SUNY Morrisville

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. – Host SUNY Morrisville football made a last minute push Saturday afternoon but fell short on time and distance as they dropped a heartbreaking 17-14 loss to visiting Hartwick College on Drake Field in Morrisville.
THE BASICS:

• Final Score: Morrisville 14, Hartwick 17 (Halftime: Morrisville 14-10)
• Location: Drake Field, Morrisville, N.Y.
• Records: Morrisville 1-7, 0-5 Empire 8; Hartwick 2-6, 1-5 Empire 8

 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Host SUNY Morrisville football forced visiting Hartwick College to turn the ball over on downs with 1:55 to go in the fourth quarter on the Mustangs own 23-yard line and marched downfield but fell short on time as the Hawks posted the 17-14 league win on Drake Field in Morrisville.
• Morrisville was able to move the ball to within inches of the goal line, and in a series of plays made one final push but fell short with the official spot as the clock ran out of time and the hosts suffered the heartbreaking league loss.
• The Mustangs opened with a 14-point first quarter, scoring on their first drive of the game, a one-yard pitch from Logan Watson (Lowville, N.Y.) to Larry German (Newburgh, N.Y.) after the 61-yard strike to Mason Ondreyko (Wallkill, N.Y.) setting up the touchdown play.
• Christ Augustine (New York City, N.Y.) completed the point after to give the Mustangs the early 7-0 lead.
• Morrisville extended their lead to 14 on their ensuing drive, as Watson completed a series of short strikes to the receiving unit, capped off by a 33-yard pass play from Marquis Reid (Schenectady, N.Y.) to Ondreyko deep downfield on the right for the touchdown score.
• Hartwick responded midway through the second quarter with a 17-play, 81-yard drive that was capped off by a four-yard pass from Ty'Lyn Blackwell-Williams to Latrell Willis just inside the right-side pylon for the score.
• They added to their total in the frame with a 29-yard field goal from Landon Smith to send the game into the halftime period with a 14-10 Morrisville lead.
• Hartwick claimed the lead at the 12:45 mark of the third, a three-yard pass from Blackwell-Wiliams to Willis just inside the right pylon.
• Morrisville was able to stop Hartwick twice in the fourth and force the turnover on downs but fell short of a responding score as the visitors posted the win.
• Watson finished 19-for-34 on the afternoon, throwing for 207 yards and a touchdown, while Reid finished 1-for-1 for 33 yards and a touchdown toss.
• Isaac Sylvain (Schenectady, N.Y.) collected 74 net yards rushing, while Ondreyko finished with 128 yards receiving on six catches.
• Blackwell-Williams collected 66-yards on an 11-for-20 afternoon, with Akil Williams picking up 85 net yards on the ground to lead the running game.
• Willis led the receiving unit with 16 yards and both scores.
• James Bender posted nine tackles to lead Hartwick, with another eight coming from Nate Hartman.
• Billy O'Connor added six, recording three sacks and a forced fumble.
• Morrisville's Marquis Parker (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had 10 stops to lead Morrisville, with another eight coming from Aaron Greaves (Goshen, N.Y.), Xavier Augustin (Valley Stream, N.Y.) and Elijah Apps (Syracuse, N.Y.).

 
WHAT'S NEXT:
 

• Morrisville will be on the road for their final trip down the interstate, as they take on St. John Fisher College Saturday in Rochester, before returning home for the season finale against Alfred University on November 14.

 
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