At a glance
The Alfred State College football team used big plays to jump out to an early lead over Buffalo State JV en route to a 41-27 victory in their 2009 home opener. The Pioneers improve to 2-1 on the season.
The Alfred State College football team used big plays to jump out to an early lead over Buffalo State JV en route to a 41-27 victory in their 2009 home opener. The Pioneers improve to 2-1 on the season.
The Pioneers got on the board less than three minutes into the game when Jeff Glomb (Buffalo/St. Francis) connected with Pat White (Warren, OH) on a 78 yard passing play. Ten minutes later, Glomb hit Rod Streater (Burlington, NJ) with a 20 yard scoring pass play.
Buffalo State got on the board two minutes into the 2nd quarter to cut it to 13-7 but Glomb and White connected on a 63 yard scoring play just 20 seconds later. Xavier Makell (Baltimore, MD) capped the first half scoring with just over two minutes remaining when he scampered in from 53 yards out.
Dae'Shaune Clark (Buffalo/Williamsville) got in the scoring act with 2:31 remaining in the 3rd quarter when he caught a 80 yard touchdown pass from Glomb to give the Pioneers their biggest lead of the night.
The JV Bengals answered right back with a quick scoring drive but once again the Pioneers got a big play to extend the lead. With 12:12 remaining in the game Quintin McKenzie (Euclid, OH) returned a punt 53 yards for a score.
Buffalo State scored two touchdowns in the final six minutes of the game to cut the lead to 41-27.
Glomb finished the night 7 for 18 for 289 yards and four scores. White had two scoring catches for 141 yards, Streater had three catches for 88 yards, and Clark finished with one scoring catch for 80 yards. Makell recorded his first 100 yard rushing game of his career finishing with 101 yards on 10 carries.
Ricky DeJesus (Englewood, NJ) led the defense with 10 tackles and two interceptions. Dmeetri Wilson (Monroe Township) added eight tackles and an interception, Chadd Parker (Erie, PA) finished with eight tackles, and Rod White (Baltimore, MD) and Javier Garcia (Pleasantville, NJ) each chipped in six tackles. Anthony Turner (Syracuse/Corcoran) and Schuyler Duross (Johnstown) also picked off passes.
Buffalo State finished the day with 494 yards of total offense on 98 plays. Dan Moreno finished 11 for 20 for 213 yards while Ryan Lehotsky was 18 for 37 for 207 yards. Their favorite target was Lashawn Chapman who finished with 203 yards receiving on 10 catches. Joe Ferraro caught seven passes for 90 yards.
The Pioneers have a short week as they host Globe Institute of Technology on Saturday evening to close a busy day of ASC athletics. The 2009 homecoming game is scheduled for 7 p.m. kickoff at Pioneer Stadium.