Football Recap: Onteora Piles Up the Points Against Ellenville

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Previous 5 Games

10/03/25 - Away	52-12 W
10/26/24 - Home	0-22 L
09/30/23 - Home	22-28 L
10/29/18 - Home	14-42 L
10/14/17 - Home	22-58 L

Onteora hadn't done well against Ellenville recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Eagles took their contest with ease, bagging a 52-12 victory over the Blue Devils. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won three matchups by 32 points or more so far this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Onteora to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chase Matteson, who rushed for 106 yards and two scores, and also threw for 131 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Another rusher making a difference was Jameer Maize, who gained 179 total yards and three touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Onteora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 189 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.

Although Ellenville took the loss, they still got scores from Walter Ganga and Xavier Lasanta.

Onteora's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Ellenville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Onteora has already played their next game, a 32-30 victory against Taconic Hills on the 11th. As for Ellenville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 35-0 loss against Pawling on the 10th.