FALMOUTH — It was the kind of play Falmouth junior defensive back Ben Robbins has made over and over again in the backyard. In the closing seconds of the third quarter of Friday night’s game against Cony, Robbins made it a reality.

Snatching a tipped pass off the hands of Cony receiver Anderson St. Onge, Robbins went 65 yards untouched for a touchdown. The play gave the Navigators a two-touchdown lead and was the spark they needed in a close game to take a 21-7 win.

“I got off my block, and I saw it tipped in the air and I went and got it,” Robbins said. “I dream of moments like that. I’m not going to lie to you. Just me and the end zone, and no one in between, running with the ball in my hands and get there and celebrate with my teammates.”

Falmouth (3-0) and took on the mantle of the team to beat in Class B North as the region’s only undefeated team. Cony, one of the preseason favorites, is now 2-1.

“I told anyone who would listen this summer, that’s the best team in the league as far as personnel goes. They have three lacrosse All-Americans. They’re big, they’re physical, they run, they hit,” said Cony Coach B.L. Lippert. “Anyone who thought they’re not one of the top teams in the league found out tonight they are.”

Robbins’ interception came with 6 seconds left in the third quarter, as Cony was mounting a potential game-tying drive. On second-and-6 from the Navigators 35, Cony quarterback Parker Morin dropped back and was immediately under pressure. Seeing St. Onge to the left, Morin got rid of the ball to evade a sack, but the high pass tipped off St. Onge’s hands right to a closing Robbins, who scored to give the Navigators a 14-0 lead.

Lippert thought it was a good job by Morin to make the pass, and bad luck it was tipped into the air where Robbins could make the play. It was indicative of the struggle Cony had to get its passing game going all night.

Cony scored 33 and 42 points in its two wins to open the season. Falmouth Coach Spencer Emerson, in his first season with the team, credited defensive coordinator Dylan Rottkov for coming up with the strong defensive scheme. The Navigators played a lot of man-to-man with two high safeties, and generated enough of a pass rush to keep Morin and his receivers from finding a rhythm.

“We have kids who can play so unbelievably hard. We coach ’em hard and love ’em even harder. The effort and enthusiasm is through the roof,” Emerson said.

The Rams finally broke through with 3:49 left in the game when Ben Hanke caught a 24-yard touchdown pass from Morin to cut Falmouth’s lead to 14-7. The Navigators responded when Joey Guerrette grabbed the onside kick, setting up a four-play, 50 yard scoring drive, capped by Indi Backman’s 9-yard touchdown run and a 21-7 lead with 1:52 left.

Falmouth’s Luke Roy returned an interception from midfield to the Cony 3 in the final minute, and the Navigators took a knee twice to end the game.

“They challenged us. They played man-to-man. We should’ve been able to run the ball in the box they gave us, but we didn’t really get a body on (linebacker) Indi (Backman) very much, and (Harlem Harrison) gave us a problem on the inside,” Lippert said. “A couple times in the second half, I thought we had guys break free, but we didn’t hit them all the time. Just inconsistency on offense.”

Falmouth took a 7-0 lead on a 9-yard touchdown run by Joey Guerrette with 1:39 left in the first quarter. Backman ran for 166 yards on 24 carries to lead Falmouth’s offense.

St. Onge totaled 152 yards for the Rams – 123 on the ground, 29 through the air. Ethan Demmons had six catches for 65 yards.