HAMBURG, N.Y. – Hilbert College Football found the end zone on its second possession of the game and trailed by just six points midway through the opening quarter, but Union scored 43 unanswered points to earn a 56-7 Liberty League victory Saturday afternoon at St. Francis High School.
After Union scored touchdowns on its first two possessions, the Hawks answered with their best drive of the day. Quarterback
Braedon Carroll connected with
Xavier Wilson for 14 yards before finding
Jeremy Ganska for a 56-yard gain that moved the ball to the two-yard line. Two plays later, a Carroll fumble crossed the goal line and was recovered by
Leroy Daniels for a touchdown, cutting the deficit to 13-7 with 4:10 remaining in the first quarter.
Union responded with two more first-half touchdowns and carried a 33-7 lead into halftime. The Garnet Chargers added a safety on Hilbert's opening possession of the second half before scoring three more touchdowns in the third quarter to account for the final margin.
Despite the score, Hilbert held possession for 35:58 compared to Union's 24:02 and ran 52 offensive plays. The Hawks finished with 192 passing yards and 181 yards of total offense.
The passing game was led by
Noah Workman and Carroll, who combined to complete 21-of-26 passes for 192 yards without an interception. Workman finished 8-for-13 for 97 yards, while Carroll completed 13-of-13 passes for 95 yards.
Ganska paced the receiving corps with six catches for 84 yards, highlighted by his 56-yard reception in the first quarter.
Nicholas West added a 36-yard catch, while Wilson finished with three receptions for 29 yards.
Nicholas Murabito contributed three catches for 24 yards.
Defensively,
Zach Brown led the Hawks with seven tackles, while
Tommy Jackson and
Marquez Velez each recorded five stops.
Amari Wilbon added four tackles, three pass breakups, and recovered a fourth-quarter fumble in the red zone to prevent another Union score.
UP NEXT:
The Hawks head to Geneva next weekend to take on Hobart on Saturday at 1 PM.
