UPDATED: More Scenes From a State Championship!

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Sun, Nov 20, 2011

Devon Askew scores in the second half to lift HCS to another state title!

UPDATED: More Scenes From a State Championship!

MIDDLETOWN -- You can take the player out of the offense but you can't take the offensive power out of the player.

This was proved with five minutes left to play today in HCS' Class D state title game against Chazy, when Devon Askew -- a forward converted to defense during the playoffs -- advanced on the Eagles goal, took a loose ball off a Chazy player, turned and scored.

Then it was back to defense and Askew helped keep Chazy from scoring, giving Hamilton the 1-0 win and its second state title in four years at the expense of Chazy.

Devon Askew, a forward converted to defense in the post season, scored the only goal of the season to give the HCS Emerald Knights the 2011 state Class D championship.

HCS also won the sportsmanship award and Drew Thompson was named a tournament MVP.

After the game HCS Coach Brian Latella said it was hard to think back in August when the pre-season began that the Knights would be hoisting the state championship trophy in late Novemebr. not because he didn't btakes," said Latella. eieve in his team, but because there were so good teams -- like Chazy and Cincinatus and Ft. Ann -- to face.

He also praised the play of his junir goalie, John Kerber. He said he was in the right place a lot, and was one of the kets to the win.

"Our defenders are so soild that they really don't make any mistakes," said Latella.

Latella also credited his deep bench with helping secure the win.

It was the fourth time HCS has faced Chazy in the final four. Last year the Knights lost in double overtime, and lost in the semifianls to Chazy in 2009. Hamilton recorded a huge win in 2008 over Chazy.

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