Football Recap: Canisius Piles Up the Points Against Varsity Opponent

There's no place like home for Canisius, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They really took it to Varsity Opponent for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-20 win. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Crusaders had established a 28-point advantage.

Canisius can attribute much of their success to Matteo Brusco, who threw for 115 yards and three TDs while completing 72.7% of his passes. What's more, Brusco racked up 145.8 passer rating, the most he's had since back in November of 2024.

Canisius was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

Canisius didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kayden Wayne, Noah Harrison, and Amir Hernandez picked up one apiece. Hernandez also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Canisius is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Wayne got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Canisius pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Varsity Opponent didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 69-67 loss against St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute on the 18th. Hopefully Canisius paid attention to Varsity Opponent's matchup: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on Varsity Opponent at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.