Lyndonville gridders can’t hold early two-touchdown lead.
Journal-Register
Monday, August 02, 2026

A touchdown just before halftime provided the spark, as the Buffalo Gladiators rallied down the stretch to defeat the Lyndonville Tigers 28-17 at Vet’s Park Saturday night in a New York State Amateur Football League game.

Quarterback John Augustine threw three touchdown passes to spearhead the attack for the 4-0 Gladiators, the first of which came in the final minute of the first half to ignite the comeback.

Looking to avenge a 14-8 season opening loss, the Tigers had capitalized on two big defensive forced turnovers to jump out an early 14-0 lead.

The defensive unit, which has been Lyndonville’s strong point during the early season, came up big late in the first quarter, as former SUNY Brockport gridder Mike Candelo forced a fumble which was recovered by Eric Vaughn who returned it to the Gladiator’s 9-yard line.

It took just one play for the Lyndonville offense to capitalize as newcomer Chris Stalker made his first carry in a Tiger uniform a memorable one running nine yards off the left side for a touchdown with 2:15 to go in the opening quarter.

“It felt great to carry the ball. I love to carry the ball more than anything,” said Stalker, a Medina High graduate who played his collegiate football at Cortland.

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