SECTION 4 FOOTBALL: HORSEHEADS RALLIES FOR WIN OVER M-E TO CAP REGULAR SEASON (24 PHOTOS)(October 30, 2026) Southern Tier Sports Report HORSEHEADS — The Horseheads football team rallied in the second half for a 36-21 win over Maine-Endwell to cap the regular season.
M-E led 21-13 at the half, before Horseheads outscored the Spartans 23-0 in the second half.
After Maine-Endwell scored first, Jaxson Burchard scored on a seven-yard run.
Bryce Thomas had a 59-yard scoring run to get Horseheads within 14-13, but the Spartans scored with 20 seconds in the half to go up 21-13 at the break.
In the second half Thomas had a two-yard run to get Horseheads within 21-19 and Lyncoln Bennett hit Elijah Miller on a 14-yard touchdown and Bennett hit Jack Patchett on the two-point try as Horseheads went up 27-21.
Bennett hit Patchett on a 14-yard touchdown to put Horseheads up 33-21 and Bennett had a 32-yard field goal to cap the scoring.
Thomas ran for 108 yards and two scores and Burchard ran for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Bennett threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns in the game.
Patchett had eight catches for 93 yards and a score and Jahviee Meisner had seven grabs for 89 yards. Miller had two catches for 22 yards and a score.
Miller had 10 tackles, two sacks and two interceptions to lead the defensive effort in the game.
Connor Warrick had eight tackles and a sack and Ben Peffer had seven tackles in the game.
Thomas had six tackles in the game and Burchard and Brody O’Rourke each had four tackles. ———— PHOTOS BY BRIAN FEES
