STAFF REPORT
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Oneonta High shared the wealth Friday as six boys soccer players earned points in a 3-0 Southern Tier Athletic Conference victory at Chenango Valley.
Dan Joseph, Aaron Foreman and Eric Deemer scored for the Yellowjackets (2-0, 2-0), who received assists from Connor Shearer, Sean Murphy and Matt Arcidiacono. First-year starting goalie Zach Erbe made three saves for OHS, which held advantages of 12-3 in shots and 10-3 in corner kicks.
"We graduated a few kids, but we didn't lose many of our midfielders," said OHS coach Alex Brannan, The Daily Star's Coach of the Year in 2009 after guiding the Yellowjackets to a Section Four Class B title. "We lost one (starter) at every position, basically. ... I'm going to have to maneuver guys around. I don't have the right combination yet, but I'll find it."
In the meantime, Brannan had to settle for Oneonta's second straight 3-0 victory. The Jackets beat Seton Catholic Central by the same score Wednesday, when they opened the season at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
On Friday, Joseph scored into an open net after Connor Shearer forced CV goalie Kevin Mack to play out of position. Eric Deemer sent a long pass from the right side to Shearer on the left. Shearer then dribbled toward the goal and, as Mack came out to cut his angle, passed to the middle for a wide-open Joseph for a 1-0 lead about 8 minutes into the match.
Foreman sent a pass from Sean Murphy into the top-left corner to close the first-half scoring and Deemer volleyed a ball from Matt Arcidiacono into the upper-right corner in the second half. Mack finished with seven saves for the Warriors (3-1, 1-1).
OHS will host Chenango Forks on Wednesday and visit Windsor on Thursday. Brannan said his team picked up a non-league game against Unatego because there will not be a high school version of the annual Mayor's Cup this season. OHS will host the Spartans on Sept. 11 as a result.
Oneonta 3, Chenango Valley 0
Oneonta     2 1 _ 3
Chenango Valley     0 0 _ 0
Oneonta (2-0, 2-0): Dan Joseph 1-0, Aaron Foreman 1-0, Eric Deemer 1-0, Connor Shearer 0-1, Sean Murphy 0-1, Matt Arcidiacono 0-1.
Chenango Valley (3-1, 1-1): None.
Shots-corner kicks: O 12-10; C 3-3.
Goalies: Zach Erbe (O) 3; Kevin Mack (C) 7.
Walton 5, Unatego 3
Ben Conklin's two goals and two assists led host Walton to a Midstate Athletic Conference win.
Conklin beat a pair of Unatego defenders before scoring the game's first goal 12 minutes into play.
He assisted Tyler Magnis' goal that made it 2-0 and also assisted Matt Bartlett's goal just before halftime that gave Walton a 4-2 lead.
Derek Joyce scored all three of the Spartans' goals.
Walton (1-1, 1-1) plays host to Sidney at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
Unatego (1-1) is 0-1 in MAC.
Walton 5, Unatego 3
Unatego     2 1 _ 3
Walton     4 1 _ 5
Unatego (1-1, 0-1): Derek Joyce 3-0, Joao Pedro Fabel 0-1.
Walton (1-1, 1-1): Ben Conklin 2-2, Matt Bartlett 1-0, Tim Maguire 1-0, Tyler Magnis 1-0.
Shots-corner kicks: U 11-7; W 18-5.
Goalies: Alex White (U) 9; Josh Rolfe (W) 5, Tyler Magnis 2.
Oxford 5, B-G 0
Justin Schray scored three goals as visiting Oxford won in the Midstate Athletic Conference on Thursday.
Oxford 5, Bainbridge-Guilford 0
Thursday's game
Oxford     5 0 _ 5
Bainbridge-Guilford     0 0 _ 0
Oxford goals-assists: Justin Schray 3-0, Adam Anthony 1-0, Jacob Care 0-1, own goal.
Bainbridge-Guilford: None.
Shots-corner kicks: O 9-2; B 8-5.
Goalie saves: Zach Falciani (B) 3, Dustin Whaley 0; Brandon McConnis (Ox) 4.
Girls Soccer
Oneonta 7, CV 0
Memo to Southern Tier Athletic Conference girls soccer teams: Oneonta High appears to be very good this season.
Two days after a season-opening, 8-0 victory over Seton Catholic Central, the Yellowjackets traveled to Chenango Valley put a similar pounding on the Warriors.
And get this, because of a new STAC rule that prohibits teams from playing when the heat index hits 96 degrees or higher, Friday's game ended with 24 minutes, 54 seconds remaining.
"We knew we were going to be good and we are good," OHS coach Jerry Mackey said. "We have a lot of different people contributing and a lot of different finishers. That part is encouraging. We have a lot of different pieces."
Karsen Shultz scored two goals, and Dani Nicosia, Sienna Wisse, Cami Cleaveland, Brianna Georgia and Alex Graig-Tiso contributed one goal apiece.
Shultz opened the scoring nine minutes into play, finishing a crossing pass from Wisse in the box. Seven minutes later, Georgia scored off an assist from Jen Jelic to make it 2-0. OHS led, 4-0, at halftime.
"We're still relatively young," said Mackey, whose team went 10-5-1 last season. "We start a freshman and five sophomores, but we have experience. We also start four unselfish seniors (Wisse, Erin Wolstenholme, Leah Elsbeck and Josephine Sloman)."
Wolstenholme finished with five saves for OHS, which had a 24-6 advantage in shots.
The Yellowjackets (2-0, 2-0) travel to Windsor on Tuesday. Mackey said he'll know about his team Thursday, when OHS goes to Chenango Forks, which is coming off a 16-3-1 season
Oneonta 7, CV 0
Oneonta     4 3 _ 7
CV     0 0 _ 0
Oneonta (2-0, 2-0): Karsen Shultz 2-0, Dani Nicosia 1-2, Sienna Wisse 1-2, Cami Cleaveland 1-0, Brianna Georgia 1-0, Alex Graig-Tiso 1-0, Shelby Cleaveland 0-1, Jen Jelic 0-1.
CV: None.
Shots-corner kicks: O 24-5; C 6-1.
Goalies: Erin Wolstenholme (O) 5; N/A (C) 16.
McGraw 3, Sidney 0
Kaitelyn Leonard scored twice in the first half of McGraw's first-round victory in the Sherburne-Earlville Tournament.
Alexa Sundal made 13 saves for the Warriors (0-4), who'll play S-E or Hamilton in the consolation at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
McGraw 3, Sidney 0
SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE TOURNAMENT
First round
Sidney      0 0 _ 0
McGraw     2 1 _ 3
Sidney (0-4): None.
McGraw: Kaitelyn Leonard 2-0, Courtney Purcell 1-1, Nicole Purcell 0-2.
Shots-corner kicks: S 4-0; M 22-5.
Goalies: Alexa Sundal (S) 13; Hayley MacLean (M) 3.
CV-S 4, Davenport 0
Ksenia Hanlon scored twice and visiting Cherry Valley-Springfield held a 14-3 advantage in shots in its non-league victory.
"(CV-S is) strong," said Davenport coach Ray Preston, whose team advanced to the Section Four Class D final last season. "They're physically strong and pretty senior-laden."
Maya Anichini scored in the first half.
"Their first two goals came on missed goal kicks and they kicked it back in," Preston said.
Hanlon's second goal came on a long shot from the left wing that scored inside in the far post.
Katie Goss made 11 saves for the Wildcats (1-1), who play host to Stamford on Wednesday.
CV-S 4, Davenport 0
CV-S     1 3 _ 4
Davenport     0 0 _ 0
Cherry Valley-Springfield (2-0): Maya Anichini 1-0, Ksenia Hanlon 2-0, Emilly Schafsteck 1-0, Emily Wilmot 0-1.
Davenport (1-1): None.
Shots-corner kicks: C 14-5; D 3-1.
Goalies: Kylie Graham (C) 2; Katie Goss (D) 11.
Delhi 6, Jefferson 0
Marisa Chytalo had three goals and one assist Thursday to lead Delhi to a first-round victory in the Stamford Mayor's Cup.
Chytalo opened the scoring 2:45 in on a shot from outside the 18-yard line.
"It was a high shot over the goalie that rode the net all the way down," first-year Delhi coach Alexis Seward said. "It was a gorgeous shot."
Chytalo made it 2-0 about 25 minutes later. Jackie Newkirk capped the first-half scoring with the first of her two goals.
The Bulldogs (2-0) advanced to a championship-bracket game at 8 p.m. Saturday against Stamford.
Delhi 6, Jefferson 0
STAMFORD MAYOR'S CUP
Thursday's first round
Delhi     3 3 _ 6
Jefferson     0 0 _ 0
Delhi (2-0): Marisa Chytalo 3-1, Jackie Newkirk 2-0, Liz Moon 1-0.
Jefferson: None.
Shots-corner kicks: D 19-1; J 8-3.
Goalies: Libby Buel (D) 7; N/A (J) 9.
GOLF
at Afton CC
Paul Parsons shot an even-par 36 on the back nine _ one better than teammate Cody Lake _ but host Bainbridge-Guilford fell, 226-240, in the Midstate Athletic Conference.
Matt Wood shot a 39 to lead Unatego (1-2).
B-G (0-3) hosts Harpursville on Wednesday.
at Afton CC
Back nine, par-36
Team scores: Unatego 226, B-G 240.
Unatego (1-2): Matt Wood 39, Hunter Howard 42, Trevor Komenda 46, Josh Zulkoski 49, Nate Shelton 50, Erin Davis 51.
B-G (0-3): Paul Parsons 36, Cody Lake 37, Tim Parsons 39, Kendra Ostrander 63, Skyler Wightman 66.
SWIMMING
Oneonta 124, SV 61
Steph Havens, Christie O'Connor and Kari Knudson won two events apiece as Oneonta High opened the season with an easy road victory in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
Havens won the 100- and 50-yard freestyle in 1 minute, .65 seconds and 27.45, respectively. O'Connor placed first in the 200 free (2:14.18) and the 500 free (6:22.26) and Knudson won the 200 individual medley (2:41.46) and the 100 breaststroke (1:22.13).
Oneonta plays host to Owego on Wednesday.
Oneonta 124, SV 61
at Susquehanna Valley
200 medley relay: Oneonta (Madison Allen, Kari Knudson, Angela Miller, Katlyn Jennings) 2:12.21. 200 free: Christie O'Connor (O) 2:14.18. 200 IM: Kari Knudson (O) 2:41.46. 50 free: Steph Havens (O) 27.45. Diving: Tasn (S) 154.65. 100 butterfly: Angela Miller (O) 1:14.93. 100 free: Steph Havens (O) 1:00.65. 500 free: Christie O'Connor (O) 6:22.26. 200 free relay: Oneonta (Mackenzie Miller, Steph Havens, Katlyn Jennings, Christie O'Connor) 1:53.23. 100 backstroke: Mackenzie Miller (O) 1:11.99. 100 breaststroke: Kari Knudson (O) 1:22.13. 400 free relay: Oneonta (Steph Havens, Mackenzie Miller, Christie O'Connnor, Angela Miller) 4:19.13.
