ENDICOTT, N.Y. -- The end of the road came for the Elmira Express on Saturday night, with a 57-14 loss to Cicero-North Syracuse in the Class AA state football quarterfinals at Union-Endicott.

Airihk Ashley got the Express on the board first, but unbeaten C-NS scored three times to answer that. Elmira got back within a touchdown midway through the second quarter with a Garrett Johnson touchdown catch, but the Express got no more after that. C-NS scored 36 unanswered points to finish the game.

Offensively, Elmira was outgained 515-225 in total yardage. C-NS will meet Lancaster in next week's semifinal round.