Southern Tier Sports ReportCORNING — Vestal scored with just 37 seconds left in the game and converted the two-point try to top the Corning Hawks 17-14 on Friday night.
Corning struck first in the game as John Graham scored at 6:29 of the first quarter to make it 8-6.
Preston Antesberger hit a 30-yard field goal for Vestal with 2:05 left in the opening quarter to cut the deficit to 6-3.
Neither team scored in the second quarter and it was 6-3 at the half.
Graham scored at 6:59 of the third quarter on a 13-yard run and Keegan Kelly had the two-point run as the Hawks led 14-3 entering the fourth quarter.
Cayden Kitchin had a two-yard scoring run four second into the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 14-9.
The game stayed with Corning up five until the final minute of the game. With 37 seconds left in the half Grayson Burns hit Jake Stica on a five-yard touchdown. Burns then hit Caleb Kittle on the two-point try to win the game.
Casey Hale ran for 105 yards on 14 carries for Corning and Graham ran for 97 yards on 16 carries, while Kelly ran for 23 yards. Nate Bretch completed two passes for 15 yards, with Kelly hauling in a 15-yard pass and Graham getting a catch.
Kitchin ran for 106 yards and a score for Vestal while Burns threw for 120 yards and a score. Stick had five grabs for 66 yards.
Ryan Yeoman had eight tackles and a half a sack, along with a tackle for a loss. Bradley Rhodes had six tackles, a half a sack and a half a tackle for a loss.
Cam Anderson had six tackles, a sack and a tackle for a loss and Jonah Goldwyn had six tackles, 1 1/2 tackles for a loss and a sack.
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