Buffalo State, Brockport, Ithaca and Salisbury Post Wins
BUFFALO STATE 38, ITHACA 27
Buffalo State (5-1/3-1) forced six turnovers and scored a pair of defensive touchdowns, handing No. 13-ranked Ithaca (4-1/3-1) its first loss of the season, 38-27, in an Empire 8 game today at Butterfield Stadium.
Dan Serignese replaced an injured
Kyle Hoppy at quarterback and finished 9 for 14 for 155 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. Hoppy was 2 for 8 for 16 yards with a pick before leaving the game.
Rich Pete was held under 100 yards for the first time all season, but still finished with 97 yards on 20 carries, while
Ryan Carney led the receiving corps with four catches for 110 yards. Mitchell Thomas led the Bengals' defense with 11 tackles and two interceptions, including a "pick-6."
Ithaca quarterback Tom Dempsey finished 27 for 43 for 356 yards with two touchdowns, but also had three interceptions. Tristan Brown totaled 101 yards rushing with a touchdown on 23 carries. Vito Boffoli had eight catches for 130 yards, and Andrew Tabbert had five grabs for 100 yards.
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ST. JOHN FISHER 42, HARTWICK 13
Nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 42-13 win over visiting Hartwick College on Saturday at Growney Stadium in an Empire 8 Conference matchup.
With the win, No. 15 Fisher improves to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the Empire 8 Conference, while Hawks fall to 2-3 and 1-2.
Following a three-and-out by the defense to start the game, the Cardinals offense marched down the field on its first possession with a nine-play, 61-yard drive, capped off with a 12-yard rushing touchdown for
Tony Fusco to put Fisher up for good.
Fisher added to its lead on the first play of the second quarter, as quarterback
Tyler Fenti connected on a 47-yard pass to
Mike Collichio for his fifth touchdown reception of the season to put Fisher up 14-0.
The Cardinals were able to take advantage of good field position at their own 37 midway through the second quarter after a defensive stop.
Chris Smith found the end zone from just two yards out to give the home team a 21-0 lead with 6:12 left in the half. The key play on the drive came from
Bobby Campese - a 26-yard reception – to give Fisher first-and-goal from the Hartwick 6.
With just under three minutes remaining in the half, Fisher marched 88 yards on eight plays, culminating with Fenti hurling a swing pass to
James Chambers, who took it 32 yards for the score.
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BROCKPORT 46, FROSTBURG 0
Sophomore linebacker
Jake Brickler led a strong defensive effort for The College at Brockport Football team as the Golden Eagles posted a 46-0 shutout victory over Frostburg State Saturday afternoon in an Empire 8 game on Bob Boozer Field at Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium in Brockport.
Brockport (3-2 Overall, 1-2 Empire 8) scored three second quarter touchdowns to take a 28-0 lead and added nine points in each of the final two quarters for the final score.
Brickler had 11 tackles including six in the first half and the Golden Eagles sacked the Frostburg (2-4, 0-4) quarterback four times while posting 10 tackles behind the line of scrimmage to go along with two intercepted passes. The Bobcats were limited to just 80 total yards on offense and just 20 yards of passing on the day. Frostburg State actually had more kickoff return yardage – 116 than total yards of offense.
Offensively, sophomore running back Dan Andrews led the Golden Eagles with 125 yards on 30 carries and senior wide receiver Andrew Mrozek caught four passes for 85 yards and one touchdown. The TD catch was his 20th career scoring reception tying the school record for career TD catches tying Dan Fichter who scored 20 receiving TDs from 1989-1991.
Junior quarterback Chase Venuto, in his second career start, was 15-for-26 for 254 yards and three TDs. FULL STORY
SALISBURY 36, UTICA 19
The Salisbury University football team picked up a 36-19 win against Utica College on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Sea Gull Stadium.
Junior quarterback John Dunbar ran for 75 yards and three touchdowns, while throwing for 111 yards, and junior slot Jerome Johnson went for 169 all-purpose yards to lead the offense which put up a season-high 513 total yards and rushed for 402.
The defense was paced by senior captain Drew Allebach, who recorded a team-high 10 tackles and a key interception in the third quarter. Sophomore lineman Tyler Paradysz also had 10 tackles and recovered a late fumble to help seal the victory.
Salisbury (3-2, 2-1 Empire 8 Athletic Conference) found itself in a hole on three separate occasions before taking the lead for good midway through the third quarter.
The Pioneers took the early lead with an eight-play, 66-yard drive, but the Sea Gulls would respond with an eight-play, 76-yard drive of their own to tie the score, 7-7. Johnson started the drive with a 29-yard rush, and sophomore Aarron Moore finished it with a 20-yard touchdown run with five minutes left in the first quarter.
A big kick return and quick-strike pass play put Utica (4-2, 2-2 Empire 8) back ahead, 13-7, but sophomoreZack Seifert blocked the point-after attempt to keep the lead at six points. FULL STORY