Tigers beat Tech to finish season
Last week the 1-5 Fort Hamilton Tigers visited the 0-6 Engineers of Brooklyn Tech for the final game of the 2022 regular season. Eager to get their second win, the Tigers quickly scored first on a 35-yard pass play from Mark Kiss to Charles Kitsakos. Anxious to salvage their winless season, the Engineers quickly answered to take a 7-6 lead as Jackson Janes found Ronen Zinder on a 10-yard pass in the end zone to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Fort Hamilton’s “K-Connection” struck again as Kiss connected with Kitsakos on a 55-yard pass play to take a 14-7 lead. After pushing the Tigers back to their own 10-yard line on a punt, a swarming Tech defense forced Julian Lopez to fumble on a handoff. Tech’s Matan Abir then pounced on the ball for a short touchdown run to tie the game at 14-14. With the first half coming to a close, Lopez quickly redeemed himself as he picked off a Tech pass for a 35-yard touchdown return to give the Tigers a 20-14 lead at the half.
In the third quarter, the Tech offense drove down to the Tigers’ 20-yard line, threatening to take the lead until a leaping August Porter intercepted in the corner of the end zone to end the Engineers’ threat. After a scoreless third quarter, the Tigers made a sustained drive in the fourth quarter to ensure the win. Following a critical fourth-down measurement at the Engineers’ four-yard line for a first down, Kitsakos ran the rest of the way for his third touchdown of the game for the Tigers’ 26-14 win.