SECTION IV FOOTBALL: TIOGA RUNS PAST SVEC, 42-0; CLINCHES NINTH STRAIGHT DIVISION TITLE (October 23, 2026)

Valley Sports Report
SPENCER — Tioga scored on all six of its possessions, and clinched in ninth straight division title here Friday night with a 42-0 win over SVEC in Section IV, Division VII football action.

The Tigers, now 6-2, amassed 365 yards in total offense, including 264 on the ground, and ran just 28 plays.

Senior Caden Bradley led Tioga with 142 rushing yards and three TDs on just eight carries, while senior Max Stauder had 55 yards on three carries, senior Shane Platukis had 33 yards on four carries, and sophomore Damon Milner added 13 yards on two carries.

Senior QB Jackson Bombard completed two of five passes for 68 yards and two TDs a 61-yard strike to freshman Carson LaBour and a seven-yard toss to senior Gavin KIthcart.

Junior Cam Ross completed his only pass of the game — a 33-yard TD to sophomore Liamm Comstock.

SVEC picked up a first down on its initial possession, and had a second one nullified by a holding cal before punting the ball away.

Tioga picked up a first down on an 8-yard run by Platukis, then Bombard hit a wide-open LaBour down the visiting sidelines for a 61-yard score. Bombard tacked on the PAT kick to make it 7-0.

After the Tiger defense forced a SVEC three-and-out, Tioga's offense ripped off a five-play, 74-yard scoring drive.

Bradley started the drive with a 28-yard TD run, and Stauder gained 12 yards to move the ball to the SVEC 34.

After an incompletion, Stauder reeled off a 25-yard run, and Bradley capped the the drive with a 10-yard TD run. Bombard's kick made it 14-0 with 25 seconds remaining in the opening stanza.

The Eagles drove the ball inside the Tioga on its ensuing possession, but turned the ball over on downs.

After 12 plays, SVEC had the ball second-and-four at the Tioga 6, but a big hit by senior James Howey jarred the ball loose from a SVEC runner. The Eagles came up with the loss ball, but the scramble for the loose ball resulted in an 8-yard loss.

SVEC turned the ball over on downs at its 14-yard-line two plays later, and Bradley needed just two runs — the first for 32 yards and the second a 54-yard TD scamper on a nicely-executed counter — to make it 21-0.

Two plays after the ensuing kickoff, LaBour forced a SVEC fumble with a big hit and Howey pounced on the loose ball.

Four plays later, Bradley capped the 32-yard drive with a 7-yard TD run to extend the lead to 28-0 with 1:10 remaining in the half.

LaBour returned the second-half kickoff 39 yards to the SVEC 42, and the Tigers needed just six plays to find paydirt.

The big play of the short drive was an 18-yard run by Stauder to set up Bombard's 6-yard TD pass to Kithcart. Bombard's fifth PAT kick made it 35-0 with 9:15 remaining in the third quarter.

The Eagles had the ball for 11 plays on its next possession before turning the ball over on downs at the Tioga 47.

Tioga's second-team offense, with Milner, Comstock, and junior Andrew Sherman sharing the backfield workload, drove the ball the distance with Ross's 33-yard TD strike to Comstock capping the drive. Bombard, who was 6-for-6 on extra-point attempts, provided the final margin.

SVEC ran the final 4 1/2 minutes off the clock with an 11-play possession that ended at the Tioga as the clock expired.

Tioga returns to action Friday in the quarterfinals of the Section IV, Class D playoffs. (Tioga's opponent, as well as the game site and time will be announced Sunday).

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IN PHOTO: Tioga senior Caden Bradley. ... VSR STOCK PHOTO.

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