Football Recap: Olean Takes a Loss

Huskies

Previous 5 Games

10/17/25 @ Iroquois	14-35
10/10/25 vs Dunkirk	35-12
10/03/25 @ East Aurora/Holland	21-14
09/26/25 @ Albion	32-8
09/19/25 vs Depew	26-28

Olean dropped down to 4-3 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They lost 35-14 to the Iroquois Redhawks. The game was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Huskies couldn't quite close it out.

Although Olean took the loss, they still got scores from Domonick Hirliman and Joe Mest.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.1 yards per carry. While three picked up at least two total tackles, Hirliman stood above the rest. He rushed for 51 yards and one TD. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Olean; they were averaging 4.1yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 4.5 per game.

As for Iroquois, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points on average over those games.

Justus Kleitz had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also punching in a pair of scores on the ground. What's more, he racked up 148.6 passer rating, the most he's had since back in November of 2024.

Coming up, Olean will square off against Lackawanna at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Steelers' defense has only allowed 9.3 points per game this season, so the Huskies' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Iroquois, they will take on East Aurora/Holland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.