SUNY Brockport falls 42-24 to No. 10 SUNY Cortland in Empire 8 clash

SUNY Brockport falls 42-24 to No. 10 SUNY Cortland in Empire 8 clash Garrett Chan News10NBC BROCKPORT, N.Y. — SUNY Brockport and SUNY Cortland faced off in a high-stakes Empire 8 Conference football game Saturday, with both teams entering undefeated in conference play. But after leading 10-7 at the end of the first quarter, Cortland showed off its offensive power, racking up 28 straight points en route to a 42-24 win. With the win, the Cortland Red Dragons secured their sixth straight Empire 8 title. “Being eight and two gives us a chance to get in the postseason. So that’s the end of the end of the day. That’s our goal right. And you know it’s a setback. It’s humbling. It’s it is what it is. There’s there’s going to be even flows and highs and lows in football. And we’ve got to obviously get ourselves in order and figure out how we can come back and be successful on the road,” Brockport head coach Jason Mangone said. Brockport, now posting a 5-1 conference record and 7-2 overall, will finish its regular season next Saturday against the Utica Pioneers.