Anthony Luciano

Anthony was a second team All-Empire 8 honoree...Played in and started all 11 games during the season for the Red Dragons...Part of the Cortland secondary that ranked eighth nationally in passing yards allowed (140.2 pass yards allowed per game)...Finished with 55 tackles, 27 solo, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, one interception, one quarterback hurry, and two pass breakups...Tallied a season-high 11 tackles, four solo, in the 66th Cortaca Jug Game at Ithaca...Finished with nine total tackles in the first round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs at Springfield...Registered seven tackles, one fumble recovery, one quarterback hurry, and one pass breakup against Grove City...Had 1.0 sacks among his six tackles in a road win at Alfred State...Made five tackles in a road win at St. John Fisher...Tallied three tackles, 0.5 for loss, in a home win over Alfred University...Finished with four tackles in a road win at Morrisville...Registered four tackles in a road win at Hartwick...Made three tackles, had one forced fumble, and recovered a fumble in a home win over Union...Named the Empire 8 Co-Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15. Anthony was a third team All-Empire 8 selection...Played in all 12 games for Cortland with 11 starts...Totaled 49 tackles, 26 solo tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, one fumble recovery, and seven pass breakups...Made a season-high seven tackles against Springfield in the third round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs...Made five tackles and recovered a fumble in a home win over Morrisville...Had three tackles and two pass breakups in a win over Ithaca in the 65th Cortaca Jug Game...Provided four tackles and two pass breakups in a road win at Brockport...Registered three tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in a road win at Hilbert...Broke up a pass and made six tackles in a road win over Utica...Tallied six tackles in a road victory over Alfred...Chipped in four tackles in a win over Endicott in the second round of the NCAA Div. III playoffs. Played in seven games, including Cortland's last four NCAA contests...Finished season with 13 tackles...Started in NCAA quarterfinals at Alma and registered eight tackles, three solo, and a fumble recovery...Two tackles at home versus Alfred...Assisted tackle in NCAA finals versus North Central. A 2023 graduate of Shaker...Three-year member of the football team, two as a starter...Fifth team all-state as a senior...Two-time first team Class AA all-section honoree...Team Defensive MVP...Two-year starter in lacrosse...Second team all-section as a senior...Competed in indoor track and field for one season...Team's most outstanding sprinter. Son of Michelle and Stephen Luciano...Has three siblings, Dominic, Alex, and Sophia.