Holley, Roy-Hart girls win sectional openers

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 20 October 2023 at 9:36 pm

Holley and Roy-Hart both scored victories in girls soccer sectional quarterfinal round contests this evening.

Top seeded Holley defeated visiting No. 8 Red Creek 4-0 in a Section V Class C1 quarterfinal to improve to 14-3 on the season.

Sam Bates scored 3 goals and Alexia Renner 1 for the Lady Hawks as Leigha Walker, Bella Thom, Alivia Wolf and Hanna Ostrom all had assists.

Layne Walker made 2 saves to earn the shutout in goal.

Holley will now face No. 4 Bloomfield in the semifinals on Tuesday at a site to be determined. Bloomfield downed No. 12 Warsaw 2-1.

No. 3 seed Roy-Hart romped past visiting No. 6 Salamanca 7-1 in a Section VI Class B2 quarterfinal.

Kaitlin Mettler scored 4 goals for the Lady Rams as Maria Trombley, Ruth Walker and Allie Trombley each netted 1.

Roy-Hart will next face No. 2 Southwestern in the semifinals at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Williamsville North. Southwestern downed No. 7 Newfane 5-0.

In a Section VI Class B1 quarterfinal top seeded East Aurora downed visiting No. 8 Medina 11-0.