HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: CORNING SHUTS OUT AQUINAS ON THE ROAD (October 9, 2026)
Southern Tier Sports ReportROCHESTER — The Corning Hawks football team scored 14 second-quarter points on their way to a 27-0 win at Aquinas on Friday night.
Casey Hale opened the scoring at 7:51 of the opening quarter when Casey Hale scored on a one-yard touchdown.
Hale scored again at 10:05 of the second quarter on a two-yard run. Nate Bretch hit Paul Santora on the two-point try.
John Graham had a six-yard scoring run at 6:29 of the second quarter to make it 20-0 at the half.
With 5:25 left in the game Keegan Kelly had a pick-six, running it back 19 yards for the score, and Caleb McGee hit the extra point to cap the scoring.
"Got off to a fast start scoring on our first two drives," Corning coach Mike Johnston Jr. said. "I thought we were really solid on all three sides of the ball. Our defense was outstanding holding them scoreless."
Kelly ran for 108 yards on 14 carries and Hale had 75 yards on 18 carries, while Graham ran for 72 yards on nine carries.
Bretch was 2-for-5 passing for nine yards. Hale and Luke Sturdevant had catches in the game.
Bradley Rhodes had eight tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss and Cam Anderson had five tackles and a half of a tackle for a loss.
Ryan Yeoman had four tackles, two tackles for a loss and a sack and Sturdevant had four tackles and 1 1/2 tackles for a loss, while Ashton Neally had four tackle sand a half of a tackle for a loss, while Damon Vosburgh had four tackles.
Elijah Rodgers-Sampson had a tackle for a loss and three tackles and Bretch had a half of a tackle for a loss and a tackle.
Corning hosts Vestal at 6 p.m. next Friday for homecoming and senior night.
The Hawks are 4-2 on the year and honorable mention in the state Class AA rankings.
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