PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Quarterback Tyler Fenti completed 28-of-40 passes for 294 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 88 yards and a score as nationally 18th-ranked St. John Fisher rallied to defeat visiting Cortland, 33-25, in a non-league matchup.

The Cardinals improve to 3-0 with the win, while the Red Dragons fall to 1-2. Cortland will host Kean University in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game next Saturday, Oct. 5, at 1 p.m.

Cortland quarterback Tyler Augliano (Watertown) completed 18-of-30 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns. He shared time behind center with Tyler Hughes (Scranton, PA/West Scranton), who went 5-for-6 through the air for 31 yards and ran seven times for 42 yards and a score.

John Babin (Warwick/Warwick Valley) led the Red Dragons with nine receptions for 173 yards and a touchdown and Jon Mannix (East Northport/John H. Glenn) caught six passes for 60 yards. Dylan Peebles (Port Leyden/South Lewis) caught four passes for 28 yards and a score.

For Fisher, Nathan Nigolian caught six passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. Ryan Kramer made 11 catches for 55 yards and Kevin Francis grabbed eight passes for 67 yards.

On the defensive side of the ball, Cortland safety Andrew Tolosi (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) recorded 13 tackles, seven solo, and forced two fumbles that resulted in turnovers. Linebacker Tristan Laurore (Jamaica/Boys & Girls) recorded 12 tackles, eight solo, and cornerback Carson Lassiter (Madison, NJ) finished with 10 tackles, eight solo, and three pass breakups. Safety Andre Green (Watertown/Indian River) had nine tackles, an interception, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.

Ryan Seymour led Fisher with eight tackles, seven solo. Ryan Ballard intercepted a pass and recorded six tackles and Bryant Moore finished with six tackles, a pass breakup and 1.5 tackles for loss.

Tyler Augliano completed 18-of-30 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns and Tyler Hughes went 5-of-6 through the air for 31 yards in addition to seven carries for 42 yards and a score. John Babin caught nine passes for 173 yards and a score and Dylan Peebles caught a TD pass. Nick Daley hit a 36-yard field goal in the first half.

Fisher grabbed a 7-0 lead on its first drive of the game – a 10-play, 62-yard series capped by a 41-yard scoring pass from Fenti to Rob Riggio. The Red Dragons got on the board with 11:43 left in the second quarter on a Nick Daley (Saratoga Springs) 36-yard field goal on his first field goal attempt of the season.

The Cardinals had two good scoring opportunities thwarted by Cortland in the red zone later in the quarter. They drove from their own 16-yard line to the Cortland 14-yard line on the possession following the Daley field goal, but Tolosi forced a fumble on a first-down run that was recovered by Joe Kirchner (Holbrook/Sachem North). On its next series, Fisher faced 3rd-and-12 at the Cortland 18-yard line and Fenti was intercepted by Green in the end zone.

Cortland trailed 7-3 at halftime, but took the lead on its second possession of the third quarter. The Red Dragons started the drive at midfield after a punt, but quickly moved into the red zone on one play. Hughes completed a 14-yard pass to Peebles and Fisher was flagged for two penalties – a roughing the passer call and a late hit – that advanced the ball to the 11-yard line. Three plays later, Hughes ran in from two yards out and Cortland led 10-7.

Fisher responded with an eight-play, 80-yard drive that culminated in a Fenti 6-yard TD run and a 14-10 lead with 4:34 remaining in the quarter. Cortland, however, opened the next drive with a 33-yard pass from Augliano to Babin. The Red Dragons were eventually forced to punt, but the Cardinals fumbled the return and John Stephens (Goshen) recovered on the 22-yard line. On the next play, Augliano hit Babin for a 22-yard reception and a 17-14 Cortland lead.

The Cardinals mounted an 85-yard scoring drive on their next series. The big play was a 36-yard pass from Ryan Kramer to Nigolian on a trick play to the Cortland 4-yard line, and two plays later Fenti hit Nigolian on a 5-yard scoring pass. The extra point failed and Fisher led 20-17.

Cortland had been turnover-free for the first three quarters, but coughed up the ball on its first three possession of the fourth quarter. The first came on the ensuing drive on a fumble that Dalton Donk returned 15 yards to the Cortland 17-yard line. Kramer later ran for a TD on 3rd-and-goal at the 2-yard line to put the Cardinals up 27-17. Cortland fumbled at midfield on the second play of its next drive. Fenti quickly hit Nigolian on a 28-yard pass play and ran for 11 yards to the Cortland 11-yard line. Cody Miller rushed three yards for a score two plays later and, after another missed PAT kick, Fisher led 33-17.

Augliano quickly led Cortland from its own 22-yard line to the Fisher 11-yard line on four straight completions, but on the next play a throw to the end zone was tipped up into the air and eventually intercepted by Ballard to end the threat.

Cortland held Fisher on downs at the Red Dragon 33-yard line with 4:20 left, then drove 67 yards in 11 plays. Peebles completed the drive with an 8-yard TD catch, and Babin's two-point conversion catch from Augliano made it a one-score game at 33-25 with 2:35 remaining. Daley attempted an onside kick that bounced up high after just over 10 yards before being recovered by Fisher. The Cardinals converted a 3rd-and-4 at the Cortland 41 with an 11-yard pass from Fenti and Nigolian, and Fisher took a knee three times to run out the clock.

Fisher outgained Cortland in total offense, 490-405, and held the ball for 38:07 to Cortland's 21:53. The Cardinals converted on 8-of-17 third-down plays to Cortland's 3-of-12 third-down success. Fisher also scored touchdowns on all four of its second-half red zone trips after turning the ball over twice in that part of the field in the first half.

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