Football Recap: Elmira/Southside Turns Things Around After Road Loss

By Team Reports Oct 18, 2025, 10:56am

Football Recap: Elmira/Southside Express vs. Vestal Golden Bears

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Previous Games

10/10/25 - Home42-40 W
09/20/24 - Away43-21 W
10/06/23 - Home0-27 L
09/16/22 - Away42-34 W
10/02/21 - Home28-14 W
+ 4 more games

There's no place like home for Elmira/Southside, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They skirted past the Vestal Golden Bears 42-40. The Express have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Golden Bears on Friday, too.

Vestal lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Julian Adams, who rushed for 117 yards and one score on only 14 carries, and also picked up 115 receiving yards and one TD. Another player making a difference was Josh Kweller, who rushed for 62 yards and three touchdowns.

Elmira/Southside's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Vestal, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.

Elmira/Southside has already played their next matchup (against Corning-Painted Post), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Vestal, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-12 victory against Horseheads on the 17th.

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