Sophomore quarterback
Josh Felicetti (Central Bucks East/Doylestown, Pa.) threw for a career-high 271 yards and rallied 13th-ranked Ithaca to a 19-18 win at Hartwick (0-2, 0-1 Empire 8).
Felicetti scored the winning touchdown on a four-yard run with 2:00 left in regulation as the Bombers beat Hartwick with a fourth-quarter rally for the second year in a row. Senior linebacker
Robert Truman (Allegany-Limestone/Allegany) intercepted a Hartwick pass with 1:08 left to seal the Bomber win.
Felicetti drove Ithaca 62 yards on just four plays to score the winning touchdown. He completed passes of 32 yards to junior wide receiver
Jeff Welch (Ithaca/Ithaca) and 26 yards to sophomore wide receiver
Justin Esposito (Fayetteville-Manlius/Manlius) before scoring the winning touchdown. The Hawks moved the ball 13 yards after returning the ensuing kickoff to their own 15 before
Truman recorded Ithaca's fourth interception of the game.
Truman finished with a game-high 11 tackles, including a sack.
Felicetti was responsible for Ithaca's first two touchdowns. He completed a 36-yard pass to freshman wide receiver
Brandon Decheine (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda) to cap the Bombers' opening drive and scored on a two-yard run midway through the second quarter. He completed 14 of 35 passes and raised his career total to 1,691 passing yards, good for ninth place on the program's all-time list after just 10 games. The Hawks had taken their first lead on a 23-yard pass in the fourth quarter. Ithaca stopped the Hawks' two-point attempt when senior free safety
Peter Mayer (Hamilton/Hubbardsville) knocked away a conversion pass in the end zone. Ithaca blocked Hartwick's extra-point attempts after both of those touchdowns, with junior defensive tackle
Alex Shafiro (New Rochelle/New Rochelle) knocking the first down and freshman tackle
Dave Celeste (North Tonawanda/North Tonawanda) blocking the second attempt.
Welch was the game's leading receiver, posting career-high totals of five catches for 106 yards. Senior running back
Pete Celebre (Strath Haven/Wallingford, Pa.) ran for 106 yards. Senior strong safety
Jon Edgcomb (Honeoye Falls-Lima/Honeoye Falls) recorded 10 tackles for Ithaca and forced a pair of fumbles.