Football Powers Past Alfred State, 49-24

Final Score: Hartwick 49, Alfred State 24 Venue: Oneonta, NY – Wright Stadium Records: Hartwick (2-0); Alfred State (0-2) Recap: Hartwick scored touchdowns on five of their first six possessions on Saturday on its way to a 49-24 victory over visiting Alfred State. Ronald Ballard (Deposit, NY/Deposit) ran for a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and Bryce Macina (Syracuse, NY/Onondaga Central) connected with Dylan Mucci (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Iona Prep) for a 73-yard touchdown pass as the Hawks led 21-3 after 15 minutes. Touchdown runs from Davien Kuinlan (Bethpage, NY/Plainedge) and Ballard increased the margin to 35-3 at halftime. The Pioneers inched closer with two straight scores in the third quarter. The Hawks came back in the final quarter as Ballard scored on a 1-yard run and Macina hit Mucci for a 21-yard touchdown to put the game away. Game Notes:

The Hawks outgained the Pioneers 522 to 423
'Wick gained 321 through the air and 201 on the ground
Ballard finished the game with 151 yards rushing to go along with his four scores. He also caught four passes for 59 yards
Macina threw for 321 on 13-of-18 passing and two TDs
Mucci caught six passes for 207 yards and two TDs
The Hartwick defense registered 10 tackles for loss, including three sacks, and two interceptions
Ian Chavanne (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) and Josh Wilcox (Ithaca, NY/Candor) led all players with nine tackles. Chavanne had two TFLs and Wilcox had a sack
Chris Goudy (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) registered seven hits, 2.5 TFLs, including one and a half sacks, with one INT