STAFF REPORT
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Oneonta High's boys held a three-goal lead and took twice as many shots as Chenango Forks while playing into the wind during the first half of Wednesday's Southern Tier Athletic Conference game at the Wright National Soccer Campus.
The Yellowjackets followed with a shutout in the second half behind a reserve-laden lineup that amassed more shots and corner kicks than the Blue Devils in a 4-1 victory that marked Oneonta's third straight win by three goals.
"They're getting there," OHS coach Alex Brannan said of his team, which opened the season with back-to-back 3-0 victories over STAC East rivals Seton Catholic Central and Chenango Valley. "Are we doing the right things when the pressure's on? Sometimes we are, but not all the time. Soccer is a game of mistakes, and you've got to make fewer than the other team."
Brannan said he's getting closer to finding the right combination of players that will make the Jackets equally strong on offense and defense, which will be key when OHS plays STAC powers such as Susquehanna Valley, Owego and Maine-Endwell in the near future.
On Wednesday, Brannan moved senior Eric Deemer from midfield to forward, which resulted in a 2-0 lead after 15 minutes. Deemer opened the scoring five minutes in off a pass from Connor Brown and gave OHS a 2-0 cushion 10 minutes later, when he converted a pass from Aaron Foreman.
Matt Arcidiacono set up Connor Shearer for a goal at the 22-minute mark for a 3-0 advantage, but Troy Bowersox scored off a corner kick to cut the deficit to 3-1 with 15 minutes to go in the first half. Arcidiacono capped the scoring eight minutes later with an unassisted goal.
"They're getting there, but truthfully, they don't have to be there until we reach the sectional finals," said Brannan, whose team had a 22-8 advantage in shots, including a 10-5 edge in the first half, and allowed no corner kicks in the second half.
"I like it to be perfect," Brannan continued. "They always say, 'Coach, it's not perfect.' And I say, 'Not now, but it better be at the end.' You don't win state championships unless you're perfect at the end."
Zach Erbe stopped seven shots for the Jackets (3-0, 3-0), who visit Windsor today.
Oneonta 4, Chenango Forks 1
Chenango Forks     1 0 _ 1
Oneonta     4 0 _ 4
Chenango Forks: Troy Bowersox 1-0, Cody Seiber 0-1.
Oneonta (3-0, 3-0): Eric Deemer 2-0, Connor Shearer 1-0, Matt Arcidiacono 1-1, Connor Brown 0-1, Aaron Foreman 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: C 8-4; O 22-3.
Goalies: Mark Slocum (C) 9; Zach Erbe (O) 7.
SK 3, Windham 1
Peter Fabrykiewicz scored three goals as South Kortright (3-0, 1-0) won a Delaware League game to spoil the season opener for host Windham.
Fabrykiewicz, an Andes senior who led area boys in scoring last season, converted a penalty kick 17 minutes in after the Warriors were whistled for a handball inside the box. Andrew Messina tied the score with 11:08 to play in the first half, when he beat SK goalie Brandon Tuttle with a shot from the middle off Robbie Gilbertsen's serve from the right wing.
Fabrykiewicz gave SK the lead for good six minutes into the second half as classmate Eric Reed got the assist. Cody Burns set up Fabrykiewicz for the final goal, which came with 17:56 to play.
"Not bad for our first game of the season and their third," said Windham coach Jim Adair, whose team hosted a boys soccer game for the first time in at least three years as the school christened its new field Wednesday.
Tuttle finished with 10 saves for SK, which finished with a 22-11 advantage in shots. Steve Sherman stopped 19 shots for the Warriors, who visit Davenport on Monday.
SK 3, Windham 1
South Kortright     1 2 _ 3
Windham     1 0 _ 1
South Kortright (3-0, 1-0): Peter Fabrykiewicz 3-0, Eric Reed 0-1, Cody Burns 0-1.
Windham (0-1, 0-1): Andrew Messina 1-0, Robbie Gilbertsen 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: S 22-5; W 11-1.
Goalies: Brandon Tuttle (S) 10; Steve Sherman (W) 19.
Stamford 3, Davenport 2, OT
Tom King scored with 57 seconds remaining in overtime to give Stamford a 3-2 Delaware League victory at home.
King scored during a scramble in front of the net.
Ryan Dianich had a goal and an assist and Mike Callagy contributed a goal for the Indians (1-2, 1-0), who received 12 saves from Dan Tompkins.
Stamford visits Margaretville on Monday.
Mike Jeffers and Mike Ballard scored for Davenport.
Stamford 3, Davenport 2, OT
Davenport     1 1 0 _ 2
Stamford     1 1 1 _ 3
Davenport: Mike Jeffers 1-0, Mike Ballard 1-0, Garrett Reynolds 0-1.
Stamford (1-2, 1-0): Mike Callagy 1-0, Erik Ehrhart 0-1, Ryan Dianich 1-1, Tom King 1-0.
Shots-corner kicks: D 23-4; S 12-1.
Goalies: Dylan Maker (D) 6; Dan Tompkins (S) 12.
Margaretville 8, Gilboa 2
Ian Williams' two goals and one assist paced visiting Margaretville in the Delaware League.
Cody Fronckowiak scored two goals and Abraham Morales and Dan Jenkins each contributed a goal and two assists for the Blue Devils, who held a 3-1 lead at halftime. Iso Desic finished with a goal and an assist and Peter Cella also scored for Margaretville.
Derek Briggs had a goal and an assist and Rich Berger scored for Gilboa (0-3, 0-1), which hosts Hunter-Tannersville on Friday.
Margaretville 8, Gilboa 2
Margaretville     3 5 _ 8
Gilboa     1 1 _ 2
Margaretville: Cody Fronckowiak 2-0, Ian Williams 2-1, Abraham Morales 1-2, Dan Jenkins 1-2, Iso Desic 1-1, Peter Cella 1-0.
Gilboa (0-3, 0-1): Derek Briggs 1-1, Corey VanAlstine 0-1, Rich Berger 1-0.
Shots-corner kicks: M 21-4; G 11-4.
Goalies: Mitch Hull (M) 5; Joe Cooper (G) 14.
H-T 4, Roxbury 0
Tucker Foti scored a goal and assisted Laszlo Hajnoczi's header to lead the visiting Wildcats to a Delaware League victory.
Kieran Powers' goal opened the second-half scoring for the Wildcats, who scored four times in eight minutes.
Roxbury (1-1-1, 0-1) plays Schenevus in the Stamford Mayor's Cup on Saturday.
Hunter-Tannersville (1-0, 1-0) visits Gilboa on Friday.
H-T 4, Roxbury 0
Hunter-Tannersville     0 4 _ 4
Roxbury      0 0 _ 0
Hunter-Tannersville (1-0, 1-0): Tucker Foti 1-1, Zach Davis 1-1, Laszlo Hajnoczi 1-0, Kieran Powers 1-0.
Roxbury (1-1-1, 0-1): None.
Shots-corner kicks: R 3-3; H 11-4.
Goalies: Garrett Hall (R) 5; Nick Spychalsky (H) 3.
Girls Soccer
H-T 2, Roxbury 0
Leanna VanValkenburg and Krystal Plattner scored goals to lead Hunter-Tannersville to a Delaware League victory at home.
Annie Butler made five saves to earn the shutout for the Wildcats (1-0, 1-0), who had a 15-10 advantage in shots.
H-T hosts Gilboa in a non-league game Friday.
H-T 2, Roxbury 0
Roxbury     0 0 _ 0
Hunter-Tannersville     1 1 _ 2
Roxbury: None.
Hunter-Tannersville (1-0, 1-0): Leanna VanValkenburg 1-0, Krystal Plattner 1-0, Taylor Dart 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: R 10-5; H 15-7.
Goalies: Tarah DiBenedetto (R) 6; Annie Butler (H) 5.
Davenport 2, Stamford 1
Sarah Haight scored from about 18 yards with 21:17 remaining as host Davenport won in the Delaware League.
Brittany Chase sent the ball on the right side from midfield to Haight, who took possession, beat a defender and shot to the upper left-hand corner.
Chase scored earlier in the second half to tie it.
Stamford's Cassie Ehrhart scored in the first half for the Indians.
"I was pleased with our effort today," Davenport coach Ray Preston said. "Katie Brown did a really good job on Ehrhart. She's been their leading scorer. ... We really picked it up today."
The Wildcats (2-1, 1-0) visit Windham on Monday.
Davenport 2, Stamford 1
Stamford     1 0 _ 1
Davenport     0 2 _ 2
Stamford: Cassie Ehrhart 1-0, Emilly Mullen 0-1.
Davenport (2-1, 1-0): Brittany Chase 1-1, Sarah Haight 1-0.
Shots-corner kicks: S 11-1; D 16-4.
Goalies: Hope Hager (S) 7; Katie Goss (D) 5.
SK 8, Windham 1
Ashley Moeller scored three times as South Kortright snapped a 1-1 halftime tie with seven goals in the second half.
Britney Northrop and Tallulah Guadagnino each had a goal and an assist for the Rams (2-1, 1-0), who received goals from Cali Lutz and Nikki Holdridge.
Sam Simpfenderfer scored for Windham.
South Kortright plays Delhi in the third-place game of the Stamford Mayor's Cup at 2 p.m. Saturday.
SK 8, Windham 1
Windham     1 0 _ 1
South Kortright     1 7 _ 8
Windham: Sam Simpfenderfer 1-0.
South Kortright (2-1, 1-0): Ashley Moeller 3-0, Britney Northrup 1-1, Tallulah Guadagnino 1-1, Cali Lutz 1-0, Courtenay Chambers 0-2, Nikki Holdridge 1-0, Windham own goal.
Shots-corner kicks: W 6-0; S 32-5.
Goalies: N/A (W) 8; Kayla Scherer (S) 2.
Gilboa 2, Margaretville 1
Laura Potter scored twice, including one with 6:43 remaining to snap a 1-all tie as visiting Gilboa won in the Delaware League.
Potter's goal came on a direct kick from the right side from about 25 yards. The shot went to the upper left corner.
Brooke Koerner made seven saves for the Wildcats, who were outshot, 10-4.
Raeann Bond scored for Margaretville (0-2, 0-1), which hosts Coleman on Friday.
Gilboa 2, Margaretville 1
Gilboa     0 2 _ 2
Margaretville     1 0 _ 1
Gilboa: Laura Potter 2-0.
Margaretville (0-2, 0-1): Raeann Bond 1-0, Tess Svoboda 1-0.
Shots-corner kicks: G 4-2; M 10-6.
Goalies: Brooke Koerner (G) 7; Megan McKenna (M) 2.
B-G 1, Oxford 1, OT
Randi Conway scored with 4:42 remaining in regulation as host Bainbridge-Guilford forged a Midstate Athletic Conference tie.
Conway got the ball outside the penalty box and dribbled toward the middle, where she shot from about 20 yards.
Julianne Heggie scored for Oxford.
Caiti Anderson made 12 saves for the Bobcats (2-1-1, 0-0-1), who play Norwich in the New York Pizzeria Tournament at Unadilla Valley at 5 p.m. Friday.
Oxford 1, B-G 1, OT
Oxford     1 0 0 0 _ 1
Bainbridge-Guilford     0 1 0 0 _ 1
Oxford: Julianne Heggie 1-0, Haley Witchella 0-1.
Bainbridge-Guilford (2-1-1, 0-0-1): Randi Conway 1-0.
Shots-corner kicks: O 15-2; B 15-9.
Goalies: Brenna Jones (O) 10; Caiti Anderson (B) 12.
Worcester 2, Laurens 0, OT
Nicole Sawyer and Daisy Doherty scored overtime goals to lead host Worcester to a Tri-Valley League victory at Laurens.
Worcester is playing all of its games on the road this year because of a building project.
Sawyer scored with 6:16 left in the first of two mandatory overtimes, off an assist from Cierra Ralph.
Doherty's goal came with 1:49 to go in the first overtime. Melanie Rooney's shot went off the hands of Laurens goalie Bryanna Liddle and Doherty volleyed it in.
"Boom, into the back of the net," Worcester coach Jim Kenyon said. "It was awesome. She blasted that thing out of the air. ... It was picture-perfect."
Morgan Clark made 10 saves to earn the shutout for Worcester, which visits Morris on Friday.
Worcester 2, Laurens 0 , OT
at Laurens
Laurens     0 0 0 0 _ 0
Worcester     0 0 2 0 _ 2
Laurens: None.
Worcester (1-1, 1-1): Nicole Sawyer 1-0, Cierra Ralph 0-1, Daisy Doherty 1-0, Melanie Rooney 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: L 12-2; W 9-4.
Goalies: Bryanna Liddle (L) 6; Morgan Clark (W) 10.
Greene 1, Unatego 0
Sierra Marker's goal with 2:57 left gave host Greene a Midstate Athletic Conference win.
Marker's shot went off the hands of goalie Shelby Beers (five saves).
"It's just one of those things," Unatego coach Sue Herodes said. "She lost her grip on it, that's all."
Unatego (1-1, 1-1) hosts Oneonta on Saturday.
Greene 1, Unatego 0
Unatego     0 0 _ 0
Greene     0 1 _ 1
Unatego (1-1, 1-1): None. Greene: Sierra Marker 1-0, Paige Wilcox 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: U 13-4; G 6-1.
Goalies: Shelby Beers (U) 5; Shannon Gregory (G) 12.
Cooperstown 5, F-S 4
Emma Ryanmiller's goal with 21 minutes remaining snapped a 3-all tie and led Cooperstown to a Center State Conference victory at home.
Ryanmiller finished with two goals for the Redskins (1-0, 1-0), who received two goals from Allanah Haggerty. Victoria Anania also scored for Cooperstown, which had a 25-16 advantage in shots.
The Redskins visit Ilion on Friday.
Cooperstown 5, F-S 4
Frankfort-Schuyler     2 2 _ 4
Cooperstown     1 4 _ 5
Frankfort-Schuyler (0-1, 0-1): Elaina Zito 1-0, Alexander Palumbo 2-2, Devina Sanders 1-0, Marisa Nizzi 0-2.
Cooperstown (1-0, 1-0): Emma Ryanmiller 2-0, Victoria Anania 1-0, Alannah Haggerty 2-0, Alexis Bloomfield 0-1, Molly Pearlman 0-1, Haley Hohensee 0-1.
Shots-corner kicks: F 16-3; C 25-8.
Goalies: Jamie McCumber (F) 14; Katelynn Kiuber (C) 8.
VOLLEYBALL
Sidney 3, Deposit 0
Vanessa Strong had nine assists for Sidney, which received five aces apiece from Sevgi Combudak and Katy Jump in a Midstate Athletic Conference win at home.
Courtney Williams contributed four kills for the Warriors, who won, 25-19, 25-13, 25-21. Sidney (2-2, 2-0) is at Windsor on Monday.
Sidney 3, Deposit 0
Game scores: 25-19, 25-13, 25-21.
Deposit (0-3 MAC): Kim Campo 3 aces; Miranda Brown 8 digs.
Sidney (2-2, 2-0): Vanessa Strong 2 aces, 2 kills, 9 assists; Courtney Williams ace, 4 kills, block; Sevgi Combudak 5 aces, 3 kills, assist; Katy Jump 5 aces, kill.
SWIMMING
Owego 94, Oneonta 82
Christie O'Connor placed second in the 200-yard freestyle (2:13.49) and the 100 free (1:01.06) to pace host Oneonta High in a STAC loss.
Mackenzie Miller contributed a second in the 100 backstroke (1:10.63) for the Jackets (1-1, 1-1), who host Windsor on Sept. 17.
Owego 94, Oneonta 82
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200-yard medley relay: 3, Mackenzie Miller, Kari Knudson, Angela Miller, Steph Havens, 2:09.27.
200 freestyle: 2, Christie O'Connor 2:13.49.
200 individual medley: 3, Mackenzie Miller 2:41.04.
50 free: 3, Steph Havens 27.83.
Diving: 4, Kayleigh Ward 110.20 points.
100 butterfly: 4, Angela Miller 1:13.21.
100 free: 2, Christie O'Connor 1:01.06.
500 free: 3, Lizzy Harbison 6:34.46.
200 free relay: 3, Mackenzie Miller, Christie O'Connor, Katlyn Jennings, Steph Havens, 1:55.09.
100 backstroke: 2, Mackenzie Miller 1:10.63.
100 breaststroke: 3, Kari Knudson 1:22.93.
100 free relay: 2, Katlyn Jennings, Erin Bischoff, Angela Miller, Christie O'Connor, 5:01.21.
