Football Recap: Aquinas Institute Finds Home Field Redemption Against Penfield

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Previous 5 Games

09/27/25 - Home	42-21 W
11/01/24 - Home	35-0 W
09/28/24 - Home	28-15 W
10/06/23 - Away	27-0 W
10/21/22 - Home	14-20 L

There's no place like home for Aquinas Institute, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 42-21 margin over the Penfield Patriots on Saturday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Little Irish's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

Jeff Logan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 264 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Amere Brewer, who picked up 49 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Aquinas Institute proved: they limited Penfield to a paltry one yards per carry. The team can thank Frankie Burgess for the heroic effort on defense: he. Aquinas Institute didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.8.

Aquinas Institute's defense didn't let Dominic Giunta, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Zion Tull was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.

Although Penfield took the loss, they still got scores from Zane Kropman, Nathanele Griffin, and Ronan Boyle.

Aquinas Institute's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-2. As for Penfield, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Aquinas Institute didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 21-14 victory against McQuaid Jesuit on the 3rd. As for Penfield, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 46-14 defeat against University Prep on the 4th.