It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Vestal can now relate to. They took a 25-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cornwall Central Dragons on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Dragons are ranked 37th).
Although Vestal took the loss, they still got scores from JT Gannon and Cayden Kitchin.
Even if they lost, Vestal's defense still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Ronan Crowley was especially locked on to Cornwall Central's QB and sacked him twice. Crowley also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 19.
Cornwall Central found their leader in sophomore Jordan Bishop, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Bishop's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 128 rushing yards.
Vestal has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Cornwall Central, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 11-1.
Vestal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cornwall Central, they will face off against Somers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cornwall Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.1 points per game this season.
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