RLM Sports High School Football

Ithaca, NY - Corning built a 31-0 halftime lead and rolled to a 38-12 win over Ithaca High School Friday evening at Joe Moresco Field. Zack Bush opened the scoring with a 10-yard run three minutes into the game; Ithaca's Jaedon Henderson fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Ty Timmerman picked up the ball and ran it in for a touchdown just 11 seconds after its previous score. With 7:14 left in the second quarter, Austin Cates scampered 15 yards for a TD, putting the Hawks up 21-0. A mere 33 seconds later, Trentton Ray intercepted a pass from IHS quarterback Julian Tino and ran it 48 yards for a score. Jon Michael Tokar, who went 5-5 on extra point attempts, drilled a 30-yard field goal in the first half's final minute of play for the 31-0 halftime score. Timmerman's second touchdown on the game was sandwiched around two Ithaca scores for the 38-12 verdict.

Vestal, NY- Junior running back Jerry McPeak single handedly took the controls and ran through the Vestal defense, scoring all 5 Elmira touchdowns enroute to a 32-20 victory. Not since the season opener  has the Express enjoyed the sweet taste of victory. Elmira led 14-0 with a little over 5 minutes left in the first half before Vestal got on the board, thanks to a Zach Cook five yard run to paydirt. With Elmira driving toward the goal with 40 seconds left in the half, Mike Furminger picked off a Josh Goetz pass at the five and raced 95 yards for another Vestal score. The PAT was good and the teams played out the final seconds tied at 14-14. McPeak scored three more times to put the game out of reach, and, despite a 6 yard run by Vestal's Marshall Case with 25 seconds remaining,  Elmira wins 32-20. Elmira will host Ithaca next Saturday in a key division showdown.