Football | 11/14/2026 5:46:00 PM
HAMBURG, NY – The Hartwick College football team closed its 2026 season in historic fashion on Saturday afternoon, rolling to a 77-12 victory over Hilbert College. The Hawks' 77 points established a new program record for points scored in a single game, surpassing the previous mark of 74 set against Cooper Union on Nov. 16, 1930.
Prior to Saturday's performance, Hartwick had surpassed the 70-point mark just twice in program history. The Hawks previously scored 72 points in a thrilling 72-70, four-overtime victory over Utica on Nov. 10, 2007, and totaled 74 points in the 1930 matchup with Cooper Union. Saturday's 77-point outburst now stands alone as the highest-scoring performance in Hartwick football history. The Hawks were able to break the running record, even with a running clock and 10-minute quarters in the second half.
The Hawks wasted little time building their record-setting advantage, scoring 35 points in the opening quarter and adding 21 more in the second to take a 56-0 lead into halftime. Hartwick finished with 417 yards of total offense, averaging 10.4 yards per play, while scoring 11 touchdowns and converting all 11 extra-point attempts.
Senior Akil Williams (Chester, N.Y./Chester) led the ground attack with 131 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries. Senior Miles Perry (Ilion, N.Y./Central Valley Academy) added a rushing touchdown, while freshman Aidyn Modeste (Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford) scored the final touchdown of the afternoon. The Hawks finished with 283 rushing yards on 35 attempts.
Hartwick was also perfect through the air, completing all five pass attempts for 134 yards and three touchdowns. Freshman Ty'lyn Blackwell-Williams (Nyack, N.Y./Tappan Zee) connected with junior Latrell Willis (Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley) for a 25-yard touchdown and freshman Miles Sinclair (Staten Island, N.Y./St. Joseph by the Sea) for a 40-yard score. Junior Kaine Rama (Cos Cob, Conn./Greenwich) added an 18-yard touchdown pass to Sinclair in the third quarter. Sinclair finished with two catches for 58 yards and two touchdowns, while Willis hauled in a 25-yard scoring reception.
Hartwick's defense added three fumble recoveries and an interception, limiting Hilbert to just 88 yards of total offense and two first downs. Sophomore Billy O'Connor (Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa) recorded six tackles and two tackles for loss, while junior Nathan Hartman (Winfield, N.Y./Mount Markham) added two tackles for loss.
The Hawks finished the season at 3-7, as the team's seven wins over the past two seasons are the most since 2013-14, as the team had six wins in 2013 and two in 2014. The Hilbert Hawks fell to 0-9 with the loss.
Hartwick opened the scoring at the 12:57 mark of the first quarter when Blackwell-Williams connected with Willis for a 25-yard touchdown. Williams followed with a 12-yard scoring run before Blackwell-Williams found Sinclair for a 40-yard touchdown. Williams added touchdown runs of 24 and nine yards to help the Hawks build a 35-0 lead after one quarter.
The Hawks continued their offensive surge in the second quarter. Perry returned a punt 10 yards for a touchdown, then added a one-yard rushing score. Williams capped the first-half scoring with a two-yard touchdown run, sending Hartwick into the break with a commanding 56-0 advantage.
Hilbert opened the second half with a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, but Massaregli answered immediately with a kickoff return of his own for a touchdown, extending the Hartwick lead to 63-6. Later in the quarter, Rama connected with Sinclair for an 18-yard touchdown. Hilbert added a 65-yard touchdown pass late in the third, making it 70-12 heading into the final period.
The Hawks added one final touchdown in the fourth quarter when Modeste punched it in from one yard out, bringing Hartwick to 77 points and securing the record-setting victory.