Staff Report
Oneonta High couldn’t do anything about the one that got away Friday.
Mike Rood sent a 30-yard free kick into the upper corner of Oneonta’s goal with about 17 minutes left as Susquehanna Valley avenged its 2011 Section Four Class B championship loss to the Yellowjackets with a 1-0 home victory in the Southern Tier Athletic Conference.
“The game could have gone either way,” said OHS coach Alex Brannan, whose team finished with a 9-8 edge in shots. “I told them a nice goal was going to win the game and it was a nice goal.
“We had the wall set up and he hit the top corner. What are you going to do?” Brannan continued. “The kids were upset, but it was a great goal.”
Colin Manchester secured the shutout with five saves for Susquehanna Valley (8-0, 8-0), who fell, 3-2, to OHS in the 2011 sectional final at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
“We knew they were going to be tough because they only lost two players from last year’s team,” Brannan said. “We had chances, but we didn’t put them away.”
Zach King stopped three shots for the Yellowjackets (6-2, 6-2), whose 37-game winning streak against STAC opponents ended with a 4-2 loss to Johnson City last Friday.
OHS hosts Windsor at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Lloyd F. Baker Field.
Cooperstown 3,
Clinton 0
Isaac Gomez opened the scoring off a pass from Tanner Clinton 10 minutes in, leading host Cooperstown to a Center State Conference non-division win at home.
Reigning Daily Star Player of the Year Michael Rowley and Liam Heneghan contributed goals off restarts for the Redskins (6-1), who received six saves from Kevin Frevele.
Cooperstown finished with a 15-8 advantage in shots against Clinton (5-3-1).
The Redskins play host Davenport at 2 p.m. Saturday in the championship game of the Chic Walshe Tournament.
Delhi 12, Afton 1
Carson King had three goals and an assist to lead host Delhi (4-3-1) to a Midstate Athletic Conference victory.
Tommy Liddle and Connor Tucker had two goals apiece for the Bulldogs, who scored eight times in the second half.
Delhi hosts Walton on Monday.
Greene 1, Walton 0
Kirk Bartholomew’s first-half goal led Greene to a MAC road win.
During a scramble in the Warriors’ end, Walton’s Josh Rawls went down after a collision.
“We stopped playing and they didn’t and he popped it in,” said Walton coach Andy Gates, who added that Rawls left the game but returned. “You can’t just stop playing like that. It was just a split-second, and that second ended up being the difference.”
Greene (8-1) beat Walton, 6-1, at home a week ago.
Walton (4-6, 3-3) is at Delhi on Monday.
CV-S 6, RS 0
Kyle Jaquay had two goals and an assist as defending Section Four Class D champion Cherry Valley-Springfield stayed undefeated with a home win in the Tri-Valley League.
“We had a nice short-passing game,” CV-S coach Terri Adams said. “It was a little wet and a little greasy, but we managed to keep it under control with the short game.”
The Patriots kept the Indians without a shot on goal. Ben Smith had five saves for Richfield Springs.
Ben Drugatz, Jake Spencer, Jake Ostrander and Justin Monahan also scored for CV-S (8-0, 7-0) which hosts Sharon Springs at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Edmeston 3, Milford 2
Clayton Lyon’s goal with three minutes left in overtime gave Edmeston a road victory in the Tri-Valley League.
Lyons won a ball at midfield, dribbled in and scored from 25 yards with a shot to the corner.
“We didn’t step out on him,” Milford coach Frank Spurchise said. “It was a pretty even game, but Edmeston made the most of their opportunities.”
Clayton Hawes tied the score with less than 10 minutes left in regulation.
Edmeston’s Linton Wainwright opened the scoring, but Milford got goals from Eli Coley in the first half and Peyton Griffiths in the second for a 2-1 lead.
Milford (6-2-1, 6-1-1) is home Monday against undefeated Cherry Valley-Springfield. Edmeston (5-5, 4-4) is at Franklin on Monday.
Franklin 2, G-MU 1
Alex Brownell and Derek Beers scored in the first half as Franklin earned a road win in the Tri-Valley League.
Tyler Pope scored for the Raiders (1-9, 1-7), who received 12 saves from Austin Burnside. Counterpart Tom Tolley stopped five shots.
Gilbertsville-Mount Upton visits Worcester on Monday.
Laurens 8, Worcester 2
Pheonix Howard’s four goals led Laurens to a home win in the Tri-Valley League.
The senior midfielder had a varsity-high scoring game on one breakaway goal and three more up close.
“He shot six times and scored four,” Laurens coach Dave Miller said. “I guess you could say he was pretty accurate today. I know he has had a two-goal game before, maybe he has three, but this would definitely be a career game for him.”
Ryan Crean, Frank Merici, Ryan Holmes and Mitchel Barra also scored for the Leopards.
Bobby Rundblad and Joey Alo scored for Worcester.
Laurens (5-3, 5-3) is at Schenevus on Monday.
Morris 6, Schenevus 2
Freshman Mike Murphy scored three times in the second half as host Morris cruised to a Tri-Valley League triumph.
Mike Silicato contributed two goals and Levi Decker had a goal and an assist for the Mustangs (7-2-1, 7-1-1), who held a 17-9 advantage in shots.
Dave Vosatka and Robert Burton scored for the Dragons.
Morris hosts Richfield Springs on Monday.
Gilboa 3, Downsville 0
Zach Perry scored twice and Brett Potter had a goal and an assist as Gilboa won a home game in the Delaware League.
Patrick Kuzma stopped two shots for the shutout. His Wildcats (5-6, 3-4) visit Davenport on Monday.
Margaretville 2,
Roxbury 0
Matt VanValkenburg had a goal and an assist as Margaretville stayed undefeated with a win at home in the Delaware League.
Kyle Short scored on a header off a cross from VanValkenburg with 15 minutes left in the first half. VanValkenburg then scored on a rebound with 14 minutes remaining.
Windham is at Margaretville (11-0-1, 6-0) on Thursday.
GIRLS SOCCER
Milford 3, Edmeston 1
Kaley Chase and Rileigh Griffiths scored 2½ minutes apart late in the first half, leading visiting Milford to a Tri-Valley League victory.
Francesca Green contributed a goal on a penalty kick in the second half for the Wildcats, who held a 16-6 advantage in shots.
“They passed the ball well,” Edmeston coach Russ McCall said of Milford. “They’re well-coached, they distribute the ball well and they work well as a team.”
Kelsey Bressett scored in the second half for the Panthers (6-4-1, 5-4), who host Franklin on Monday.
Franklin 4, G-MU 1
Jordan Beers and Jessie Downin scored two goals apiece to lead host Franklin to a Tri-Valley League victory.
Beers scored the first two goals, her first coming 2:13 into the first half from the top of the penalty box. Beers also scored 17:29 into the first half, heading in a corner kick from Mariah McNeilly.
Downin scored in each half for the Purple Decils (7-2, 6-2), who received two assists from McNeilly.
Tayler Nichols scored a second-half goal for Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
Franklin visits Edmeston on Monday.
Margaretville 1,
Roxbury 0
Elia Tanzer scored with 1:25 left in the second overtime as Margaretville earned a Delaware League win on the road.
Tanzer converted a pass to the center of the box from Tess Svoboda. Alexis Molnar stopped seven shots in the shutout.
Lisa Boyke made 10 saves for the Rockets, who are at Jefferson on Monday.
CV-S 6, RS 0
Lauren Loucks, Jordan Loucks and Chelsea Zembower each had two goals as Cherry Valley-Springfield won on the road in the Tri-Valley League.
“We only dressed 10 and at times we played with just nine,” said Richfield Springs coach Bill Stevens, whose program has lost players to concussions (three), torn ACLs (two) and sprained ankles (two) this season. “I thought we played with them in the first half, but they got away from us in the second half.”
Vanessa Miller made 16 saves for Richfield Springs, which is at Worcester on Wednesday.
Morris 1, Schenevus 0
Freshman Liana Garry scored in the first half for defending Section Four Class D champion Morris, which remained undefeated with a road win in the Tri-Valley League.
Amanda Flint beat Dragons goalie Taylor Spranger to a ball in the box and passed to Garry, who finished with a shot to the center of the net 25:15 into play.
“It was just a good back-and-forth game all game,” Schenevus coach Chris Kaltenbach said. “They have got a lot of good athletes and they are pretty relentless. I told my girls this was not a disappointing loss for us. We played them very well.”
Schenevus (5-3, 5-3) is at Laurens on Monday. Morris (8-0, 7-0) plays South Kortright Saturday in the title game of the Chic Walshe Tournament at Davenport.
Laurens 2, Worcester 1
Heather White scored twice from long range in the second half to lead Laurens to a road win in the Tri-Valley League.
Jessica Peeters finished a throughball from Cierra Ralph to open the scoring for Worcester with six minutes left in the first half.
White tied the score a little more than three minutes into the second half – from about 30 yards – and followed with the go-ahead goal from 20 yards with 11 minutes remaining.
Worcester (1-6) plays host Davenport at noon Saturday in the consolation game of the Chic Walshe Tournament.
Norwich 2, B-G 1
Gia Cuomo scored for Bainbridge-Guilford in a first-round loss during the Oxford Tournament.
Alyssa Welch and Shelby Benjamin scored for the Purple Tornado.
B-G plays Oxford in the consolation game at 4 p.m. Saturday. Oxford fell, 6-0, to Downsville in the other first-round game.
Norwich and Downsville will play for the title at 7 p.m. Saturday.
