November 5, 2001

GENEVA, N.Y.--The Hobart College football team moved back into the Upstate New York Division III weekly poll at No. 5 after a week's absence with a 28-18 win at home against St. John Fisher College. Saturday's win was the Statesmen's fifth straight over the Cardinals.

St. John Fisher grabbed an early 6-0 lead after returning the opening kickoff 89 yards. Hobart responded with four of the contest's next five touchdowns for the 10-point victory. First-year defensive back Skip Grantling (Clyde-Savannah/Clyde, N.Y.) got the Statesmen on the board recovering a punt blocked by junior linebacker Tim Booth (Waterloo/Waterloo, N.Y.) in the Cardinals' endzone with 8:03 left in the first quarter. First-year offensive lineman Alex Bell (Wallkill/Modena, N.Y.) scored on a 1-yard touchdown run, first-year running back Ty Godinho (Lancaster/Lancaster, N.Y.) scored from 3-yards out and junior tight end Ryan Adams (Rome Free Academy/Rome, N.Y.) caught a 26-yard pass to account for the rest of the Statesmen scoring.

Godinho led Hobart on the ground with 86 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries. Sophomore quarterback Craig Swanson (Jamestown/Jamestown, N.Y.) completed 12-of-28 for 165 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, Booth and junior defensive end Matt Daley (Bridgeton Academy/Rutland, Vt.) led the Statesmen with 10 tackles apiece. Booth also made four tackles for a loss and intercepted a pass.

Hobart (6-2, 2-1) shares the top five with No. 1 Rensselaer, No. 2 Brockport, No. 3 Ithaca and No. 4 Union. The Statesmen travel to Troy to face the top-ranked Red Hawks on Nov. 10, at 1 p.m. Last season, Hobart shutout Rensselaer 27-0 in Geneva.

Upstate New York Division III Football is an association of the 14 colleges and universities that sponsor DIII football in the Upstate region. The association's web site, which features scores, statistics and more, can be found at: web.hws.edu/statesmen/football/upstate.