Final Score: Hartwick 49, Alfred State 24
 
Venue: Oneonta, NY – Wright Stadium
 
Records: Hartwick (2-0); Alfred State (0-2)
 
Recap: Hartwick scored touchdowns on five of their first six possessions on Saturday on its way to a 49-24 victory over visiting Alfred State. Ronald Ballard (Deposit, NY/Deposit) ran for a pair of first-quarter touchdowns and Bryce Macina (Syracuse, NY/Onondaga Central) connected with Dylan Mucci (Cortlandt Manor, NY/Iona Prep) for a 73-yard touchdown pass as the Hawks led 21-3 after 15 minutes. Touchdown runs from Davien Kuinlan (Bethpage, NY/Plainedge) and Ballard increased the margin to 35-3 at halftime. The Pioneers inched closer with two straight scores in the third quarter. The Hawks came back in the final quarter as Ballard scored on a 1-yard run and Macina hit Mucci for a 21-yard touchdown to put the game away.
 
Game Notes:

• The Hawks outgained the Pioneers 522 to 423
• 'Wick gained 321 through the air and 201 on the ground
• Ballard finished the game with 151 yards rushing to go along with his four scores. He also caught four passes for 59 yards
• Macina threw for 321 on 13-of-18 passing and two TDs
• Mucci caught six passes for 207 yards and two TDs
• The Hartwick defense registered 10 tackles for loss, including three sacks, and two interceptions
• Ian Chavanne (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) and Josh Wilcox (Ithaca, NY/Candor) led all players with nine tackles. Chavanne had two TFLs and Wilcox had a sack
•  Chris Goudy (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) registered seven hits, 2.5 TFLs, including one and a half sacks, with one INT

 
Up Next: Unbeaten Hartwick travels to King's College on Saturday, September 15. Kickoff is 1 p.m.