ALBANY – Colonie head coach Jon LaPoint anticipated his team would have a battle on its hands with visiting Albany Friday in the Class AA opener for both teams and LaPoint was spot on in his pre-game assessment.
Despite being outgained 325 to 163 in total yards, the opportunistic Colonie defense hung tough when it had to, and the offense did just enough as the Wolf Pack pulled out a 14-6 win over the Falcons.
The defensive unit, with just one returning starter from last season, yielded a 27-yard touchdown run by Amir I Nasir on the game’s opening drive and buckled down from there to help pull out the win…