Section VI Class C field hockey playoff competition will get underway on Wednesday with a quarterfinal round doubleheader at Vets Park.

No. 4 Roy-Hart will face No. 5 Eden in the 5 p.m. opener. No. 3 Medina will then take on No. 6 Wilson at 7 p.m.

Wednnesday’s other quarterfinal will have No. 7 Newfane at No. 2 Barker at 7 p.m. as top seeded N-O champion Akron draws the bye.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Barker/Roy-Hart’s Vinnie Fazzio hauls in a touchdown pass from quarterback Tysen McCaa during the Bulls key C North Division victory at Maritime/Tapestry this afternoon.

Barker/Roy-Hart capped off a perfect 6-0 C North Division championship campaign by scoring a 50-34 victory at Maritime/Tapestry this afternoon.

“It was a great turnaround this season by the kids,” said Barker/Roy-Hart Coach Bill Bruning. “They worked extra hard in the off season. They really worked hard to get to this point. They are all great kids and they really play for each other.”

Quarterback Tysen McCaa led the Barker/Roy-Hart attack by completing three touchdown passes two to Vinnie Fazzio and one to Ashton Ark. Joey Reiter added two touchdown runs for the Bulls as Fazzio and Carter DerSarkissian each had one.

Barker/Roy-Hart jumped out to a 19-0 lead at the outset as Reiter had a 25 yard TD run, McCaa a 34 yard scoring pass to Fazzio and DerSarkissian a 10 yard TD carry.

A fumble recovery by Fazzio on the ensuing kickoff after the Bulls second TD set up the third score, a drive highlighted by a big 40 yard run by Reiter.

However, Maritime battled back to cut the deficit to 19-12 at the half on a pair of touchdowns by quarterback Jaylin Coleman.

The Seahawks then grabbed the lead twice in a sea-saw third quarter first at 20-19 and then at 28-27 again both on touchdowns by Coleman.

However, Barker-Roy-Hart answered right back both times with touchdowns to regain the lead.

First, the Bulls went back on top 27-20 after a 25 yard McCaa to Fazzio TD pass and a two-point conversion carry by McCaa.

Then the Bulls regained the lead for good at 35-28 on a 25 yard TD run and a two-point conversion carry both by Reiter in the final two minutes of the wild quarter.

“That was huge,” said Bruning of the Bulls rebound after falling behind. “The kids really responded.”

Barker/Roy-Hart then broke the game open with a pair of fourth quarter touchdown drives to extend the lead to 50-28.

First, Fazzio broke loose up the middle for a 56 yard touchdown run and McCaa added the extra point kick to make it 42-28.

McCaa then capped off the Bulls scoring parade with a 5 yard TD pass to Ark as Fazzio tacked on the two-point conversion run skyrocketing the led to 50-28. Another fumble recovery by Fazzio set up that scoring opportunity.

Improving to 7-1 overall, Barker/Roy-Hart, which is the C North Division’s No. 1 seed, will next host Salamanca next Friday evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C tournament. Salamanca is the C South Division’s No. 4 seed.

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

Bulls win gets Medina in sectionals
The Barker/Roy-Hart victory has also earned Medina the C North Division’s No. 4 seed for the sectionals. The Mustangs will open at Southwestern the C South No. 1 seed.

Barker/Roy-Hart’s Joey Reiter breaks loose up the middle for a good gain. Pursing for Maritime is Davion Blackwell and Logan Flint for the Bulls.

Barker/Roy-Hart’s Anthony Adinolfe and RJ Townsend team up to tackle Maritime’s Jayvon Funderbunk.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Kolton Fletcher dives in for the winning touchdown in the final two minutes of tonight’s game against Batavia at Vets Park.

A touchdown in the final two minutes earned Medina a narrow 27-26 win over Batavia in a penalty filled regular season ending non league football game at Vets Park this evening.

Trailing 26-21, Medina rallied for the win as Kolton Fletcher scored on a 4 yard touchdown run with 2:01 remaining. Fletcher also caught a 24 yard pass from quarterback Preston Woodworth to highlight the drive.

The Mustangs defensive unit then preserved the win when Avion Johnson recovered a Batavia fumble at the Blue Devils 39 yard line.

Batavia took the lead for the last time at 26-21 on a two yard touchdown run by quarterback William Stevens with 9:17 remaining.

Medina had taken a 21-20 lead late in the third quarter on a 10 yard TD pass from Woodworth to Hadrian Batista.

The Blue Devils grabbed a 20-15 lead at the half on a 22 yard TD run by Devre Sanders and a two-point conversion carry by Maggio Bucholz with just 38 seconds remaining in the second quarter..

Medina’s first half scoring came on touchdown runs of 5 and 4 yards by Christian Moss, a two-point conversion pass from Woodworth to Jayzon Wills and an extra point kick by Davi Mucoucah. A fumble recovery by Fletcher set up the opportunity for the second TD.

Medina finishes the regular season at 6-2 and Batavia at 4-4.

It marked the first time Medina and Batavia have met on the football field since 1967.

Other Scores
Maryvale 49, Albion 6 (Kaiden Froman scored the Albion touchdown)
Canisteo-Greenwood 46, Holley 0

Medina’s Kendrick Russaw tries to get around Batavia defender William Stevens.

Holley and Kendall both scored victories this evening in the Section V girls soccer tournament quarterfinals.

No. 5 seeded Holley edged Ho. 4 Red Creek 2-1 at Red Creek in a Class C1 game.

Carsyn Mogle and Lily Newman each scored a goal for Holley as Brynn Thomas and Ava Mosier earned the assists.

Zoey Warner made 4 saves in goal for the Lady Hawks which next face top seeded Geneseo in the semifinal on Tuesday.

Top seeded Kendall blanked No. 8 Warsaw 5-0 in a Class C2 quarterfinal at Kendall.

Sophia Picardo scored 3 goals and Jersie Drake 2 for the Lady Eagles. Picardo and Aleah Barrett both had assists.

Kendall next faces No. 4 Keshequa in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Maddox Smith goes up for a header during the Tigers sectional win over Houghton this evening at Albion.

No. 2 seeded Lyndonville downed No. 7 Houghton 3-1 in a Section V Class D2 boys soccer tournament quarterfinal round game this evening at Albion.

Amir Zimmerman scored for Lyndonville in the first half off an assist from Colton Smith.

The Tigers then locked up the win on second half goals by Maddox Smith off an assist from Barrett Alexander and by Austin Fonda from Colton Smith.

Lyndonville next faces No. 3 Andover-Whitesville in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Lyndonville’s Amir Zimmerman advances the ball between a pair of Houghton defenders.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Vinny Gray, who scored the Mustangs lone goal, goes over Fredonia goalie Luka Paoletta trying to score another goal. The action took place during the Mustangs sectional win at Vets Park this afternoon.

A lone early goal proved to be just enough as No. 4 seeded Medina nipped No. 5 Fredonia 1-0 in a Section VI Class B boys soccer tournament quarterfinal game at Vets Park this afternoon.

Vinny Gray scored the Mustangs goal just four minutes into the first half off an assist from Izzy Anderson as a corner kick by Aleks Seefeldt started the play.

Cam Fike made several big saves in goal over the final 25 minutes to preserve the Mustangs narrow lead.

Luke Duffina, Ryan Pegelow, Owen Sargent, Jimmy Dieter and Bryson Ford anchored the Medina defense.

Medina next faces top seeded Lafayette in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Monday at All High Stadium in Buffalo. Lafayette downed No. 8 Tonawanda 3-0.

Class C
Wilson 4, North Collins 0
Top seeded Wilson blanked No. 8 North Collins 4-0 as Cole Hermann scored three goals.

Medina goalie Cam Fike goes high to knock the ball away on a Fredonia corner kick opportunity.

Seeded No. 3, undefeated (10-0) Niagara-Orleans League champion Roy-Hart will host No. 6 Southwestern in the quarterfinals of the Section VI Class B2 volleyball tournament at 6 p.m. on Thursday October 30.

Also in a Class B2 opening round match, No. 9 Medina will visit No. 8 Salamanca on 6 p.m. on Tuesday October 28. The winner will face top seeded Olmsted on Oct. 30.

In Class B1, No. 8 Albion will host No. 9 Alden in an opening round match at 4:30  p.m. on Oct. 28. The winner will visit top seeded Depew on Oct. 30.

In Class C opening round matches on Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. No. 8 Wilson will host rival No. 9 Newfane and No. 12 Akron will visit No. 4 Performing Arts.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina quarterback Preston Woodworth and his Mustangs teammates will host Batavia at 7 p.m. Friday at Vets Perk in a non league game to close out the regular season.

A new/old foe will provide the opposition as Medina hosts Batavia in a non league game at 7 p.m. Friday at Vets Park to close out the regular season.

For many years the final week of the regular season has meant Rivalry Weekend with Medina facing rival Albion. However, because of scheduling difficulties the Mustangs and Purple Eagles were unable to meet this season.

Albion instead will close out the regular season with a B2 Division game at Maryvale at 7 p.m. Friday.

Interestingly though, Albion and Batavia do have one thing in common – they are both Medina’s oldest football opponents.

Available records show that Medina played four games during its first football season in 1898 – two against Albion and yes, two against Batavia. Albion won both of those games 5-0 and 11-5 while Batavia had a win (6-5) and a tie (0-0).

This will be the first meeting between Medina and Batavia in over 50 years since 1967 when the Blue Devils downed the Mustangs 33-20. In fact, the two teams met five years in a row from 1963 to 1967 with Batavia claiming wins in four of those contests.

Medina brings a 5-2 record into Friday’s game while Batavia is 4-3.

The Blue Devils opened the season with four straight wins (41-21 over Honeoye Falls-Lima, 41-13 over Greece Athena , 54-6 over Cleveland Hill and 22-0 over Eastridge). However, the Blue Devils have lost their last three in a row (27-6 to Brockport, 34-12 to East and 50-0 to Monroe).

The Mustangs offense is led by 1,000 yard passer quarterback Preston Woodworth (1,180 yards and 15 touchdowns) and 1,000 yard rusher running back Christian Moss (1,036 yards and 14 touchdowns).

Medina’s interest this weekend will also be focused on a very important C North Division game on Saturday afternoon as division leading Barker/Roy-Hart visits Maritime at 2 p.m.

Medina, which has finished C North competition at 4-2, and Maritime, which is 3-2, are currently vying for the division’s fourth and final berth in the upcoming sectional playoffs.

A win by Barker/Roy-Hart (5-0), which has already clinched at least a tie for the division title, would give Medina the sectional berth. However, a Maritime win would have the final berth decided by power points.

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 1-4, 2-5; Cleve Hill 1-4, 1-6; Tonawanda 0-6, 0-7.

Section V and Section VI soccer tournament competition heads into the quarterfinal round on Friday and Saturday involving no less than 11 local teams.

That large group includes both the Kendall and Holley boys and girls teams, the Lyndonville, Medina and Wilson boys teams and the Barker/Lyndonville, Roy-Hart, Wilson and Akron girls squads.

Friday’s Sectional Quarterfinal Games
Section V Boys
No. 2 seeded Lyndonville (9-7) will host No. 7 Houghton (4-12) in a Section V Class D2 boys soccer tournament  game at 3 p.m.

Section VI Boys
No. 4 Medina (15-2) will host No. 5 Fredonia (12-3-2) in a Section VI Class B contest at 3:30 p.m. at Vets Park.

Medina defeated No. 13 Olmsted 5-1 and Fredonia blanked No. 12 Southwestern 2-0 in the opening round on Tuesday.

Top seeded Wilson (16-0) will host No. 8 North Collins (11-6) in a Class C game at 3 p.m.

Section V Girls
Top seeded Kendall (15-1) will host No. 8 Warsaw (8-8-1) in a Section V Class C2  game at 6 p.m.

No. 5 seeded Holley (10-6-1) will visit No. 4 Red Creek (10-4-3) in a Class C1 contest at 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Sectional Quarterfinal Games
Section V Boys
Top seeded defending Kendall (16-0) will host No. 8 Cuba-Rushford/Hinsdale (8-8-1) in a Section V Class C2 game at 7 p.m.

No. 7 seed Holley (9-8) will visit No. 2 Sodus (12-3-1) in a Class C1 contest at 6 p.m.

Section VI Girls
No. 4 seeded Roy-Hart (9-5-3) will host No. 5 Allegany-Limestone (7-8-2) in a Section VI Class B game at noon.

No. 8 Barker/Lyndonville (9-5-3) will visit top seeded Wilson (14-1) in a Class C contest also at noon.

No. 6 Akron (9-7-1) visits No. 3 Falconer (11-5-1) in a Class B game at noon.