EIGHT-MAN FOOTBALL: SCHILLER HAS RECORD-SETTING DAY AS EDISON ADVANCES TO SECTIONAL FINAL (22 PHOTOS)(November 7, 2026) Southern Tier Sports Report ITHACA — The Edison football team advanced to the eight-man sectional final with a 54-27 win over Unatego/Franklin in the sectional semifinals on Saturday afternoon.
It was a record-setting day for senior quarterback Jace Schiller as he broke the school single-season rushing record in the game.
Schiller ran for 255 yards in the game and that put hi past the school record of 1,734 set by Duane Moore in 2000.
Overall Schiller had 412 total yards in the game, with seven touchdowns.
Schiller started the scoring at 7:16 of the opening quarter on a four-yard Schiller run and Schiller had another four-yard run at 3:46 and hit Bentley Stroman on the two-point try.
Unatego/Franklin got with 14-7, then Schiller had a three-yard run at 8:43 and hit Connor Lasko on a 24-yard pass play with 3:55 left in the half. Unatego/Franklin scored on a five-yard pass play with 1:37 left in the half to make it 26-14 at the half.
Tanner Buchanan caught a 10-yard pass fro Schiller at 9:25 of the third quarter and Paxton Hoover had the two-point run. Schiller had a 25-yard run at 4:42 and with four seconds of the third Schiller had an 18-yard run and he hit Buchanan on the two-point try.
Jimmy Haskins capped the Edison scoring at 10:20 of the fourth quarter on a 12-yard run.
Schiller had 40 carries for the 255 yards and five touchdowns on the ground. Through the air Schiller was 10-for-14 for 157 yards and two scores.
Hoover ran for 61 yards on five carries and Haskins ran for 18 yards on three carries.
Lasko had four catches for 84 yards and a score and Hoover caught four passes for 52 yards, while Buchanan had two grabs for 21 yards and a score.
Lasko had seven tackles, a fumble recovery and a tackle for a loss and Tim Gleason had six tackles and an interception.
Andrew Smith had five tackles for Edison and Hoover had four tackles. Daniel Cruz had three tackles and a tackle for a loss and Buchanan had three tackles, an interception and two passes defensed. Haskins had two tackles and two fumble recovery and Stroman had a fumble recovery and a tackle.
Edison plays Lansing in the final at 5 p.m. Friday at Chenango Valley High School. ———— PHOTOS BY TERRY DAY.
