Tariq Nelson
21
Buffalo St. Bengals 0-1
62
Winner St. John Fisher Cardinal 1-0
Buffalo St. Bengals
0-1
21
Final
62
St. John Fisher Cardinal
1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
Bengals Buffalo St. 0 7 7 7 21
Cardinal St. John Fisher 14 27 14 7 62

Game Recap: Football |

Football Drops Opener to St. John Fisher

PITTSFORD, NY – Host St. John Fisher raced out to a 34-0 lead early in the second quarter, and it was too much for the Buffalo State football team to overcome in a 62-21 loss on Saturday afternoon.  
 
THE BASICS  
FINAL SCORE: St. John Fisher – 62, Buffalo State – 21 
LOCATION: Growney Stadium – Pittsford, NY 
RECORDS: St. John Fisher (1-0), Buffalo State (0-1) 
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE 
 
  • Ale Wilson (Bronx, NY/Kipp College Prep) rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on just 6 carries, an average of 11.7 yards per carry.  
  • Tariq Nelson (Brooklyn, NY/Boys and Girls) had six catches for 78 yards.  
  • Jeffrey Burgess (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) and Julian Maloney (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca West) each caught their first collegiate touchdowns.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
 
  • The Bengals were unable to get things going on offensive early, and St. John Fisher took an early lead by scoring touchdowns on their first two drives go up 14-0 after one quarter.  
  • Buffalo State's defense forced a punt early in the second quarter, but the ensuing punt was muffed and recovered by the Cardinals, leading to another touchdown.  
  • Malachi Duvall rushed for a pair of St. John Fisher touchdowns from 13 and 83 yards to extend the lead to 34-0 after a blocked extra point.  
  • Buffalo State responded with a touchdown on its next possession, as quarterback Cam Sionko (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) connected Burgess on a four-yard strike to cap a 11-play, 70-yard drive that included two clutch receptions each by Nelson and Darion Jones (Buffalo, NY/Hutch Tech).
  • The Cardinals added another touchdown to lead 41-7 at halftime.
  • Duvall rushed for a 65-yard touchdown on the opening play from scrimmage in the second half.
  • Following a roughing the punter penalty, Wilson took advantage of the second chance, breaking free down the right sideline for a 54-yard score.  
  • After another St. John Fisher score, Tom Delgado (Bayside, NY/Bayside) led the Bengals on a 57-yard scoring drive, finding Maloney for the 16-yard score to complete the scoring.
FOR THE FOES
  • Duvall finished the game with 180 yards rushing and four scores to lead St. John Fisher.
  • The Cardinals had 525 yards of total offense to Buffalo State's 253.
UP NEXT
The Bengals have an early bye week next weekend, before hosting Cortland on Sept. 17.
 
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