the only way C-NS was stopped during the first half was when it fumbled inside the Liverpool 20.
And it responded well to the Warriors’ lone first-half touchdown, scored late in the first quarter when John Sindoni found Oakley Keegan for a 23-yard strike and Tyler Vivacqua’s extra point briefly put Liverpool in front 7-6.
Quickly, the response came, with a long Razmovski TD pass and another to Nate Williams less than a minute before halftime, with a scoring drive in between that, put together, helped create a 28-7 halftime margin.
Two more TD’s followed, C-NS burning up time and yardage in the second half and having its defense force John Sindoni into three interceptions as it easily recovered from its Oct. 6 defeat to CBA to move to 6-1 overall.
Razmovski threw just 15 passes, but completed 11 of them for 242 yards. Williams had three catches for 111 yards, scoring twice, and Tristan Johnson’s three catches accounted for 78 yards. Leonzo Zimmerman rushed for 118 yards on 14 carries, getting big chunks of yardage behind a dominant Northstars offensive line.
Terrell Wright, with a sack and 8.5 tackles, led C-NS’s defense. Alex D’Arrivo had 7 ½ tackles, with Owen Ellis getting 6 ½ tackles and Connor Bednarski finishing with 5 ½ tackles.
Christian Coppin would score in the fourth quarter for Liverpool, leading the team with 55 rushing yards on nine carries as Tymir Scott was held to 45 yards on eight carries. Sindoni completed 18 of 36 passes for 152 yards, with Jordan Grandinetti recording six catches for 77 yards.
Liverpool, who fell to 3-3, is at Fayetteville-Manlius this Friday as C-NS finished its regular season hosting Utica Proctor at Bragman Stadium not long after the man for whom the faclity is named, former New York State Assemblyman Michael J. Bragman, passed away at age 83.
