CONTACT: Justin Hoyt, (518) 629-7898, j.hoyt@hvcc.edu
FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Saturday, September 12, 2015
The Hudson Valley Community College football team (1-1) lost to Lackawanna College (2-1) 40-14 on Saturday afternoon.
The Vikings fell behind 12-0 early in the first quarter, but Rafael Hidalgo (Franklin K. Lane/Woodhaven) found Craig Hardgers (Greece Olympia/Rochester) for a touchdown to cut the lead to 12-7. Lackawanna came out and scored early in the second quarter and converted on their 2-point conversion to make it 20-7. Hudson Valley would answer on the ensuing drive as Hidalgo found Willie Scott (Watertown/Watertown) in the endzone to make it 20-14. Lackawanna would take a 28-14 lead into halftime and tacked on 12 more points in the second half to win 40-14.
The Vikings host Dean next Saturday at 1 p.m.