POTSDAM — The Troy Fighting Irish used speed, athleticism and a quarterback with a cannon arm to beat St. Lawrence Valley 35-6 in a Northeastern Football Alliance game Saturday at Sandstoner Park.

But if Trailblazers coach Mike Britton has his way the win won't stand for long. Britton protested the game, citing the actions of the opposing coach.

Fighting Irish head coach Frank Van Skiver was suspended for one game after an opening-day ejection. Since Troy's last game was a forfeit win when Southern Tier Diesel didn't show, Van Skiver was supposed to sit out the game with St. Lawrence Valley.

He did, sort of.

"(Van Skiver) said he had to bring his assistant coaches to the game because they didn't have rides," Britton said. "He said that he would stay in his car. He did not stay in his car and was out on the field at halftime, which is a violation of those rules. He was on the field; he was in the stadium."

Britton phoned the league office at halftime to verbally announce his protest.

"It could end up being a forfeit win for us," Britton said. "We won't know until the decision from the league."

The Trailblazers would much rather have that result than the outcome that transpired on the field, which featured a 300-yard passing display, five touchdowns and a 37-yard field goal by the Fighting Irish.

The capper came when Fighting Irish quarterback Justin Kastner threw a 53-yard touchdown pass on the first possession of the second half to give Troy (2-1) a 26-0 lead. It was then that Britton began to put the game in perspective.

"We got to a point where we were trying to catch up to the ocean liner in a canoe," he said. "It just does not happen."

Kastner completed 10-of-14 pass attempts, including his last eight consecutively, for 299 yards and five touchdowns.

"We have a lot of speed with our receivers and it's hard to match up," Kastner said. "We just spread it out and went at it."

Pleasant Rowe was his favorite target. The pair connected three times for three touchdowns and 101 yards. Rowe may have had even more had he not been ejected for nearly starting a fight late in the fourth quarter.

"When that happened the wheels fell off, and it was just chaos," said interim head coach David Vandewalker. "It was just an embarrassment. That's not the type of team we are."

The ejection and resulting penalty yards helped set up St. Lawrence Valley's only touchdown. Quarterback Ryan Mason let running backs Andy Deon and Mike Montalvo run it down inside the 5-yard line from just outside the 30 before he took it in himself. The run finished a night in which the Trailblazers (1-2) totaled just 113 yards of offense.

Montalvo had 57 yards on the ground and 21 receiving. Deon finished with 27 yards on nine carries. Mason struggled, completing 5-of-18 passes for 37 yards. He also threw an interception.

He was still hopeful for next week and said getting players to practice will be the most important thing.

"When we don't get enough guys showing up (at practice), it's not doing it for us," Mason said. "When we're only getting 10, 15 guys at practice, we can't in sync. We need to be together as a team."