Photos by Tom Rivers

CARLTON – The top girls runners in the Niagara-Orleans cross country race were recognized on Saturday with the top seven runners earning first team, then 8 through 14 on the second team, and 15 through 21 receiving honorable mention. The race was held at Lakeside State Park.

First Team All-League: Pictured from left include Eden Hillman of Newfane, 1st in 19:36; Taylor Alvord of Roy-Hart, 2nd in 20:30; Julia Rohde of Roy-Hart, 3rd in 22:27; Abigail Bower of Akron, 4th in 21:35; Talia Rupp of Medina, 5th in 21:47; Kylee Rebmann of Akron, 6th in 21:53; and Kayla Hallman of Newfane, 7th in 22:01.

Eden Hillman of Newfane won the race for the second year. The eighth-grader blazed through the course in 19:36.

Second Team All-League: Pictured from left include Kayla Hallman of Newfane, 8th in 22:01; Mirabelle Strong of Barker, 9th in 22:18; Mackenzie Hill of Newfane, 10th in 22:49; Marissa Bryant of Roy-Hart, 11th in 22:53.; Adele Mathes of Albion, 12th in 23:06; Makayla Pask of Akron, 13th in 23:12; and Kristine Wall of Akron, 14th in 23:15.

This trip rounds a turn at Lakeside during an early part of the race. From right includes Kylee Rebmann of Akron, Adele Mathes of Albion, and Mirabelle Strong of Barker.

Honorable Mention: Pictured from left include Mikaila Akers of Wilson, 15th in 23:21; Hayden Barlow of Wilson, 16th in 23:25; Samantha Silsby of Roy-Hart, 17th in 23:46; Sienna Gibson of Newfane, 18th in 24:10; Hannah Monaco of Barker, 19th in 24:38; Madelyn Freatman of Wilson, 20th in 24:56; and Lorelei Gailie of Albion, 21st in 25:13.

This group keeps up a fast pace during the first part of the race. In front are Hannah Monaco of Barker and Rachel Herbert of Medina. Right behind them are Lorelei Gailie of Albion and Aubrey Burning of Albion.

Photos by Tom Rivers

CARLTON – The top runners in the Niagara-Orleans cross country race were recognized on Saturday with the top seven runners earning first team, then 8 through 14 on the second team, and 15 through 21 receiving honorable mention.

First Team All-League: Pictured from left include Luke Fahy of Barker, 1st in 17:52; Peyton Wagner of Barker, 2nd in 17:53; Gabe Nestoros of Barker, 3rd in 18:18; Logan Wagner of Barker, 4th in 18:25; Cole Hughes of Medina, 5th in 18:36; Ethan Gancasz, 6th in 18:48; and Grayson Prynn of Barker, 7th in 18:51.

Barker’s Ethan Gancasz digs deep as he heads to the finish line on Saturday at Lakeside State Park in Carlton. He finished in sixth place, just ahead of his teammate, Grayson Prynn who was 7th.

Second Team All-League: Pictured from left include Stryker Sanders of Albion, 8th in 18:58; Logan Meyers of Akron, 9th in 19:11; Sean Milczarski of Newfane, 10th in 19:11; Aron Gehl of Akron, 11th in 19:20; Tristian Tilbe of Albion, 12th in 19:23; Matt Bloom of Albion, 13th in 19:30; and Bryan Parris of Barker, 14th in 19:35.

These runners are close to the leaders in the Niagara-Orleans race on Saturday. From left include Sean Milczarski of Newfane, Logan Wagner of Barker, Tristian Tible of Albion and Anthony Taliaferro of Barker.

Honorable Mention All-League: Pictured from left include Jonathan Dix of Medina, 15th in 19:36; Rowe Bouchey of Albion, 16th in 19:41; John Murphy of Newfane, 17th in 19:46; Anthony Taliaferro of Barker, 18th in 20:11; Roman Maksimchuk of Medina, 19th in 20:16; Sam Liuzzi of Barker, 20th in 20:19; and Dominic Cimato of Barker, 21st in 20:28.

These runners all made the All-League team. They include Aron Gehl of Akron, Cole Hughes of Medina and Jonathan Dix of Medina.

Matt Bloom of Albion works his way through the woods at the race at Lakeside with his teammate, Rowe Bouchey, right behind him.

Weekly H.S. Sports Schedule
Monday
Field Hockey – Nardin at Medina, 7 p.m.
Volleyball – Elba at Lyndonville, Attica at Holley, Roy-Hart at Starpoint, Wilson at Newfane, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday
Boys Soccer – Section VI Class B playoffs – Olmsted at Medina, Eden at Akron, 3:30 p.m.; Newfane at Tapestry, 6 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Section VI Class A playoffs – Albion at Williamsville South, 3:30 p.m.; Section V Class C1 playoffs – Alexander at Holley, 6 p.m.
Field Hockey – Kenmore at Akron, 4:30 p.m.; Wilson at Roy-Hart, 7 p.m.

Wednesday
Boys Soccer – Section VI Class A2 playoffs – Lake Shore at Albion, 3:30 p.m. (tentative); Section V Class C1 playoffs – Red Creek at Holley, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Section VI Class B playoffs – Silver Creek at Akron, 3:30 p.m.; Chautauqua Lake at Barker/Lyndonville at Barker, Tonawanda at Roy-Hart, Medina at Falconer, Newfane at Allegany-Limestone, 6 p.m.
Field Hockey – Newfane at Medina, 7 p.m.
Volleyball – Holley at YWCS, 5 p.m.

Thursday
Volleyball – Kendall at Alexander, 6:30 p.m.

Friday
Football – Batavia at Medina, Albion at Maryvale, Holley at Canisteo-Greenwood, 7 p.m.
Boys Soccer – Section V Class D2 playoffs – Houghton at Lyndonville, 3 p.m.
Girls Soccer – Section V Class C2 playoffs – Kendall hosts the winner of the Warsaw vs. Genesee Valley-Belfast game at 6 p.m.
Volleyball – Holley at Sodus, Byron-Bergen at Kendall, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday
Football – Barker/Roy-Hart at Maritime, 2 p.m.
Boys Soccer – Section V Class C2 playoffs – Kendall will host the winner of the Cuba Rushford vs. Perry game at 7 p.m.

Contributed Photo – Conor Murphy scores a touchdown for the Albion Mini Eagles.

All three Albion teams scored wins Saturday in the semifinal round of the Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) playoffs at Albion.

Beginners Division
Albion 34, Barker/Roy-Hart 12
Kenny Almonte rushed for a game high 172 yards and 2 scores for the Beginner Eagles offense. Gunner Jackson picked up 75 yards on the ground. Xavier Weis 39 yards, Trey Ellis 37 yards, both also had a TD run.

Almonte had 14 tackles for the defense on the day. Ellis 12, Weis 6, Artavion Lewis 4, Lexington Pridgen and Drake Neri 3 each, Jaxon Francis and Myles Labarge 2 each and Jaxon Nashburn 1.

Albion will play Batavia in a rematch of last years Championship game at 10 a.m. this Saturday in Newfane.

Mini Division
Albion 13, Barker/Roy-Hart 0
Avenging their lone defeat 13-0 to BRH 28 days ago, Albion beat BRH by the same 13-0 score.

After a scoreless first half, Conor Murphy’s followed the lead of Albion Varsity Purple Eagle Jackson Snook on Thursday Night and returned a fumble recovery 6 yards for a TD proved to be the game winner.

Murphy, Patrick Westlund, Elian Almonte and Moses Taylor led the Mini Eagles defense with 7 tackles. Mason Cornick 6, Jaidyn Harper 5, Hudson Palmer 4, Chase Armer, Zion Richardson 3 each, Zeus Vallejo and Wyatt Purnell 2 each.

Almonte rushed for 165 yards and a 51 yard TD. Taylor rushed for 27 yards and had 28 receiving. Westlund rushed for 24 yards, Harper 12 and Greyson Roberts 8.

Albion will play LeRoy in a rematch of last years Championship game at Noon this Saturday in Newfane.

JV Division
Albion defeated Oakfield-Alabama/Elba
Camden Holt had a TD run and caught 2 TDs from Jace DiMatteo for the JV Eagles offensive attack. Damareon Shine rushed for 2 TDs, Jayce Torres 1 rushing and 1 receiving, AJ Lewis III 1 receiving from Cayden Farrell and Kairo Bennett ran one in.

Lewis and Shine were in on 8 tackles. Jayden Russo and Holt 4 each. Farrell, Parker Gardner and Bennett 3 each. Kenny Witcroft, Kyle Schomske, Tyler Patten, Edward Hammonds, Roman Allport, Zayden Leflore, Matthew Colmerero, Arkell Lewis, Isaac Button, Harrison Froman, Blaze Worrells and Sebastian Stritzinger were all in on stops. Kaydence Russaw had a interception.

Albion will play LeRoy in a rematch of last years Championship game at 2 p.m. this Saturday in Newfane.

Weekend H.S. football scoring recap

C North Division Games
Medina 49, Cleveland Hill 0
Barker/Roy-Hart 40, Alden 21
Akron 33, JFK 6
Eden 53, Tonawanda 16
Honeoye Falls-Lima 49, Maritime 14 (non league)

C North Standings
Barker/Roy-Hart 5-0, 6-1
Akron 5-1, 5-2
Eden 4-1, 6-1
Medina 4-2, 5-2
Maritime 3-2, 4-3
Alden 1-4, 2-5
JFK 1-3, 2-5
Cleve Hill 1-4, 1-6
Tonawanda 0-6, 0-7

B2 Division Games
Albion 30, East Aurora/Holland 27
Iroquois 35, Olean 14
Lackawanna 18, Depew 13
Maryvale 48, Dunkirk 26

B2 Standings
Iroquois 6-0, 6-1
Lackawanna 5-1, 5-2
Depew 5-2, 5-2
Olean 4-2, 4-3
Maryvale 2-4, 3-4
Albion 1-5, 1-6
East Aurora 1-5, 1-6
Dunkirk 1-6, 1-6

Independent
St. Mary’s, Lancaster 52, Holley 0

Top seeded Kendall will begin Section V Class C2 girls soccer playoff competition with a home game at 6 p.m. Friday.

The Lady Eagles will host the winner of the opening round game between No. 8 Warsaw and No. 9 Genesee Valley Belfast.

Holley, which is seeded No. 5 in Class C1, will host Genesee Region League foe No. 12 Alexander at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the opening round.

Top seeded Kendall will open defense of its Section V Class C2 boys soccer championship by hosting a quarterfinal round game at 7 p.m. next Saturday.

Kendall, which went 16-0 during the regular season, will face the winner of the opening round game between No. 8 Cuba-Rushford/Hinsdale and No. 9 Perry.

Holley, which is seeded No. 7, will host No. 10 Red Creek in a Class C1 first round contest at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Lyndonville, which is seeded No. 2 in Class D2, will host No. 7 Houghton in a quarterfinal game at 3 p.m. Friday.

Medina and Albion will both host opening round games in the Section VI boys soccer playoffs this coming week.

Medina, which is seeded No. 4 in Class B, will host No. 13 Olmsted at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The victor will face the winner of the No. 5 Fredonia vs. No. 12 Southwestern game in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Albion, which is seeded No. 8 in Class A2, will host No. 9 Lake Shore on Wednesday at a time to be determined.

In other Class B openers, No. 7 Akron will host No. 10 Eden at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday and No. 11 Newfane will visit No. 6 Tapestry at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

Wilson, which is the No. 1 seed in Class C, will host the winner of the No. 8 North Collins vs. No. 9 Chautauqua Lake game at 3 p.m. Friday.

Seeded No. 8, Barker/Lyndonville will host No. 9 Chautauqua Lake at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Barker  in the opening round of the Section VI Class C girls soccer playoffs.

The victor will then visit top seeded Wilson in the quarterfinals at noon next Saturday.

In a Class A opener No. 11 Albion will visit No. 6 Williamsville South at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.

In Class B openers on Wednesday No. 14 Medina will visit No. 3 Falconer/Cassadaga Valley/Maple Grove at 6 p.m.; No. 4 Roy-Hart will host No. 13 Tonawanda at 6 p.m.; No. 6 Akron will host No. 11 Silver Creek at 3:30 p.m. and No. 12 Newfane will visit No. 5 Allegany-Limestone at 6 p.m..

Photos by Tom Rivers: Luke Fay, right, of Barker finished about a half second ahead of his teammate Peyton Wagner in today’s Niagara-Orleans League cross country race at Lakeside State Park. Fay, a senior, tore his right meniscus last year and worked his way back in top running form to win the league title. Barker took six of the top seven spots in the race. Fay won the race in 17:52.87, with Wagner, a junior, next in at 17:53.25.

In capturing a second straight league championship Barker dominated at the annual Niagara-Orleans All-League boys cross-country meet at Lakeside Beach State Park today as the Bulldogs took six of the top seven finishing spots.

Barker, which went 6-0 during the regular season, garnered 16 points to win the meet by 60 points as Albion was second with  76 followed by Akron 90, Medina 93, Newfane 125, Roy-Hart 134 and Wilson 169.

Barker’s Luke Fay won the race in a time of 17:52.87. He was followed by five of his Bulldogs teammates as Peyton Wagner finished second, Gabe Nestoros third, Logan Wagner fourth, Ethan Gancasz sixth and Grayson Prynn seventh.

Medina’s Cole Hughes, who finished fifth, rounds out the All League first team.

The All-League second team, comprised of the 8th – 14th place finishers, included, in order, Stryker Sanders (Albion), Logan Meyers (Akron), Sean Milczarski (Newfane), Aron Gehl (Akron), Tristian Tilbe (Albion), Matt Bloom (Albion) and Bryan Parris (Barker).

Eden Hillman, right, of Newfane is out in front in today’s girls race. She defended her title, winning the race in 19:36.61, with Taylor Alvord of Roy-Hart in second. Hillman won the race as a seventh-grader a year ago in 21:41. She lowered her time by more than two minutes in winning today’s title.

Newfane completed an 11th straight N-O championship season by winning the girls All-League meet with 36 points followed by Roy-Hart 48, Akron 50 and Albion 92. Barker, Medina and Wilson all had incomplete teams.

Newfane’s Eden Hillman won the race in a time of 19:36.61.

Rounding out the top seven finishers which comprises the All League first team were, in order, Taylor Alvord (Roy-Harr), Julia Rohde (Roy-Hart), Abigail Bower (Akron), Talia Rupp (Medina). Kylee Rebmann (Akron) and Jordyn Centner (Newfane).

The All- League second team, comprised of the 8th – 14th place finishers, included, in order, Kayla Hallman (Newfane), Mirabelle Strong (Barker), Mackenzie Hill (Newfane), Marissa Bryant (Roy-Hart), Adele Mathes (Albion), Makayla Pask (Akron) and Kristine Wall (Akron).

Medina has two runners on the first team, All League. Talia Rupp was fifth overall in the girls race and Cole Hughes was fifth overall for the boys.

Albion’s top finishers are both freshmen. Stryker Sanders was 8th overall in the boys race in a time of 18:58, while Adele Mathes was 12th overall in the girls race in 23:06. Both are on second team, All League.

For the 11^th straight year Newfane won the girls league title with another undefeated season.

The Barker boys defended their title and are now league champs the past two seasons. They were undefeated during the season.