Ithaca led 17-13 at intermission after a 37-yard field goal just before the halftime horn. The score held up until midway through the fourth quarter, when Alfred took over at its own 23-yard line following a punt. The Saxons marched 77 yards in 10 plays, going ahead 20-17 after a 26-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Bryce Morrison (Kennedy/Randolph) to junior wide receiver Jayden Gavidia with 7:51 left in regulation.

Alfred tallied 347 yards of offense with Morrison going 17 of 29 for 239 yards and two touchdowns in his first collegiate start.

“I’m really proud of how Bryce performed in his first start as a Saxon,” Alfred coach Bob Rankl said. “He got hit a few times and never shied away and made some big throws in the second half.”

Alfred is idle next weekend and returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 16, when it hosts Empire 8 Conference foe Utica at 1 p.m.

Jake Sisson

Other local players on the Saxons’ roster include sophomore quarterback Ben Burk (Jamestown/Southwestern), sophomore lineman Wes Senn (Randolph/Randolph), freshman lineman Austin Pierce (Forestville/Silver Creek), senior lineman Jacob Wilcox (Forestville/Pine Valley) and sophomore wide receiver Brady Collver (Frewsburg/Frewsburg).

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The Wayne Bradford Era at Edinboro opened on a blustery afternoon at Sox Harrison Stadium with strong winds courtesy of the remnants of Hurricane Harvey sweeping the area. More importantly, it opened with a victory for the longtime assistant coach, as his Fighting Scots prevailed over Lake Erie, 30-3.

Quarterback Jake Sisson (Jamestown/Jamestown) had an effective opening to his senior season, going 20 of 44 for 258 yards and a touchdown along with an interception.

Junior linebacker A.J. Hulton (Westfield/Maple Grove/Chautauqua Lake) was in on five tackles, including one for a loss for Edinboro.

A.J. Hulton

Max Bates (Westfield/Westfield) is a freshman quarterback and Dominic Hitchcock (Dunkirk/Dunkirk) is a junior lineman for the Fighting Scots.

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Junior Jonah Tanner (Jamestown/Maple Grove) found himself in the middle of the action Thursday night in Allegheny’s 38-6 win over Thiel.

The first-year defensive back who was a wide receiver his first two years at the school, intercepted a pass and returned it 32 yards while also being in on four tackles as the Gators opened the season on a Thursday night for the first time in school history.

Joe Hayes (Jamestown/Southwestern) is a sophomore wide receiver for the Gators.

Jonah Tanner

Thursday night’s affair marked the fourth straight season in which the Gators and Tomcats met on opening day, and snapped Thiel’s three-game winning streak over the span. It was also the Gators’ first victory over Thiel since the 1997 season-opener, while it marked Allegheny’s first opening day win since a 17-13 victory over Wooster in week one of the 2012 campaign.

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Cody Latimer (Mayville/Chautauqua Lake) has joined the men’s golf team at SUNY Cobleskill after a pair of seasons at Jamestown Community College.

This weekend, Latimer fired a two-day 78-79-157 to finish tied for eighth at the Hamilton College Invitational in New Hartford at Yahnundasis Golf Club. The Fighting Tigers finished sixth as a team.

The Fighting Tigers, who play their home matches at Cobleskill Golf & Country Club, lost six lettermen to graduation and transfers over the offseason. Entering the fall season, SUNY Cobleskill is ranked fourth overall in the 2017-18 North Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll.

“Clearly we are going to do some rebuilding this year with our losses to graduation and transfer but we also have some experienced players returning and some talented newcomers who can help us get to where we want to go,” eighth-year coach Joseph McCarthy said after watching the men’s team’s annual President’s Cup, Ryder-Cup formatted three-day intrasquad competition to open the season.

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Redshirt freshman Hope Pietrocarlo (Bemus Point/Maple Grove), a transfer from Toledo, finished second in her first collegiate race as Edinboro opened the season in impressive fashion while hosting the Doug Watts Dual on Friday. The Fighting Scots beat Seton Hill, 41-16, as five of the first six finishers were Edinboro runners.

A young Edinboro squad showcased three freshmen as the top three finishers in their first collegiate races. Stefanie Parsons covered the 5K course in a time of 18:11.67 to beat her teammate Pietrocarlo by 14 seconds. Pietrocarlo posted a time of 18:25.70 to finish second while fellow freshman Jasmine Fehr was third with a time of 18:31.74.

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Freshman outside hitter Brooke Latour (Lakewood/Southwestern) has 16 kills and three aces in three matches for the Buffalo State women’s volleyball team this fall.

Latour had six kills and two aces in a loss to St. John Fisher on Friday, five kills and an ace in a win over Cazenovia on Friday, and five kills in a loss to Houghton on Saturday.

Brooke Federko (Jamestown/Jamestown) is a freshman setter/defensive specialist for the Bengals.