basiaka butcher
Dylan Devine
0
Buffalo St. BUFFST 0-1
27
Winner SUNY Brockport BROCKPOR 1-0
Buffalo St. BUFFST
0-1
0
Final
27
SUNY Brockport BROCKPOR
1-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
BUFFST Buffalo St. 0 0 0 0 0
BROCKPOR SUNY Brockport 13 0 0 14 27

Game Recap: Football |

Football Drops Season Opener At Brockport

BROCKPORT, NY – The Buffalo State football team dropped their season opener against the Brockport Golden Eagles tonight with a final score of 27-0 under the lights of Bob Boozer Field.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Brockport – 27, Buffalo State - 0
LOCATION: Bob Boozer Field – Brockport, NY
RECORDS: Brockport: 1-0 (0-0 Empire 8), Buffalo State: 0-1 (0-0 Liberty League)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Noah Kimble (Depew, NY/Lancaster) was 13-33 (0.39%)161 yards for the Bengals.
  • Mikai Johnson (Far Rockaway, NY/James Madison) led the Bengals receivers with five catches for 80 yards.
  • Kenneth Mosley (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore West) paced the Bengals defense with nine tackles.
  • Basiaka Butcher (White Plains, NY/Valhalla) had an interception returned for 40 yards for Buffalo State.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Brockport got the scoring started early as Isaiah Simmons ran 77 yards for the touchdown on just the third play of the game.
  • The Bengals responded with a strong opening drive which included a beautiful 40-yard completion from Kimble to Johnson, however, Brockport was able to intercept the ball in the red zone.
  • After a few back-and-forth drives, the Golden Eagles surged downfield to score another touchdown.
  • Buffalo State held strong on defense, but the offense couldn't find the endzone as the Bengals trailed 13-0 at halftime.
  • After a three-and-out to open the second half for Buffalo State, Brockport took over just short of midfield.
  • As the Golden Eagles marched towards the redzone, Butcher was able to snag the interception off a deflection and give the Bengals some momentum.
  • The Bengals were unable to capitalize as they trailed into the final quarter by just two possessions.
  • Brockport was able to hold the Bengals on defense and add two more scores on offense as they cruised the final minutes to earn the victory.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Ben Gocella threw for just under 200 yards for the Golden Eagles.
  • Simmons finished the night with 179 rushing yards for Brockport across 18 attempts.
 
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action next Saturday as they host Hilbert for their home opener at 12:00 pm.
 
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