Football Recap: Eric Chen Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Aquinas Institute

Panthers

Lowest Scoring Games

10/24/25 vs Aquinas Institute	10-7
10/17/25 @ McQuaid Jesuit	13-21
09/19/25 @ Webster Schroeder	17-7

There's no place like home for Pittsford, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Aquinas Institute Little Irish on Friday, sneaking past 10-7. The ten-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Pittsford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Eric Chen led the charge by rushing for 111 yards on only 12 carries. Chen's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.

Pittsford's defense stepped up as well, laying out Robert Carter three times. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Ashton Hanlon, Mikolaj Vaughn, and Charlie Carey, who each picked up one sack apiece.

When it comes to explaining why Aquinas Institute lost, don't look at Kaliem Smith. Despite the final result, he rushed for 191 yards.

The win got Pittsford back to even at 4-4. As for Aquinas Institute, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Pittsford is set to challenge their familiar foe Fairport at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Aquinas Institute will face off against rival Penfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.