Football Recap: Ithaca Starts Season with Win at Home

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Previous Games

08/22/25 - Home	21-18 W
08/24/24 - Away	35-14 W
09/01/23 - Home	12-8 W
09/02/22 - Home	20-12 W
10/01/21 - Away	40-14 W
+ 4 more games

Ithaca gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Riverdale Chieftains 21-18. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Chieftains recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Liam Rowin had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 206 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing one fumble and making seven total tackles. Ithaca also got help from Caden Keller, who showed off his sure hands for 86 receiving yards.

Ithaca didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keller and Isaiah 'Ernie' Fargen.

Coming up, Ithaca is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Wauzeka-Steuben/Seneca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Riverdale, they will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against Hillsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.